FRANCE24 — broadcast 20260806 200000 UTC 422 transcript segments Google Cloud Speech-to-Text API (Chirp) + Gemini 2.5 Flash Non-Thinking Data courtesy of The GDELT Project (https://www.gdeltproject.org/), from the Internet Archive TV News Archive. Machine transcription. Treat it as a searchable index of what was broadcast, not a verbatim quotation record. [00:00:00] to see on France [00:00:01] 24. [00:00:06] Back to the essentials on France 24, while UEFA maintains the [00:00:10] boycott of the World Cup despite the abandonment of Jen [00:00:13] Infantino's project to open FIFA to private investors, the African [00:00:17] confederation unanimously reaffirmed its support for the president of [00:00:20] the institution this evening. [00:00:22] The Yemeni government is threatening retaliatory tools after the attacks carried out against [00:00:26] Yemeni soldiers, there were [00:00:29] In Aude, the fire started from 58 dead, the rebels. denounce the increased support of Saudi Arabia for government [00:00:32] forces. [00:00:35] Two dead near Damascus. A bomb exploded in a bus in a town near the Syrian [00:00:39] capital, report to follow from Dana Alboze. [00:00:57] The crisis at FIFA is endless, no matter the excuses. presented by [00:01:00] the body after the project, since abandoned, by Johnny [00:01:03] Infantino to open up to private entities, UEFA [00:01:07] is still boycotting the World Cups. Nicolas [00:01:11] released by the Syrian Ministry of Chamontin. The FIFA management's apologies [00:01:14] do nothing, UEFA assures that the boycott of the World [00:01:17] Cups is still in effect. The UEFA member federations [00:01:21] were very clear about the conditions related to their non-participation in FIFA [00:01:25] competitions. These conditions have not been met. In addition to the abandonment [00:01:29] of the... commercial company project of FIFA decided on Friday, [00:01:33] the European football body demands assurances that such [00:01:36] an idea will never see the light of day, UEFA reaffirms having [00:01:40] lost confidence in Jen Infantino. Wednesday [00:01:43] evening, the head of world football received the full support of his management, [00:01:47] ground images, researchers from gathered in Morocco for a crisis meeting. In a [00:01:50] press release, FIFA apologized after the [00:01:54] controversy over opening up to private investors, a [00:01:57] project that leaked to the press without the football stakeholders being [00:02:00] informed. This Thursday, the South American confederation [00:02:04] Conmebol, although reputed to be close to Infantino, has in turn [00:02:07] denounced the president's methods. The Conmebol [00:02:11] council unanimously expresses its concern about [00:02:14] repeated unilateral actions, adopted without resorting [00:02:17] to dialogue or the institutional mechanism provided for the handling [00:02:21] of this type of situation. [00:02:23] Apparently, immovable a few weeks ago, Jeannin Fantino [00:02:26] seems more vulnerable than ever, the one who leads. FIFA [00:02:30] for a decade still hopes to be re-elected next [00:02:33] March thanks to the support of many federations in Africa and the [00:02:37] Middle East [00:02:41] that concentrates the major part of and precisely, without surprise, at the end of the executive committee it held, the African Football Confederation [00:02:45] reiterated unanimously its support for [00:02:50] today 76% of Johnny Infantino. So this decision by UEFA, whatever happens, to boycott [00:02:52] the World Cups could have [00:02:55] natural gas that is emitted during serious consequences, as explained by Nicolasmartov and the Asofoot [00:02:58] journalists. [00:03:00] We are in pure capitalism, in fact, on one side you have Infantino's financial logic [00:03:04] of always more money no matter the cost, and on the other side you have UEFA which is on a marketing [00:03:07] logic, marketing, we will protect the product, give it value, [00:03:11] protect what it represents in order to continue little by [00:03:14] little to generate profits. UEFA knows perfectly [00:03:18] how to do this with, for example, the Champions League, but the [00:03:21] essential fact is that he doesn't even need to call for a boycott from other [00:03:25] confederations. If UEFA doesn't go to the World Cup, no one will [00:03:29] want [00:03:36] use it in industries, in to go. That's why he's backing down, as [00:03:40] he felt obliged to, just as he had to back down [00:03:43] at one point on the idea