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BBC news with Joe Macintosh
Voting is drawing to a close in the primary election in Florida, the first of the big American states to pick a candidate for the Republican nomination. A high turnout was expected. Attention is focused on the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Giuliani has not campaigned anywhere else, staking everything on an impressive performance in Florida. But opinion polls suggested John McCain and Mitt Romney were vying for first place. Kevin Connolly reports from Florida.
Rudy Giuliani’s short leadership in New York in the days aftermath the 9/11 attacks made him something a national political celebrity. And for months, opinion polls said he was a clear favorite to win the Republican nomination. But in attempting to rewrite the rules of presidential campaigning, Mr. Giuliani may have overreached himself. He more or less ignored the small early voting states like snowy Iowa, and devoted himself to campaigning in the sunshine of wealthy Florida, which has a much bigger say in the nominating process.
The US House of Representatives has approved a 146 billion dollar aid package called for by President Bush to stimulate the American economy and try to prevent it falling into recession. The measures include rebates for people with lower incomes, in particular families with children, as well as tax incentives for business. The BBC Washington correspondent says the package passed the House vote easily, but its fate in the Senate will be less clear-cut.
The leaders of Europe’s four largest economies have been meeting in London to discuss turbulence in world financial markets. The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been hosting the leaders of France, Germany and Italy. He outlined how they could work together.
Common principles for international financial crisis management, common practical guidelines for crisis management, including improved information exchange, and closer cooperation between countries with particularly important links at firm or capital level. We need a better early warning system for the global economy. And that warning should have the force and authority to ensure that they are warnings (that) are acted upon.
The former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan who’s mediating in Kenya says political reconciliation there could take many months. He was speaking before President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition leader Raila Odinga began their first substantive talks since last month’s disputed election. Following the election, which both sides insist they’ve won, violence has spread across western Kenya, leaving hundreds dead. Mr. Annan said the reconciliation process as a whole could be lengthy, but he expected the immediate disagreement to be resolved within a month.
With political will and determination and commitment, we are confident that the issues can be resolved within a year. And the immediate political issues, what we are describing as short term issues be resolved within four weeks, if not shorter.
You are listening to the world news coming to you from the BBC.
The United Nations Security Council has abandoned any attempt to agree a statement on the Gaza Strip following Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory. Such statements must be agreed by all 15 members of the council. And the BBC United Nations correspondent says after eight days of negotiations, this proved impossible.
The American FBI says it’s investigating 14 companies for possible fraud in connection with the sub-prime mortgage crisis which threatens to tip the United States into recession. The FBI says the businesses include property developers, mortgage lenders and investment banks. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
The FBI would not identify the companies that it is investigating. But it says it’s working with the US Security and Exchange Commission. The SEC has opened three dozen probes into the sub-prime market collapse. The probes could implicate well-known names in the financial world. A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington told the BBC that the investigations into mortgage fraud have been ongoing for some time, but that they were stepped up since last summer’s crisis. The FBI views this kind of fraud as a growing problem in the Untied States and an increasing threat to the national economy.
The Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has threatened to turn his back on Africa if the continent’s leaders again reject his proposals for closer unity. At a news conference in Tripoli, Colonel Gaddafi said Libya would instead look towards Europe and the Arab world. He was speaking two days before the opening of an African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Thursday.
Police in Venezuela say several bank robbers on the run have now been caught. The gang had held about 30 people for more than a day, but were allowed to flee in an ambulance from the bank they’d attacked after freeing most of the hostages. The governor of Guarico state said the security forces later intercepted the four men, who surrendered and freed the remaining hostages. And that’s the latest BBC news.
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BBC news with Joe Macintosh
Voting is drawing to a close in the primary election in Florida, the first of the big American states to pick a candidate for the Republican nomination. A high turnout was expected. Attention is focused on the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani. Mr. Giuliani has not campaigned anywhere else, staking everything on an impressive performance in Florida. But opinion polls suggested John McCain and Mitt Romney were vying for first place. Kevin Connolly reports from Florida.
Rudy Giuliani’s short leadership in New York in the days aftermath the 9/11 attacks made him something a national political celebrity. And for months, opinion polls said he was a clear favorite to win the Republican nomination. But in attempting to rewrite the rules of presidential campaigning, Mr. Giuliani may have overreached himself. He more or less ignored the small early voting states like snowy Iowa, and devoted himself to campaigning in the sunshine of wealthy Florida, which has a much bigger say in the nominating process.
The US House of Representatives has approved a 146 billion dollar aid package called for by President Bush to stimulate the American economy and try to prevent it falling into recession. The measures include rebates for people with lower incomes, in particular families with children, as well as tax incentives for business. The BBC Washington correspondent says the package passed the House vote easily, but its fate in the Senate will be less clear-cut.
The leaders of Europe’s four largest economies have been meeting in London to discuss turbulence in world financial markets. The British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been hosting the leaders of France, Germany and Italy. He outlined how they could work together.
Common principles for international financial crisis management, common practical guidelines for crisis management, including improved information exchange, and closer cooperation between countries with particularly important links at firm or capital level. We need a better early warning system for the global economy. And that warning should have the force and authority to ensure that they are warnings (that) are acted upon.
The former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan who’s mediating in Kenya says political reconciliation there could take many months. He was speaking before President Mwai Kibaki and the opposition leader Raila Odinga began their first substantive talks since last month’s disputed election. Following the election, which both sides insist they’ve won, violence has spread across western Kenya, leaving hundreds dead. Mr. Annan said the reconciliation process as a whole could be lengthy, but he expected the immediate disagreement to be resolved within a month.
With political will and determination and commitment, we are confident that the issues can be resolved within a year. And the immediate political issues, what we are describing as short term issues be resolved within four weeks, if not shorter.
You are listening to the world news coming to you from the BBC.
The United Nations Security Council has abandoned any attempt to agree a statement on the Gaza Strip following Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian territory. Such statements must be agreed by all 15 members of the council. And the BBC United Nations correspondent says after eight days of negotiations, this proved impossible.
The American FBI says it’s investigating 14 companies for possible fraud in connection with the sub-prime mortgage crisis which threatens to tip the United States into recession. The FBI says the businesses include property developers, mortgage lenders and investment banks. Kim Ghattas reports from Washington.
The FBI would not identify the companies that it is investigating. But it says it’s working with the US Security and Exchange Commission. The SEC has opened three dozen probes into the sub-prime market collapse. The probes could implicate well-known names in the financial world. A spokesperson for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington told the BBC that the investigations into mortgage fraud have been ongoing for some time, but that they were stepped up since last summer’s crisis. The FBI views this kind of fraud as a growing problem in the Untied States and an increasing threat to the national economy.
The Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has threatened to turn his back on Africa if the continent’s leaders again reject his proposals for closer unity. At a news conference in Tripoli, Colonel Gaddafi said Libya would instead look towards Europe and the Arab world. He was speaking two days before the opening of an African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa on Thursday.
Police in Venezuela say several bank robbers on the run have now been caught. The gang had held about 30 people for more than a day, but were allowed to flee in an ambulance from the bank they’d attacked after freeing most of the hostages. The governor of Guarico state said the security forces later intercepted the four men, who surrendered and freed the remaining hostages. And that’s the latest BBC news.
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