Here in the capital thanks for joining us on our team to ashland daniel. No dougal is being accused of interfering in last years landmark abortion a friend in an island spy blacklisting certain prolife search terms on you tube in the run up to the vote the allegation that the high tech the tech giant may be tempted to influence the outcome has angered those who voted against allowing abortion in the country protests have been taking place in the capital dublin but more on the story his police work. When you type are searched into you cim you expect to see the most relevant results but how do you know that that search result hasnt been manipulated well according to recent revelations you dont in fact its alleged that google which owns you tube with its you tube search results on the eve of the irish abortion referendum according to the project veritas investigative website google is alleged to have manipulated its algorithms and employed socalled black lists on you tube a leaked document shows terms such as save the 8000 prolife were among those thought to be bolted to google isnt denying that it tweaks results of politically sensitive content on you tube by pushing what it deems to be the most credible videos above the ones with the most views weve been very public that for a wide range of news and information queries we have algorithms that are designed to surface authoritative content of all political viewpoints this helps prevent spam and conspiracy theories from surfacing prominently on our site in the midst of the irish referendum on abortion our systems abroad authoritative content to the top of our search results for abortion related queries this happened for both prochoice and prolife queries there was no distinction prolife groups arent convinced by that statement its that word or thora to to vin google statement thats causing concern catholic groups in particular say they want to know why its enormous google employees who get to decide what is and isnt or thora to save content google interference in the referendum an arm and i think is a should send a warning shot across every chair everybody was interested in democracy google blacklisted beauty. Its and they deliberately and intentionally manipulation the kind of things that people would find when you push in search terms and heres the very obvious question i think from if this was all above board and if this was not serious then why did they hide this why we only learning about this because of projects very tight because somebody in google decided that this was wrong and. Thats the only reason we know that these are the prolife camp only gone it 33 percent when the vote was held in may and abortion was then legalized denial and that issue has now been put to rest but the dispute over the way google cure rate say its search results isnt going away this is horrific what google has been doing and they really need to be held accountable i mean its at the point now where theyre now interfering with elections in other countries to hear that Something Like this is happening in ireland in a foreign country where a company in Southern California the United States is dictating what gets what search results are seeing ireland to the people of ireland regarding their law specifically on things like abortion which is already a very contentious issue in the u. S. Throughout the globe is horrific google has absolutely no place to take part in political decisions or social decisions and to make sure that they all alone can tell which is the scene and which is not. Iran will have to wait at least another fortnight for the return of its oil time which was seized off the coast of gibraltar on the suspected that the vessel may have been Smuggling Oil to syria in violation of e. U. Sanctions or all those says the incident amounts to maritime piracy show idea edwards has more. If youre brought to court has extended the detention of a tanker carrying a rainy an oil for 2 weeks it comes as the British Royal marines seize the ship off the coast of japan alter on thursday for allegedly trying to take oil to syria in violation of the e. U. Sanctions now the crew of the sea ship grace one being interviewed by officials and the ship is likely to remain impounded for several weeks now in retaliation for and demands Immediate Release of the vessel and condemns what it sees as an illegal detention tantamount to maritime piracy Iranian ForeignMinistry Official described the u. K. Moves on acceptable and called for the Immediate Release of the oil tanker given that has been seized at the request of the u. S. The u. K. Navys measure is tantamount to maritime piracy britain has no right to impose its own unilateral sanctions all those of the European Union in an extra territorial manner against the other countries this is the very bullying policy of the us Britains Foreign Office said it would not respond to every single comment about the incident that emerged from iran but it reiterated its position that the action came at the request of gibraltar to halt a Better Believe to be bound for syria which indeed violates sanctions this actually rose from information giving the gibraltar government reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel the grace one was acting in breach of European Union sanctions against syria now the e. U. Sanctions in place prevent Syrian Regime from importing oil and gibraltar said it believed that grace one and its barrels of iranian oil were bound for syria however its understood that iran has provided these documents to the u. K. Proving that the vessel was transiting to a primitive destination although it didnt exactly specify where since then. And spain have become embroiled in a row about the seizure with madrid saying that grace one was intercepted because of a request from the u. S. To the u. K. We have been aware of the operation civil guard. Have been watching the area which were investigating the circumstances under which the u. S. Had its petition to the u. K. Well as well as spain a senior Iranian ForeignMinistry Official said that the United States had asked the u. K. To intercept the ship however just