Wednesday, October 15, 2014

WRAP: Obama orders Ebola 'swat teams' to US hospitals dealing with suspected cases

US President Barack Obama says he has ordered the deployment of rapid response Ebola 'swat teams' to US hospitals across the country, to deal with any suspected cases.

Briefing reporters after meeting with top health officials, the president said potential cases are being aggressively monitored.

His comments come as the White House comes under intense fire over its handling of the Ebola crisis.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Egypt Denies Aerial Bombing of Islamists in Libya

Egypt has been conducting air strikes on militants who have taken control of key cities in Libya, according to the Associated Press.

Egypt has officially denied its involvement, despite the news agency being briefed on the strikes by two unnamed Egyptian officials.

Islamist groups have taken over the Libyan capital Tripoli and also control the second largest city, Benghazi, where the bombs struck.

The nation's Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni is confined to the port city of Tobruk as fighting continues.

US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki didn't confirm the reports, but is discouraging  any international involvement in the factional violence.

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State Department says talks continue with New Zealand over coalition role

The US State Department says discussions are continuing between the US and New Zealand over what role it will play in the international coalition fighting Islamic State militants.


A spokeswoman was responding to questions raised when the Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lt. Gen. Tim Keating, attended a so-called "war summit" with President Obama in Washington on Tuesday.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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WH Briefing: US president calls govt Ebola-response meeting

President Obama cancelled his campaign trip Wednesday to convene a cabinet meeting over the government's response to the Ebola virus.


US officials say a second nurse infected with the deadly disease in a Texas hospital should not have flown on a commercial airliner.


Authorities are now trying to trace 132 passengers who were aboard the same flight as 29 year-old Amber Vinson.


White house spokesperson Josh Earnest was asked if enough was being done to protect the American people against the virus...


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HBO to Offer Stand-Alone Streaming Service

The pay-TV channel HBO has announced it will launch a stand-alone, streaming version of its service next year. 

The stand-alone service will start in the United States and two other countries before it expands to all the countries HBO currently serves. 


Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.


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Weak economic data sparks further markets slide in US

Weak economic data out of the United States sent the markets tumbling
on Wednesday as fears for the global economy continue to cause gitters
on Wall Street.

At session lows the S&P 500 turned negative for the year as investors
ran for safer havens like government bonds.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Obama administration defends ISIL coalition

The Obama administration is finding it must defend its promised coalition of more than 60 nations fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

The U.S. Special Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, retired U.S. General John Allen, just returned from a trip to Iraq, the Persian Gulf and Turkey to discuss the alliances to fight the jihadis now threatening Baghdad.

With particular questions being raised about Turkey's role, but other nations as well, Envoy Allen said talks are ongoing.

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US officials concede Ebola-infected nurse should not have flown

US officials say a second nurse infected with Ebola in Texas should not have flown on a commercial airliner, just days after treating a Liberian man who died of the disease in Dallas.


Authorities are now trying to trace 132 passengers who were aboard the same flight as 29 year-old Amber Vinson.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Report: 'Pentagon hid' US troops uncovering thousands of chemical weapons in Iraq

A New York Times investigation has revealed several US troops were injured following exposure to abandoned chemical weapons in Iraq.

American and Iraqi soldiers unearthed some 5000 toxic munitions between 2004 and 2011. 

The report says the Pentagon hushed up the incidents.

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Court told Reeva Steenkamp was uncertain about Pistorius

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INTRO:  Reeva Steenkamp, the woman shot and killed by paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, was not sure of their relationship. This is according to a submission made by Steenkamp's cousin, Kim Martin. Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter) for the death of Steenkamp, whom he said he mistook for an intruder. The court is hearing arguments for and against sentencing this week. Kim Martin said in court her cousin expressed uncertainty about her feelings for Pistorius and wanted to talk about it later. Gary Alfonso reports ... 


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EU Markets slide amid growth fears

European markets have fallen sharply amid concerns of weak economic growth and a return to the Eurozone crisis...

The FTSE 100 index in the UK and the DAX in Germany both closed down around 2.8 per cent, while the CAC 40 in France dropped 3.6 per cent. 

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Obama convenes emergency meeting on Ebola at WH

A second Texas nurse who has tested positive for Ebola was on a commercial flight from Cleveland 

US president Barack Obama has convened an emergency meeting at the White House with top US officials after a second Texan nurse tested positive for Ebola.

It has emerged she took a commercial flight from Cleveland to Dallas the night before she presented herself with a fever at hospital- US authorities are now scrambling to trace more than 130 passengers who were aboard that flight.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Obama cancels Wednesday engagements to head up Ebola response

President Obama has convened an emergency White House meeting of top officials after a second case of Ebola was diagnosed in Dallas.


Another nurse who helped treat a Liberian man who died of the disease last week has now tested positive, and US officials are trying to trace more than 130 passengers who were aboard a flight the nurse took earlier this week.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Second Texas health care worker diagnosed with Ebola

Health care workers at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, Texas are worried more employees will come down with Ebola, now that a second person has been diagnosed with the virus after caring for Thomas Eric Duncan.

Hospital employees are saying that Mr. Duncan's symptoms were essentially ignored for hours despite his relatives saying they suspected he had Ebola.

Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins who is coordinating the response for the city says additional infections are possible.

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Amid confusion over NZ role in IS coalition, Obama hails breadth of coalition

President Obama says "the world is united" in the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.


He was speaking at a meeting of defense chiefs in Washington DC that included the Chief of the New Zealand Defence Force, Lieutenant General Tim Keating.


Prime Minister John Key says the it was a "regular" meeting, and New Zealand's attendance was not intended to convey any change in the country's involvement in the battle against Islamic State militants.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks says the White House portrays the meeting in somewhat different terms.


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Tears in court as impact of Reeva Steenkamp's death on family exposed

INTRO:  Proceedings in the sentencing hearings of Paralynpic athlete Oscar Pistorius were adjourned several times today when a family member broke down in tears as she described the family's suffering after the death of Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius has been found guilty of culpable homicide (manslaughter) for the shooting and killing Steenkamp in February last year. 

The court is hearing arguments this week in mitigation or aggravation of sentence. 

Steenkamp's cousin, Kim Martin, told the court of the day she heard her cousin had been shot by Oscar Pistorius. She broke down as she explained how a radio DJ broke the news as she and her husband drove to work ...  

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Bavaria may house refugees in Oktoberfest tents

A German newspaper has reported that the state of Bavaria may use beer
tents from the Oktoberfest festival to house refugees.

An influx of asylum seekers from Syria has put a strain on the supply
of available housing.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Fresh charges for Benghazi plotter

The man alledged to have planned the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya is facing a fresh round of charges.

In September 2012, U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed when their compound was overrun.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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Nationalist protesters clash with police outside Ukraine's parliament

Ukraine's interior ministry says that at least 15 police officers have been injured and fifty protesters arrested during a violent protest outside parliament.


The clashes started when nationalist protesters demanded that MPs pass a law recognising a world war two nationalist partisan group that resisted Soviet forces.


Tom Barton reports.


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EUROPEAN STOCKS TUMBLE AS ECONOMIC CONCERNS GROW

European stocks are plunging off the back of poor US economic data, and growing concerns the eurozone crisis has returned.

Shares in Athens are down around 10%, and in London the FTSE 100 is down over 100 points **** UPDATE AS REQUIRED 

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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