Move the brexit talks into phase two on trade. The crisisreport on in myanmar. Doctors without borders says 1600 Rohingya Muslims were killed in just one month of a military crackdown. Up, a major decision expected in the u. S. Today on whether internet providers should be able to prioritize access to some websites. More on the Net Neutrality debate in our business update. Becomes theyek latest hollywood actress to accuse producer Harvey Weinstein of harassment. More on her scathing oped on the way. First our top story live from paris. Genie russian president Vladimir Putin is holding his annual press conference in moscow today. 1600 journalists rx are attending the conference which up to past has lasted five hours. It is his first big public appearance since he announced he would be running again next month. Thomas low is listening to the press conference. There have been lots of questions about all sorts of subjects today. In particular about the doping scandal that band russian athletes from competeting in the olympics in the next winter games. S. Thats right. Thatf the key questions would interest t national russias given how influence hahas grown in the International Arena over the last couple of years. Vladimir putin didnt mince his words. He said the doping scandal and the fact the russian team has been disqualified from the next Winter Olympics to be held in south korea next year is and itely political happened because the president ialal elections are abt to happen in march. He says its s no coincidence. The suggestion is that this really is some kind of conspiracy. He said the man who has been whose evidence is being used to support strong allegations of athletesainst russian that hes unreliable and under fbi protection. He even said it could be either the fbi is mananipulating him or giving him drugs. Weve also had some words about how the american President Donald Trump he suggests that hes unreliable and under fbi protection. He even said it could that trump is trying to improve lations but is unable toto do so bebecause of the blockcking acts of the oppositioioor presumamaby he means the democrats. He says it is still very important that relations impmpre and he hopes that trump still intends to improve relations between the countries because theres a lot to talk about on ththe International Arena. For example, terror. The spread o of weapons of m mas destruction. Whats happening in regard to north korea. The tension is very high with washington at the moment. Vladimir putin announced he is going to run again for president. This was his first big speech since he has made that announcement. Its interesting there was a question almost right at the beginning about the lack of an opposition candidate for that election next year. Lets listen to what the russian president had to say. When we talk about opposition it has to be more than just some noisy politicians rail against an antidemocratic railing against an antidemocratic regime. The opposition in cap concrete proposals on how to make our lives better. Needs to have concrete proposals on how to make our lives better. When we look at the opposition and its leaders today there are doubts that they can offer any real alternative. Its interesting to hear Vladimir Putin talking about no real alternative in the opposition when there is a very with thernative opposition leader. Thats true. Nobody leaves believes she would actually win the election if he were allowed to take part but he has been going around the country a c couple of times noww visisiting some of t the most farflung regions in russia speaking above all to the youth who dont remember the terrible times of the 90s and the very poor situation economically. They just look at what the situation is now. What he has been tapping into his their unhappiness with the level of income, their salaries. One man i met thrhree months ago told me he quit his job because he was only earning hundred 50 arozone month 150 euros month in a governmnment agency. That is why Vladimir Putin is talking at great length about econonomics in this press conference. Hes trying to get those people on board. Hes also worried not only about the youth vote but also the general turnout with some indedependent organizations suggesting that only between 52 and 58 of the population is planning to turn out to vote in march. Genie thank you. British Prime Minister theresa may will be in brussels today for new talks on brexit. She is due to get final approval on an interim deal on the terms of britains divorce. The euled that deal with months of extremely concentrated negotiations. The trip comes one day after an embarrassing defeat at home. On wednesday british mps voted against the government giving parliament a final say on any future brexit deal reached with the eu. That spring in Meabh Mcmahon lets bring in Meabh Mcmahonon n brussels. Not the best start for theresa may today. Absolutely not. A bit of a contrast to last friday when she flew back to london h having clinched that deal. Today