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The transition, what's going to happen during the presidential elections in november 2011? and that's the big question right now. is gamal mubarak on the scene? they think it will change dramatically over the past and i understand from sources that facebook and twitter were shut down and most people relying on sms transmissions to communicate with each other so, charles, a very tenuous situation from a business standpoint. they want to know what's going to happen of course during the presidential elections. >> yeah, and that does indeed seem unclear. john, back to you later. meanwhile, you men...

Year. have a quick check at the egx-30. the top 30 egyptian stocks -- anyway, investors are worried about government stability after similar demonstrations that forced out tunisia's president. off another 6% so that by my math means it's off by nearly 20% this year. meanwhile, another large protest is being planned in egypt for friday. let's bring in john over there in davos because i know that the egyptian trade minister has been quite a friend of the program over the years there but he's staying away. i guess, john, the thing that must worry the egyptians most is washington is saying, you ...

Suspending trading is a territory nobody thought we would have been in just three, four days ago. >> yeah, well, john, thank you. it seems we won't be in there for long and after a pause, we are going to see that trading resume but i have to say that if the lesson from both egypt and from tunisia is you can reform politically but don't imagine that will shore up your position in the longer term, that is the lesson that i think will have to be learned in one or two places in asia. john, joining us, we'll be back with you again. pauline, meanwhile, back to you. >> all right, thanks so much, char...

Police operation read the long list of names of the men and when their loved ones last saw them. >> at 17 a.m. envelope john rockhouse of the coal mine saw joshua heading towards the vehicle that would have transported him to the mine. >> reporter: gary 'noles told the coroner police interviewed 120 people so far including the only two survivors. danny rockhaase said he saw a white flash and was blown off his feet and reported being deafened by it. >> reporter: four medical experts all believed the men could not have survived the first blast. >> the miners would vic unconscious as a result of ...

Anyone earning more than $50,000 to $100,000 and 1% income tax from income of anyone earning $100,000 or more. now, this tax will not apply to those directly hit by the floods. and after this, charles and john, the aussie dollar slipped after the announcement with concern about pressure on domestic spending in australia. >> indeed, well, let's -- john, let's bring you in. you were telling us a moment ago about the decision to suspend trading on the cairo stock exchange after a sharp drop. in fact, i think we just checked in on that exchange and i think the losses were 6.2% on top of 6% since t...