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that a deal could be agreed on the union disputed nuclear programme as

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John Kerry and other foreign ministers suddenly head to Geneva.

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Yasser Arafat did not die a natural death. The reaction of Palestinian

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officials to the Swiss scientific report into his death. The accused

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Israel of being involved. Yasser Arafat was killed and Israel had

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killed Yasser Arafat. And how do actors make violent scenes on stage

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look convincing? We meet the fight director who teaches performers how

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to kick, punch and stab realistically and without causing

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harm. Haiyan is a category five super

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storm with torrential rain and waves of up to six metres high. It has

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brought severe flooding. Three people are so far known to have

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died. The BBC has this update. This is what a typhoon looks like.

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Battering the central Philippines and bringing flooding and, as you

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can see, shredding through homes and buildings. The Philippines is used

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to typhoons but not like this. With wind of over 300, is an hour, this

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typhoon might be one of the most powerful on record. Such powerful

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wind and flooding has inevitably brought down power lines, cut

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medication is and caused landslides. Desperate efforts to escape the

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worst effects of the storm. The authorities warn that more than 12

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million people are at risk, up to 1 million have

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million people are at risk, up to 1 days. As the fast-moving storm slept

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through flimsy homes and villages, some were trying to pick up the

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pieces of their lives. But many of the worst affected areas are cut

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off. There are fears that the full scope of this devastation is yet to

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be revealed. A typhoon last year left more than 1000 dead and caused

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damage estimated at $1 billion. Typhoon Haiyan is expected to move

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on into the side China Sea and on to Vietnam and China. The Chinese

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authorities are tracking it closely. This sees are already beginning to

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stir alongside -- along the southern coast as shipping was warned to

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return to port. But as a full force of the storm continues to lash the

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Philippines, authorities were hoping their precautions would limit the

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ultimate impact on people 's lives. their precautions would limit the

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scale, category five as a hurricane is violent. Super typhoon. I have

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not seen bigger. It is a very destructive monster. How much

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damage? A lot. Let's look at the satellite pictures. It has been

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developing across the Pacific for a good week, and we have been watching

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this monster looming. Perfect conditions for it to become so

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intense and power. -- powerful. It has worked across the Philippines,

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almost back into the South China Sea, if you were hours before that.

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The wind is at its most powerful near the eye of the storm. That is

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where we had those 300 kilometre gusts. Even 100 miles away, the wind

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was gusting at 170. Even in Manila, we have seen severe gales. It is

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was gusting at 170. Even in Manila, one foot of rain. Hence the flash

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flooding and the mudslides and that will go through even further. There

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are reports of waves at sea of 15 metres. Unlike most typhoons, this

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is not last much energy. It is heading towards Vietnam and are

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still very powerful. It has had a lot of water between the islands to

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feed it. Our next concern is Vietnam and they have the remains of a

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typhoon last week and had another tropical depression this week and

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this one looks set for Sunday and it could still be very strong indeed.

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Category four, that is what the forecasters say as it hits northern

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Vietnam. We will turn our attention to that later today. Those

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incredible figures of the depth of water but also the power of the

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wind, our instruments are strong enough to measure this? I

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wind, our instruments are strong typhoon. There is increasing

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optimism that international talks about Iran's's UKIP programme or on

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the verge of a breakthrough. Douglas had been holding talks in Geneva

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since yesterday and now the negotiations have moved up a gear.

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The US Secretary of State is on his way to Geneva and also his

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counterparts from Britain, France and Germany. But the Russian Foreign

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Minister says he is not going. There is intense speculation that a deal

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could be close. What will happen once they arrive? --. At the moment,

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and agreement is more likely. That is why foreign ministers want to

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have a look at what it might mean. Essentially, we are getting the

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possible outline or silhouette of a limited first step on a series of

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confidence building measures. It might be that I

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confidence building measures. It reflect on where we have been and

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where you are in Geneva, how remarkable is this, potentially?

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Potentially, this is a symbolic change and a change, I think, if

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agreement is signed up to. If things follow through. In 2009 was

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potential agreement and that collapsed and in 2010 there was also

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a potential deal and that collapsed as well. I do not think that many

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people will be getting excited by the signing of this deal, it is the

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demonstration that is the important thing. James Reynolds in Geneva.

