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To help the continent, especially the subregion. A vacuum . Does it leave an opening for groups like al qaeda to come in . Guest there are lots of reasons for american you should. There are limits to what america can do. We are looking at the limits in the face now with the fiscal cliff, which we have delayed a little bit. We have to reckon with it. Within that context, we have to look at where our aid can have the most good affect. In mali, our loss to not permit us to deal with governments that come to power through extraconstitutional means. We have the case of the crew coup still pulling strings behind the scenes. It is a matter of military effectiveness. In order to win in northern mali, an outsider will have to engage in a counterinsurgency campaign. Taking the people in the north. Many have legitimate grievances for political marginalization and discrimination. That allowed the opening for al qaeda and the other islamic extremist to come in. They need a legitimate government to
Welcome to bbc news. Im james reynolds. Our top stories italys Prime Minister announces new measures to try to tackle the outbreak of coronavirus. Up to 60 Million People could have the freedom of movement restricted. A building used as a Quarantine Centre for the virus collapses in china, fourare centre for the virus collapses in china, four are confirmed dead will stop all passengers stuck on board a huge cruise ship stranded on the california coast are being tested for the virus. Protests, celebrations. Calls for action. People around the world Mark International womens day. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The Italian Government is to quarantine some 16 Million People across the north and east of the country as part of stringent new measures being introduced to tackle the spread of covidi9. Introduced to tackle the spread of covid i9. Gyms, swimming pools, ski resorts will also be closed. More than 230 people have died. The new restrictions have will hit the Financial Centre malan an
Pete buttigieg has dropped out of the race to be the democratic candidate to take on President Trump for the us presidency. The 38 year old former mayor enjoyed a successful start to his campaign, but it lost momentum in recent weeks. He narrowly won the Iowa Caucuses early last month and came in a strong second place in the New Hampshire primary, but faltered badly in saturdays South Carolina vote. He made the announcement a short time ago at a rally in his hometown of south bend, indiana. Today is a moment of truth. After a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is the path has narrowed to a close, for our candidacy if not for our cause. And another of those values is responsibility, and we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. Our goal has always been to help unify americans, to defeat donald trump and to win the era for our values. Applause i asked our correspondent peter bow
Hello and welcome to bbc news. The Italian Government says it will adopt emergency measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. It comes after over 1200 new cases were reported in italy, in the last 2a hours the biggest daily rise in cases since the outbreak started. Officials say 36 more people have died in the last 2a hours. The authorites are preparing a major escalation of controls, blocking all but emergency travel to and from the entire region of lombardy, including the city of milan. The decree would also extend to eleven northern and eastern provinces, as well as the cities of parma and venice. The measures will see schools closed for several weeks, along with all museums, swimming pools and ski resorts. The number of cases in lombardy is already causing problems for hospitals. Some are running out of spare beds, according to the head of the Civil Protection agency. Translation lombardy, as you know, is facing a tense situation in its hospitals. We expect that we will be aske