Illegal today ireland votes on whether to remove any antique lots of new laws that even the Catholic Church says its possible obsolete. Or not. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program a coast to coast manhunt is underway in the United States as authorities hunt for the creator and center of a series of pipe bombs investigators are now focusing on a Postal Center near Miami FloridaOfficials Say that they believe some of the packages were mailed from there the devices were addressed to prominent democratic politicians and critics of president tunnel trump police have seized ten devices and warned that more could be out there with just two weeks before the midterm elections a debate has over roughed it over who is to blame for the countrys dangerous political climate. Its called the t. C. V. A total containment vehicle this fearful chamber is designed to contain the blast of a. The t. C. B. Has seen a lot of action in the past few days as one pipe bomb after another is discovered in the us mail. All of them addressed to prominent targets of right wing outrage. Among the targets former democratic president ial nominee Hillary Clinton former president barack obama as well as his Vice President joe biden and actor Robert De Niro an outspoken critic of president donald trump. Has forensic teams search for the sender authorities fear the list of targets could keep growing. The new York Police Department tweeted instructions for identifying a package bomb should another be found in the mail we have to treat them as. Live devices and this is a protocol that our bomb squad people use and it keeps everybody safe it is unclear if the pipe bombs were wired to explode some have speculated that they were just meant to sow fear among trumps critics ahead of midterm elections in less than two weeks time. For congresswoman Debbie Wasserman schultz the fear was real one device arrived at her office in florida we will never be cowed into submission by people who hate naps i walk culprit and motive remain unknown critics have blamed his divisive rhetoric for inspiring the attack. Trump has repeatedly called his political opponents evil and often refers to the media as quote the enemy of the people he recently praised a republican politician for body slamming a journalist. In response to the criticism trump has pointed the finger back at the media to debate likely wont subside before voters go to the polls on november sixth. Grader has been following events in washington and sent us this assessment its been an unnerving past few days in the u. S. With pipe bombs being sent to prominent political figures all over the country all of whom have been the target of president transfer torkel attacks in the past however bad the american political discourse was before its now gotten worse descending into actual Political Violence as the Investigation Continues the question of motive or mans was this person or these people actually trying to kill or maim someone were they just trying to send a message or are they simply an Internet Troll who took a joke too far the fact remains the us is now a country where this sort of thing happens and with these midterm elections coming up and the last point the finger at the right the right point the finger right back political divisions have become even more deeply entrenched and now we have to wonder how do we move on from here. My schrader there in washington lets get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world german chancellor Angela Merkel has told the king of saudi arabia that he must provide quote rapid and transparent clarification about the death of saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a phone call to the king merkel condemned his killing and said that germany and International Partners are ready to act if the kingdom fails to provide full details. At least eighteen people mostly students and teachers have been killed in flash floods that hit near jordan dead sea the group was on a school trip when their bus was washed away police managed to rescue more than thirty people they were moved to hospitals in the area. And the world famous Resort Island of boracay in the philippines has today very open to tourists after a six month forced closure now the government is limiting the number of hotels and imposing strict regulations on the number of tourists allowed to arrive president to terror tape ordered the islands closure in april after calling it a cesspool. In china fourteen children have been wounded after a knife wielding woman launched an attack in a kindergarten it happened in the city of chongqing Police Arrested the thirty nine year old whose motive is not yet known the country has seen a surge in school knife attacks in recent years. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abbay is in china for the First Official visit in seven years against a backdrop of trade friction with the United States the asian rivals are working to build closer ties. Ave was welcomed by chinese premier leakey chang in beijing the two then held talks aimed at increasing Economic Cooperation held it quote a historic turning point in the relationship between china and japan is due to meet with the chinese president xi jinping later today. For more lets bring in correspondent mathias pull into who is standing by in beijing is this indeed a. Turning point. It certainly is for mr harvey just a few years ago he has been labelled unwelcome by beijing mr are behind in pursuing an increasingly nationalist politics and his reluctance to address the countrys wartime past has made him not very welcome in beijing on the other side japan is wary of chinas new assertiveness and its military expansion in the South China Sea so both sides have been increasing nationalistic ties have deteriorated and both had