Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Ebola tearing through Liberia with broad implications, says UN special envoy


More than 2000 people have died in the worst recorded Ebola outbreak, with Liberia accounting for half of that death toll, and numbers are expected to keep rising.


The UN mission in Liberia is calling for more assistance from the world to help an outbreak that is spiraling out of control.


Liling Tan reports from the UN.


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Respiratory virus infecting children across midwestern U.S.

An outbreak of a respiratory virus is sending hundreds of children to the hospital across the midwestern U.S.


Symptoms of the enterovirus known as EV-D68 are similar to that of the common cold, but become much more severe.


Mary MacCarthy reports: 


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Congressional leaders want to know more from Pres. Obama

Top lawmakers from the U.S. Congress want to know what U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy is to defeat the Islamic State.

Congressional leaders are set to head to the White House for meetings ahead of President Obama's speech (Wednesday at 9pm Eastern).

Speaker of the House John Boehner (PRONO: bay-nerr) says he needs details.

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Scientists Alarmed Over Major Rise in Greenhouse Gases

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmopshere has accelerated at the fastest pace in thirty years, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

The UN organization's figures are considered the most accurate and the recorded levels for 2013 are intensifying fears of an acceleration in global warming.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Obama Meets Congressional Leaders on Islamic State Strategy

US President Barack Obama is meeting with Republican and Democratic leaders,  as he tries to persuade Congress to back his plan to deal with Sunni militant group the Islamic State.

Mr. Obama's set to announce his plans in a speech on Wednesday, as a new poll shows Americans widely support air strikes in Iraq AND Syria.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington.

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Britain sends arms to Iraq

Britain's Ministry of Defence has said it will send arms to Iraq's newly formed government.


The equipment will arrive on Wednesday and cements the UK's commitment to combatting the militant Islamic State movement, by helping the Iraqi government and Kurdish forces to defend themselves.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Michael Schumacher to rehab at home

Michael Schumacher will leave a Swiss hospital to continue his rehab from a severe head injury at home. 

The seven-time Formula One champion was injured in a skiing accident in December.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Italian police confiscate a million euros worth of fake wine

Police in Italy have confiscated a million euros worth of fake wine - inferior plonk being passed off by fraudsters as Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino.
A vineyard consultant faces charges of false advertising, embezzlement and fraud.
Elena Casas reports from Rome.

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Campaign to keep Scotland as part of Britain heats up

British Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Nick Clegg and the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband are all to travel to Scotland Wednesday in a bid to bolster the No campaign, as Scottish voters head towards the September 18th referendum on independence. 

The political opponents are putting aside their differences to ask Scots to stay with the union as opinion polls show the Yes and No camps are evenly divided.

This week the British government unveiled a package of measures along with a timetable  to devolve further powers to the Scottish parliament, if voters say no to independence. 

 Pro independence campaigner described the mvoe as a desperate bribe.....

The leader of the Labour party in Scotland, Johann Lamont said these promised changes were a reason to reject independence. 

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Alex Salmond is First Minister of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party, which has led the campaign for independence.  He dismissed promises of more devolved powers from Westminster to Edinburgh. 

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Cameron, Clegg and Miliband head to Scotland to urge voters to save the Union

British Prime Minister David Cameron, his deputy Nick Clegg and the leader of the opposition Ed Miliband are all to travel to Scotland Wednesday in a bid to bolster the No campaign, as Scottish voters head towards the September 18th referendum on independence. 

The political opponents are putting aside their differences to ask Scots to stay with the union as opinion polls show the Yes and No camps are evenly divided.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Russia's Foreign Minister says ceasefire holding as EU mulls sanctions timing

Russia's Foreign Minister says that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was holding, "in general," and said he hoped talks on the status of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions would begin soon.


It comes after the EU adopted new sanctions against Russia over its destabilisation of Ukraine, though Brussels didn't say when they would be put into effect.


Tom Barton reports.


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Gordon Brown enlisted for last minute campaign to save the Union

The British government has announced new plans to devolve powers to the Scottish parliament, in the event that Scottish residents vote No to independence at the referendum on September 18th. 

Opinion polls show both the Yes and No campaigns to independence are neck and neck.   The British government has enlisted former Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a last-ditch campaign to save the union. 

The former Labour leader unveiled  proposals and a timetable to devolve further powers away from Westminster to the Scottish parliament. 

Speaking at the first appearance of a ten day tour to get out the No vote, Mr Brown said there was no need to severe Scotland's historic union with Britain. 

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Kerry travels to Middle East to discuss ISIL threat


America's top diplomat is travelling to the Middle East  to discuss the situation in Iraq and the threat from Islamic State militants.    

It comes after the US praised the Iraqi government following the formation of a new cabinet that shares out posts between  the Shia Arab majority, Sunni Arabs and Kurds.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says nearly every country on Earth has a role to play in eliminating the threat of the Islamic State militant group operating in Syria and Northern Iraq. 

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Dutch experts say MH17 was hit by numerous objects

Dutch experts investigating the downing of flight MH17 over Eastern Ukraine say it was hit by 'numerous objects' that 'pierced the plane at high speed'.

All 298 people died on board the flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on July 17th when it broke apart in mid air.

Our Europe correspondent, Jack Parrock reports. 

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Australia waiting to join US in ISIS fight

Australia has a moral obligation to help oust the Islamic State in Iraq
and Syria, according to international law expert Geoffrey Robertson.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Woman watches whilst husband killed by shark on Australia's east coast

Australia's New South Wales Police have revealed a woman was watching
her husband in the surf when he was attacked and killed by a shark off
Byron Bay in the far north of the State.

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Apple set to make product announcement; iPhone 6 expected

Apple is set to make its next big product announcement in Cupertino, California, at the venue where Steve Jobs unveiled the original Mac computer in 1984.

It's widely expected that Apple will introduce its newest smartphone, the iPhone 6, and a wearable device such as an iWatch.

The iPhone 6 is thought to come in two sizes, both of which are bigger than Apple's existing smartphones.

Steve Kovach, Senior Tech Editor at Business Insider, says Apple's following in the footsteps of its biggest rival.

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Christina Bonnington, a reporter for Wired magazine, says there's enough space in the market for a new, larger handset.

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Monday, September 8, 2014

Kerry Says Almost Every Country Has Role to Play in Eliminating Threat of Islamic State

US Secretary of State says nearly every country on Earth has a role to play in eliminating the threat of the Islamic State militant group. 

Kerry travels to the Middle East this week to meet with the region’s leaders about confronting threats from the Islamic State.

Rachel Silverman reports.


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WHO: Ebola surge in Liberia

The Ebola virus is spreading fast in Liberia, with with thousands of new cases expected in the next three weeks, according to the World Health Organization.

The United Nations agency said efforts to combat Ebola needed to scale up three- to four fold in Liberia and elsewhere in West African countries battling the epidemic.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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EU adopts further sanctions against Russia

The European Union will adopt further sanctions against Russia over the ongoing Ukraine crisis.

The measures are set to hit sectors of the Russian economy already under EU restrictive measures such as the oil and arms industries and will prevent more entities and firms from raising money on European capital gains markets.

Jack Parrock reports. 

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