Forth the mandatory measure. Sh in hopes ofa anything returning to normal soon. European court s struck down a datasharing deal between the United States and eu. They could have huge consequences for the worlds biggest tech firms. The European Court of justice ruled on a complaint by an austrian privacy activist against facebook. It says the protections on personal data in the United States are not high enough to meet european standards. Furtrthermore,e, we brining in r business editor, stephen carroll. What are the consequences of this decision . Stephen it is struck down and called privacy shield, an agreement between the United States and european union, currently used by over 5000 tech companies, Car Companies in many different sectors. In most cases, it involves those companies being able to take stores in theo United States. It is not guaranteed the same level of Data Protection as it does under eu rules, and that is why it was ruled invalid. The judge appointed to surveillance schemes in the United States, which they say are not limited to what is strictly necessary to guarantee protection of data when it comes to information on eu citizens. It has the second time been successfully challenged to the eu and u. S. In 2015, the safe harbor agreement was stuck down, which was then replaced by privacy shield, which has been struck down by the ec j. It does not mean all Data Transfers will immediately stop. There is a backup provision which will allow necessary Data Transfer to take place, but it removes the assumption that companies will ensure that data is protected to eueu standards. They will have to ensure that the places they are sending data to are protected to standards provided within the eu union. Protection authorities within the eu will now be able to Order Companies to stop sharing that data if they do not feel the standards are met. They welcome that decision, saying it would push the u. S. To change their roles in surveillance if they want to continue to do business with the european union. Business groups are less happy and worried about the legal uncertainty created by this and how it will affect Companies Using privacy shield. Toy want t policymakers come up with what they call a sustainable solution. Damage, twitter is an control mode after an unprecedented cyberattack targeted users, including elon musk, and joe biden, on wednesday. Bitcoin scammers sent a series of tweets from influential users, leaving them scrambling to figure out what happened. To the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. Frances Prime Minister has announced masks are made mandatory enclosed public spaces starting next weweek. Jean castex bringing forth augugust 1 start date, announced by the president. The French Health minister says there are indicators infections arising. We arare following an array f indicators on what we are calling weak signals of the epidememic starting up again. Calls to emergencycy services ad the numbers of hospital admissions. Certain hospitals have these signals, and that is what i am asking the french people to stay attentive. We need to stay vigilant and active against the virus. P paid armitagege to the victims of the coronavirusus and the frontline workers who put their lives at risk during the pandemic. Government officials and medical personnel were in attendance. Are bacack inountry lockdown aftfter a spike in infectionsns. Has witnessedtes a spike in covid19 infection rarates. On wednesdsday, 36,000 cases wee reported in california, arizona, texas and florida, with over 67,000 new cases natationwide confirmed. It dampens hopopes of return to normalcy anytime soon. The school year that just ended with its lockdown studying at home was odd, but it seems like manany u. S. Children are st to start another year the same way. A new record of daily Coronavirus Infections in texas has led authororities to reimpoe restrictions. Virtual construction for all students will continue for the first six x weeks. Parents will have the optionon o opt out of facetofaface instruction entirely for the fall semester, and for the entire 2021 school year. Daily infections in the u. S. Are believed to have hit a record 67,000. The fourf of them in hotspot states, texas, florida, arizona, and california. Attempt toollows an restart the economy. Areas like los angeles are shutting down all but essential bubusinesses again. We did all the covivid checks,es, temperature we went contactless on the menus and created qr codes. Everybody wore masks inside, and we were only open four days before the state said we had to shut down. Officials across the u. S. Now have a common goal. Not falling into the same situation as the worst hit states. Have had Companies Step up and take responsibility. Walmart has made face mamasks mandatory, a measure not popular with everyone. Meanwhile, disney has opted to reopen its parks in florida, even though the number of daily infections has passed 10,000 there. A record for that state. Infectious disease expert in the United States has responded to recent efforts from the white house to discredit him. This after Donald Trumps trading advisor trade advisor wrote an oped saying dr. Fauci had been wrong on everything related to the coronavirus. The u. S. President has distanced himself from his comments. Dr. Fauci has wished back. Take pushed back. It is a b bit bizararre. We hav to almost reset i dont understand it. We h have to almost reset this d stop the nonsense and figure out how do we get control over this now . , the coronavirus pandemic and with four months to go before the elections in the United States, donald is replacing his Campaign Manager as his own popularity sinks i in the polls. Hisas been replaced by former deputy Campaign Manager. Tryingls in brazil are to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The countrys president says he still has the virus after announcing he was positive last weweek. Brazil hasas the seconondhighet rate of covid19 infections of covid19 infections in the world, and