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KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN ANCHOR: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong, and welcome to News Stream.

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LU STOUT: Silencing the propaganda, South Korea turns off its loudspeakers on the border with North Korea ahead of historic talks. Official state

visit, the French President is on his way to the White House, but is the there any chance Macron and Trump will see eye to eye Iran, or climate

change? And beautiful girls wanted, Chinese firms are facing criticism over job postings that discriminate against women.

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LU STOUT: South Korea is making final preparations for Friday's historic summit with the North. And Donald Trump is positioning himself ahead of

his own talks of Kim Jong-un. The Wall Street Journal reports that Mr. Trump is going to ask the North Korean leader to act quickly to dismantle

his nuclear arsenal. Otherwise Mr. Trump will reportedly say sanctions won't be lifted.

And meanwhile, President Trump is hosting an official state visit, his first since taking office. Hours from now, he will welcome French

President Emmanuel Macron to Washington later in the week to hold meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as he decides whether or not to

withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.

But on the Korean Peninsula right now, the President of South Korea Moon Jae-in is laying the groundwork for his upcoming meeting with Kim Jong-un.

It happens on Friday inside the demilitarized zone.

And to create a more peaceful environment, South Korea says it is turning off its loudspeakers that have been blasting propaganda, and K-pop across

the border.

Let's bring in Ivan Watson, and he joins us now live from Seoul. And, Ivan, what about these loudspeakers at the DMZ, how significant is it that

Seoul decided to press mute on this loud, endless blast of K-pop and propaganda?

IVAN WATSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, I think it's another example of both sides making these gestures of goodwill, and that's how the

defense ministry here explained it. They said that this was to help, you know, create a good environment going into the summit, which is going to

take place on Friday.

We're now in the home stretch where both Koreas are preparing for what could be an historic meeting. The first ever between South Korea's

President Moon Jae-in, and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

So there quite literally going to be holding rehearsals for the next three days in that Panmunjom compound along the demilitarized zone where the

final meeting will take place on Friday between these two leaders.

And turning off those loudspeakers is another indication of that goodwill. The South Korean government has been overjoyed with the decision by North

Korea over the weekend to suspend nuclear tests, and long-range missile launches.

Take a listen to this excerpt from a statement that the South Korean Foreign Ministry -- Foreign Minister made, which was released on social

media. Just take a listen to hear the tone coming from right now.

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KANG KYUNG-WHA, SOUTH KOREAN FOREIGN MINISTER: President Moon Jae-in of the South will greet Chairman Kim Jong-un of the North for a day-long

meeting in the south side of the Truce Village of Panmunjom.

It will be the first time in the 70 years of division of the Peninsula for the top leader of the North to set foot south of the Military Demarcation

Line, and it is the only third summit between the two sides, the first in 2000, and the second in 2007.

Further more, a first ever summit meeting between the United States and North Korea is also in the making. These are truly historic events that

could bring about a lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula which has been the ardent dream of the Korean people.

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WATSON: And President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said that, quote, we stand at the crossroads of denuclearization. So there's a great deal of

optimism going into this week, certainly on the part of his administration. Kristie.

LU STOUT: Yes, ahead of those big historic talks on Friday, a lot of groundwork be made as well as these gestures of goodwill. Ivan Watson

reporting live from Seoul, thank you. Now let's take you live to London.

The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to St. Mary's Hospital there in the early stages of labor. With more details, we are joined now by our Max

Foster. And, Max, you are right outside the hospital, describe the scene because you must be seeing just the media frenzy, as well as fans of the

royal family.

MAX FOSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, I can. I should probably tell you first, the baby has been born, and it's a boy. And he was born an -- one

hour. I saw -- I got Kate Williams here, our Royal Commentator.

The baby weighing eight pounds and seven ounces, the Duke of Cambridge is there, and just really from the statement here, the family is being

informed.

[08:05:04] This is unexpected, but we did know what the sex (ph) was.

KATE WILLIAMS, CNN ROYAL COMMENTATOR: Yes, very happy news. And there was a suspicion it was going to be a boy, because Prince William let it slip.

He said maybe they will call it Jack or Jackie.

So we have the suspicion that maybe he though it was. But of course, they didn't know -- we heard they didn't know. So this is a thrilling news, and

very exciting. We have been waiting for days. The fans have been here, expecting the baby. And now here we are. And there is a prince.