she will be facing eu leaders after that defeat showing how week of a position she is in. Something eu leaders have been concerned about since the outset. They are concerned that the tories are very much divided on brexit and they are not clear about what kind of brexit they even want. We have seen a very concerned donald t tusk arrive at the e eu when itlling for unity comes to brexit and also setting the clock is ticking and next year will be a furious race against the time. Genie this twoday summit isnt jujust about rights it. The topic of migration is going to keep eu leaders busy today. Absolutely. Leaders also want to show ththeres a number of topics on their agenda from the eurozone to defefense to migration that e occupying theieir t time. We have discussed it many times when eu leaders get together and very seldom have they come up with solutions and tonight we are hearing there will be a very wheredifficult discussion no actual written conclusions will even be put to paper because according to diplomats here it is just too difficult topic. Distributing migrants and refugees fairly among the Member States was not going down well with donald tusk writing a letter saying in his opinion they are hhlhly inefctivive. Of hungary, backiking slovakia, poland and the Czech Republic on that point. They just came out of a meeting with the italian Prime Minister where they said they a are completely antiquotas. They pledge 35 Million Euros to help protect the border against libya. Earlier this week the migration commissioner said it was very antieuropean and unacceptable for donald tusk to say suchh comments a about my grt quotas. Trying to encourage solidarity among the eu Member States in order to distribute migrants and refugees over the last couple of weeks and he believes this is not the stance that the European Council should be taking. Last night in brussels some 4000 people took to the streets in ordero call foror a better more functionining migration policy. It wont be decided today here in brussels. Six months ago today, a massive fire swept through an Apartment Building in london, killing over 70 people inside. A National Memorial service is paying tribute to the victims of Grenfell Tower today at st. Pauls cathedral. On, dozens of families are still left homeless by the fire and are living in emergency shelters and survivors and relatives of the dead are demanding answers. H horror unfnfolded on the 14th of june as a 24 story residential block went up in flames. Six months on, Grenfell Towers charred remains loom over north kensington. The Community Still reeling from a tragedy claimed 71 lives. The worst moment that everybody felt so horrible and so empty was the moment when we couldnt hear the voices of the people anymore. Stark blaze exposed social inequalities in london. Local residents gather every month to march through the streets to protest britains housing policy and the lack of oversight by the authohorities. Many are angry at disregard for the victims. More than 850 people affected by the fire will be spending christmas in temporary accommodations. Our concern is that this time of isolation and loneliness is going to be heightened by not having your home, not having your friends or family around you, the sense of loss is going to be that much greater. Lawyers representing the victims started giving evidence this week, calling the grinch felt fire a national grenfell fire a national atrocity. London police are considering a variety of criminal charges related to the fire including misconduct in public office, manslaughter and breaches of fire safety regulation. No one has been charged so far. At least 13malia Police Officers have died in a suicide attack. Described extremist disguised as a Police Officer blew himself up in mogadishu. 50 more people were hurt in the bomber walked into the academy undetected. He joined a long line of polices rehearsing for a day parade before detonating his vest. The treatment of Rohingya Muslims in myanmar has already n called at the cleansing ethnic cleansing. A new report by Doctors Without Borders is backing that up with numbers. It says 6700 people were killed in just one month of a military crackdown. 9000 people died in all. Emerald maxwell has more. The figures paint a gruesome picture. Violence broke out on the 25th of august when the burmese Army Launched a clearance operation allegedly targeting rohingya insurgents. In the months following Doctors Without Borders says at least 6700 weregya died, killed incluluding more thanan 0 chchdren underer the age of fiv. Thatat we understand is the killing was targeted at the rohingya population and it didnt discriminate between children and adults. We have heard very harrowing stories of childrens being shot or burned to death in front of their families. Violence was the direct cause of death for the majority of rohingya. Andere killed by beating 2. 