residents in the poorest areas are the hardest hit. Looking at some of sao paulos, including this 1,1, 1 f on biggest, life seems to go as usual, no matter the coronavirus s crisis. But the epidemic has devastated residents here. Many havave lost their jobs when businesses clolosed. [speaking foreign language] because people here usually only have enough for the bare minimum, now they dont even have that. Surveys show w more than one thd of families are skipping meals. They all tried to get to this ngo, but there is not t enough r everyone. [speaking fororeign language] with many lacking Running Water and homes being crowded, it is believed more people have contracted the disease here than in wealthy areas. But the data is not accurate. There are few health services, and jails are trying to find out how many people are sick and how before them virus spreads so fast, it will be harder to say residents lives. Next, we turn our attention to lebanon, a country whose economy has been pushed to the brink of colollapse. The lebanese pound has lost 85 of i its value since antigovernment protests broke out. Decades of government corruption and financial mismanagement has resulted in lebanon reaching where it has. Furthermore, we will bring in a fellow researcher at the French Institute for the middle east and a professor. Thank you for speaking with us on france 24. We know the situation that lebanon is in currently. Staples have gotten too expensive. Is there a way out of the Current Crisis . Yes, there are ways out of the Current Crisis. Either you can h have a positive way out of the crisis, when the u. S. Sanctions will be levied and not be sanctioning the whole of the population because now in , hasame of sanctioning volatile is not have any money they do nots have any money in the banks, and so they are not really involved in the banks. There really paying the price, the rest of the lebanese. Couldher outcome definitely be a civil l war. About mentioned earlier, the book written aboutut the to 1990,war from 1975 [indiscernible] that might erect anytime. Definitely becauause everyththig ststarts with economic problemsr politicalal problems, but tory time it boioils down secretary and issues t to issues. Everythihing boils down i am sorry to interrupt you because that is the problem, the way the country is governed. We did have protests on the streets last year. People wanted a change in the wayy lebanon was governed, andnd even when the new Prime Minister was sworn in, people maintain the pressure on the streets. Protests continue this year but stop because of covid19. Clearly, there was something wrong with the way lebanon is governed and people want to change that. They want people empowered to look like them, which, currently, it is not. Yes, but if you realize, if you are on the ground, you would realize that the revolution is 2019. Om october things have changed definitely, and less people are on the streets underground. On the streets and ground. Months, the government will be able to eradicate corruption, corruption that has been going on for more than 30 years, if you do not count the lebanese war before it, so, a corruption, which is everywhere, you know, and the public administration, all the Civil Servants have been assigned there by the ruling class, and the ruling class for 30 years have been the warlords. Militia i understand your point that the government cannot wave a magigic wand and make everything better in n a couple of months time. I am not saying theheshould bee able to o do that, but they cant even agree on terms of a bailout with ims . Definitely because there are certain tensions. The government is not monolithic. People that went absolutely to, lets say, go towards an independent judiciary system, and they also want to go into Forensic Audits. Some people in the government are againstst the forensicc auds and against the independence of thejudiciary system and political class. Why . Because in the government, you also have people, apart f fm those e that come from the , on the streets in october, you have some people that are not ready to abandon spoils they have accumulated during all these years. They will definitely fight in order not to abandon these spoils. So the Forensic Audit is unveiltant because it will who has stolen and how w much, u see what i mean . And then you need the independent judiciary system to make these people accountable and eventually put them in jail. Or just be able to getet back te for morey have stolen than 30 years. We will for more than 30 years. We will have to leave it there. Thanks for joining us on the program today. Thanks for watching. Welcome to the france 24 interview. Our guest is a pakistatani christiann w who was accused of blasphemy byby her muslim neighbors. She spent nine years in prison before being acquitted. Ththis acquiuittal will cauausee anger of religious groups, forcing her to hide in her country and to be extradited to canada, where she is living in hiding. She now wants to live in france in order to stay with the person who saved her l life, a french journalist, with whom she has written her story, her book, which is being p publisheded cad at last free. Thank you. Thank you. I am grateful to be in paris and for wewelcoming me. Thank you all for your andngkindness your love kindness and your warm greetings. Am delighted to be here in paris. However, ication, spent 10 years in prison, and now i have the good fortune of being here with you. This is a very special time for me. I cherish it. I would like to go back to a more painful moment you on the 2009. F june, you were picking fruit in the country side that day and it was very hot. You decided to drinink water r m a well and then a dispute occurred with two of your neighbors, and it was the beginning of y your dramama. Yes. Yes, thahat day i went very picking berry picking. It was a hot june day. Asas you may know, june is a vey hot month in pakistan. There was an altercation over the water with some of our neighbors. It should