of a World Cup every 2 years because [00:03:46] named Hankuang. The goal of UEFA was opposed. He has an economic heart, he is in some way a victim [00:03:49] of a boomerang effect of his purely [00:03:51] much reduced impact because it uses economic logic. Money is currently in Europe, and the other [00:03:55] confederations will never go against [00:03:57] that they are not clean due to that. At least 58 dead in the ranks of [00:04:00] Yemeni forces, drone and missile attacks claimed by the Houthis, the [00:04:04] rebels denounce a strengthening of Yemeni troops supported by Saudi [00:04:08] Arabia, the government of Yemen is threatening [00:04:11] retaliation, Lohic [00:04:15] its support for the president of Chalavon, after several attacks in the Red Sea against Saudi tankers, the [00:04:19] Houthis are striking this time on solid ground, a direct [00:04:22] response according to them to the increased support from Saudi Arabia to [00:04:27] significant, our editorial staff identified Yemeni governmental forces for several weeks. [00:04:33] This operation allowed us to kill and wound many Saudi mercenaries, [00:04:37] to destroy and burn a large number of camps and weapons depots of [00:04:41] the Saudi enemy in the east of the [00:04:42] country, [00:04:45] as well as to destroy a large number of military vehicles stationed in the [00:04:49] camps. [00:04:54] According to an anonymous military source, Houthi drones and missiles struck [00:04:57] several military camps in the province of Marib, in the center of the [00:05:00] country, and that of Hadramout near the border with [00:05:03] Saudi Arabia. This is the deadliest toll since [00:05:07] 2022 between the two camps. Since 2014, a proxy war [00:05:11] has taken place in Yemen between the rebels. [00:05:42] cautious towards our country and our people, he will have to [00:05:46] bear the consequences of any [00:05:48] escalation. [00:05:50] Saudi Arabia has not yet reacted to this new [00:05:53] attack. The Yemeni government, recognized by the international [00:05:57] community, announced that it would retaliate at the right time and [00:06:01] place. [00:06:03] An initial report indicates two dead and 13 injured, a bomb exploded [00:06:07] in Jaramana, southeast of Damascus, the Syrian [00:06:10] capital. We find Dana Alboze, France [00:06:14] 24 correspondent, good evening Dana, what is the latest information you [00:06:18] have? According to our latest report [00:06:24] Health, two people died and 14 others were [00:06:27] injured in an explosion this evening in Jaramana in [00:06:31] the southeastern suburb of Damascus. The explosion occurred in [00:06:35] the middle of Jaramana's main artery, it is a very [00:06:39] busy road, it targeted a small passenger shuttle. [00:06:42] which was completely destroyed according to our [00:06:45] information. The injured were evacuated to two [00:06:49] hospitals, in Damascus and Jaramana, and according to a [00:06:52] local source, most of the injuries would be light, but [00:06:55] this information remains preliminary and the toll could [00:06:58] worsen. The authorities have established a [00:07:02] security perimeter around the area and there was concern [00:07:05] among the inhabitants of Jaramana, Jaramana is [00:07:09] only a few kilometers southeast of. the city [00:07:13] uh also has a significant [00:07:15] Druze population but also inhabitants from different [00:07:19] communities. At this stage, no party has [00:07:22] officially claimed this attack, nor have the authorities [00:07:26] communicated on the exact nature of this explosion, [00:07:30] but of course this incident occurs while Syria has experienced [00:07:33] several explosions in Damascus and uh in its [00:07:37] surroundings in recent months and even recent [00:07:40] weeks, I remind you that at the beginning of... July, during the visit of French [00:07:44] President Emmanuel Macron, two explosions occurred [00:07:48] in Damascus. In these different cases, explosive devices [00:07:52] had been mentioned, and this new explosion [00:07:55] occurs in a context, I can say, of security [00:07:58] challenges for the new Syrian authorities, [00:08:01] Syrian authorities who must notably face the persistence of attacks [00:08:05] and security incidents targeting urban areas. Dannel [00:08:08] boss from Damascus for France 24. [00:08:12] Thank you. It's a ritual since 1984. [00:08:16] Taiwan has started its annual military exercises. They are expected to last 10 [00:08:19] days. The island, which