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What caused the death of the then Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's

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Palestinian officials have confirmed that he did not die a natural death

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of ill health that he did not die a natural death

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polonium were in his body and they could not have been absorbed

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accidentally. In a slide show, during the presentation, they ask

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these questions... Can we exclude polonium as the cause of death? The

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answer was no. Are we sure that lonely and was the cause of death?

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The answer was no. Yasser Arafat died in a military hospital in

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France nine years ago. That was after suddenly being taken ill at

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his compound. It is one year since the late President's remains were

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exhumed and about 60 samples were taken. They were divided between

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Swiss and Russian investigators and a French team carrying out forensic

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enquiries at his widow 's request. The Swiss scientists examined

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samples from remains and personal items. They find the traces

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samples from remains and personal consistent with polonium poisoning.

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Israel denies any involvement in any of this. They said that the forensic

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evidence supported the poisoning theory but they could not be

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conclusive. I should say that is not from the Israelis, that has come

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from the scientists so let's not get confused. That is here how the

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Palestinian committee used these findings to point the finger at

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Israel. TRANSLATION: It is not important for me to say that Yasser

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Arafat died because of polonium or another cause. The elements I have

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at my disposal as a member of a security commission informed me that

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Yasser Arafat was killed and Israel had killed Yasser Arafat.

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Yasser Arafat was killed and Israel the microphone was switched off and

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it was still light. They were heard saying that Yasser Arafat should

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disappear. This is what the Israelis had said. These are not my words. I

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would like to reiterate that Israel is responsible for Yasser Arafat's

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blood. Just to confirm, Israel denies any responsibility. Still to

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come... We look at the economic changes that China's leaders might

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announce at the four-day Communist Party gathering which starts on

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Saturday. Any reforms could drastically alter China's future. In

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Canada, the Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, has made another apology, this

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time for a video of him making threats to murder someone. It's the

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latest controversy to engulf the Mayor, who this week admitted

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It is not clear who this is to reckon that when this was filmed.

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But it is yet another embarrassment for the already embattled Mayor.

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Shortly after this video became public, Rob Ford spoke to the media

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and said he was sorry. Do you need help? Is a time to ask for help? I

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just want to come out and tell you that I saw the video. It is

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extremely embarrassing. Behold world will see this and I don't have a

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problem with that but it is extremely embarrassing. Despite

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these revelations, extremely embarrassing. Despite

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He was elected as the Mayor in 2010. And he has a strong and loyal

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support base. Many say that is the reason he refuses to leave. Speak to

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people here and a large proportion will say that Rob Ford is damaging

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Toronto's reputation. This is a video. What we response? It is

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another example of just how pathetic this man is. It is almost enough to

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elicit some sympathy from me but I am beyond that. That is ridiculous.

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Very unprofessional. You're trying to be a role model. So the reality

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show, as one News Channel describes it, goes on. The media continue to

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demand answers from the Mayor and many others demand his resignation.

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For now, he is still in the job. many others demand his resignation.

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landfall as torn the central islands of the Philippines. Palestinian

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officials say that two reports into the death of Yasser Arafat confirm

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that he did not die a natural death. They say that Israel is the only

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suspect, which Israel denies. A political meeting begins on Saturday

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in China which could dramatically alter the part the country takes

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four years to come. Known dryly as a denim of the commonest arty, it is

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expected that major changes to the country 's economy will be announced

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to ring the four-day conference. What issues will the Government

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tackle? It is a mystery. In China, there are some

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tackle? It is a mystery. In China, an independent survey. Top of the

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worries a rise in prices. Six out of 10 people said that was a major

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problem. The real costs are booming industrial production. The growth

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has come at a cost - of an swamping this city and many others with air

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pollution so extreme that breathing it for one day is considered

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hazardous to human health. Clean air days like this one are few and

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far between. Another key concern, it centred around rising inequality.

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A yawning gap between the rich and the poor. The top 10% of households

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in China earn 20 times more than the bottom 10% - a big difference.

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The good news... the bottom 10% - a big difference.

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be better off than their parents. Let's get more on our main story,

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the typhoon in the Philippines. It is the strongest storm the sheer.

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It may be the most powerful to make landfall ever anywhere in the world.

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-- this year. Let's go now to a director of Save the Children in

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the Philippines. What reports are you getting? It is affecting a very

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large area of the Philippines. I was talking to our people on the

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ground in the worst affected area this morning. They were saying the

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winds were so fierce they were shattering the windows in the rooms

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they were in. After that communication breakdown.