to swallow quite a bit of their pride in order to make this meeting possible how much does chinas relationship with the United States weigh in here. While donald trump might not be the only reason for this meeting but he says sure is a major reason. China is of course. About what is going to happen to International Trade so its trying to strengthen its ties with other countries and japan might also be a bit concerned because the u. S. Has been a very reliable partner too for japan in the last fifty years and this might change with donald trump now ts what else is on the agenda. Money is on the agenda business the two countries are very important trade partners for each other so there are quite a few deals being being closed in during this meeting. In beijing thank you you thank. In ireland blasphemy is still considered a serious crime that carries a heavy penalty but like many of the countrys religious traditions that could be about to change irish voters are heading to the polls today to elect a new president and theyre also being asked to decide whether blasphemy laws should be removed from the constitution surprisingly the issue is uniting both catholics and atheists one man has been fighting the ancient law for years. The christian god is an evil maniac for giving babies bone cancer jews are of there for the devil all i said was the peace of halliburton was good enough for jehovah blasphemous statements like peace could come at a high cost literally up to twenty five thousand euros to be precise micronutrient atheist alent is complaining in dublin shopping zone hes informing irish voters about a longstanding law that could soon be history if you say only thing that is grossly abusive or insulting in relation to matters held sacred by only religion and cause over age by doing so thats a criminal offense the native dubliner has been fighting the paragraph and islands constitution for years. He things that should have been removed a long time ago. Its a mediaval crime its been added into our constitution in nineteen thirty seven when i was a very catholic country. And it was programmed into our laws just ten years ago so its a mess for any number of reasons and the sooner that we get rid of it the better. But since the law was implemented no one has ever been convicted of blasphemy even the Catholic Church called the law or data. An audience church in dublin sees one simple reason for that. Theres no need for such a goal god doesnt need to. God is not mocked. Not everyone agrees. The Islamic Cultural Center things throwing out the blasphemy class will threaten the freedom of all irish people. We have a wide diversity of various communities residing in. This kind of. Reference in our legislation is not to defend religion but it is to defend respect among people of all face and people of no face still it looks likely that my conviction and his group will finally get their way recent polls show that just twenty percent of likely voters i favor of keeping audience blasphemy law. For more lets bring in religious Affairs Analyst martin gak who joins us here in the studio good morning martin good morning auntie blasphemy laws this really sounds like a thing of the past is this just an irish phenomenon no its not actually its not a thing of the past at all i mean its something that you see across Europe Germany has article hundred sixty six in the constitution and in their criminal code denmark has blasphemy laws italy has blasphemy laws. The constitutional provision in debate. In famously i mean over the last twenty four or forty eight hour words the European Court of human rights has actually justified austria which had actually find a woman for political activists from the far right for insulting prophet mohammad under the provisions of a glossary law and also to add to that we know that the british comedian stephen fry he gave an irish interview a few years back it got him reported to police for blasphemy we actually have a clip of that interview so id like to play it and then get your reaction after. Suppose its all true and you walk up to the pearly gates and you are confronted by god what will stephen fry say to him or it i will basically that is the odyssey i think of cancer in children of the. Day how dare you create a world in which there is such misery that is not of old. In the end police dropping the investigation into that statement there but martin i mean ultimately though who decides or who is to decide what is blasphemy. Actually very interesting because its a very old philosophical argument would produce evil and this was considered to be actually an extremely offensive argument people were burned and were excommunicated for it and it took a lot of blood and a lot of political Political Movement structurally the possibility of saying things that religious sensibilities could find offensive the problem the moment that youre actually into that to retirees what youre actually suggesting is that the state should be in the business of deciding what is religiously appropriate and religiously not or turn state authority to religious oath or isnt this of course something that most a monk receives would never find acceptable. We are in a very particular situation because the new arrival to this discussion in europe is islam which has actually very strong positions as to what constituted respect and like with respect and what sort of the Political Force of that is so i think that these are only elements that are people are trying to balance those question in ireland its actually discussion that hes quite elated how do you think that the referendum today will end up is this now the beginning of the end for this blasphemy law. You know what the polls are showing that the century yes removing this provision from the constitution is the one that hes