increased its defense spending under pressure from the [00:08:23] United States, is conducting large-scale maneuvers in preparation for [00:08:26] a possible Chinese invasion. China does not hide its [00:08:29] ambition to acquire what it considers to be one of its provinces. Louquissi is [00:08:33] there. [00:08:36] In the streets of Taipei, armored maneuvers and on board, [00:08:40] the president. [00:08:43] with bulletproof vests and helmets, it's an exercise [00:08:46] to evacuate the Taiwanese head of state from his office to a [00:08:49] secret base with his minister of defense. For [00:08:53] 10 days, the island lives to the rhythm of these military exercises [00:08:59] the operation is to verify the speed of reaction if China [00:09:02] tried to paralyze command centers, but also [00:09:06] logistics such as ports or military industrial [00:09:09] sites. [00:09:11] Our forces are. trained for combat against the enemy threat, this shows [00:09:15] our preparation, strengthens our operational capabilities, our [00:09:19] defense and our high-level combat readiness, our power [00:09:22] will deter any enemy aggression, preserve national security and [00:09:26] regional stability, [00:09:29] a stability undermined by Beijing, China threatens [00:09:32] to invade Taiwan, which it considers to be part of its [00:09:35] territory, to carry out what it calls [00:09:38] reunification, Sijin Ping does not rule out using force. [00:09:43] "the deterrence offered by American support to the island is diminished by [00:09:47] Donald Trump's unpredictability. After his visit to [00:09:51] Beijing in May, the American president showed conciliation [00:09:54] with the Chinese number 1. Taiwan is now [00:09:57] awaiting validation by the American Congress of an arms sale of [00:10:01] 14 billion dollars, it is currently on hold by the [00:10:04] Trump administration. [00:10:08] The fire is contained, the situation is favorable in the Aude prefecture [00:10:12] in the south of France, a road accident caused a fire in the Corbières [00:10:16] massif, the same massif where last year the flames devoured [00:10:19] 11,000 hectares of vegetation. [00:10:21] Alexandre. [00:10:25] The flames spread at a lightning speed, pushed [00:10:28] by the Tramontane at 30 km/h, [00:10:32] the fire devours the vegetation. [00:10:35] Facing the blaze, 250 firefighters deployed [00:10:39] along this limestone massif, [00:10:42] quickly reinforced by 10 aerial means, including two [00:10:45] Dash, four Canadairs and a water bomber [00:10:49] helicopter. [00:10:54] the... [00:11:25] population of 1500 inhabitants, all watching the progression of the [00:11:28] flames, I was called by the [00:11:31] family who told me that La Roque Longue was burning and [00:11:35] well, being from the village, I rushed home from work and [00:11:39] worried, there it is, La Roque Longue, the landscape near the [00:11:42] village, a few minutes ago these [00:11:46] images reached us of the first burnt landscapes, but it's [00:11:49] always heartbreaking because obviously nature going [00:11:53] up in smoke is always... [00:11:56] completely traumatic, a vehicle that caught fire following a [00:11:59] road accident is believed to be the cause of this fire, the vines [00:12:03] in the path of the fire could act as a barrier [00:12:07] this evening, [00:12:09] this is the straw that could break the camel's back, the city of Annecy wants to limit the [00:12:13] number of boats rented by private companies, but the announcement [00:12:16] is not well received by tourism professionals (theolar [00:12:19] roche) [00:12:22] on Lake Annecy more and more boats and it has become [00:12:25] overcrowded with a parade of customers on the pontoons who come to [00:12:29] enjoy these small boats rented by private companies, be [00:12:32] careful to turn off your engine when you go swimming and there is always one person who stays in [00:12:36] the boat. At the end of July, the town hall issued a decree, now [00:12:40] prohibiting the rental of boats from public pontoons, a big [00:12:43] disappointment for this professional. It's a bit [00:12:46] complicated because we, for the season, we had [00:12:49] what we could call an administrative loophole that allowed [00:12:53] us to rent like that, and now in the middle of... even though we had to make [00:12:56] investments because we had the right to do that, it has somewhat, somewhat cut [00:13:00] the grass under our feet without dialogue. In one year, [00:13:03] these