11/08/2013 Reporters

election. Time for Reporters.

Welcome to the programme. From here in the world's newsroom, we send out

correspondence to bring you the best stories from across the globe. In

this week's programme. Agro one's story. We meet the ten-year-old

Pakistani girl forced to make bricks for a living now looking at a better

future. For Jeeni, things are looking different. Here at least for

a time she can finally be a child. Special access to the world's most

ambitious energy project, recreating the power of the sun. They will take

pairs of atoms and then force them together, this will release even

more energy. Where Zimbabwe's elections free and fair? Allegations

of fraud in the country's presidential elections. The test

tube burger. Investigating the world's 1st-ever beefburger groaned

synthetically in a lab. There is quite some intense taste. Reporting

from Bordeaux and Beijing on China's new love affair with French

wine. And the taxi wars. Cuba against the US in the battle of the

best cab ride. We begin with a story of modern-day

slavery that is also a story of hope, hope for a little girl who

lost her childhood far too soon. If you weeks ago, the BBC reported on a

ten-year-old Pakistani girl, Jeeni, who lived and worked in a bricklayer

Ray. Her family were bonded labourers enslaved by debt. It is

estimated 20 million people around the world are in a similar

condition. However, since the BBC reported on Jeeni, her family's debt

has been written off. Life is easier but she is still forced to work. We

have returned to southern Pakistan to meet up with Jeeni and her family

again. Deep in the cotton fields, Jeeni is at work, a child

shouldering the burden is of an adult. But if this looks like hard

labour, remember what she left behind. This brick kiln was her home

and effectively her prison. She and her entire family toiled here. They

were bonded labourers, enslaved by debt, but after we featured her

story, that debt was suddenly forgiven. We were taken to see the

small room she shared with 14 family members. This campaign from a child

rights group says that she would have been liable for her parents'

debts. She would have to work her entire life to pay off this loan but

she wouldn't pay such a burden in her whole life. The owner of the

brick kiln claims he treats his work as well, though bonded labour is

illegal. He says Jeeni's father owed him almost $8,000, which he wrote

off out of compassion. TRANSLATION: After the report, campaigners came

to me and I've said ahead forgiven the debt. Now they are free. I have

children myself and I took pity on theirs. For Jeeni and her family,

this newsround freedom means the chance of a better life. Still poor,

they are no longer trapped. The father says with what they make the

King Cotton, he hopes to send Jeeni and her brothers to school. She is

hoping for that as well and tells me that she likes it here, working the

land. TRANSLATION: There, we spent all day in the mud making brick is.

Now, we work for only four hours per day. We are better off here.

this is another advantage of their new location. For Jeeni, life

certainly looks a lot different. Here, at least for a time, she can

set work aside and simply be a child. At the biggest change is she

can look forward to taking her place in the classroom, to having a chance

to learn. And that is something that seemed impossible before. Millions

of children in Pakistan never get to school but for Jeeni and her

siblings, a new future might be written. Fusion is the process that

drives the Sun. When atoms fuse together, they've released huge

amounts of energy. Scientists have been trying to harness that endless

supply of power for ages. Now, the most ambitious attempt ever to do

just that is taking shape in the south off-ramps, a giant

experimental reactor being built, hoping to use fusion to create a

hopefully limitless supply of energy. -- in the South of France.

At one of the world's largest construction sites, a dreamer for

future energy is taking shape. This is a project called ITER and it is

trying something extraordinary. To build a machine that will produce

energy by copying what happens inside the Sun. Blazing over this

corner of southern France, is the process known as fusion. It promises

an almost on limited source of energy -- unlimited. We believe we

can demonstrate that fusion energy can produce large-scale power.

vision is for a new kind of Riyadh which in theory is easy to fuel,

leaves little race -- leaves little waste. Countries around the world

are sharing the cost of its $15 billion. In a normal nuclear

reactor, you take an act and split it. This releases energy. It is the

process known as fusion. What they are going to do here is the

opposite. They will be taking pairs of atoms and then forcing or fusing

them together. This will release even more energy. It is what is

called fusion and it's the process that goes on inside the Sun. Now,

there is really only one way to contain this. They will create an

enormous magnetic field. It will sit here like a giant ring and inside

it, the fusion, all those atoms being forced together, will take

place right in the middle. If this works, it will be a major step to

showing that fusion can be a viable source of power. But there is a very

long way to go. Here is one they built earlier, a pilot plant known

as Jet near Oxford in England. It has pioneered the research. I've was

shown around the tangle of pipes and cables that swirl around the

reactor. Everything about this technology is challenging. This is

the strange sight of the process in action. They have got fusion to work

but not on a scale that yet makes any kind of financial sense. What we

have learned is it is scientifically feasible to generate energy from

fusion. What we haven't yet learnt is whether we can do that at a

commercial rate that you want to pay for your electricity. Now,

everything hinges on the project under way in France. It keeps

falling behind in schedule. It is like a hi-tech jigsaw puzzle fitting

together 1 million components made in dozens of different countries.

Pieces are being made all around the world. They will be shipped here.

Here, we will have to orchestrate their arrival and build them step by

step. Everything must arrive at the right time in the right order. This

is a critical point. Fusion energy was first promised back in the 1950s

and it is still decades away but this is where we will see the power

of the Sun and if it can be repeated here on earth. Next week, the

president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, will be sworn in for his

seventh term after his victory in the country's elections. There was a

big turnout and his parties on UPS took more than 60% of the vote but

there are concerns about the conduct of the poll and the legality of his

victory -- his party, ZANU PF, took more than 60% of the vote. President

Mugabe's supporters say the allegations of fraud are part of a

smear campaign by his detractors. No celebrations here, just shock and

disbelief in Harare's townships as a big emerges of allegations of

serious electoral fraud. What is the problem here? This is an old voter.