never have happened. I was asked to fetch water, and ththen i was accused of blasphey from drinking from the same cup. Yes, because your neighbors accused you of making the water impure and then there was a you saiduring which everybody should live together in peace. It was true for jesus and the prophet mohammed. You were criticized for this by your neighbors and then by the villagers. Yes, yes, absbsolutely. Those were my words. I called for peace. I called for peace and coexistence. That is the message of jesus chchrist. That is also the message of the holy prophet mohammed. We should all live together in harmony. I do wish to clarify that these women were settling a score. There was s a running feud that they had in my village. This man had previously consulted my daughters. Insulted my daughters. These women insulted me, as well. I felt offended. The abuse had been going on for a year. And they used the drink of water as an excuse, claiming i was forbidden to drink from the same cup as muslims, saying i was of last accusing me week, and d i was i incarcerater 10 years. By the grace of god, i have been acquitted and my name cleared. I cherish this freedom. I knew i had spoken the truth. I knew i had said nothing wrong. My faith was strong. I had done nothing wrong. I was convicted even though i was innocent, and i knew god would set me free. You describe violence, torturure, including psychologil by guards and other prisoners. You also describe the intervention of two major , and thens, a governor minister of minorities. We know they were both assassininated bececause they defended you. At that timeme, did yoyou lose . Did you think that maybe y you would commit suicide because he thought he would never be freed because you thought you would never be freed . Yes, yes, that is true. These individuals were killed for no other reason than standing up for me. They fought injustice. They reviewed my case. They found insufficient evidence against me. I tried my hardest for five whole days after each assassination. Looking back, these are horrible, unspeakable crimes. Two innocent men were killed. Say that in my heart, i knowow they are nonot. They still live in our hearts. They now rest with god. Paid a very too, dear price. Children weremy deprived of their mothers love. Their schooling was disrupted. These are the hardships i managed to overcome. Patienceents, and fortitude. You were acquitted in october 2018, and then after r had to sy in your coununtry for several months i in hididg, protectctedy the authorities, to prevent the anger religious groups. To make it worse, you were acquitted by the Supreme Court and had toto live in hiding. Yes. Issue. Y was obviously an security is still an issue. Court ofe the supreme pakistan overthrew my sentence. I respect my country and its authorities because they ended and iding me not guilty, will continue to feel disrespect for my country until my dying day. I was. Was born and raised in pakistan. It is my country. Having said this, i forgive all those who trespass against me. Tribute to you. The law w on blasphemy was toughened in 1986. Is it your view that this law should at least be repealed . Yes. Yes, that is what i wish for. I would like to direct this message to pakistani Prime Minister. Every form of for a reform of the law. 10 years in prison is a very harsh sentence. I believe the law must be changed. Adjustments must be made. A say. Had nobody ever heard side of the story, yet, i spent 10 years in prison. I was sentenced to death. I hope this will never happen to anyone again. And this continues to happen. To other people. I know. I know this is still happening, and it is heartbreaking because it shouldnt. My message is a message of love and peace. It is the message of both jesus christ and the holy prophet mohammed. Both wanted us to live together in peace as brothers and sisters. Country. R peace in my your book is called finally free, but you are not totally free. You remain hidden in canada ununder protection. You will probably be living in france soon, but still, you are under threat. Dangerstill feel in because of what you now represent . Yes, i have received many threats. Heard a lot of things. As a result, i do believe security measures are necessary. That i am free, but anything could happen anytime. You say you love your country. When you are x both rated when you were leaving pakistan, you said you were leaving but you would never come back to pakistan. Do you think you will ever stop in pakistan again . Ever step foot in pakistan again . Yes, yes i do. I hope to be back with all of my heart. Free, and i do believe i will one day have the opportunity to go home. Thank you very much for having come to the set of friends 24 to bear witness. Your book finally free. Thank you for having watched the interview on france 24. Thank you, all. Fornk you all welcoming me. And many thanks to france for its warm w welcomeme, and for mg me an honorary citizizen of the city of paris. You to the first in france to speak in my name. France holds a special place in my heart. I feel respected herere. Be different. O thank you all. It has been a pleasure in meeting so many kind individuals. Many thanks to the president of france for entertaining my request. Many thanks to france and the people of france. My prayers are with you. Thank you very much. Hey, im darius rucker. Coming up onreel south. [darius] from mobile to birmingham, alabamas Gay Community is no longer silent. [searcy] you know, my roots are definitely southern. [darius] and the s struggle to c change state laws and attititudes has gained grou. [patricia] for somebody like me whos a politic junkiee anand an activivist, thiss is thehe fnt linines. [darius] but in many cases, families lives have been upended. [k[kinley] once ain, our lilife is put t on hold. This is about the whole state. This is about t every single gayay person whos been denied rirights. [d[darius] wititness alabama bound onreel south. 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