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[08:00:13] KRISTIE LU STOUT, HOST: I'm Kristie Lu Stout in Hong Kong. And welcome to News STream.

Now, a car explodes in central Berlin killing the driver. Police say the blast was caused by an explosive device.

Russia starts to pull forces out of Syria saying its goals have been achieved

And can any of these men stop Donald Trump? We'll find out who is left standing after a critical day on the road to the White House.

We begin with developments on a deadly blast in Berlin. Now, police are investigating after a bomb exploded in a Volkswagen killing the driver. A

bomb squat unit has determined that there were no other explosives inside the vehicle.

Now, police had told people to go inside and to keep away from windows. And they are treated this as a criminal investigation.

Now, Atika Shubert is in Berlin. She joins us now live. And Atika, what more have you learned about this explosion?

ATIKA SHUBERT, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, Kristie, I'm going to go through those details with you, but I'm going step aside quickly so

my cameraman can zoom in a little bit.

You can still see the car in the middle of the road there.

Now, we have spoken to an eyewitness who was 50 meters away when the car blew up. He says that the car was moving very slowly down this road. It

wasn't too busy, not that much traffic, but it was going at about 20 kilometers an hour when it suddenly exploded.

Now, a lot of debris hit the cars behind the car, fortunately, however, nobody in the other cars was killed. It was just driver of the car that

was killed in that explosion.

Now, I am going to ask the camera to come back so I can give you a few more details that we just learned from police on the driver of that car. We

understand now from police that he was a 43-year-old man with a foreign background. They have not given us his name at this point. He was known

to police, and he's believed to have been involved in organized crime.

And so this is why on the scene now are units -- are police from the homicide unit. They are combing through the forensics of the scene there

to get some clues as to what kind of explosives were used, was the explosive inside the car or outside the car? Was the driver the target,

for example, of the explosion? These are all things that police are trying to determine.

What's important for now, however, is that police are treating this as an investigation of organized crime. They are not treating this as a terror

investigation at this point, Kristie.

LU STOUT: Now, the driver of the car was killed in this explosion. The driver having linked to organized crime there in Germany. Fortunately no

other casualties, but what is the reaction there in the neighborhood in Berlin? What are residents thinking right now?

SHUBERT: Well, you know, we spoke to this 18-year-old eyewitness, a teenager on his way to school. And he was completely shocked, very

nervous. He was just 50 meters away from where it happened. He says he was born in this neighborhood, he has never seen anything like this.

Now, in some sense, people are aware of the terror threats in Europe. So, there is the knowledge that possibly cities like Berlin could become

targets. But this kind of an explosion in the middle of rush-hour in the morning, especially linked to organized crime, this is just not something

that happens in Berlin.

Of course, there is organized crime in the city, but these sort of gang- land style killings is just not something that happens here. So, people are deeply shocked, Kristie.

LU STOUT: A community in shock, of course. Atika Shubert reporting live at the scene of this car explosion in Berlin. Thank you, Atika.

Now, Moscow says Russian war planes have begun pulling out of Syria with the first group of planes departing its airbase in the country just a short

time ago. Now that just hours after President Vladmir Putin announced his decision to also withdraw most Russian troops from the war-torn country.

Now, the UN envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, says Russia's withdrawal could positively affect peace negotiations currently underway in Geneva.

Now, for more I'm joined by our senior international correspondent Matthew Chance who is following developments from the Russian capital.

Matthew, just why is Russia withdrawing its forces from Syria now?

MATTHEW CHANCE, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, what Vladmir Putin says is that the main objectives of the Russian intervention in Syria have

been achieved. He is not clarifying exactly what those objectives are. But if you look at it, you can see that there has been a number of

victories that Vladimir Putin can point to and use it as an opportunity to exit the syrian war.

I mean, first and foremost, he has breathed new life into the government of Bashar al Assad. I mean, six months ago, Bashar was facing possible

defeat. In the past few months, that situation has turned around. He has been retaking territory from the various opposition groups up to 10,000

square kilometers, in fact, according to the Russian defense ministry.

And so it has put him in a much more emboldened, empowered position when it comes to negotiations.

The fact that those negotiations have also now begun is essentially is also essentially down to the Russian intervention. If it weren't for the

powerful Russian air strikes putting pressure on the various sides, it is extremely unlikely there would be a peace process at the moment. People

would just be carrying on fighting. They're -- instead they are in Geneva talking about resolving this situation diplomatically and politically.

