Australia's efforts in tackling Ebola will focus on hospitals and
airports while a deal is sought to ensure health workers sent to Africa
can be quickly evacuated and treated.
Arthur Stevens has more
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
UN Security Council prepares to elect new members
On Thursday the United Nations will choose five new countries to sit
on the UN Security Council.
The countries have spent months campaigning to gain a seat at one of
the world's most influential tables.
Nick Harper reports from New York.
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[ALT] Deputy UN Spokesman Farhan Haq [HAK] says Security Council
countries can wield a lot of power.
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OUT: "…security."
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Deputy UN Spokesman Farhan Haq [HAK] says it's hoped the new members
will be able to work with the other countries.
IN: "The idea always…"
OUT: "…Security Council."
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on the UN Security Council.
The countries have spent months campaigning to gain a seat at one of
the world's most influential tables.
Nick Harper reports from New York.
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[ALT] Deputy UN Spokesman Farhan Haq [HAK] says Security Council
countries can wield a lot of power.
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OUT: "…security."
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Deputy UN Spokesman Farhan Haq [HAK] says it's hoped the new members
will be able to work with the other countries.
IN: "The idea always…"
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Obama says U.S.'s ebola response must be "more aggressive"
President Barack Obama says the U.S. must monitor the ebola crisis in a "much more aggressive way."
On Wednesday afternoon the president postponed a campaign trip to hold an emergency meeting with top health officials at the White House, where he was updated on the increasing number of ebola cases in the United States.
A second health care worker at a hospital in Dallas has contracted the virus, after treating a Thomas Eric Duncan, a patient from Liberia who later died.
In remarks following that meeting, Obama said he'd ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to send teams to any new cases.
IN: "As soon as…"
OUT:"…to be done."
DUR: 0:21
In remarks following that meeting, Obama reminded the general public that the risk of contracting ebola remains extremely low.
And he defended the overall approach to halting the spread of the disease.
IN: "These protocols work…"
OUT: "…around the world."
DUR: 0:09
In remarks following that meeting, Obama explained that procedures at the hospital are being thoroughly examined.
IN: "We are reviewing…"
OUT: "…that took place"
DUR: 0:25
In remarks following that meeting, President Obama underscored the critical role the international response to ebola is playing.
IN: "It is very…"
OUT: "…own public health.
DUR: 0:11
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Obama pledges more aggressive monitoring of Ebola
After holding an emergency meeting with top cabinet officials to address the Ebola cases in the U.S., President Obama said his administration has increased its oversight of the situation:
IN: "What we've been doing."
OUT: "In a much more aggressive way."
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President Obama said that teams of trained emergency responders will be dispatched to anywhere in the U.S. that Ebola is diagnosed:
IN: "What I've directed…"
OUT: "What needs to be done."
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President Obama reassured the U.S. public that, despite the two new Ebola cases, protocols against the spread of the virus are effective:
IN: "The key thing..."
OUT: "... and in Nebraska."
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President Obama said a thorough investigation is underway into what went wrong in Dallas, where two nurses have contracted Ebola:
IN: "We are reviewing..."
OUT: "... with Mr. Duncan"
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IN: "What we've been doing."
OUT: "In a much more aggressive way."
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President Obama said that teams of trained emergency responders will be dispatched to anywhere in the U.S. that Ebola is diagnosed:
IN: "What I've directed…"
OUT: "What needs to be done."
DUR: 24"
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President Obama reassured the U.S. public that, despite the two new Ebola cases, protocols against the spread of the virus are effective:
IN: "The key thing..."
OUT: "... and in Nebraska."
DUR: 20"
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President Obama said a thorough investigation is underway into what went wrong in Dallas, where two nurses have contracted Ebola:
IN: "We are reviewing..."
OUT: "... with Mr. Duncan"
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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:
IN: " Just weeks...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 50 seconds
Egypt Denies Aerial Bombing of Islamists in Libya
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.
IN: The international community...
OUT: ...confirm these reports.
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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.
IN: "The Obama administration……"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 1:09
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...
IN: This administration...
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Josh Earnest was asked if a so-called Ebola Tzar was required...
IN:we have...
OUT:...work well
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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.
IN: "The new…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 29 seconds
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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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.
IN: "this is a...
OUT: ...shared effort."
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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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Kevin McAleese Washington.
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OUT: SOC
DUR: 42 secs
Court told Reeva Steenkamp was uncertain about Pistorius
INTRO:
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 ...
IN: Reeva Steenkamp's cousin ...
OUT: Alfonso, SOC.
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ZIZ: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1015oscar-ga-ziz.mp3EU 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...
IN: Recent economic...
OUT: ...trading session.
DUR: 35"
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:
IN: " The nurse...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 40 seconds
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.
IN: "We are...
OUT: ...seventy-seven people."
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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.
IN: "The White House…."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 52 seconds
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 ...
IN: "And then he said ..."
OUT: "...take an adjournment"
DURATION: 37"
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Kim Martin also told the court she had asked her uncle and aunt, Reeva Steenkamp's parents, if they would object to her testifying for the State in the sentencing hearings.
IN: "They said to me ... .. ."
OUT: "...would lose it"
DURATION: 26"
Sentencing arguments continue on the Pretoria High Court on Thursday.
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