FOSTER: Now the speculation is about the name, of course, and all sorts of names bouncing around. I'm not going to go through them. These are all

completely made up because the couple hasn't revealed their details. But what do you got?

WILLIAMS: Well, I think Albert (ph) for the front line, and I think that would be marvelous. The Queen's father's first name was Albert, Bertie,

and he became George when he came to the throne. So I think that would be a beautiful tribute.

I think Arthur -- the great King Arthur, I think that's a very beautiful tribute as well. So let's see. But the royals will choose a very

traditional name. So we do not expect to see anything particularly wild. But you'll never know. Prince Max could be a big one.

FOSTER: I think Prince Max will be perfect, not British enough probably. We know expects the formal announcement to be made. There will a notice

placed in the front of Buckingham Palace on this easel, which has been around for however long. But this is a tradition that goes along with

greeting.

WILLIAMS: Yes, the tradition will be, it is (Inaudible). Now, the announcement signed by the staff who assisted the Duchess with the birth,

they will take -- they will final announce goes to the Buckingham Palace, the (Inaudible) the announcement of the baby's sex, and the baby's birth

weight, which we know it's a boy, and it eight pounds and seven ounces. But we don't know the name, and that's going to be announced probably for

another couple of days.

FOSTER: And then we will have the big reveal as well. And the steps behind me, quite famous steps, that's all being prepared as we speak. In

terms of the process of events, we do expect them to come out today, because Kate has spoken about how she doesn't like causing all of this

destruction at the hospital. Actually, that sure is a little bit destruction.

There certainly is some. It is largely caused by us. The world media are very much present, and it does cause huge amount of problems. The

emergency service center is just around the corner, so we do cause some problems, don't we? But in terms of the appearance, it will be today

shortly gone.

WILLIAMS: So, we're expecting to see today, so with Prince George, the Middletons first came to visit, and we then saw -- after that we saw Price

George coming out.

I think what everyone wants, is a shot of all five of them. They want -- they want Prince William to go away, bring back the little price, so we

will have the whole world...

FOSTER: They are outnumbered now.

WILLIAMS: They are outnumbered, that will be a shock, and the world media will be thrilled to see, not just the three of them, but the little prince

and princess, as well, because do next see George, not very secretly. So it will be marvelous moment that we see all of them.

FOSTER: And (Inaudible) presumably, so they've got to be dragged out of school for the big announcement as well. You can hear the cheering down

there.

There are royal fans down the end, screaming for them, so as the media here. I mean, mainly media here, isn't it? In terms of what this means

for succession, this will be fifth in line, so Harry goes down a notch.

WILLIAMS: Harry goes down a notch, this will be fifth in line. And of course, when George himself has his children, this baby will be pushed down

again. But it is very important -- children sometimes (Inaudible) is the child.

Sometimes it happens, but certainly this baby will be -- when George comes to the throne, the assistant royal, the back-up royal will take the royals

into the next generation.

FOSTER: OK. Thank you very much, Kate. There you have it, it's a boy. Back to the studio.

LU STOUT: Yes, the Duchess of Cambridge is now a mother of three. It's a boy, very happy news indeed. Max Foster reporting live from just outside

the hospital, thank you. We'll talk to you again, soon.

Now, once seen as political outsiders, they are now to the most vocal players on either side of the Atlantic. Just hours for now, French

President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Washington to meet with Donald Trump.

The first time American leader has hosted a state visit since he took power. Melissa Bell joins us now. She has more from Paris. And, Melissa,

can President Macron somehow sway Donald Trump on key issues, climate change, and the Iran nuclear deal?

MELISSA BELL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, that will be an extremely test, Kristie. Over the course of the next three days to see precisely how far

or not Emmanuel Macron manage to persuade Donald Trump. Do remember that famous handshake that marked the beginning of their friendship?

Well, I sense, this state visit, the first of Donald Trump's presidency is a result of an extraordinary relationship. It is rebuilt top over the

course of the last year.

Just years since they first met, which combines that one to sort of manly squaring up with each other with two very different presidents that might

decide that divide, but also, some genuine affection.

