With us. France has paid its highest honor to the schoolteacher murdered horrifically last friday friday. The link between this and the 18yearold chechen refugee who stabbed and beheaded him the father of the people made videos that were posted online. A imam was listed as a terrorist threats, Three Friends of the killer, and to pupils at the school who accepted money from the killer and wereold where paty could be found. The ceremony was presented by Emmanuel Macron. Tonight, i will not speak of the procession of terrorists, of their accomplices, and all the cowards behind this attack. I will not speak of those who have given their names over to barbarism. They are not worthy of being named. We will no longer named them. Name them. Tonight, i want to speak of a son, a brother, an uncle, a man that you loved, a father. Tonight, i want to speak of a colleague, a teacher, a man who was cut down because he chose to teach, murdered because he tried to teach his students how to become citiz
102,000 families being affected. President trump warns of a painful few weeks ahead for americans, with the white house estimating at least 100,000 peopople could die. And growing cononcern that supplies of certain medications are already dangerously low. Another 490 nine people losing their lives. B back to the france 24 newsroom. The first in the global death toll continues to soar. Half of the deaths have taken place in italy and spain. 50 of the planets up population is under some form of lockdown. The diseases affecting more than 860,000 people worldwide. The secretarygeneral is sounding the alarm on what he says is the e worst crisis since world war ii. We are slowly moving in the right direction, but we need to if weup and d do much m more want to supporort the people. This is not a financial crisis. This is a human crisis. Annette after a decrease in the number of daily deaths that had raised hope that the epidemic was reaching a peak in spain, the country continues to record a
Due to the president s plans to simplify the pension system. Macron wants to streamline the unwieldy program made up of 40 different retirement plans. That coming up. Three leading legal scholars in the u. S. Think Donald Trumps push to get ukraine to investigate his democratic forls is ground impeachment. A fourth expert brought in by the republicans refuted that claim. Coming up in business, pope francis retirement system compares to pension schemes across the rest of europe. Our reporter standing by with more. Despite the nationwide strike action, the Southern City of lyon is still getting lit up with its incredible festival of lights. A closer look at some beautiful eliminations, coming up. First, the very latestst on the french strikes. Here in france, the countrywide walkout by Public Workers includes teachers and hospital workers. It is one of thehe biggest stris in this country in decades. It shut down the eiffel tower as well. The stories could go on for some time, with people
Opening in madrid today. Political leaders and climate diplomats working to drum up new solutions. The u. N. Secretarygeneral urging the world to act now. Up this hour, with the retail extravaganza known as black friday now behind us, it is time for cyber monday, but this year, traditional brickandmortar stores are getting in on the action originally intended to promote ecommerce. The details in business in 15 minutes. First, top stories live from paris. Today, france is honoring 13 french soldidiers who were killd in mali last week. K. They died when the helicopter slammed into each other on a Night Mission to fight islamic militants in west africa. This was the worst lossoflife in the French Military and c cle to 40 yeyears. A ceremony ibebeing held at the military complex. It is being led by french president emmanuel macron. The president of mali w will ben attendance as s well. You cacan see frorom the picturn your screen the bodies of those 13 soldiers have been moving through par
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