6 died as a result of sexual violence. According to the organization the figures dont take into account those who have not been able to flee or families who were killed in their entirety. Doctors without borders connected their results in bangladesh won more than 6000 Rohingya Muslims have fled. Havear and bangladesh signed an agreement. Are saying nothing suggests the same abuses wont happen again. Genie democrats are hopining their stunning seven victory Senate Victory in alabama doug jones won t the special election tuesday after a bitterr cacampaign against conservative republican roy moore. He was endorsed by donald trump and is a serial child rapist. The vote narrows the Republican Senate majority to just one vote. Has become the latest hollywood actress to speak out against producer Harvey Weinstein. The mexican born star wrote a piece for the New York Times where she told of repeated sexual advances and bullying from the mobile during the making of her oscarwinning film, frida. More than 50 women have accused him of Sexual Harassment. For years he was my monster. In an oped for the New York Times, salma hayek tells her account of Sexual Harassment and bullying inflicted by Harvey Weinstein. The mexican born actress details how the hollywood producer gave her a hard time when making the 2002 film frida after she refused his repeated sexual advances. I dont think he hated anything more than the word no. Note to opening the door to him at all hours of the night, hotel after hotel. No to me taking a shower with him. She says her refusal enraged weinstein who threatened to stop the production and even to kill her. The film went on to give him two oscars. Weinsteins spokesperson disputed the account. More than 50 women including angelina jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and others have accused Harvey Weinstein of Sexual Harassment and rape. Was inspired to share her story after seeing other women come forward. She thinks gender inequality in show business is partly to blame. Until there is a quality in our industry with men and women having the same value in every aspect of our community will continue to be a fertile brown ground for predators. Police in several cities are investigating allegations against Harvey Weinstein. In todays consumer society, getting the old clothes, appliances or other used things as a regular problem. One boutique in a historic neighborhood of paris is on a mission to reduce the amount of old things we simply throw away. Its called the house of zero waste and it wants to change parisian attitudes towards consumption. In the streets of pariss Historic District lies a littleknown shop trying to make a difference in the world. Founded by the zero waste collective and offers solutions to help parisians reduce their rubbish. The idea is to stop consuming throw away goods that have been made on the other side of the world and which have a detrimental impact on the environment and our society in order to turn to much more durable products which have been made in more serene conditions. Zero Waste Charity has existed for more than 20 years. The ngo decided to open firstss frances brickandmortar store. Now it stocks everything from cosmetics and toiletries to cook books and even reusable sanitary towels and toothbrushes. In the evenings the store opens at stores to a variety of workshops to teach people how to make their own deodorant and toothpaste or how to recycle old clothes instead of throwing them away. The idea is really to Learn Solutions and doityourself techniques to become autonomous in our r reduction of wastste. To escape the constant need for consumerism which generates rubbish. To assess our needs and adapt solutions to real needs. In 2017 parisians will have created an annual average of 488 kilograms of waste per person. The city aims to reduce that amount by 17 kilograms by 2020. With workshops likike these results could be beneficial not only to paris but the planet as a whole. Genie your todays top stories. Vladimir putin makes his first big appearance since announcing he is running for president again next year. And pass that marathon press conference has lasted as long as five hours. I major defeat for theresa may as mps vote to give Parliament Final say on any brexit deal. She will be in brussels today for a a new eu summmmit that shd move the talks into phase two on trade. A shocking new report on the crisis in myanmar. Say 6700ithout borders rohingya were killed in just one month of a military crackdown. Time for todays Business News with stephen carroll. You are starting with a major deal in the media world. Is sellingtury fox its film and tv businesses to disney. Include part of the streaming service hulu and its stake in the european paytv Broadcaster Sky transferred to the walt disney corporation. Those assets are being sold for 52. 