head and in fact that would follow the trend of irish secularization of the last twenty years but then even if this is the case i think the question about blasphemy in the public sphere and as to whether europe us hall will take the position that were not allowed to say things that insult people its really just sensibilities its very much with us and its very much here to state i want to talk a little bit more about it and i think that you alluded to we mentioned it in the piece the Catholic Church in ireland is not a fan of the law but we have the Islamic Community by and large generally speaking a fan of it very many you make of that well i mean this is actually something that has been brewing for. Many many years actually gulf states were very much involved in the made nots two thousand and three two thousand and four in trying to convince european governments of actually both enforcing blasphemy laws particularly to protect muslim religious sensibilities the issue here is that we cannot have a double standard structure for adjudicating the way in which we permit ourselves to talk in public if were going to be allowed to say things about the christian god then we should also be allowed to talk about other theological position or legist if theres correspondent Martin Jacques ahead of this pope thank you so much. Well now to ethiopia where the parliament has sworn in the countrys first female president so how that works out today is africas only current female head of states the unanimous vote in favor of her comes just days after ethiopian lawmakers approved one of the worlds few gender balance cabinets with women making up a full fifty percent of ministers reformers are hoping that the changes at the top will help the country build a more equal and more prosperous society. Ethiopias first female president gets an enthusiastic welcome from members of parliament. Today is an experienced diplomat shes expected to serve two six year terms as head of state for the east african country home to the continents second biggest population its a largely ceremonial post but the new president wants to use it to champion gender equality she believes its the key to the countrys future prosperity one may not see it what you are in my presidency my main focus will be to maintain peace by mobilizing the women of. Peace loving men and all the peaceful peoples of the world. Earlier this month ethiopias Prime Minister abi ahmed appointed a new cabinet half its members a women female ministers now oversee the crucial defense trade and industry portfolios its a fundamental change for impoverished ethiopia where Domestic Violence remains widespread and polygamy persists in some areas and activists say will take more than just changes at the top to bring about some more equal society womens political participation to me as well as beyond a cabinet positions its participation at all levels and the participation of women who have never been in politics before women as voters women as candidates women as members of Civil Society and opinion makers women in media all of this works towards womens meaningful womens political participation ethiopians are hoping their new look leaders like newly sworn in president s day can lay the foundations for political reform and a brighter future. Tennis news now and the w t a finals in singapore which sees the years best players take to the court outstanding performances from carolynn a place called for and alina sit on lena in thursday on thursday saw them secure their spots in the semifinals of the season ending tournament but that meant defending champion Caroline Wozniacki went out carol leave her place made light work of petrak of it over after winning the first set six three. Continue to control the match it took the second set six for staying calm and focused help to record a first ever win over her check in patriot. The world number eight booked her similarly final spot for the second year in a row. She says of. The match between a lead is fit to lead and defending w t a finals champion Caroline Wozniacki down to the y. After stitch alina battled back to win the second set and with the momentum on the twenty four year old ukrainian side she held on to take the final six six three and book her place in this weekend semifinal. Bit to leno will find out who her opponent will be on friday. First is here with more days were talking earnings especially from the tech sector as riots and cooling growth actually knocked up to one hundred billion dollars off amazon and google is market capitalization in after hours trading on thursday as investors fear their strong runs could own revenue could end soon and thats despite imus and posting its best ever quarterly profits and as income of two point nine billion dollars represents a ten fold increase over the same period last year the figures were both stood by the Amazon Web Services subsidiary of the same time as an outlook for the crucial Fourth Quarter which includes christmas retail sales fell short of expectations. Will be on to another internet giant alphabet the Parent Company of google it says fell as much as five percent for its disappointing Third Quarter earnings the companys twenty seven point two billion dollar revenue all failed to meet markets expectations googles advertising business was slower than expected from july to september while its costs were on the rise the internet giant is paying more to the Distribution Partners of its Search Engine smartphone makers like apple that means it now has to generate even more revenues. Formants business. Well google has also come under fire for giving a nine hundred Million Dollars severance package to a Senior Management figure was forced to resign for Sexual Misconduct in response to the criticism google received the company is said it