private boat rentals have almost doubled according to the town hall, there [00:13:07] are other places for professionals, but this one has [00:13:11] trouble hiding his bitterness, we set up a [00:13:13] company, they are amortized, salaries finally come in [00:13:17] from it, and now he wants to take away our work, according to the town hall, [00:13:20] this commercial activity hinders the circulation of bicycles and [00:13:23] pedestrians. It occupies the launching ramps used by sailing [00:13:27] clubs and threatens wildlife and flora, this decree, it comes [00:13:31] to put a stop to practices that are not regulated, it comes to put a [00:13:34] stop to the passive use of these pontoons on which one [00:13:38] can stay, one could stay indefinitely parked. For now, the [00:13:41] town hall is focusing on prevention, as soon [00:13:44] as the prohibition signs are installed in a few days, offenders [00:13:48] will face a 150 euro [00:13:50] fine. [00:13:52] We'll meet again in about fifteen minutes. [00:14:08] Did you know that transportation is the second largest emitter of greenhouse gases [00:14:11] in the world, that electric cars pollute up to [00:14:15] three times less than their thermal cousins over their entire [00:14:19] lifespan, but [00:14:22] the extraction and refining of minerals present in their [00:14:25] batteries? Hello and welcome to Plan B. [00:14:29] The economy otherwise. The electric car is booming, China [00:14:33] is the world champion, all categories, for the purchase of [00:14:36] vehicles, the production of batteries and the refining of [00:14:39] rare metals. Behind, Europe plays the green [00:14:42] card of equipment repair, starting with [00:14:46] batteries, for example, Revolte, a unique [00:14:49] i-garage in France. [00:14:53] To make it last rather than replace. This is Jeremy's motto, [00:14:57] co-founder of this unique garage in France, already more than [00:15:00] 3000 cars repaired on the odometer, electric or [00:15:04] plug-in hybrid. When a battery starts to fail, so it's out of warranty, [00:15:07] uh, it's true that there are several options, it's to go to the manufacturer who will [00:15:11] offer a complete battery replacement and by coming to us we will be able to repair [00:15:14] just the part, whether it's an electronic failure or a cell failure [00:15:18] in that battery, both. First difficulty for the e-mechanics: [00:15:22] opening the battery, some, like on this Tesla Model [00:15:26] S, are glued instead of being welded, cheaper to [00:15:28] manufacture, but less repairable. Another [00:15:31] difficulty, access to spare parts. For some [00:15:35] batteries, some manufacturers consider it to be the smallest part, meaning. that there are no parts available [00:15:38] in the battery pack so they can't even supply them, we use used parts [00:15:42] inside and we recondition them when needed or else [00:15:46] sometimes we even have to reprogram them to be able to reuse them in other batteries. [00:15:50] Be inventive and competitive, with [00:15:52] experience, this e-garage has developed in-house procedures, [00:15:56] resulting in controlled labor times and bills up to [00:16:00] 10 times lower than those of dealerships. Clients [00:16:03] flock, Thierry traveled 220 km. [00:16:06] following... a breakdown, we took it to the Hyundai [00:16:09] dealership who gave us an appointment after 3 [00:16:13] weeks to tell us that the engine was [00:16:16] dead, first bad news, second bad news that it would cost 1300 euros for [00:16:19] repairs because we were replacing the whole block and not repairing anything, [00:16:22] so we came here because well, here they will try to repair it and we [00:16:26] were quoted a much more reasonable price of 2000 €. [00:16:30] To cope with demand, e-garage has already opened two [00:16:33] branches near Paris and Rennes, with development focusing on [00:16:37] sharing skills through the creation of the Revolte [00:16:40] academy, a school open to professionals. The first few months were [00:16:44] only for our own mechanics, and then after 6 months [00:16:47] we had requests from external mechanics who told us: I want to [00:16:51] participate in your training, I want to train [00:16:55] alongside you. 300 professionals have already passed through this workshop, candidates [00:16:58] have a choice of 20 modules, starting with [00:17:01] de-energizing a vehicle, a sine qua non condition for working [00:17:05] on it. Well, good luck. Thank you, and yes, be [00:17:09] careful, Simon