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Hello im Maryam Namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up catalonia as president signs a symbolic document declaring independence but says first he wants dialogue with spain. Kenyas Opposition Leader shocks the nation announcing hes withdrawing from the rerun of august election. A major Cholera Immunization Campaign begins in bangladesh as hunger drives more range of muslims from myanmar. And wildfires raging across california killing at least thirteen people and destroying entire neighborhoods. Just a minute with all the sports news as three time for you the world cup runs up the little ones will not be going to mix years tournament in russia all of that and more later this news. Spains Prime Minister has called an extraordinary Cabinet Meeting on wednesday morning after catalonia as president declared independence from spain. To more immediately suspended it allow time for dialogue with madrid but an hour ago he did sign a symbolic declaration in barcelona before that
A day after the main opposition candidates withdrew from the iranian election scheduled later this month. Well be live to nairobi in just a moment im fully back to watching aljazeera live from doha also ahead spains government holds an emergency Cabinet Meeting after catalonia leaders signs a symbolic declaration of secession but calls for talks at least fifteen people are dead after three days of wildfires in the u. S. State of california will tell you the story of one familys narrow escape and a new exhibition in paris tries to capture the magic and mayhem of one of frances most Famous Artists. We begin with some breaking news out of kenya where the parliament has passed a controversial. Amendment to the election laws the reforms say sorry for one candidate withdraws from a repeat president ial election the other one would automatically when it has been heavily criticized by the opposition whose legislators boycott of the vote on tuesday the main Opposition Leader right now didnt go
Bloomberg surveillance. I am Francine Lacqua. We will be speaking with the former barclays ceo. , antony jenkins. Movingf markets are sideways. A lot of people are looking at catalan and where they can go from here. Seems that because brexit negotiations have stalled, the focus will not only be on catalonia and the Spanish Governments next move, but they will talk a lot about korea and irans new sanctions. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. Sebastian the economy humming in the third quarter, gdp rose 6. 8 , and Industrial Production umped 6. 6 , and retail sales o 3 . That gives president xi jinping the platform to shift to a more Sustainable Growth platform. Probing ties between the agency and ties to south africas family. Is investigating whether they mishandled funds. This was the heart of the political scandal in south africa, who has denied any wrongdoing. Catalonias president has said he may declare independence unless the government in madrid agrees to talk. Let
To be a more acceptable health care package. Drafting is like put that in eye tall licks and quotes at the same time. There nowhere near to any agreement on this we also get indications they are nowhere near to rush this. This might come up with the white house briefing, with sean spicer. A little earlier today. Well hear what peter barnes is hearing with all the crosssection shun developments. Reporter like House Republicans idea he seemed to try to jumpstart Obamacare Repeal and replace. Listen. I know were all going to make a deal on health care. That is such an easy one. I have no doubt that will happen very quickly. I think it will actually, it is going to happen. Weve all been promising, democrat, republican, been promising that to the American People. So i think a lot of good things are going to happen there. Reporter some Senate Republicans sound optimistic moving Health Care Legislation forward. As one told you yesterday on your show. Listen to that. Neil back to this Health C