And thank you for downloading him he found a sweet range of Houston not subsidies go to BBC world service.com/book costs him and welcome to the latest global news recorded three o'clock GMT on Friday, 24 December this is focus nickel in London and in this edition more financial and political pressure on Laurel by both the Ivorian president is still refusing to stand down after last month's elections will set a little-known aspect of porkbarrel politics the special exemptions that allow American companies to bust international sanctions with impunity scientists in California unveiling a prototype so the device which mimics plans would bring together Christian and a Muslim to talk about Iraq can they see eye to eye at an off-the-wall look at the Wolf comedian gives us his views from the Israeli battery thing but it's a ramble this incredible rambles particularly surprised by this-and have him raising is defending the pick wild asparagus but first more financial and political pressure is being applied to known by both the president of Ivory Coast still refusing to stand down after last month's elections the UN Gen. assembly is not formally recognize Mr. Barbara's rival a somewhat, as the rightful president of the Central Bank of the West African economic and monetary union is done the same as John James reports from the commercial capital Abidjan decision by West Africa's finance ministers to recognize Allison Wachter as the legitimate president of Ivory Coast a major source of funds for lower back. Who showed no sign of stepping down Mr. Vipers to have control of state television and the public support of the Army without access to Ivory Coast state accounts effectively extremely difficult to pay on the salaries next month even if he almost certainly has other financial results the decision by the finance ministers is risky because Ivory Coast is by far the most important economy in the West African CFA mother presented although long) and his supporters of private international condemnation of his decision to stay on empower as opposed by France the form of plenty of how was Africa's leaders up in some of the most vocal critics later on Friday but presidents will gather in Nigeria for an emergency meeting of the West African regional book E us and unlikely to consider a range of measures against Mr. `including the possibility of military action of James in Abidjan but what's life like elsewhere in Ivory Coast up in the North for example enteric trick to Mr. what, Cornett one mobile is an English teacher the University of blocky because of the poor quality of the telephone line with voice to his ounces did you work. Marital union. Note for the time being and walking we are living in no peace no war atmosphere which is a very unpleasant situation because we are always on the alert because we don't know what may happen if we think that anything may happen at any time and the great problem is that economically speaking things are slow there are no more economic transactions with the neighboring towns and this is due to the fact that there are no cars going from one town to another town and the consequence is that the demand of goods is very high consequently the prices are very high and the people really having a very nasty and difficult situation and no peace no war situation he says of limbo your culture will. Yet this year we don't know what may happen you cannot say we are living in peace we cannot say we are having a war because there are no more rifles no more shotguns but we are all waiting for something what is it I can't tell you but we are all afraid people are very worried and economical far from our houses because we don't want to be stuck in a trap so that's the trouble it's very difficult to live because literally speaking people are very very scared and what day was of course the heartland of the force devalued the rebels during the Civil War does everybody a not in Arcadia support Mr. what their war are not on the portable. What you will I cannot see that all the people and walking support him but by the look of the final result we had during the poor he's got a very high percentage of the votes but this doesn't mean that all balky people are supporting him but I think the good majority people necessarily are supporting him would he be fed to say that if Mr. what Iraq does eventually accede to power than did the situation for you could be a lot more optimistic well will will will. Well for those who support him they can put that forward say that by voting for him they are waiting for a good future people who voted for him would certainly say that because they are expecting good things from him he remember Arthur or Bagwell I think that we Ivorians what we want is somebody who can give us a good opportunity of life: 81 mobile on the line from balky in Ivory Coast and investigation by the New York Times as find out that despite sanctions and trade him barter is the US government has over the past decade granted special licenses allowing American companies to do unions of dollars in business with Iran and other countries blacklisted as state sponsors of terrorism companies winning these permits exploited a series of loopholes and exemptions securitize and stuff was adeptly sexy to the treasury in the Clinton Administration one of the people responsible for running US sanctions during that. There had these loopholes, but there is a very hard and Drupal except for marriage. And that is quite like that that is Charlie appropriate there are allowances and summons was argument with respect to all entry careful to allow certain soft where to go where that could be used by opposition figures and giving them greater asked us to the Internet approach that is valuable but all one of the problems is the sanctions policy and the little with exceptions that are near you. Nor related to let democracy promotion but earlier. Five particular industry is the Lord's article. The loopholes in the site is that within the federal government perhaps between the treasury and the State Department for example and also from outside can critics of government see this easily most of these, from congressional insertions. Check legislation favoring a particular state of registry at the absolute average for Sen. Hagel is commensurate air Casey perpetration oftentimes there's no choice but to shut up if it