is already a mechanic but [00:17:11] not for electric cars, the mechanic's job is no longer [00:17:15] what it used to be, you really have to forget what people learned even 20 years [00:17:19] ago, it's not the same thing anymore and now it's true that if you're not a computer scientist, [00:17:23] there's no point in doing mechanics. Simon's objective is to join the [00:17:27] Revolte network via the connected garage subscription, [00:17:30] an online toolbox costing 175 to 300 [00:17:34] € per month to be armed against the most common [00:17:37] breakdowns, if I am able to do it, I intervene, if I have [00:17:40] doubts or if it requires [00:17:44] additional diagnosis, we discuss with Revolte, if the vehicle needs to be brought [00:17:47] here, we organize it and then ensure that the client [00:17:50] leaves with their vehicle running, for complex breakdowns, [00:17:54] Revolte keeps control but shares the profit on the rest, which does not [00:17:58] harm its turnover, nearly 11 million electric [00:18:01] or plug-in hybrid vehicles are expected to circulate in France by [00:18:04] 2030. [00:18:13] Knowing how to repair batteries is important, it is the battery [00:18:18] the environmental impact of electric cars, to produce it, you need [00:18:22] a lot of minerals, cobalt, lithium, manganese, [00:18:27] the world's battery production capacity is concentrated in China, making [00:18:31] the battery last longer reduces its environmental impact, it means producing [00:18:35] less and keeping all these metals as much as possible [00:18:39] in the circuit without necessarily going through recycling. Will we move towards more [00:18:43] repairable batteries? Chinese batteries and Chinese [00:18:45] cars are produced with a desire to reduce [00:18:49] production costs. Today there are more and more practices [00:18:53] that make batteries irreparable or less [00:18:57] repairable and so we will be tempted to replace the entire [00:19:01] battery, which costs extremely much since it is 30 to [00:19:05] 40% of the value of a new electric car, [00:19:08] ultimately we almost end up with cars that could become disposable [00:19:12] cars, we will change the car because in fact changing the battery is not profitable, [00:19:16] electric is cleaner than thermal, its production [00:19:19] is more polluting than the production of a thermal car, [00:19:23] on the other hand when it drives so in its usage phase, it has a [00:19:29] electricity, so it obviously depends on the source of [00:19:32] electrical energy, in France it has a rather decarbonized energy, so [00:19:36] from a uh... carbon emission and climate [00:19:39] change point of view, it's an eminently [00:19:42] positive change. Before we leave, a quick practical guide to make [00:19:45] your electric car last: never let your battery drop below [00:19:49] 20%. If you charge it to full, drive immediately, it's [00:19:53] recommended, ease off on fast charges, they wear out the [00:19:56] cells, also go easy on the road, ideal speed 110 [00:20:00] km/h and if possible, do not park your car in the sun, [00:20:03] especially while charging. End of this broadcast, all our episodes... [00:20:07] on the France 24 website, Facebook and on my LinkedIn and [00:20:11] Instagram pages, take care, [00:20:30] several videos like this one were shot at the end of January and beginning of [00:20:34] February in southern Syria. [00:20:37] Syrian farmers claim that Israeli planes like [00:20:40] this one sprayed herbicides on their [00:20:44] crops. These planes were all seen above the buffer [00:20:48] zone that separates Syria. and the Golan Heights, which [00:20:52] is occupied by Israel. This buffer zone is supposed to be [00:20:55] demilitarized, but since the fall of Bashar al-Assad at the end of [00:20:59] 2024, the Israeli army, and even [00:21:02] beyond, military bases. [00:21:15] 2026. [00:21:18] That's what I want. [00:22:20] others believe that Israel is trying to extend its control over [00:22:24] cross-border areas, [00:22:26] on the Syrian side, satellite images show affected areas, [00:22:29] for example near the village of [00:22:32] Kodena. By combining satellite images and [00:22:37] the NGO Paxford Piece were able to assess the affected area in [00:22:41] Syria. [00:22:44] And compare this with the day before, the week before there was [00:22:48] sprayed and with the week after it was. spread and we could follow this [00:22:51] line of affected vegetation for [00:22:55] roughly 55 kilometers