Perhaps the biggest victory, though, I think for Vladmir Putin is that he can now say, look, we had a very short campaign. It was very effective.

Russia still matters on the international stage. We are a global player. And people like the United States, other countries in the world will now

listen to what he has to say and see that Russia can put its money where its mouth is, as it were, when it comes to international diplomacy and

international affairs.

[08:06:15] LU STOUT: So according to Putin, its goals in Syria have been achieved, so he has ordered Russian forces out of the country.

But this is not a complete withdrawal, is it? Will Russia still have a military footprint inside the country?

CHANCE: Yeah, that's absolutely certain. And it is something that Vladmir Putin mentioned in his next breath after announcing there would be a

withdrawal.

The major military bases of Tartos (ph) and Latakia in Syria where there is a naval base respectively and an air base, will still be maintained inside

Syria. And indeed that was one of the reasons that Russia intervened in the first place, because they wanted to maintain that military toe hold in

the Middle East through these bases inside Syria.

Now, we're told that the main parts of the Russian forces are going to be withdrawn. In fact, that process has already begun. Russian television is

filled images of pilots landing in their bases being greeted by bands and people carrying flowers and celebratory scene at their bases. So, that

process has already begun. The main part of the force is coming back.

But we don't know how many people are going to be staying. We are told by the Russian defense ministry that in principle, there could still be air

strikes against what the defense ministry calls terrorist targets. And so it seems that, you know, while Russia is downgrading its presence in Syria,

it is reserving the right to pick up again and carry on its strikes as it sees fit.

So, this isn't necessarily the last that the Syrian people are going to see of Russia's military might.

LU STOUT: So this is a downgrade, not a full withdrawal.

Matthew Chance reporting live for us from Moscow. Thank you, Matthew.

Now, the stakes, they could not be higher in Geneva where negotiators are gathered this hour five years to the day after Syria's civil war began. UN

envoy Staffan de Mistura calls Russia's planned withdrawal from Syria a significant development that could have a positive impact on negotiations.

Now, access to certain parts of Syria is difficult, if not impossible. But CNN's Clarissa Ward and her team, they managed to reach the battered city

of Aleppo, a once thriving commercial hub that is now virtually in ruins. Now, they had to take a dangerous road to get there and what she found was

tragic and surreal.

Here is Clarissa's exclusive report.

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CLARISSA WARD, CNN SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: You can tell when you're getting closer to Aleppo. The streets are pockmarked with the

aftermath of fresh air strikes. Berms of earth flank the road to protect the way from enemy fire. It's a dangerous journey to a city few dare to

visit.

We now have to drive extremely quickly along this portion of the road. Because on one side you have the regime and on the other side you have

Kurdish fighters who are now fighting against rebel forces, and there are snipers all around here, but this the only road now to get into Aleppo.

As you arrive in the city, the scale of the destruction is breathtaking. Stretching on and on, entire residential neighborhoods reduced to rubble.

Aleppo was once Syria's largest city, a bustling economic hub now an apocalyptic landscape.

Russian war planes have bombed these areas relentlessly, allowing government ground forces to encircle rebel-held eastern part of the city.

Still, we found pockets of life among the devastation. A fruit market huddled in the shadow of a bombed out building, a line of people waiting

patiently to collect water, now a precious resource here.

This is basically what is left of rebel-held Aleppo. After months and months of thousands of Russian bombs raining down on here, the streets are

largely deserted. The buildings have been destroyed, and the people who once lived here have been pushed out. And the very few residents who are

still here who we've spoken to have told us that they don't expect the situation to get any better. In fact, they're convinced it will only get

worse.

Seventy year old Souad has lived in this city for 40 years. Her grandson Farouq is a fighter with the Islamist rebel group Ahrar al- Sham. In all,

nine members of her family have been killed in the fighting, including two of her three sons.

SOUAD, ALEPPO RESIDENT (via translator): They all died on the front line. We raise our heads high for them. God willing, they are in paradise.

WARD: What would it take for you to leave Aleppo?

FAROUQ, AHRAR AL-SHAM FIGHTER (via translator): It is true, there is shelling and Russian planes, and Iranian militias, and every day there is a

massacre, but it is enough for us to express our religion and our faith as free people without anyone stopping us. It is enough for us to fight as

mujahadeen and defend our honor and our women.

SOUAD (via translator): Should we leave our country and go to another country? No. This is our country, and we will remain in this until we die.