fired forty eight people for Sexual Harassment in the last two years alone among them thirteen senior managers. We stay in the tech sector where Ride Sharing Company suffered a defeat in spain on thursday in a close vote the Spanish Parliament set a ratio of right sharing vehicles to traditional taxis in spanish cities and gave more favor to traditional taxis but Companies Like google say there is a silver lining. Celebrations erupt even a tear of joy is shared taxi drivers gathered outside Spains Parliament as the vote was brought to the floor. Spanish lawmakers gave the kevin what they had waited for a resolution regulating based right hailing services in four years time only one right hailing the call will be permitted thirty taxis. Oh i. See that there is a date the first stone has been laid and from now on to get there we will begin to build the foundations of the taxi service that nobody will knock down in any court of law. Died of any group because of the new law comes close to a cease fire agreement spain has proven to be a fraught market for the sharing economy with regulators often backing traditional businesses still the disrupters keep trying their luck with the priest says is that over the next four years nothing can be done right helling services cannot be touched and therefore we have four years over which we can work peacefully in addition to the exit. Mention provided by the ministry of transport so its good news because above all jobs are being protected. Issuing new licenses will be left to local authorities will ultimately be responsible for integrating internet platforms like air b. N. B. Into spains economy. Brazil has one of the most generous Pension Systems in the world citizens retire at the age of fifty five on average thats why pensions especially those in the Public Sector account for about a third of all Government Spending but as demographics change of the baby boomer generation retires the country is heading for insolvency and debt crises spending cuts seem inevitable and have become a hot topic in sundays president ial election run off the w. s of failure harms a road to reports. Rush hour in sao paolo in brazil is big a city many people work far more than eight hours per day some start at a very early age so they can retire at fifty five and then continue to earn seventy percent of their final salary for the rest of their lives for decades thats been the norm in brazil. Its what says that was hoping for after working as a teacher for more than thirty years an accident before retirement led to her salary being cut now the sixty three year old gets less than the minimum wage and now i have no money no its inhumane to have to live on a minimum salary everything is getting more expensive with inflation and all that and people keep on getting a salary which i want to live on happiness so its very difficult. With less than two hundred dollars a month she can barely afford more than her rent and although she bolsters her income by selling handicrafts she feels desperate about the future. Daily they i have no idea what to do i have faith in god that he will open up doors for me but i really dont know its very sad now they have they. Didnt just. Life expectancy is increasing in the country its a demographic change thats leading to fewer younger workers supporting more retirees in addition to the recent years of limited or negative growth and the very generous pensions granted to the Public Employees present is rapidly heading to a point where it was no longer be able to meet its pension obligations in twenty seventeen the government ran up a deficit of more than sixty billion dollars in order to cover pensions despite this unsustainability an overhaul of the Pension System is politically difficult to achieve. Their government and. Remembers that brawl only when there is no crush of a loved one. And not because you have a group sees things in order to people feel more secure more comfortable we were in season. And so all the time that the cry the reform always the scene this is so cutting spending hours not. Better therapy. The issue of pension reform is complex and controversial and neither of the president ial candidates facing off in this sundays election runoff have clearly addressed it however its one of the most urgent challenges the newly elected congress will face in twenty nineteen. Reporting before i let you go with a look at australia where two male penguins are doing double duty as dads magic and spent noticed as a same sex couple by. Workers they were first given a trial dummy eggs to nurture then staff and trust that the pair with a real egg last month they both do took turns warming the nest justice heterosexual penguins would do. Say they dont and dads appear overjoyed to welcome their yet to be named little shake into their lives. Through all your news here is a little recap of what we are following you at the moment u. S. Investigators are hunting for the source of a series of mail bombs and focus again on the Postal Center in miami they believe several of the devices may have been processed that police have now reported ten unexploded pipe bombs sent to critics of president donald trump. And japanese. Prime minister shinzo is in china on a visit billed as a historic turning point between the east asian rivals obviously chinese leaders say theyre working to build trust and cooperation in areas like trade on security. And. Funky gone. Through see a doctor in midfield and thomas in a me as i work on. Teams come six hours has much to do with these impressive fighting spears. He tells us how he managed to control his temper am speaks of the troubling diagnosis he was given as a treatment. Country International Talk show for journalists the topic of the week. 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