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BELL: The strikes may have been carefully coordinated, but the route that followed was anything but, after the French President claimed to be driving

U.S. policy in Syria.

[08:10:04] EMMANUEL MACRON, PRESIDENT OF FRANCE (through a translator): Ten days ago President Trump said the U.S.' is going to disengage from

Syria. We convinced them. We convinced them that it was necessary to stay.

BELL: It took less than five hours for the White House to respond denying that its policy had change. A squaring off between two presidents that

begun nearly a year ago with the grip that was more arm wrestle than handshake.

Last May, two ideologically different political new comers side each other up for the first time. The policy clash came only weeks later over climate

change when President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Accord.

DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I was elected to represent the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris.

BELL: Emmanuel Macron responded turning Trump's campaign slogan against him.

MACRON: Make our planet great again.

BELL: But the sizing up, and political differences, then gave way interline to an unexpected truce. In Paris, the two presidents meet, and

it appears actually liked each other.

TRUMP: Oh, I really have a feeling that you're going to have a very, very peaceful, and beautiful Paris, and I'm coming back. You better do a good

job, please. Otherwise, you're going to make me look very bad.

MACRON: And you're always welcome.

TRUMP: Thank you.

BELL: Progress they said had been made on a number of issues even it seemed on climate change.

TRUMP: We discussed a lot of different topics, and we briefly head on the Paris Accord, and we'll see what happens.

BELL: After the pompons circumstance of the best D-Day parade, and more exchanges between the two presidents, it was time to say goodbye which they

did with more warmth than anyone had imagined possible, warmth that has now translated into the first state visit of Donald Trump's presidency.

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BELL: Well, it will be (Inaudible), Kristie, over the course of the next few days in Washington will be dismantled, that Emmanuel Macron was adopted

as the new leader of Europe.

Will he manage to shift the American President's decision on that key issue, which at least they have said is theirs for the Iran nuclear deal.

Will he managed to convince his American counterpart within the necessity of staying in, the important date, the crucial date is May 1st.

That is when Donald Trump will have to agree once again to waive sanctions against Iran, on the basis of that deal or not, whether or not Emmanuel

Macron manages to change his mind on what appears to be his decision not to waive them or not will be the key test of his strength.

Also, the British leaders -- European counterparts in thinking to make progress towards the American president's view by giving him assurances

about the future of Iran's nuclear capability, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Melissa Bell live in Paris for us, thank you. You are watching News Stream, and still to come, the hunt is on for the gunman who killed

four people at a restaurant in Nashville. And police warned he is still armed and dangerous.

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LU STOUT: Look at that reflection. Coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back. This is News Stream. Now a massive manhunt is underway in

the U.S. state of Tennessee after a gunman opened fire at a restaurant.

It happens Sunday morning at a Waffle House just outside of Nashville, in the town of Antioch. Four people were killed. The suspect 29-year-old

Travis Reinking has been added to Tennessee's 10 most wanted list.

And police believe he is still armed and dangerous. Now CNN's Nick Valencia joins me now live from Antioch. And, Nick, again, the shooter --

he is still out there. He remains at large, and we'll learning more about him, including the previous arrest. What can you tell us?

NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, he is not a stranger to law enforcement. Back in 2017, he was arrested for going into a restricted

area near the White House.

He is alleged to have told authorities that he had a meeting, or wanted to meet with President Trump, and as a sovereign citizen, he has a right to

inspect the ground.

He was taken into custody, also in 2016, he is alleged to have had a delusional episode during what he told first responders that he believed

that Taylor Swift, the pop musician was stalking him.

It was after that 2017 arrest, though, Kristie, that the FBI recommended that he had his weapons taken away from him, in his own state of Illinois.

It is believed that that alleged shooting that happened, he use one of those guns that was allegedly taken away from him.

His father was supposed to keep those guns away from his son, that clearly did not happen. Overnight though, we are learning from authorities that

Travis Reinking is still on the run, and so far there have been no credible sightings of him. Kristie.

LU STOUT: And people there are also hailing a hero, a customer in Waffle House, who rushed the gunman, managed to take his rifle away, tells more

about this hero.

VALENCIA: Well, James Shaw Jr. addressed the media yesterday, and he said he is not the hero. He doesn't like to be referred to that, but a lot of

people here including the local first responders are saying that he is.