bolters government said in a statement that they acted independently on their own accord the decisions of her majestys government of gibraltar were taken to do independently waste some breaches of existing law and not at all based on extraneous Political Considerations meanwhile the seizure was hailed enthusiastically by a key member of the trumpet ministration excell news yuki has the teen the supertanker grease one laden with the reigning oil bomb for syria in violation of you sanctions american our allies will continue to prevent regimes into ran in damascus from profiting off this Illicit Trade so this latest round comes at a time of escalating tensions between the u. S. And iran and of course it follows the trumpet ministration previously pulling out of the 25th the Nuclear Program a plus has reinforced panish ing sanctions against iran iran now says its no longer bound by the agreement and will breach impose limits on you graham stockpiles and that although it allies the its european allies including the u. K. Have not followed suit in terms of pulling out to her on august the other sink that treats including france and germany and even the u. K. Havent done enough to keep the deal alive meanwhile other countries including russia have weighed in on the diplomatic row with russias Foreign Ministry saying that the seizure is an attempt to aggravate the situation around iran and syria and that the reaction from london and washington shows that the incident had been planned in advance. Teenage environmental activist groups at the book who shot to fame by leading a wave of Student Climate protests appears to be drawn to or german motorists. Vehicles across the country have been sporting offensive bumper stickers ridiculing her campaigning its unlikely though to put the 16 year old off course squirter already has a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and shes also made it to the cover of Time Magazine as well. What we do or dont do right now in my generation cant undo in the future everything needs to change. And it has to start today. I i i. We young people are waiting out. And we promise we will not let you get away with it anymore. A recent survey data suggests that the german public are eager to combat the reasons which may be contributing to Climate Change in fact over 70 percent for instance are said to be prepared to give up short flights a majority are also willing to pay more for Meat Products but when it comes to fuel its a different story only 27 percent are in favor of higher fuel prices now that theyre explained by germanys passion for cars and also the fact that the industry is important for the economy of the country it accounts for a 5th of germanys total industrial output to provide jobs for over 800000. 00 people political commentator told r. T. That efforts to target that particular sector wont prove popular. So in germany the evil already feel or theres something going on against them and especially if its regarding their arse germs are concerned. The Climate Change is specially because the campaign has started so although well meaning most of the people who just follow the barking off the ground are telling us that they propose and now they realize that there are these n. G. O. S discussions on Climate Change. With the sharia or with the aim of restricting jobs in germany in car industry and restricting people using their car and these 2 nurse where the germans are the 1st one who said well we are of the door ajar and our cars then do a little Climate Change. Moscow has the new strategy paper by the us Governments InternationalDevelopment Agency titled countering malign kremlin influence russian Foreign Ministrys the smiths the organization as a propaganda tool of ideological warfare. The term countering is a clumsy attempt to conceal the aggressive offensive approach this conception is blatantly aimed at propagating risa phobia in the world especially in neighboring countries to russia on our side we have proven multiple times that we are open to establishing constructive cooperation with the us on a basis of equality of rights and the consideration of mutual interests however malicious and the russian propaganda by washington which strikes me global domination cancels out these efforts its a great pity usaid says its main goal is to boost the resilience of partner countries focuses on preventing that meddling and reducing economic and Energy Dependence on russia with washingtons funding that funding will also be given to local media to ensure their independence and trustworthiness. Us aids funding will build the capacity of indigenous media to provide trusted independent news and Information Sources as part of the support you received will promote Media Literacy programs that help citizens recognize kremlin driven disinformation efforts. Much bigger than anything that came into the ring to do anyway in the media theyre going to. Eastern european counties are going to be pointed in media who may be used to what theyve got there and then see some of these full of elysian we touch and there might exist depends on which guarantees. The remaining 2 releases of the city to join. And syria. In the United States you know they speak of the rule of law the national law we divide than we all the essentials of addition of International Law all the traits of a vision of International Law this is. Suspected gas explosion has ripped through a Shopping Center in the u. S. State of florida injuring 23 people 2 of them seriously the last is believed occurred in the restaurant at around 1130 on saturday morning early the restaurant and surrounding businesses were closed at the time the explosion left pieces of concrete and metal scattered across the mall and outside what i witnessed described the scene as looking like an apocalypse emergency crews brought in sniffer dogs to ensure that no other victims were trapped in the rubble. Over in the west coast the United States a 7 point one magnitude earthquake hit Southern California late on friday night that made it the largest in the region for nearly 2 decades the tremors were felt from las vegas in neighboring nevada wait mexico despite the severity no fatalities or serious injuries have been reported fires broke out across parts of cat. Fournier leaving some buildings collapsed and roads damaged early 24 hours earlier the nearby java desert was rocked by a 6. 