wants the poor sanctions. But it didn't happen in context sites interrupted context does not secret that done on the floor of Congress everybody knows they just may not be paying attention is paid to veterans are not secret document. I think in that sense. Transparency about him but what happened to know over time the exceptions of the globe and is not proper oversight of the executive branch should Americans do you really can't do chewing gum all these at home so sold bodybuilding supplements gets to countries that the US does not have good political relations with. Not because you would need that much for the country but because it tends to implicate the integrity of the sanctions. What a picture more difficult for the US rally support for other countries on sanctions with a street how little will sanctions are with things that are really not part consider calls so is is is is is it's evidence of hypocrisy in a way because there's a moral position involved in implementing sanctions and then when it's revealed that there is actually a commercial sub trade going on but it looks pretty full of holes were out at all like to work partnership that they could implicate integrity of your personnel sanctions and create social appropriate acrylic they will whenever you talk a good game but look what you're allowed Stewart Eisenstadt on the same day from Washington DC the Vatican's been giving out some details of the seems that Pope Benedict is due to address to the British people in an historic Christmas radio message on Friday to be making a three-minute guest appearance on the BBC's today program the slots cooled support for the day is the first time the pope is presented material specifically written for radio audience Catherine Instead is editor of the Catholic weekly paper the tablets Judy keen asked why she thought up but decided to do it several think many people meet in September to this country meaning I have any impact on people had it didn't seem to have a major impact on the papers while I gather from talking to people in mind that he missed many very amazed by the response from the fee he received from people impressive and have real impacts the Times published an MTV special city between playpens that outstanding retiring rep. 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Neither ways connected to the needs of the week and even of the day and said he don't get much time to prepare its you have to discuss pretty silly day before you prove cost any morning and they're very keen and you could easily script that meeting has connections for happening in knees and finally fantastic that he does have to be theological self accompaniment to make tort-that is what they said to rest the theology impact the dissenters get that security will contribute to this being a pre-Christmas court costs for the moment expect with these very spiritual yes I think that's that's that's that's it's that the fortunes and teeth into his and allocated very spiritual meditation on the meaning of Christmas combines with great warmth expressed by the paper about his visit exhibition in September of this is anything torn about how the pope is going about for getting his message across." A range of low-cost and lazy on Facebook is he on twitter when the Vatican to make ECG cheap you can see what kind things on the cheap fun and traffic impact study done, reaches twitter at Cassie's different forms of communication that hates-for example easily be named 15 agent entries written very many deep theological works at classical space to diesel kinds of documents but this guy perfect tries to communicate with people in which Michael said that the she even writes a book that she "Jesus of Nazareth victories his account since the life of Christ with his spiritual forces well and he can follow that up with another volume sent on the pipe state deep cuts that kind of thing all said that Phoenix again this is my commandment became not like the wealth which was a very lengthy in cities of the pipe by a right taking trust Jeff 942 face-off was unprecedented just as this will cost unfortunate days unprecedented is a controversial tour of the national secular Society written as being very critical… Will be against it well… Just sake is crispness of the day as a whole site surprise me that critics sophisticated rules cost that he needs that eventually taken to the mailing means even on the amount has 3 min. of meditation is off to a Christmas Eve and you then have the spiritual meditation Christmas Eve is entirely perfect time to have fun Catherine Instead of the tablet science news now a prototype so the devices being unveiled which mimics plant life transforming the suns energy into fuel the machine uses the rays of the sun and the metal oxide to break down carbon dioxide or water into skills which can be easily stored and transported is a science reporter Neil Bartlett conventional solar panels on the cheese when the sun goes down even during sunny days electricity generated has to be signed immediately. Dear the device which like planets contents sunlight into a storable fuel is facing one this prototype so the reactor uses a metal oxide called Syria heated topic concentrated plant of the sun when it cools it will break down water into oxygen and hydrogen could be used how hydrogen fuel cells, for example feeding water and carbon dioxide need to make another fuel cold syngas the prototype is grossly inefficient convention less than 1% of the suns energy into fuel energy snake is confident they can help that efficiency to meet 20% using better and regulation affecting the lens through which the sun polls and the machine somewhere else might be sweet to be used Prof. Cecilia Haile at the California Institute of technology is one of the inventors of the machine might have you after you want that process becomes established such that the whole manufacturing process of building reactors of building concentrated down then I see it in a solar energy storage scenario in which you are reading if you'll add power plan that allows heat to electricity generation at night there are other ways might store the suns energy company in Spain is planning sees the sun to heat homes and salts which it claims can store enough heat to produce power for 18 hours without sunlight fuel made from the sun as to Jesus by this new prototype