4 billion worth of stock. Disneys current ceo bob eiger will stay leading the new business until 2021. He is due to step down in two years time. The deal is likely to face regulatory hurdles in the United States before it can go through. Genie the European Central bank is having a meeting today. The purchasing Managers Index survey showing that businesses across the eurozone were ending this year at a near sevenyear high. Is likely to play this down later. He has already started cutting back on the banks on purchases. We spoke earlier to a market analyst about what hes expecting from the ecb. The euro zone Economic Health has been performing tremendously over these corridors that we have seen. Is no reason for mario draghi to be extremely dovish and i think this is what the market isnt really factoring in. We areortant things get today is your inflation enter growth forecast. Get today is your inflation enter growth forecast. I i think on the basis of this e mario draghi could certainly send a red flash in the market rattle the forest market. Perhaps in 2018 we may not need to be that dovish. We may have to go slightly beyond what the market is expecting and then start doing the tapering process. Perhaps slightly aggressively before the timeline kicks in. A different picture from the u. S. Federal reserve on wednesday. The fed raised rates by a quarter of a point. The u. S. Central bank also planning three more here as the economy continues to perform well. To beill be the last one announced by janet yellen who is stepping down early next year. We just had an announcement from the bank of england that they are holding rates steady. European shares trading down. Shares in sky have risen in the wake of the announcement of the disney deal. Disney will be taking over just under 40 of sky under that deal. Decision expected today on Net Neutrality. A controversial decision. They are expected to overturn the principles that have kept internet providers from charging more or slowing access to certain content online. A common speed limit for all travelers on the information superhighway. Net neutrality traces its roots to the beginning of the internet itself when data was still carried over phone lines. The idea is the Internet Service providers should not be e allowd toto slo down or speed up Data Delivery for different content. Fcc chairman Michael Powell said Internet Users should have four main freedoms. Thesem to access content, applications, attach personal devices and obtain service plan information. In the early 2000 the fcc moved to stop isps and phone companies from blocking popular apps that either used to much these data or competed with their other businesses. Successfully argued in court that the fcc didnt have the authority to regulate them. Early 2010s the popularity of streaming Video Service netflix let isps like comcast to demand payments to ensure the necessary bandwidth. Struck deals but public backlash led thehe sec to declae providers common carriers. Essentially privately held Public Utilities and Net Neutrality had its firm legal basis. Says unnecessaryi regulation of isps has hampered investment that could bring fafaster Better Internet tmomore americicans. Many fear that if those isps are allowed to pick which sites and apps load taste on who can pay the most the internrnet as they know it could cease to exist. Republicans have moved closer to passing an overhaul of the tax system. House and Senate Republicans have paved the way for a vote on the package as early as next week. There would be a reduction in the top rate of income tax from just under 40 to 37. Democrats have criticized the changes for favoring the rich. President trump says that all americans will benefit. Congress sends me a bill , this christmas the irs is breaking news has just confirmed that americans will see lower taxes and bigger paychecks beginning in february. Just two short months from now. The American People are witnessing a master class in how one Political Party relying on secrecy distortion and brute force can muscle and unpopular deficit exploding corporate giveaway to passage. This is the ultimate the trail of the middle class. It doesnt give middleclass americans the tax cuts they it takes awayd medicare and Social Security later. The final item for those of you interested in real estate. A chance to buy an apartment in miami but only if you have bitcoins. The penthouse for sale with bayview in miami. The seller is only willing to accept bitcoin in payment. The prices 33 bitcoins. Thats around 540,000. If you got the crypto currency in january of this year the apartment would cost you only around 33,000. Thats how much did coin has gone up in value by. Genie incredible. Thank you for that look at the Business News. Coming up in the next half hour the French Island of corsica is perhaps best knownn as a beautiful touris sami in ththe early 2000s,s, te balkan mumusic boom hpepened around the globe. It also hit in my hometetown of new y york, where bands likeke gogol bordelo and balkan bebeat boxtartrted to mix gypsy rhythms with punk, reggae, and world music. Originally, my mind was blown to sataturn in the midnineties by the gypsy soundtracks of emir kusturicas flicks black cat, white cat and underground. My love for this particular kind of music has brought me to serbia