00 magnitude earthquake around 200. 00 California National guard troops are tackling the aftermath with mornings but aftershocks could last for days or even weeks a state of emergency has now been declared. More than 100000 people have now signed a petition urging the french president to intervene in the controversial case of vincent lumber is a former psychiatric nurse whose life support systems are being switched off almost 11 years after a car crash left him in a vegetative state with no hope of recovery the call comes after frances highest court ended a long running legal battle of friday the court ruled that doctors can disconnect the 43 year olds feeding tubes that will leave from dying slowly of dehydration in the said dated state euthanasia is illegal in the country but medics are allowed to put terminally ill patients into a deep state of sedation until their death however while some of lumbers relatives believe you should indeed be allowed to die is Catholic Parents are strongly opposed to the decision they say that because he only requires basic care and can breathe on his own its a melt to murder. I beg you to intervene to remind france if its an obligation to respond to the precautionary measures prescribed by the comedian and not to kill my son the young my son is the lives of one so then 700 people who share this condition and that are threatened please help us the case is proving to be polarizing both vincent family and French Society as a whole more on the story heres maria for naught. This could be the end of a complicated contradictory and absolutely heartbreaking case which has lost more than a decade in 2008 a Traffic Accident left vincent lumbered a french nurse in a vegetative state his brain was unresponsive his body was paralyzed he could only be fed and hydrated artificially after a 5 year battle for his life the battle for his death has started where numerous medical exams stated vinsons semiconscious condition was irreversible the question arose for the 1st time should we incent continue receiving live support assistance or not its not a question that is easy or simple to answer and it has divided been since family his wife and 6 of his siblings wanted to let him die peacefully as they put it this is not the life vincent himself would want to leave opposing them were his parents arguing that vincent is simply a person who does not fall under frances and of life legislation and that he should leave when the 2 sides failed to reach an agreement to dish a marathon started that resulted in vincent been off and back on life support 5 times after the ruling to stop artificial and tradition was confirmed by 5 different legal bodies including the European Court for human rights we do rely on doctors and as a city vincent has been in this state for 10 years so his chances of recovery lets be perfectly honest with you a route how much does he understand what quality of life does he have would you wish this sort of life on your worst enemy never mind the loved one winces mother was never ready to give up at one point she even released a video clips of vincents crying in attempt to show that he does feel and he is aware. But brain specialists say that this is not necessarily the case as far as saying its. Not realizing what the. Normal reaction to the story is most of us. Today have nothing to do with emotions several more times the mother has tried to persuade the public and legislators that vincent should leave however every time she appealed him being taken off life support the plug was pulled anyway if you know its a crime thats all i am ashamed of france this monday been says mother made her very last plea she appeared at the u. N. Human Rights Council in geneva emotionally appealing for her sons life skills in rooms im sorry for being too emotional im crying knowledge of the top of my voice that this is the murder offense and thats the right word while were not being listened to vincent is a human being he is not an object hes had has been held under water i agree to come hugh in the hope that we might be able to defend him but despite all the efforts vincent was taken off of life support yet again the very next day. Thats the end of this dispute there is no longer any plea that can be made that can suspend the discontinuation of care theres no longer any legal obstacle to the discontinuation of care and so thats the end of this legal case bensons stories truly heartbreaking and controversial in many ways the battle of 2 sides of one family both wishing the best for their loved one the mother says she was fighting against a system that she believes fails to protect its citizens but some point out there was an important lesson to blur and for instance case in an ideal world most of us or all of us should discuss death with our loved ones of course. We dont especially when youre young of course you dont think youre ever going to die you think youre going to live forever but you know the organization to which i belong friends at the end we urge people to make an advanced directive and it seems that regardless whether the mans and its peaceful or not the fight is far from over hes parents and now preparing to press murder charges. More often or r. T. This month for a while and marks the end of one of the most harrowing chapters in modern history in 1994 genocide over the course of 100. 