This person voted in 2008 and when she went to vote again, she was

told... So effectively, what this means is that she has been

disenfranchised because her name was removed from the photo's role.

man pays respect to his wife Judith, who died in 2006. When he

went to check if he was registered to vote, he found the names of both

his late wife and son still on the voters roll. When I asked why these

two people were still on the voters roll, they said they would cancel it

but it was still there. They never cancelled it in my presence.

losers of this election will be heading to court in the next few

days to challenge the outcome but the expectation is that Robert

Mugabe will be re- inaugurated as president next week. It is one thing

winning an election but getting a better economy is another. A small

stock exchange it may be, but it is already feeling the impact, down 13%

in two days. The clearest sign yet of a jittery business community's

concerns over ZANU PF's economic odysseys which are centred on the

indigenisation of foreign-owned companies. -- economic policies.

This is the policy of our party. Now we have to implement it. But banks

have stopped issuing loans and the biggest bank, Barclays, saw its

market value plunge. These companies are under serious threat. Start new

businesses, create new sources of wealth. This is not a simple

programme of redistributing the little that remains. The election

has reportedly emptied Jim bad boy's Treasury. More pressing

concerns such as a civil servants wage bill due in August may have to

take priority. How do you like your burger done? Grown in a test tube?

Soon, there may be a choice on offer. You could have a beef burger

made from meet artificially grown in a lab. It was developed in a lab and

served up to food critics and London. Grown in a loud and cooked

in a pan. The world's first synthetic hamburger. What does it

taste? It is an intense taste. It is close to meat. It is not that juicy.

The consistency is perfect. She is a food writer chosen by the organisers

of the event. The burger started off as a few cells taken from a dead

cow. They were grown into these pale white circles of muscle. Food

technologists then added breadcrumbs, caramel and saffron to

make it taste better. They added beetroot juice to make it look the

right colour. After the taste test I spoke to the man who created the

burger. It cost �250,000 to make. Would the simpler solution for

people to eat west meat? -- less. would favour that but meat

consumption is going to increase. Currently 258 million tonnes of meat

a year is produced across the world to satisfy demand. In 2050 it is

estimated that it will need to be 455 million tonnes. The solutions do

not lie with producing more food, but changing the system of supply

and access, and affordability so that better food gets to the people

who need it. Even those behind the lab growing

project admit that their meat will never taste as good as the real

thing. As prices rise and environmental concerns increase as

well as animal welfare concerns, this is the only ethical and

pragmatic way forward. Researchers say it will be listed

ten years before they can perfect the burger. It will also be a while

before it is on sale. To follow the world's first test-tube burger, how

about a glass of wine. It is all the rage with a Chinese

who are developing a love affair with French wine. And vineyards are

being snapped up by Chinese investors. Last year Beijing

imported modern 70 million bottles a wine. In a moment we will hear from

a correspondent in Beijing. First from a report from France. One from

this area dates back to the 14th century. The French family that

owned it have 37 vineyards. 23 were bought by the Chinese. TRANSLATION:

The French have been making wine far longer than the Chinese. You have to

recognise their expertise and the quality. That is amended better help

to maintain. There are concerns. A lot of what is produced is

destined for the Chinese market. Sometimes when they buy a state

there is no quality. They want to make money with a brand. The region

has 8000 of these. The Chinese are less than 60. What is more

significant as the trade. Last year grow. It will be a valuable market

for French exporters and new investors who want to control the

entire supply chain from production... To the consumer.

China's newly wealthy usually reach for a bottle of wine from France.

Chinese wine... That is a different story. Many believe wines that are

made in China can't possibly compete with our old world rivals. Some want

to change that. In a region better known for mining rather than

grapes, one winery has won over some of the world's toughest critics.

Merlot is an Chardonnay is from this place are getting awards on an

international level and lots of local fans. It has European touches

including oak barrels important from French forests. What sets this wine

apart is all Chinese. You are so used to running after people but you

cannot have to beg anymore. Since 2008 this woman sells all of her

wine every year, 2 million bottles were. Most of that wine is consumed

inside the country. Chinese drinkers are learning to look past their

French favourites to Smith, swell, Around the world taxis can tell you

a lot about the culture of the country. We have decided to put Cuba

against the United States and a battle for the best cab ride. Our

correspondent in Havana and another in New York are on their starting

blocks. Most New Yorkers know that when you leave Manhattan outside of

certain hours it could be hard to find a ride. Luckily, I have an app.

The software can tell I am in prospect Park in Brooklyn. It says a

cab has four minutes away. I tell it to pick me up here. All I have to do

is wait. In Havana, catching a cab has become a common way of moving

around. There is no underground system so you could wait for hours

in the sun at a bus stop or you could catch a cab. Chances are, as

well as a taxi ride you are going to get a right back in time. Most of

the taxis are classic American cars like this one. Normally, there are

25 passengers crammed into the seats. You can pay a fixed fare.

Hello. Where to? Taxis are for people who do not live on state

salary. Lots of people have licences and a self-employed. We have our own

restaurants and can use taxis. Lots of Cubans have relatives living

abroad who send their money. There is lots of demand for. What is the

best tip you have ever had? A really nice guy. It cost $4.10. He handed

me seven $20 bills. I have reached my destination. The average journey

in New York involves less traffic so that average fares close to $50.

are arriving at our destination now. Air travelled about 15 kilometres.