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Social democrats. Conservatives. Before deciding whether they can live together in the other coalition for four year. U. S. Economy good so the Federal Reserve has raised Interest Rates for the third time this year. European central bank. Coming up in the next sixty minutes indias shameful trade. To a man of seventy five when she was just eleven years old. But will they succeed in eliminating sex slavery. And continue their march toward the next. Time. Hello im terry barton thanks for joining us britains Prime Minister theresa may is heading to a summit in brussels today reeling from a parliamentary defeat over brags that she and the other twenty seven expected to endorse a first stage deal on the terms of britains divorce that was agreed last week but mays defeat at home could undermine her credibility and hes voted that Parliament Rather than just may and her cabinet must have the final say on any breaks that agreement before the deadline in march twenty ninth. This is the moment to
Know im suited for this is al jazeera live from london also coming up on the bottom of peace hala perus former president asked for forgiveness for his crimes a russian Opposition Leader calls for a boycott of next years election the kremlin investigates whether he is breaking the law. And stroll us in seattle the u. S. City comforting Plastic Waste and encouraging recycling. We start in liberia where just two hours remain for people to cast their votes in the countrys president ial Runoff Election which will see is first democratic transition of power in seventy three years then house has been lower than the last round both candidates have pledged to revive the struggling economy and to kick start Infrastructure Projects fifty one year old george weah spent his childhood in the slums of monrovia rising to become the first african to be named feet as World Football player of the year in one thousand nine hundred five his bid for the presidency was unsuccessful in two thousand and five h
At the vatican. And a new treatment for snake bites that could save thousands of lives. We begin tonight with the aftermath of that dea deadly ast on pakistans largest airport. 23 are dead. Includes all ten of the attackers. 20 others were wounded as men stormed the airport. A gun battle broke out. All flights into karachi were diverted. A deadly attack on one of the pakistans busiest airports. After storming the all terminal, the congratulatei general airport. This karachi general airport. They could hear loud gun fire. Hands up in the air. We heard gun shots on and off, on and off. There were moments when we heard multiple blasts and loud blasts. Incoming flights were diverted to other airports. The military was called in to secure the area. Suicide vests and grenades were recovered. Since the attack took place overseeing it themselves. Karachi is pakistans financial capitol. Airports and military installations are in a high areh state of alert. It comes at a time when the Pakistani