It was during the shooting that he was trapped behind a swivel door, and he said he made the split-second decision that he was going to fight for his

life.

He somehow gathered momentum to burst to that swivel door, took down the gunman, and in that scuffle, he was able to seize that AR-15 style rifle,

grabbing it actually, burning his hand in the process, and tossing that weapon behind the counter.

It's then that Travis Reinking, the alleged shooter went on his way, and fled the scene. James Shaw Jr. has also, if he hasn't done enough already,

he started a GoFundMe account for the victims of the shooting. Kristie.

LU STOUT: What a wonderful gesture. Nick Valencia reporting live from Antioch, thank you so much, and take care. President of Nicaragua said

that he is canceling a wildly, and popular pension reform plan.

Protests against the plan cuts to pensions have caused violence, and looting in the country. In fact, at least 25 people were reported killed

in clashes between protesters and security forces.

Turning now to Russia, and there are lingered questions there over the suspicious death of investigative reporter. Maxim Borodin, he fell from

the fifth floor balcony of his apartment, and his colleagues are raising doubts about the official account of his death.

CNN's International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, visited the scene, and he joins me now with more. And, Nic, Russian police, they may say, no foul

play. But what did Borodin's friends, and colleagues, and family members tell you?

NIC ROBERTSON, CNN INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC EDITOR: It's doesn't add up -- the accounts don't add up here. He fell from the balcony 11 days ago. The

police took him away from the scene, and he died three days later in hospital, most people around his apartment absolutely too afraid it seems

to talk to journalists like us as we showed up there.

One person did however tell us that no police, despite coming to pick up his body, and take him away, no police officers came to any of the

neighbors in that apartment building, and there would've been many of them to ask if they saw anything suspicious, which doesn't really indicate that

there is a full-fledged investigation underway.

And that still seems to be the situation. The company -- the media company that he worked for has now had the media site blocked from our Russian

search engines.

So their content is now not available, or is just not being seen by so many people. They've asked questions about this, and as they understand it,

this is something that is being done officially, that somebody officially sanctioned this.

The Interior Ministry, however, echo what the police say. The police say no foul play. The Interior Ministry said his apartment was locked from the

inside, therefore they believe it was most likely that no one else was involved.

[08:20:00] A friend of his that we talked to said this was a young man who was doing well professionally. This is what his boss told us as well. And

he wasn't a suicidal type. There was no reason that they knew about that he would want to commit suicide, and I think the other factor in this

equation.

They're figure out precisely what happens the night before he fell. The night before he fell, he had called a friend, and said get me a lawyer, my

apartment is being surrounded by security personnel. A few hours later, he messaged that same friend, and said, just stand down, everything seems to

be OK.

But there are so many unanswered the questions here, and a lot of those -- because the police aren't asking the questions, you'd expect during an

investigation, and so we put a chill on the situation for Russian journalists.

There were several people we spoke to who initially said yes, you can come and meet those interviewers, we'll talk about it, back to last minute. I

think it would indicate a level of fear, connected to this right now, Kristie.

LU STOUT: And you are saying that there is a chilling effect among journalists in Russia because Borodin set his part of a pattern, just

deadly incidents involving people who report, or go public on sensitive issues.

ROBERTSON: Yes, I mean he's not the first journalist to have fall, and believe it or not, from the fifth floor apartment. There was a journalist

10 years ago in Moscow who was a military correspondence, and when working on a sensitive subject, fell from his balcony, unexplained circumstances

his friends at that time said this doesn't seem like suicide.

But that was the official accounting of it, and there another case of an entrepreneur just a few months ago, died in custody -- in police custody.

He was accused of embezzling money, but as often a narrative that emerges in Russia when people are conspiring against you with a false narrative

that he apparently died of suicide in jail.

Yet, that was the official report, yet just recently, another investigation showed that he had signs of torture, that he have been beaten, that he had

electrical shock marks inside his mouth.

So there's certainly a willingness among some people in Russia to understand and believe that what the state says about questionable deaths,

often doesn't add up. You may never get to the truth, but it does have that chilling effect that you feel as a citizen of Russia.

But if you speak out, something might happen to you. And that was our experience in Yekaterinburg. There were people who have said we'll talk to

you, and then change their minds at the last minute, and that one can only believe that's because of the fear surrounding the situation.