00 days 800000 people were killed most of them were from the tootsie tribe with those perpetrating the violence from hutu majority in the 25 years since the atrocity rwanda has made remarkable steps forward regularly ranked among the most peaceful african states but still faces a number of challenges a solemn anniversary for the troubled african nation of rwanda its 25 years since one of the worst genocides of recent times this history. Will not repeat. That is our farm me to. Everybody where we forgive. But we do not the one forget also known as the genocide against the ethnic tutsi in 1994 almost a 1000000 people were killed this solution of the ethnic hutu president triggered the slaughter of some 70 percent of the tutsi population. Quarter of a century on the more the deep scars remain something of a surprising trends formation amazingly rwandas 29th in the world for ease of doing business ahead of spain france japan and china in terms of corruption similar remarkable progress in the top 50 head of italy or malta the country was even ranked 5th safest in the world for walking at night with singapore topping the list no surprise rwandas called the singapore of africa and also now one of the cleanest places on earth when the countrys easy queen signal. Is in a. Row under still far from being a paradise it remains of relatively poor country and democracy is not entrenched the e. U. Knows serious violations of civil and Political Rights in fact the west is locked in conflict with the white house slapping steep tariffs on the nation and a major row with europes powerhouse germany but its failed to stop rwandas growth perhaps due in part to backing from another superpower china beijings military even accompanied rwandan troops at this weeks anniversary celebrations their Performance Today has gone beyond our expectations reaching the level we train we are satisfied with their performance with the west apparently blocking its path the small african nation may have found a different roadmap to success. African Affairs AnalystDorrance Freeman told us that it is chinas extensive investment in rwanda which has been a real driver of its development. Unfortunately i think the rest is not merely helping out from country by that comes from the under mob pursuit when the west has done nothing nothing to actually control infrastructure and Economic Development and its a shameful act by a United States and other European Countries thats only been in the last 10 or so years that and china that you ship or president xi jinping and they actually begun to build rare or power plants in ports. Where the previous 50 years nothing was done by western nations and that to me crews that are not that serious about the mark received and that they use democracy as a hammer to beat upon and beat up and sometimes regime change in african nations. Thats all for now back in 30 minutes all the latest global headlines for you will see a black. Eye and. So what weve got to do is identify the threats that we have its crazy. Let it be an arms race. Theory Dramatic Development only really. I dont see how that strategy will be successful its very critical. To sit down and talk. Something wrong with being rich and being rich is nothing wrong with it people work hard they make a lot of money and for a lot of people thats very satisfying but when you become a. Monopolist and you are heading up like a pharmaceutical industry one or 2 or 3 major credit so collusion colluding with novelist and plus pricing thats not rich thats. Well and welcome to world supply even though happiness is one of the most funded subjects in philosophy and the current Scientific Consensus is not too far all from the conclusions of the 1st western scholar happened as dimmick created 2400 years ago pronounced it was a case of. It happiness is indeed in the eyes or rather in the mind of the beholder why are the governments around the world so preoccupied with it to discuss that im now im joined by my wife see all of the Happiness Research institute and bestselling author mike its good to talk to thank you very much for its time thanks for having me now when the global interest in happy. This picked a few years ago with their pileup will u. N. Meeting on the subject it was presented as a new economic paradigm something that is more comprehensive than lets say g. D. P. Right to think the economic focus is really justified i think we should a new mission of progress i mean g. D. P. Per capita. Wealth which is an important indicator for progress but i think a lot of people globally are feeling that we have gotten richer societies without necessarily getting happier and we need additional new measure of progress and wellbeing happiness quality of life might be one of those now but governments main purpose by default is to make peoples lives better at the greatest good for the greatest number so if theyre doing their work correctly they would be taking care of all this institutional factors wellbeing why do you want them to be engaged in the subject if personal aspect of happiness. Policies do influence peoples lives i think policies the way we shape societies the way we build our cities i think that dose impact. Well the quality of life and i think is also why we see some of the patterns we see for example in the World Happiness report that looks at Life Satisfaction for people around the world we see things like healthy Life Expectancy we see things like the level of corruption we see things like freedom. Social support and so on that does have an impact on both me and happiness so i think governments they have an ability to impact important aspects on our lives i heard you say in some of here perry has entered his that interest institutional official interest and happiness was in part due to the realisation that while. Convert into happiness in fact would argue that they may be an opposite correlation because in some developed countries you see the increase in the levels of depression south harm suicide do we really understand that these point their relationship but then they cannot make wellbeing and peoples happiness or unhappiness matter i dont think we fully understands it and theres a lot of complexity in there but on average we see as a group thats groups the richer countries happier but theres a lot of variance with the in both the rich Country Group and the poor countries so i think in the beginning it makes a lot of sense for governments to focus on reducing poverty and lifting people out of poverty i think once we get to a certain income level i think it makes better sense to focus on our other areas and in addition we can also see that there are differences