WARD: The people clinging onto life here feel that the world has abandoned them, leaving them only with God. Their existence becomes more precarious

with every passing day, but surrender is unthinkable.

Clarissa Ward, CNN, Aleppo

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LU STOUT: And don't miss Clarissa's remarkable reporting this week right here on News Stream. It's all part of our exclusive coverage Inside Syria:

Behind Rebel Lines only on CNN.

Kim Jong un is flexing his military muscles once again. North Korean state media say the leader has ordered tests of a nuclear warhead.

Now, these photos claim to show him watching a ballistic rocket simulation. South Korea's president warns the North is walk on a path of self-

destruction if it does not change. But Seoul also questioned the authenticity of some of Pyongyang's nuclear claims.

You're watching News Stream. And still to come, White House hopefuls are gearing up for Super Tuesday, round 3. Will Hillary Clinton and Donald

Trump hold on to their leads? We'll bring you the latest.

Also ahead, we follow a police mission in India to get a 14-year-old girl away from human traffickers. Her rescue later this hour.

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LU STOUT: All right. Welcome back. Polls are now open for Super Tuesday 3.0.

Now voters in five U.S. states are set to show whether frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have what it takes to win their party's

nominations.

Hundreds of delegates are up for grabs, but all eyes are on Ohio and Florida.

Now, a new Monmouth poll shows Democrat Hillary Clinton with a double-digit lead over Bernie Sanders in Ohio, 54-40 percent. On the Republican side, a

new CNN poll of polls shows Donald Trump with 40 percent of the vote in Florida. That's well ahead of

Ted Cruz who has 15 percent.

But Trump may not do as well in the battleground state of Ohio, and that's where we find CNN's Phil Mattingly. And joins us now.

Phil, it is Super Tuesday 3. We've got five states holding their primaries, including where you

are Ohio.

In the GOP race, what should we expect?

[08:15:29] PHIL MATTINGLY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, this has really been a day, Kristie, that Republican campaigns have circled on their calendars for

months. It is the first day where the primaries turn into winner take all battles. Both Ohio and Florida are opportunities for 165 total delegates

to be won. Those are also the two states that everybody really has a close eye on right now for Marco Rubio and for John Kasich, this is a day of

survival.

What happens is all that matters in Ohio and Florida.

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DONALD TRUMP, 2016 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTAIL CANDIDATE: We're going to have a great day. I think we're going to have a phenomenal day.

MATTINGLY (voice-over): Donald Trump looking for another Super Tuesday sweep.

TRUMP: Florida's looking fantastic.

MATTINGLY: A big day at the polls for the front-runner could mean the end of presidential bids for Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Ohio Governor John

Kasich.

SEN. MARCO RUBIO, 2016 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: We're going to shock the country, and we're going to do what needs to be done.

MATTINGLY: On this do-or-die day, Rubio and Kasich both fighting for victories, hoping to just stay alive in their home turf.

JOHN KASICH, GOVERNOR OF OHIO: Ohio should send a message to the country. Everybody's watching us now. You know that? And they're not just watching

us in the country. They're watching us in the world.

MATTINGLY: As Ted Cruz, a handful of wins, pushes Republicans in Illinois to unify as the only alternative to Trump.

SEN. TED CRUZ, 2016 REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: After tomorrow, it will be officially a two-man race, because no other candidate has any

plausible path to 1,237.

MATTINGLY: Trump's still dealing with the fallout from days of raucous protests at his events.

TRUMP: You know how many people have been hurt at our rallies? I think, like, basically none, other than, I guess, maybe somebody got hit once or

something. But there's no violence.

MATTINGLY: His rivals' response to their own protesters, a blatant jab at the front-runner.

RUBIO: Look, a Bernie Sanders sign. Don't worry: you're not going to get beat up at my rallies.

CRUZ: One difference between this and a Donald Trump rally is I'm not asking anyone to punch you in the face.

MATTINGLY: But Trump supporters New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Sarah Palin, showing force for Trump in this final push to today's big

contests, Palin with choice words for disrupters.

SARAH PALIN (R), FORMER VICE-PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE: What we don't have time for is all that petty, punk-ass little thuggery stuff that's been going

on.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

MATTINGLY: So, Krsitie, Sarah Palin clearly not really trying to deescalate things after a rough week on the campaign trail. A lot of kind

of unsettling and unnerving for some Republican candidates as they've watched what's happened at Donald Trump's rallies.

But, look, as far as it goes today, it is really about Ohio and Florida, and the most interesting element I think on the Florida side of things.