LU STOUT: Yes, the chilling that kills investigative journalism, and requires just, you know, questions being able to get answer. Nic Robertson

reporting for us in a very important story. Thank you so much, Nic, and can take care.

After days of delays, chemical weapons inspectors are finally evaluating samples from Douma, and say that they will decide whether they need to

return there again.

On Saturday, inspectors visited one site from April 7th suspected chlorine and Sarin attack. The U.S., U.K., and France blames Syrian President

Bashar al-Assad's regime for the assault, and the U.S. says Russia may have tampered with the site.

On Sunday, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country has sent experts of its own to Douma, and found no trace of chemical weapons.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is stepping up his warnings that Iran's military presence in the Syrian Civil War is dangerous not just for

Syria, but for stability of the entire Middle East. Of course, that includes Israel, Iran's longtime adversary. Here is Oren Liebermann.

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OREN LIEBERMANN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Seven years into Syria's civil war, one subplot is emerging. When an Iranian drone entered Israeli airspace in

February, it marked the beginning of a new phase between Israel and Iran, two rivals vying fore regional positioning.

Israel shot down the drone, and struck the controlling base, losing an F-16 fighter jet to Syrian air defenses in the process. The exchange made one

thing clear, Israel and Iran are drawing closer.

A battle that used to be carried out through proxies, Israel fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon has been replaced by near-direct confrontation. A

recent air strike in the Syrian T4 military base, a strike pinned on Israel killed seven Iranian nationals. Iran has vowed to respond.

HOSSEIN SALAMI, REVOLUTIONARY GUARD COMMUNICATOR (through a translator): Listen, and be aware. Any war that might happen, rest assure, will bring

about your disappearance. The smallest goal is your existence, and there's no smaller objective than that.

You can't handle the domino effect of occupation when you're citizens, and soldiers escape. You have no escape route apart from falling into the sea.

[08:25:00] LIEBERMANN: U.S.-led air strikes a few days later made a statement, the West wouldn't stand for Syria's alleged use of chemical

weapons.

Despite Israeli leaders hailing (ph) strikes, security expert Amiram Levin says that's not how President Donald Trump's message was received.

AMIRAM LEVIN, SECURITY EXPERT: The strike was too weak, and the effect was almost nothing. In other words he told Russia, he told Assad, he told the

Iranians, you can continue with your policy in Syria. You can continue to kill children, to kill innocent people as long as you don't do it with

chemical weapons.

LIEBERMANN: Israel views with growing alarm, Iran's presence in Syria. The country's leaders reiterating Israel's position, it will not allow Iran

to establish a military presence to Israel's north. In Syria's fog of war, Israel sees a chance to act.

AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER (through a translator): I know one thing for certain, we will not allow the Iranians to base themselves in

Syria, and there will be a price for that. We have no other choice. To agree to an Iranian presence in Syria is agreeing to the fact that the

Iranians will put a noose around our necks.

LIEBERMANN: Syria is a fractured country, but even in its shifting sands, Iran and Israel have drawn their red lines. Analysts say the rivalry has

entered a new phase -- countries more willing to confront each other, even directly. What was for so long a war of words, and covert actions risks

moving closer to open confrontation. Oren Liebermann, CNN, Jerusalem.

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LU STOUT: You are watching News Stream. And still ahead, some of the world's big tech companies are being called out for some very outdated

views. The report highlighting sexism in parts of China's booming tech industry.

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LU STOUT: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong, you're watching News Stream, and these are your world headlines. The Duchess of Cambridge has given

birth to a baby boy at St. Mary's Hospital in London.

In a statement released to the media, the Duchess and the baby are both doing well. The boy, whose name hasn't been revealed just yet is fifth in

line to the throne, a short time ago, we heard this.

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(BELL RINGING)

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: (Inaudible)

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LU STOUT: There are a lot of royal fans out there. Now, working level talks have been going on at the Korean Demilitarized Zone as final

preparations are made for this week's historic meeting between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in. In an apparent gesture of goodwill, South Korea has turned

off loud speakers ahead blasting propaganda to the North.

