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Hearing for state Department Nominees Including ambassador at large for Global Health security and diplomacy as well as u. S. Ambassadors. This is about an hour 20 minutes the Senate ForeignRelations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to th ....
[inaudible conversations] the Senate ForeignRelations Committee will come to order. Our hearing today is to hear from five of the President Bidens nominees in dealing with career positions and ambassadorships. Its wonderful to have you all here. We thank you all for being here. Thank you do senator ricketts for being here to lead the republican side of this hearing. Its not always easy to find members that have or willing to adjust their schedules in order to accommodate these hearings, and i think senator ricketts for always being available to this committee to carry out our important work. I want to add some opening comments and senator ricketts wont opening comments but first i want to recognize senator reed and allowed to make an introduction and thank him for being here in the committee. We sometimes have a f ....
Head of state is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe after the military took control of the countrys government. Mr mugabe whos accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. The opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. Our africa correspondent, Andrew Harding is in zimbabwe his report contains some flashing images. Hes a frail 93 year old under house arrest. But tonight new photos of president Robert Mugabe do not show a broken man, farfrom it. The generals may have seized power in zimbabwe, but now they want mr mugabes blessing. Its a surreal time for a troubled country. On the streets of the capital, we found only a few hints of yesterdays military coup. And for the most part an anxious calm. So ....
Thats coming up in the business briefing. Hello there. A warm welcome to the programme, wherever in the world youre watching. Were briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. As scientists send a secret message to try and reach alien life elsewhere in the universe, what would you ask or say to any extraterrestrials out there . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbc the briefing. Negotiations are continuing over the future of Robert Mugabe, the president of zimbabwe whos under house arrest. Some reports say progress is being made towards a dealfor him to resign, but mr mugabe is said to be demanding guarantees and a dignified exit. A us official said washington is hoping for a new era for zimbabwe, after the military takeover. Our africa correspondent, andrew harding, is in zimbabwe and sent this report. Hes a frail 93 year old under house arrest. But ne ....
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