Marco Rubio down by more than 20 points in a series of polls, if he is not willing or able to figure out a way to come back from that, his campaign

could end tonight.

LU STOUT: That's right. Will Florida be Marco Rubio last stand? We will soon find out.

Phil Mattingly reporting live from Ohio for us. Thank you. Take care.

Now, it is a frantic day of campaigning on the Democratic side with Bernie Sanders pushing for

another upset win over Hillary Clinton. But, if he is going to catch up with her delegate count, he will need some big wins this time around.

Now, CNN estimates show Clinton has more than 1,200 delegates while Sanders has less than half that. A new Monmouth poll, it gives Clinton a double-

digit lead over Sanders in Ohio, 54 percent to 40. The former first lady aims to sweep the south taking Florida and North Carolina.

Now, one girl managed to escape but her sister wasn't as lucky. Coming up next on News Stream, the CNN Freedom Project goes with police in India as

they hunt a human trafficker.

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[08:22:58] LU STOUT: The CNN Freedom project is exposing the rampant human trafficking affecting young workers in India's tea industry. Now,

predators lure girls with false promises of legitimate work. And our special correspondent Muhammad Lila met one girl who was on a mission to

rescue her 14-year-old sister. His team joined local police to find her and those responsible for the abuse.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

MUHAMMED LILA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Maju Gore (ph) lives on a tea plantation in a life of poverty.

A few years ago, she was tricked by a human trafficker with promises of more money and a

better life in the city.

She managed to escape but she tells us her sister is still in the hands of a trafficker.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE (through translator): I think they're doing something wrong to her.

LILA: For help, she has come here: the headquarters of a Save the Childhood movement, a

charity that rescues children from captivity.

LILA: Fight now, we're planning now to get to her quickly.

LILA: As they plan the raid, time is critical. They have to move fast making call after call.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): This is the number for a trafficker from Assam.

LILA: Desperately trying to find out where the trafficker is hiding.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): They don't have (inaudible).

LILA: But ever call, every desperate tap on the phone, everything leads to a dead end.

So there is a problem right now. We thought we knew where the traffickers were keeping Manju's (ph) sister, but it looks like right now we don't.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE (through translator): No, no, that's not his number.

LILA: Ass the minutes turn into hours and all hope looks lost...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's not clear about where are these girls.

LILA: Suddenly, out of the blue...

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE; Hello, namaste. This is Manu speaking.

LILA: A big break.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I need a little bit of help from you.

LILA: A lucky phone call leads to the traffickers address.

So, we just got confirmation of where the trafficker is right now and we are going to go and see him.

Nobody knows what's going to happen as we climb the narrow staircase in this, a decrepit

apartment building. Police are hoping to make an arrest. And Manju moves quickly, room to room, desperate to find her sister.

As police move to the rooftop, downstairs we turn a corner and find this...

It looks like we found a couple other girls that are also victims of trafficking. And there's somebody hiding in the room right here.

Huddled against the wall, three young girls terrified, all from villages in the state of Assam.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: What did he say when he brought you here?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He said we'd come here to work.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How many days has it been?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's been two weeks.

LILA: This is the man police trot out for the cameras accusing him of trafficking girls from tea plantations, promising them a better life but

then abusing them and selling them off at domestic labor.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It's okay, sweetie, it's okay.

LILA: For Manju, this is rescue is bitter-sweet. Hoping to find her sister, but finding other girls instead.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We rescued three girls and two boys from this agency.

LILA: Dolly Joshi has rescued hundreds of girls from modern-day slavery. As police take the suspect, she drives with us to the police station.

What was your reaction when you saw these girls? How did you fee?

DOLLY JOSHI, SOCIAL WORKER: I feel sad about them. Every time I do a rescue I feel sad about them, because they come all the way from Assam, all

different states here. They want some money but you can see the conditions there.

LILA: Sir, sir we are with CNN. Can we ask you a question?

This is what happens when we confront the man they accuse.

Answer my question,sir. Were you taking advantage of them?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: There was no selling. We have a service charge. We take 35,000 as a service charge for an 11 month agreement. Those who

(inaudible) from our village, they get 24,000 for an 11 month aggreement.

Sometimes the girl's husbands bring them. Sometimes the fathers bring them. They get a commission.

LILA: Police take him inside for questioning and charge him with bonded labor and

cruelty to a child.

As the sun sets, the suspect agrees to tell them where Manju's sister has been working.