device can store energy in definitely does the researchers themselves admit they still have much work to do ill about the reporting as Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas some are approaching the festival with a bit of trepidation Iraq is seen a mass exodus of Christians fuel than half 1 million remain in the country among those now abroad of the survivors of the Baghdad Cathedral siege back in October in which 44 people were killed the survivors and many injured were offered refuge in Paris, Christian phrase about reports will will and a half. In the cold unfamiliar surroundings of Paris survivors of the cathedral massacre in Baghdad are attending Christmas mass in the altar in front of the affected graphs of their friends and relatives murdered. I will say that it is 44 Iraqi Christians died in the Syriac Cathedral of Baghdad pleading to the resident gunmen from a group linked to Al Qaeda from good worshipers hostage at the end of the siege they detonate suicide vests women and children cowering in the pews and is where God is thank you Thaddeus Habash was shot while trying to resuscitate one of the priests filled, working by you the bullet passed through his abdomen since apologizing testing removed today he lives in from Paris hostel with his brother young son and daughter name behind in my draft I sent you about that. They're like that because I thought my family is that you're frightened for the safety and self because it's fishing and that is understandable as a sale as a Christian life, and I guess rather victims that are the victims. Obviously every Robin-in Baghdad received that everything is packaged as they can to attack each other because you have amnesia I didn't feel any sense of bitterness of revenge towards the rooms that carries none of you have this idea months of class and the anger we have. But not advantage of images is to offer the of for giving us not for not all five on we are not interested to anybody in the of 35 injured people evacuated his promise not remaining hospital, fire, may seriously injured the question is what do they do now that it is from their families and livelihoods excommunicate that church is the carries here coming here with this clean legible format in a country with a density language and the psychiatric help they will need difficult to prove. Lost two sons that day the priest and his brother who tried to save she speaks with her eyes glazed with tears rolling down her cheeks every waking hour she gazed a the what happened if I a kid and Ubuntu the positive challenge. The candidate has a tenant themselves and vote of the small minds eye, the government fall for me it's like kind of a student said in a 15 and then is a summation of why I have my life. Two young sons. Franзaise the Iraqis that are here will be given six months of silent and potentially full refugee status of those now living in exile is very little to celebrate this Christmas they more than ever of the beleaguered minority still to experience any of the piece that was promised to postwar Iraq Christian phrase or the plight of Iraqi Christians in exile in France but what of that is still in their home country is the Christian community in Iraq have any future Mark Whitaker has been talking to Dr. a summit of Leon of the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt and Dr. Andrew White victim of Baghdad at some George's Anglican church the Christian community in Iraq is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world and the reality is that the Christians all the very blue all the role and if you caught the root peephole.and say we're doing everything possible to try and maintain the Christian presence in Iraq why have one of the largest churches in Iraq are managers school of thieving Centura pharmacy everything at the child and we do not just support and provide the Christians and Muslims as well and to dad that we have important future but I'll Christians any longer welcome in Iraq yes" to understand that the terrorist activity is why a minority thinks changes terrorist movement out closest friends continued to be almost as brothers and sisters I had one of the most mom reaching or speaking in my charge in Baghdad on Sunday and she said you are the original people you're not some minority you only have Iraqis and went out with you and they all use Steve is all opening is happened so many about people being killed and glad Bach outcries friends remain the most rooms go to seminary on your from the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt and Egypt has a Christian community that predates Islam the Coptic church what is the situation as far as Christians are concerned in Egypt how welcome they now I think that it will form a triangle. I gave back to bite from the life of aromatic. Applying the rule to my Lord but Americans didn't delete people in the cathedral in Baghdad that killed to be born perfect. I got on Iraqi people but doesn't any serious religion really preach the idea that you take responsibility for your own actions okay you may have had bad things done to you or to people you know but that doesn't give you an excuse to not commit this kind of atrocity I cannot get rid of you prior or driven out of court drive to be. By all but also research and the area of British or must finish about the role of the drive that you only like now is the divided country and this is the one of coordinate Omaha goal is that wallet and on. Three divide and rule and though the ball. That is out there that the American lobby group you see on this week saying the imagines in the Israelis and the time something did long but I do not remember that they are getting each other off of and getting shot and by giving on it and they are giving it is everywhere or bring them go to the Iraqi people Christmas Eve 2009 could take you back to that time seven people six people police were killed the church service in Egypt Egypt is not occupied by Americans what is the pretext for that I think that the picture of you on. Top line: all an outline of what that book to everyone the right thing. It cannot be undone: report told that called on. I've now that guy in front of gold by thinking that could fuel we beware. Things may be there Jewish question like to put to both of you does not show up read the best and the worst of religion inspires you have always declined hatred and intolerance on the one hand and then you forbearance and forgiveness on the other way. 