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>> union bank has put it work together for many companies. >> now become world news. >> g-20 leaders are agreed to steps as obama issued a valed warning to china. >> reports from burma suggest a leader is about to be freed. >> and moved from hospital to home. welcome. coming up in the program, the incredible journey, how a triple amputee and war veterans ran
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world growth. they are working on a modernized imf. joining me from seoul, you followed this from start to finish. it is an agreement of sorts, isn't it? >> there have been reports late into the night. as widely expected, this has been followed round after round by this broad agreement. not a bit of it, we are told. president obama when he addressed the media gathered here, he said he was battled by much of the press coverage.
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>> in broad agreement on the way forward. the agreement based on the framework brought forward by the united states as we are doing for the united states and going to cut our deficits in half. as i said going foertd, no nation should assume their path to prosperity is paved strictly with the united states. >> some say very broad indeed. the key at the start of all of this is the views on their
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currency desal uation. >> movement there? >> a little bit of movement. >> the talk was all about a currency warm and harsh critici criticism. when was agreed, the country is not to engage in competitive devaluation. in practice, that may do very little president obama was asked what he would like to do see with china signing up. what he would like to see from them in terms of action. >> the issue where one is with
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the united states. those competing with china sto sell goods around the world. it is under valued. china spends enormous amounts of money intervening in the market to keep it under valued. what we've said is it is important for xhiena in a gradual fashion to transition to a market-based system. >> an important change gives more power to the developing world. i think most observers think this has been scant substance.
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a lot of people will suggest what is being called into the question is the voice to act into the economy. >> urging the rockies to form the incluesive government. speaking just a day after political parties broke an 8-month dead lock. the reports remain closed. the blast completely destroyed the compound.
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being held where some victims are be r to be buried in their main towns >> the country's armed forces were we hadded to the socialist project. mr. chavez has been made the commander and chief. notably for the irish government. raising its ugly head. the cost of the irish government an all-time high at the creation
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making it very expensive. >> if we looked at all the markets in the world. the fact that the speculation will need a bail out. despite that, we have heard from the eu and a joint speculation. very much misplaced. investors were guilty. what investors think are two different things. >> let's have a look at some of the issues going on in the
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marketplace. >> rolls-royce not getting better. >> finally they have opened their mouth since the a 380 incident. the head of emrites airline saying, come talk to us. >> they released the findings of an update, if you will. they found out the engine problems only relate to the trent 900, it's a specific component that easily can be fixed. it's up about 1.5% right now. >> officials there have given a
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strong indication that the leader is due to be released. our correspondent said in neighboring thai land is in the situation. the decision on release was based on the rumor, that she would be out by now. >> they are just within the last few minutes, optimistic that she is going to be released. there are signs that she is free to go. there is concern about that being delivered or even existing. there is a lot of optimism and
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excitement. >> if there are in terms and conditions attached and whether i would be happy to meet them. met by crowds of the people. she is the icon in burma. she will attract that kind of attack. it's been weeks before the election took place. the willing party won a huge majority. allegations of cheating and the leader to the election. do they want thousands of people on the street. is that a good time to release her. these are a good time. they have had the election. they would send to release. at this stage, nothing
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confirmed. jo we have a little bet regarding roger federer and tiger woods. the moment, focus is on tiger. >> tiger still has that target aim. >> the masters draws to a close, first of all. a first title of the year, a complete barren set of results the first time ever since 1996 since he turned promaking up nine shots. it looks very, very unlikely.
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if i read down the list, how many of those do you think he would recognize. matthew miller, david brandon. they are now finding it fairly straight forward. the last thing to say, you could not buy a ticket to the australian masters. for this tournament, you could buy a ticket easy. >> he probably will win but it is worth the bet. i'll think of something valuable to you.
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who is going to win that bet. >> watching bbc world news. >> veterans on the run. a triple amputee. >> the russian government. they want the cremlin to attack. they have condemned the latest result. eight journalists have been murdered this year alone. we have the report from moss co-. >> on a bleak night, journalists express horror and outrage.
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corruption and an abuse of power. >> it was terrible. he already had three operations. >> the ground swell of anger has been building all week after footage of the attack had been released. the video which had been shown shows two men jumping in as he returns home. using an iron rod, they smashed his legs, lands and jaw. an attack to maim him so he can no longer report. >> known for his strong criticism of the government.
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last summer, a youth group backed by the kremlin were accused of attacking him. >> no matter wha how big his wallet is or what the cost. the attack two years ago after campaigning over the building of a new motor way in moscow. no one has even been arrested for almost killing him. instead, he's the one being taken to court. >> the u.s. secretary of state
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and prime minister have agreed sto seek the resum shon for u.s. peace talks. they wouldn't resume direct negotiations. you are watching bbc world news, these are the headlines. >> currency evaluation and trade after talks in seoul. the leader in burma is about to be freed from house arrest. >> the former israeli prime minister has been in a coma since january 2006 has been taken to hospital to his family home in south israel.
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i wonder why he has been moved. >> he suffered a massive stroke 4.5 years ago. he is still regarded as a huge figure. he still casts a huge shadow over the politics. he's been in hospital over 4.5 years and started the process. this is a process that will involve him going back and forth. with all his medical equipment and team,le be moved from the hospital to his house. he has been moved from that first journey today. there's no chance of him
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returning to that massive stroke. he's still a huge presence in that region. >> that's interesting. direct peace talks have been decided should be pursued. is there a strong nostalgia for that strong man. >> there is a few only a strong person on either side could be replaced. many say that despite the best efforts, he really cannot command the amount of widespread support and backing. he was loved and loathes in almost equal measure. he was alleged to have had a
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across the u.s. to raise money for wounded veterans. jo with militarypre sipgs, they folded their flag. among the runners, formal royal mari marine. they took it in turns to run. the cross country run in the movie forest gump. >> we are raising money for wounded soldiers. >> this sargent had to use a
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hand bike. you burn 6,000 calories in a day. living like that, not a chance. >> what do you think kept you together? >> the odyssey spanned four time zones, here they are in the grand canyon. each landscape brought new area. >> can you always wish for more but you have to be thankful for what you got. later, they were thankful. at 11:00 pacific time they lead
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the crowd. an unusual setting after a unique achievement. >> it took 26 years to restore. reopening the temple of venus in rome. a one-day strike will cause the doors of the temple shut. angry about the government's plans to cut funding of the arts. >> nearly 2,000 years after it was built, rome's coliseum has lost no power to impress. >> now another treasure has reopened. much of its roof has been missing. still hints of the still of a
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lost age. >> this is an intriguing monument. not just because it was the biggest temple but it was a double one. the half dedicated to venus faces east and the half dedicated to roam faces west. it still draws millions of investors every year. >> people could not get in here for nearly 30 years while it was being restored. this is what the tourists coming from all over the world want. >> many accuse authorities of allowing others to crumble. this is what is left in the house. it collapsed on saturday parties play official neglect.
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staff, museums at sites around the country will strike with 48, italy has four ter taj sites. but the fans worry that they may suffer in the cash straped presence. >> a chinese vase was sold for $70 million. dating to the 18th century. the boyar comes from the chinese main land. a wind fall for the owners. the sister had to step out of the room for a breath of air
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