Second official logos were revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on
Revealed, replacing the ones alleged to have been copied. Now theres a probe by french prosecutors into the question of a 2 million payment. Translator i dont believe there were any illegitimate payments. Translator i was involved in the bid myself, but im not aware of the entire bid process. Translator we will hear from the tokyo government and the Japanese Olympic Committee to understand whats going on. Reporter the prosecutors are looking into bribery of money laundering. They suspect the money was transferred from a Japanese Bank to a Singaporean Firm in two installments, one before the international Olympic Committee chose tokyo. And the second after. The company was located inside a governmentrun condominium. But according to public records, it was shut down in july 2014. The firm is linked to the family of nowdisgraced lamin diak. Who was an ioc member when tokyo won the bid. The head of the global governing body for track and field. He was arrested on suspicion of receiving mon
To start the exit process by notifying the leader states of his intention. It has two years to negotiate its withdrawal. The talks will begin new terms of trade with the eu. Cameron has already said he wont start the process at this summit. He plans to leave it to his successor after he steps down later this year. We need to determine the kind of relationship we want with the eu. That is rightly something for the next Prime Minister and their cabinet to decide. But the leaders of germany, france, and italy agreed not to start negotiations with britain nm it has notified the eu of its intention to withdraw. Translator Great Britain has to take the initiative. French president Francois Hollande said he wants britain to act swiftly to bring stability back to the eu. He said theres nothing worse than uncertainty. As uk leaders deal with the cope from the shock brexit vote, people in other countries are taking cover from the financial storm. Gene otani joins us with the business headlines.
The tremors have been further crumbling already collapsed buildings and houses. Residents worry this many people remain trapped under rubble. The rescuers are using drones and other methods to assess the extent of the damage and find missing people, but experts believe it will take more time to get the full picture as they are discovering more damage in the most affected regions. Authorities are extending areas off limits to locals and reporters to ensure their safety. Police have had altercations with residents wanting to return to their homes and young people eager to support the rescue effort. An amatrice resident said the town has no future. The strong quake that rocked central myanmar on wednesday left at least three people dead. The magnitude 6. 8 earthquake caused structures to collapse. Among them are world renowned buddhist pagodas. Nhk world reports. Reporter the earthquake caused Severe Damage to this pagoda. And myanmar soldiers are clearing the debris. The top of the tower
Damaged by the earthquake and myanmar soldiers are clearing ththe debris now. At the top of the tower being down here. The ancient city of bagan is about 30 kilometers away from the quake center. The quake caused 185 pagodas to partially collapse. No, no, no r reporter one is the templ which was built in the 12th century and is known for its beautiful paintings. The quake knocked off the top part of the temple. Its now off limits due to the risk of further damage if aftershocks strike. Very scary. Yeah. We was Drinking Coffee and we hid under the tables. The whole building started to shake. Nobody knew what was happening. Then the staff came out and everybody got under the tables. Reporter myanmars government has been campaigning to have bagan added to this list of sites. Concerns are growing o over h h much it may cost to repair the structures here. And the impact on the tourism industry. Daisuke iijima. In italy they are still looking for survivors. Rescuers combing through debris in