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What about appropriate vision over leader is not responsible out is religion the enemy of tolerance so the two go together the two destiny can get together/CNN CNN's Paul K people in the name of religion Christianity now all has changed and so we believe it is slam will be different in the future doctor if someone at eon and Dr. Andrew White in conversation with Mark Whitaker out you might enjoy walking or even long hikes but the British comedian and political activist Mark Thomas has been that a joint hike with the difference in the Middle East he ended up walking the entire length of the Israeli separation barrier crossing between the Israeli and Palestinian sides his return to London that when he came into the BBC studios by the Morris asked him why he decided to embark on the track curiosity devil and mischiefmaking and rambling I do know enough but the resulting none of that was going on, so what better way funding about the contributions of the land abundance to the Bible can talk essentially the best was doing say it separates the West Bank from Israel, he will buy side yes absolutely is in those photos in incredible sojourn is willing but also to different people, the warlords for teams that think that it's a ramble this incredible ramble for the following plan is telling unfavorably surprised by this an in and help him anything is fine even though picking alone asparagus in on use Anthony's chest of ranging life account that some of the characters met well with the week, metal sort of SQL border patrol with them again which was caught in Oryx. For new officials is not enough room in the path that led from four sides moved to teargas in the bathrooms of the white pharmacy that was quite old kind of sitting doing that and then the next time be walking to talking with some of the the the mother Mrs. Obama has had a humble associate every day was very different every day was very exciting. You may always different characters of the absurdities of life under the occupation life under the rules just amazingly good food have to type situations you find yourself if that was the thing was this one guy who has a house in will map the municipal boundary goes through the alleyway when the batteries helps an anthropologist health through the stairwell through his living room and dining room but into the alchemy of and license a story buildings as they found hundred 50 people living there took the morning they do right by the owning the place of the whole place is arrested for illegally entering Israel because they've been into the living room and they don't have permits to be in the near vessel that was the thing you've been in your living room and the status of the thing which we we do often hear about base… Really what seems to a customized logo they sang think that the Israeli side as well as you meet anyone there who was prior to parry at his unity I have enough climate table and see the barrier is surprised that an aside daughter) people the surprising I does in those English policeman whose probe area associated with two to the sound of a victim of the social public, very mindful of the reason more it were not for the public pressure to put the barrier route wars about the second intifada and to be honest as someone who had symptoms of Palestinian course the second intifada switch me often that was the thing about it is just as bloody atrocity nervous system, tax workshops actually ran just letting up so that does nothing you can see the logic of the fear of white window this is a good point to bring in some Israeli residents who respected and we asked about that area would've supported it or not these people in injuries and elicitation of convicted unlawful. Bombings sometimes every week or more ends of the wall and the other security measures. The physicians must learn to the the the the the, cross anyway honestly no one has problems the specific. The width of the sometimes across Palestinian territories wasn't meant to harm them analogous to the necessary River and its empirical there are fewer attack the wool with Bush and case publish it was necessary to wish that we could have peace think most Israelis feel the same way if there went any attacks militarily suicide bombings with fans and simple set said the general view of the average Israeli does not meet the people and in side bets of the general gave having done this quality has sympathy with backing up yes and no point a finger the second photo was this atrocity of people turned forth plus what was put warm up little thing will succeed to the sofa don't think the war actually stopped to suppose outside that I spoke to people in the government, of the McGough I said to him as it structures of Ocean City SS and really I said because I got the second font but suffice it well she was ministry action places imagining a more happy that really stop the suicide bombings whether that's what role I don't not want to know is that I shall remove the entire room of singles people get across our goal cross but you consent to say I came across illegally annexed it is between the wool just stops when I have finished it yet so the idea that suicide bombers of installment is I don't think is rolling it took you 20 weeks to do this if we can recommend it as a rambling holiday people like booking he will yes and no you have to do the research of the assembly wouldn't you can't just go off and summit of prior whole. Have to go to probably the great thing is posting hospitality is just amazing when walking with this awareness of out to the west of the federal alleges that after Google system, said Reuters is like to the mother comes of two comes out this cat within was cut with lactase with freshly cooked bread homemade fresh homemade sheep's milk yogurt, chicken industries cucumbers tomatoes of growing there was a little sick than I thought I'm networking a have to sit in my life I'm never going counter the spontaneous hospitality and is most inhospitable terrain Mark Thomas winding up this edition of the BBC's global news podcast many thanks for listening will sign off for now but from the production team here in London and Tom and Fergus have a safe peaceful and happy Christmas