. >> bp was expecting protested at, but it s al hopg for aandmk dealwith our russian tatewned oil comny. th is w hanging by thread although bp es haveaope to salvage this bill. it setthe seal on a truly terrible year for . bbc news,ondon. from one comny's troubles to a growing proem facing the global economy t president of the worldbank warns th risg od price have rched dangerous heigh and post theingl biggest threat to poor people around te worl his mmen after the imfworld nk meeting gs underway re in washingn. our corspondent soke tthe presidenof t world bank rlier. y dihe bring u this issue? we've been hearinabou this for a year now. >> basicallyatin forwardnd said, lk, this is an iue and has not gone ay. we have sn food prices cre back to thei peak of 2008 he was particularly woied because of the disoportionate fectn theorld's poor who spena mu larger perceage of theirncomon food. in fact, he says thawe a at a tiing point. but thwor's poor cannot wait. -- >> the worl'poor cannot it. ere is nearly 1 billion dernourished people on our plet. thiss free -- this is ineased by 68 peoe eve

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