The death toll following a suicide bombing attack in Kabul has risen to 57 people including at least five children. Afghanistan Interior Ministry says

the bomber was on foot when he detonated his explosive device near a voter registration center. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Some of China's biggest tech companies are promising change after review of job ads exposed widespread gender discrimination. The report is being

called 'Only Men Need Apply.' My colleague Matt Rivers has more.

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MATT RIVERS, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT (on camera): Kristie, this is a pretty exhaustive report from Human Rights Watch and it lays out in

further detail what I can tell you is a pretty general acknowledgment amongst women that I've spoken with in China that they often face severe

sexism when applying for jobs.

The rights group looked at more than 36,000 job ads over five years and the report lists a whole bunch of different examples including the fact that

one in five ads for China's 2018 National Civil Service called for men only or men-preferred and that many job applications for example as a

salesperson called for females of a certain height, weight, and to be aesthetically pleasing.

But there is the more visual stuff and several big tech companies in China were called out. Take for example Alibaba, a massive tech company. Look at

this recruitment video the company put out in 2016.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (UNTRANSLATED).

RIVERS (voice over): Another internet giant, Tencent, posted an article in 2016 quoting a male employee saying, quote, the reason I joined Tencent

originated from a primal impulse. It was mainly because the ladies at human resources and that interviewed me were very pretty.

Both companies responded. Tencent said in part that the case is, quote, clearly do not reflect our values and that it had investigated the incident

and is taking actions to make sure they won't happen again. Alibaba said it would, quote, conduct stricter reviews of the recruiting advertisements.

The company also said that almost half of its employees are women and, quote, women leaders account for one-third of our management positions.

CNN also asked China's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security for comment but did not hear back.

(on camera): It is worth noting that the government officially bans gender discrimination in hiring and discriminatory content in advertising but the

fact is that this stuff remains quite common, and Kristie, I've actually seen this kind of thing close up.

A very close female friend of mine was just telling me the other day about how she was applying for a job in the communications firm and the company

required her to submit a picture of herself along with her resume as if how she looked could have some impact as to whether she gets the jobs.

So you spent enough time in China and you do hear those kinds of stories pretty often and this report I think definitely highlights that involving

qualitative in a quantitative way. Kristie?

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LU STOUT: Yes, you do hear those stories very often and the stories must end. Matt Rivers reporting there.

Now, the so-called 'nut rage' heiress is out at Korean Air along with her sister. The company CEO announced he is firing his own daughters after pair

of infamous scandals.

Heather Cho made headlines in 2014 over the 'nut rage' incident. She forced a Korean Air flight to return to the gate because she was upset over how

she was served nuts in first class.

Meanwhile, her younger sister Emily Cho on the left is accused of throwing water at a man's face during a business meeting. Their father released a

statement apologizing to all Koreans.

You're watching "News Stream." After the break, a warning to big tech. Ahead, the U.K. health secretary sounds off on social media companies at

how their platforms are affecting children.

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LU STOUT: All right, coming to you live from Hong Kong, welcome back. This is "News Stream." Now, this just in to CNN. The (INAUDIBLE) prime minister

of Armenia has resigned. Protesters have been rallying over fears that the government is becoming authoritarian and that Serzh Sargsyan has been

ruling for too long.

Sargsyan released a statement saying, the street movement is against my tenure. I am fulfilling your demand. Media reports say hundreds of

demonstrators have been detained.

Now, let's go back to London for the breaking news story from earlier this hour. It is indeed a baby boy for the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton

and with more details, we are joined now by Max Foster in London.

Max, it is a boy but still so many questions. What is going to be the name of the boy? When will the couple, the mother and father now of three, going

to be making their appearance and how is Kate doing?

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MAX FOSTER, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, the couple is doing well. That is what the statement from the palace said. The baby weighs 8 pounds, 7

ounces, so he is pretty healthy. The royal family has been informed and Prince William was there during the birth. They are in the building behind

me.

It is about two and a half hours ago that the baby was born. The fact that the announcement has been made suggests that things are going as planned.

If that is the case, we do expect them to appear on the steps behind us where the town crier was earlier as a family of five.

So the next thing, we will see the announcement over at Buckingham Palace, the formal announcement on an easel in paper form, if you like, and then we

hope to see George and Charlotte perhaps arrive here to meet their new younger brother.

If not, we hope to see them altogether as family of five as I say on the steps. Huge amount media gathered here to capture that moment in royal

history.