from the south to the [00:22:58] north in the golon heights, rough estimate is between 6 and [00:23:02] 10 square kilometers of area was sprayed with herbicides [00:23:05] which is roughly twice the size of central park in [00:23:09] New York to compare it with. what Israel effectively has been doing is creating a [00:23:13] dead zone on the borders with Syria and Leononon, allegedly for security [00:23:16] reasons. [00:23:21] Here is Venezuela seen by satellite at night. In [00:23:25] the northwest, the bright spots correspond to several large cities including [00:23:29] the capital, Caracas, but to the east, this [00:23:32] large luminous patch shows something else. [00:23:35] This is the light emitted by gas flaring in the state [00:23:39] of Monagas. Flaring is the act of burning [00:23:45] oil extraction, but without valuing it. [00:23:49] This gas is therefore. wasted and this represents a loss of revenue [00:23:53] for Venezuela, in addition to being a harmful practice for [00:23:56] the environment and health. This situation is explained [00:23:59] notably by a lack of investment in equipment, according to a former [00:24:03] PDVSA official, the Venezuelan state oil [00:24:05] company. [00:24:14] They need some equipment to take it, to [00:24:17] store it, clean it, separate it. from the gases, [00:24:21] etc. if you can collect it well, you can [00:24:26] homes, you also use it to inject it [00:24:30] into oil wells because that increases the pressure of the well, [00:24:33] after we left the company in 2003 the [00:24:37] company began to technically decline, they didn't [00:24:41] invest in collecting the gas, in [00:24:43] fact if you can't process it you have to burn it, the [00:24:47] problem is that now there is very little information about Petróleos de [00:24:50] Venezuela, it could be that 50% is being [00:24:53] burned, that's an estimate I'm making, and if the gas [00:24:57] has to be burned, it's because otherwise there's a risk of [00:25:00] explosion. If we consider the total volume of gas burned, [00:25:03] Venezuela is the 5th largest country in terms of flaring, but it is the [00:25:07] second largest in the world in terms of volume of gas flared per barrel of oil [00:25:10] extracted. In the Venezuelan state of Monagas, where [00:25:14] flaring is particularly [00:25:17] more than 40 flares in 2025. like [00:25:20] this one, [00:25:23] our observer Vitarin, the capital of this state, El [00:25:26] Mechurrio is characteristic, it's a [00:25:30] torch, imagine the sound of a 2-meter [00:25:34] diameter [00:25:35] burner, [00:25:39] in the day what you see are just the flames, [00:25:42] but at night there is a yellow glow in the sky and those are the [00:25:46] flares that are 30 km from here, what you are seeing from afar is [00:26:02] lifting a certain number of sanctions, this could allow the modernization of the [00:26:06] sector and a reduction in flaring. In [00:26:09] 2024, flaring worldwide would have generated 389 [00:26:13] million tons of CO2 equivalent, beyond the climatic impact, the [00:26:17] health of the inhabitants may be affected, there is among other things an increased [00:26:21] risk of respiratory [00:26:22] pathology. [00:26:26] If you have witnessed a situation, if you have [00:26:29] images, do not hesitate to send them to us, especially on our [00:26:33] whatsapp number, all our contacts are on the screen, see [00:26:35] you soon. [00:26:39] Every year, Thailand organizes a unique event in the world, the [00:26:43] terrible lottery of military service, young men [00:26:46] who draw a red card are automatically incorporated for 2 [00:26:50] years, [00:26:56] between disappointment and relief, this ritual masks a real [00:26:59] social injustice. [00:30:03] Back to the essential on France 24, while UEFA maintains [00:30:07] the boycott of the World Cup, despite the failure of Gianni [00:30:11] Infantino's project to open FIFA to private investors, the African [00:30:14] confederation unanimously reaffirmed [00:30:18] the body tonight. [00:30:20] The Yemeni government threatens tools of retaliation after attacks against [00:30:24] Yemeni soldiers. There were 58 dead. The rebels [00:30:27] denounce Saudi Arabia's increased support for government [00:30:30] forces. [00:30:33] Two dead near Damascus, a bomb exploded in a bus in a city near the [00:30:37] Syrian capital, a report to follow from Dana Alboz. [00:30:54] The crisis at FIFA is not over, whatever apologies the body [00:30:58] presented after the...