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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss launches her campaign for the leadership of the Conservative Party, saying that she "can get things done" and "is ready to be prime minister from day one". SOUNDBITE
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, is vague about whether one or two candidates would be likely to run for the Conservative Party leadership after the resignation of Liz Truss. “The party rules say there will be two candidates unless there is only one candidate" he says. SOUNDBITE
Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, announces that Rishi Sunak and Liza Truss have made it to the final ballot of Conservative members to decide who will replace Boris Johnson as the next party leader and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, with Penny Mordaunt knocked out. Sunak led the last of five ballots of Tory lawmakers, winning 137 votes, ahead of Truss on 113, while junior trade minister Penny Mordaunt was eliminated after getting 105 votes. IMAGES
Algar, Spain, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Mariano Valladolid) In the southern Spanish village of Algar, population 1,400, a bid to secure Unesco status for its chatty residents is the talk of the town.Each night when the heat of the day wanes, residents of Algar, near Cadiz in Andalusia, assemble chairs outside their front doors and catch-up with their neighbors, a long-established tradition that is coming under threat in an era when many of us spend the evening glued to our phones or to the TV. FOOTAGE OF THE AL FRESCO CHATS IN ALGAR.SOUNDBITES OF THE MAYOR OF ALGAR, JOSE CARLOS SANCHEZ BAREA.Translation:“Our goal and what we want is to make sure social media does not end such a popular tradition as the outdoor chats. And that is what we’re trying to do, for families to return to the streets, for adults, kids, older people, neighbours to get together and become a family.”
Algar, Spain, Aug 13 (EFE).- (Camera: Mariano Valladolid) In the southern Spanish village of Algar, population 1,400, a bid to secure Unesco status for its chatty residents is the talk of the town.Each night when the heat of the day wanes, residents of Algar, near Cadiz in Andalusia, assemble chairs outside their front doors and catch-up with their neighbors, a long-established tradition that is coming under threat in an era when many of us spend the evening glued to our phones or to the TV. FOOTAGE OF THE AL FRESCO CHATS IN ALGAR.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).