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LU STOUT: Very happy news. Congratulations to the ever expanding royal family. Max Foster on the story for us. Max, thank you.

Now, the British health secretary is issuing a stark warning to tech giants, focusing on protecting children online before it's too late.

In an open letter that was published over the weekend (INAUDIBLE), Jeremy Hunt said this, quote, I worry that a whole generation is being exposed to

the emotional side effects of social media prematurely. And I worry that excessive reliance on social media is being normalized with parents being

met with the unenviable choice of allowing children to use platforms they are just too young to cope with.

Let's bring in Samuel Burke. He joins us now from London. Samuel, just the other day, we were talking about YouTube and kids. Now, we have Jeremy Hunt

slamming Google and others about failing to protect kids online. Tell us more about what Jeremy Hunt is saying.

SAMUEL BURKE, CNN BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS CORRESPONDENT: Hunt is going afer almost every big tech social media company that you can think

of. He divided this into three important categories to him.

Number one, age verification. Number two, tools that can be used to limit the amount of time that children spend on a device or on a social network.

And number three, anti-bullying tools like word detection that may be only bullies would use to go after other children.

And what the secretary is saying here is that basically he's heard a lot of platitudes in these tech companies. They've all come together and they said

that they will work with him and he admits that there's been some progress but nothing tangible.

And what he's threatening here, what is most concerning for investors is legislation. He says he's not taking that off the table. So if the tech

companies don't come forward and do something, that he and other secretaries will have to take it into their own hands and push for some

type of legislation.

Two issues here. Number one, Kristie, the U.K. has a history of saying they're going to do things to tech companies whether it's terrorism-

related, privacy-related or dealing with children and don't always follow through on their threats.

[08:40:02] The other issue here is the fact that so many of these tech companies have said they're going to do something, don't follow through,

and then managed to come back and get the politicians on their side again. So we see this never ending cycle going on.

I just want to show you what Facebook is saying in response to this because they were one of the companies directly called out by Mr. Hunt. So if we

can just put up the screen what they're saying in response, quote, we continue to invest heavily in developing tools for parents and age

appropriate products to meet this challenge, and we look forward to continuing to work with our child safety partners and government to make

progress in this area.

Google also said they want to keep on working with the government to do something here and that they have a program called "Family Link." I think

what's so interesting here is a lot of this does come down to age verification, Kristie, and what I've heard from so many advertisers and

analysts, they want to make sure that the clients that they have are real people

Actually, there is a financial incentive here for Facebook and the others to verify the people that are using their platforms, whether they are 32 or

whether they are 12, that when they know they are human beings, not bots, not Russian troll farms. And with that information, they can verify whether

it is a child or the parents of a child. So there are incentives here both from the government and from the financial side to try and make this

happen.

LU STOUT: Yes, there are incentives, but as you mentioned just a minute ago, that politicians in the U.K. tend to do a lot of posturing. They like

to talk tough for the sake of talking tough. Tech companies, they promised to make changes but not necessarily follow through on the changes.

But this is a little bit different, because this is the year of Cambridge Analytica, this is the year of Facebook under pressure, Mark Zuckerberg

going to Capitol Hill, do you feel that we are finally reaching a point, a moment of reckoning for the social media giants?

BURKE: If you would have asked me that question before Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress, Kristie, I probably would have said yes. But

during his testimony, you saw stock price go way back up for the company because people around the world were watching and realize that so many of

the legislators at least in United States didn't know much of what they were talking about.

You had one senator asking, if you don't charge people, how do you make money? Well, Mark Zuckerberg answered the way most of us know but

apparently not all the senators, that they have ads, point being that if they don't get the basics, how are they going to regulate this?

So often we see that the law just can't keep up with the technology so there are a lot of investors who say even if these governments around the

world wanted to do something and took action, we are not even sure that they could take the right action or really clear what they are doing and

how they will do it.

So now I think my answer might move a little toward no than from yes before the Zuckerberg testimony.

LU STOUT: Yes, the needle is always moving, right? Samuel Burke reporting live for us. Thank you so much. We will talk again soon.

And that is "News Stream." I'm Kristie Lu Stout. Don't go anywhere. "World Sport" with Alex Thomas is next.

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