Erstellt am: 5. 6. 2013 - 14:37 Uhr

The downward spiral in Syria

Reality Check: Syria, fair taxes, flooding in Austria, China-EU trade wars, 90 years Jungbrunnen Verlag

In Syria, it has been confirmed today that government troops have re-taken the key town Qusair, near the border with Lebanon.

Rebel leaders say the Syrian regime is being supported by thousands of fighters from Hezbollah, who have come over from Lebanan and the Lebanese government is doing nothing to stop them. The rebels now say they are prepared to take their battle over the border into Lebanon to tackle the Hezbollah fighters.

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French Foreign Minister, Laurent Fabius, says "there is not doubt that it is the regime and its accomplices" who carried out sarin gas attacks in Syria

Meanwhile, France says it has hard evidence that the government has used chemical weapons as a part of their campaign, which crosses the "red line" set out be the United States.

Paul Rogers looks at the latest developments and their significance.

Fair taxation for a prosperous state

James Henry of the SAG Harbor Group and Chairman of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice explains why a fair tax system is the basis for a successful economy.

Flooding in Austria

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Large parts of Austria remain underwater as the flooding crisis continues.

Ulrich Eichelmann - a nature conservationist and a spokesman for the NGO "River Watch" explains to Gennie Johnson how human intervention increases or decreases danger of flooding, and stresses the importance of giving rivers space.

China-EU trade wars

Jörg Winter in Beijing reports on the one-upmanship in the trade war between China and the EU, which has moved from solar panels to wine dumping.

90 years of the Jungbrunnen Verlag

Hildegard Gärtner of the Jungbrunnen Verlag talks to Joanna Bostock on the 90th anniversary of the iconic publishing house.

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