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Communication for the most affected areas are not up and running. What

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Communication for the most affected a bit I've been like this. -- a big

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tide soon. The impact on children it is devastating. It might have

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huge impact on them. It is a bad health and survival. If they have

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injuries, where houses are dismantled because of strong winds.

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Afterwards it is about making sure they get food, shelter, get a

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proper medication if needed. Many children are really scared at this

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point in time for a duck these winds a really scary. That is also

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something we are working with them on. -- in time. I hit a phone

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ringing at the moment but let me ask you about preparation for this.

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There have been a lot of typhoons and

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preparedness among the families. We do see that many of them, when it

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happens to them, they're not as prepared as one would think they

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would be in a country like the Philippines. It is not necessarily

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the same areas that are affected ear after years of it is not really

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the same people. Thank you very much for sparing time to speak with

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me. To France where the credit rating has been cut one notch from

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a a to aid A-plus. -- de increasing. They are protesting at

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a new Eco tax which might still be introduced in the New Year. It

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reflects the dissatisfaction we are seeing Countrywide at the moment.

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91% of the French say they want to see President Francois Hollande

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change policy. He does not seem to be able to turn in any direction

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for support at the moment. It is another bad day on a long list of

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bad days. There is a trade deficit which is worsening. Then this news

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from S that they are reducing from AA Plas to AA. Why is that

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important? The credit rating speaks of the credit worthiness of the

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country - its ability to meet financial commitments.

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country - its ability to meet again. That is bad news for France

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and the economic minister. Other countries have turned things around.

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What is the way in which President Francois Hollande and his

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government will react? Are they going to be able to blink, are

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faced with this quest to much you would imagine so, given the poor

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state of the approval ratings at the moment. -- faced with this?

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They have turned around unemployment much which is at a

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record high, by the end of the year. The only way they would be able to

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do that is by manufacturing the figures, it seems that it looks

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impossible to change the picture in just over two months. At the moment

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it is a problem of communication. He has to communicate to the French

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people the plan. It does that seem to be

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people the plan. It does that seem -- it is an impossible problem. It

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is really a case of getting everyone on board in France and

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convincing them there is a coherent plan which will bring the country

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back to gross. Schoolchildren in South Korea will be breathing a

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collective sigh of relief. 650,000 of them have been sitting the

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annual college entrance exam. The focus on the test is so intense

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that planes have even been banned from taking off and landing by the

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exam is under way. This report from Don't Make Me Over. Long before

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daybreak they gathered to cheer on their friends and schoolmates ahead

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of the most important test of their lives for Derbyshire, at 650,000

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students took the exam. To ease the traffic, government workers were

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asked to stop later traffic, government workers were

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their nerves, or phones and mobile devices were collected. Last year

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come up nearly 80 exam papers were disqualified for not handing in

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their phones. During the nine our exam, planes were banned from take-

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off or landing for 40 minutes and students could concentrate. Any

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equally stressed parents spent the day in nearby temples and churches

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to pray for good exam results for children. Examinations are seen as

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an important stepping stone to future careers. The pressure to

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earn a high score is enormous. Koreans are famous for aggressive

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studying and private tuition spending but the country still

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struggles scene without anyone getting hurt?

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Alison de Burgh has the answer. She became Britain's first ever female

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fight director ten years ago, when her acting tutor told her she could

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fight like a man. She's been explaining the art of

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choreographing every last lunge, slap and punch. You come in earlier.

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It is about understanding choreography. It is about

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understanding motivation and being able to teach people. Getting them

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to perform as best as they can. A fight director choreographed action

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for plays, musicals and operas. We teach actors have to fight and make

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it look as if they have made of the moves themselves. -- made up as I

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got moves themselves. -- made up as I

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can only run through this once, so please go slowly and carefully and

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make sure everything is accurate. Today it is the Prince of Denmark

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and it has been done by the guise of the National Theatre. I am busy

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rehearsing their fights to make sure it is safe will start we are

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very short of time. I only have time to run each fight once a bus-

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stop -- fight once. You start from the script. You read it first and

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have an understanding of the characters and why they are

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fighting. Then you meet the director and asked the overall view

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of the show. Then you ask the actors how they want to play their

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characters will start from talking to the actors, you draw the fight

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from them.

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