Two long hours later, Manju's sister emerges, met with a smileand a hug that means the world.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm so happy. I'm so grateful that you helped get my sister.

LILA: And just like that, with police by their side, the two sisters are together again walking arm in arm, taking their steps together in freedom.

For the CNN Freedom Project, Muhammed Lila in delhi.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: Finally reunited.

There is much more on this on our website. Go to CNN.com/Freedom and you will find Muhammad Lila's extensive interview with the young girl who went

looking for and eventually found her sister.

You are watching News Stream. And still to come, a last-ditch effort by Marco Rubio to win his

home state. Can he defy the polls and rise to victory in Florida? We'll have a live report.

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[08:31:18] LU STOUT: Now, we are following developments from Berlin where a car bomb exploded in a residential neighborhood killing the driver.

Police say he had a criminal background and are treating the explosion as a criminal investigation.

Let's get more on that car bomb explosion in Berlin. Fred Pleitgen joins us from CNN London. And Fred, we are getting more details about what took

place including this explosion's links to organized crime.

What can you tell us?

FREDERIK PLEITGEN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Well, that's what the police are saying is that at this point in time, it is very important that

they are not treating this as a terrorist incident. In the very early stages of the investigation, Kristie, said that there was a homicide

squad that were investigating all this, not the anti-terror police.

Now, it appears as though that the man in question who was killed in this incident is a 43-year-old man who did have a criminal history of a drug and

violence-related offenses. So this is someone who in the past was known to police, unclear what exactly the links are, unclear whether or not this is

some sort of pay back crime or something else.

But it certainly appears as though from what the police are saying, that more likely than not, this is a criminal incident rather than a terrorism-

related incident.

Of course, it is one that took place really during the morning commute in Berlin. And of course it is highly uncommon to have something like this,

an explosion take place in the middle of a morning traffic.

The explosive device that went off in or outside that vehicle, that's still something that the police is trying to determine, only killed that one

person and seemed specifically targeted to just hit that one vehicle.

But again, at this point in time, the police say a 43-year-old man with a criminal history they say

at this point they don't believe that there is any sort of relation to this being a terrorist incident -- Kristie.

LU STOUT: You got it. Fred Pleitgen reporting for us live from London. Thank you, Fred.

Now, let's return to the battle for super Tuesday, round three. Florida is always a key state. And today is no exception.

For the Republicans, it is winner take all. And on the Democratic side, nearly 250 delegates are up for grabs.

And let's go straight to CNN Kyung Lah for the latest. And Kyung, let's start first with the GOP race. Can Marco Rubio do it? Can he win his home

state?

KYUNG LAH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It is hard to know. I mean, he is behind in many polls here in the state but, you know what we've seen this political

season, Kristie, these polls haven't been exactly accurate across the board.

What we do know from the Rubio campaign is that they are still saying that they will take the state, that he is the state's favorite son.

As far as this county, Miami-Dade County, where I'm in, it's Hialeah, Florida, that I'm standing in this city, this is a Rubio stronghold. He is

expected to take this county. It is the most populous county in the state.

But here is something else that we should point out. As far as early voter returns, and the absentee voting that has happened, a lot of turnout in

counties to the north. Counties to the north that have an anti- establishment streak, and that did not vote and did not come out in big numbers, 2012,

the expectations is that those counties will go to Donald Trump, and the turn out there has been very high in early voting, Kristie.

So, too early to tell. We just have to see how today goes. It turned out the key for Marco Rubio.

LU STOUT: Got it.

From the GOP race to the Democratic race, this is not going to be winner take all situation for them in Florida, but it is still nonetheless a very

critical contest for them. How is that going to play out?

LAH: A critical contest but a bit anti-climatic. Because Hillary Clinton is far and away expected to win is this state, the majority of the

delegates going into her box. And the reason why is Bernie Sanders simply hasn't spent the time here.

Hillary Clinton is expected to do very well partly because demographics. A lot of the voters, 85 percent, according to one political strategist, is

over the age of 50. Hillary Clinton does well with older voters. She also does well with minorities. This is a heavily

minority voting state. So, Hillary Clinton expected to do very well.

Bernie Sanders simply saying he is not going to spend the time here in Florida.

[08:35:26] LU STOUT: And Donald Trump and the underlying aggression at his rallies and the acts of violence that we have seen in recent days and

weeks. Is that weighing on voter's minds? Is that going to have any impact on the voting in Florida?

LAH: Yeah, you know, it has been stun tog watch the reaction after this past weekend when you saw all those fistfights on the floor in Chicago.

And what you're really hearing from the voters is that it just appears for now that their digging further into their positions.

This speaks about America, that it's an almost two Americas digging in even deeper politically. And that's what we're really seeing play out here in

the primary races.

As far as if it's affected Donald Trump's supporters, getting back to your question, Kristie, those numbers that I was talking about, those early

voter returns to the north in those anti-establishment counties, we've crunched those weekend numbers and those weekend numbers show that they are

very high for Donald Trump.

So, it does appear -- at least if you're just looking in that one lens, those early voters, they had not been deterred by the violence over the

weekend.

LU STOUT: Got it.

Well, the stakes are big for the latest Super Tuesday. Kyung Lah joining us live from Florida. Thank you so much, Kyung, take care.

Now, with so much on the line, Tuesday is shaping up to be a crucial night in the race to the

White House. And do stay with CNN for the latest on these pivotal contests. We'll have live coverage all day as the results come in from

five key U.S. states.

Severely overworked, grossly underpaid, and in some cases treated like modern-day slaves. Now that is the harsh reality facing Hong Kong's

migrant domestic workers according to a new report. And the figures here are startling.

There are more than 336,000 foreign helpers across the territory. And this investigation by the

nonprofit Justice Center suggestion 80 percent of them are exploited.

It says the average workweek is 70 hours, yet only a fraction are paid above minimum wage. Their report calls for a sweeping review of forced

labor laws, and the Hong Kong government insists that strong laws are already in place.

You're watching News Stream. After the break, Richard Quest is traveling around the world in eight days. Coming up, he will show us how it is being

done on budget and on low cost airlines.

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LU STOUT: Now, if you are feeling a little bit better about humanity after a man beat a machine in the board game go this weekend. Well, I have some

bad news for you, the world go champion, Lee Setol he lost the fifth and final game today leaving the final score at 4-1 in favor of the machine.

Now, Google's Alpha Go artificial intelligence software beat Setol at go this ancient and deeply

complicated board game that was until recently thought to be just too difficult for artificial intelligence to master.

So, how did Alpha Go win? Well, on Monday, we heard from its creator Demis Sasabis and he told us how his artificial intelligence improves by learning

from its mistakes and even how it made a very human error in the only game it lost.

You can watch my interview with Alpha Go's creator on our website, just go on over to CNN.com/NewsStream.

Now, time now to check back on Richard Quest's around the world journey all on low cost carriers.

Now, a reminder this is 10 airlines, eight countries, eight days, at the slim sum of just $2,345.

Now, Richard now finds himself in the Sri Lankan capital. It's about a third of the way through his global trot. The latest leg of his journey

took him on a discount carrier flight from the Emirate of Sharjah to Colombo.

But this budget marathon trip is economy all the way. No thrills, no business class, no first class. Before Richard left Sharjah in the United

Arab Emirates, he explained what he has learned so far.

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RICHARD QUEST, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORREDSPONDENT: I'm coming to the end of day three in the around the world trip and so far I've been in London,

Brussels, Prague, Dubai and now I'm in Sharjah, which is another of the UAE emirates about to take the air out of the air flight from Sharjah to

Colombo. It's our way of getting from one continent to the next.

We are already seeing some big differences about the way the different low cost carrier model is interpreted. Some giving meals, others are quite

basic. And as we go around the world, we expect to see even more differences as we head into Asia and down towards the south pacific.

Oh, yes, those challenges at #flywithquest. Well, I have eaten a camel burger in Dubai, there was goulash in Prague and a waffle in Brussels.

And just look at the different sights that I have seen from the Charles Bridge to the Antonium (ph) to the largest, tallest building in the world,

the Birj Khalifa.

And there is plenty more to come.

Richard Quest, CNN, around the world in low cost.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

LU STOUT: And you can follow Richard's progress and the details of each stop in his world trek at cnn.com. He is posted updates on Twitter,

#flywithquest.

And if you are keen to challenge Richard to take on tasks at each destination, you can follow his

account @richardquest.

Now, the estate of the late Michael Jackson is about to get a windfall. Now, Sony has agreed to buy out his stake in a joint publishing venture for

a whopping $750 million. Now this will give Sony access to the works of stars like Taylor Swift. But here is what is excluded from the deal, all

songs written by Jackson as well as his master recording.

Now, Jackson was one of the first to realize the value of owning popular works. He bought rights to most of the music produced by the Beatles.

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