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Sunday, May 24, 2015

'Beautiful Mind' Mathematician John Nash Killed In Crash

John Nash Jr., the Nobel Prize winning mathematician whose life story inspired the film, A Beautiful Mind, was killed in a car accident along with his wife over the weekend. The couple’s taxi cab hit a guardrail in the US state of New Jersey, instantly killing 86-year-old Nash and his 82-year-old wife Alicia.

Mr. Nash won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1994 for his influential work on game theory and differential equations. He later became the subject of an Oscar-winning film starring Russell Crow, which depicted a brilliant mathematician who refused to let his paranoid schizophrenia stop him from advancing in the field.

Nash had just returned from Oslo, where he received the Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his groundbreaking scientific work.

Speaking in 2012, Nash said receiving the Nobel Prize truly validated his widely-respected work.

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Speaking in 2012, Nash encouraged other young mathematicians to stay open minded as they advance in the field of economics.
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Speaking in 2012, Nash said the Oscar-winning movie 'A Beautiful Mind' did not portray his schizophrenia exactly, but did help audiences to understand the challenges he faced as he continued to push ahead with his research.
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US reporter to face espionage trial in Iran this week

The espionage trial of an American reporter jailed in Iran is due to get underway on Tuesday.

Jason Rezaian (PRON: REZ-AYE-AN) was arrested in July 2014, and has only been allowed one meeting with his lawyer since then.

His employer, The Washington Post newspaper, is demanding that the legal proceedings against him take place in public.

But analyst Bob McMahon of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations says that appears to be unlikely.

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Mr. Rezaian denies all the charges that he’s facing, and analyst Bob McMahon of the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations says he may simply have been too good at his job.

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US accuses Iraqi Army of lacking "will to fight"

President Obama's defense secretary is accusing the Iraqi army of lacking "the will to fight".

Ashton Carter says Islamic State was able to capture a key Iraqi city last weekend, despite being vastly outnumbered by members of the country's armed forces.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Greece unable to make next IMF repayment says Interior Minister

The Greek government is unable to repay 1.6 billion euros it owes to the International Monetary Fund according to the country's interior minister.

Nikos Voutsis says Greece is now out of money and will not make the payment unless a deal with international creditors can be done to unlock a 7.2 billion euro slice of economic bailout fund.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Putin signs a bill on "undesirable" foreign companies into law

US GDP figures likely to show contraction

California Farmers Agree to Voluntary Water Cut

California regulators have accepted a historic offer by farmers to make a 25 percent voluntary water cut.

California is experiencing a four year drought, and this winter was the most arid California winter on record .

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco.

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NATO SG to visit Washington

CAMERON TO HUST JUNCKER FOR EU REFORM TALKS

Friday, May 22, 2015

UNSG says mosque attack in Saudi Arabia attempt to sow sectarian conflict

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The United Nations Secretary General has condemned Friday's terrorist attack at a Shia mosque in Saudi Arabia.

The Islamic State group said it was behind the suicide bombing that reportedly killed and injured dozens of worshippers

UN Correspondent Liling Tan reports.

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White House adament no ground troops against ISIS

The United States says it won't change strategy against the so-called Islamic State, despite continuing military advances by the group.

ISIS is now reported to have taken the last border crossing between Iraq and Syria, allowing it to link up its forces across the region. This follows victories this week in taking Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria.

But as John Clarke reports from Washington, President Obama is still refusing to commit more forces.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters that the United States did not believe it had to fight the Iraqis' battles for them:

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Earnest said the fight against ISIS could take several years and require a multi-pronged approach.

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First batch of Hillary Clinton Benghazi emails released

The U.S. State department has released the first batch of emails from Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State- sent from her own private email address.

The 850 pages' worth of correspondence- which cover the 2012 terror attack on the US mission in Benghazi- have been extracted from some 30,000 emails she handed over to the State department. when it emerged she had used a private server during her time in office.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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US-Cuba talks 'highly productive'

The Obama administration is describing the latest round of talks between Washington and Havana as highly productive, but no specific annoucements on the re-opening of embassies or other issues was made.

The White House reversed course on relations with Cuba back in December and a series of meetings has been held with the goal of normalizing relations with the island nation just miles south of Miami, Florida.

Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson confirmed the teams got a lot done.

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Josefina Vidal, Director General of the U.S. Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Cuba, confirmed that the focus of these talks was the re-opening of embassies.

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US cost of living data may raise interest rates sooner

US markets have had an unexpected end-of-week shock with data that could cause the Federal Reserve to reconsider raising interest rates in the next few months.

The Consumer Price Index has risen at its fastest rate in two years - putting pressure on inflation.

As Nick Harper reports from New York, that could be enough to prompt the Fed to act sooner.

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Nick Harper in New York says the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting showed officials shying away from a quick rise.

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American boy scout movement divided over gay leadership proposals

The boy scouts movement in America has become deeply divided over whether gay men should be allowed as troop leaders.

The organisation's leader has prompted a debate over the issue, but as John Clarke reports, conservative religious groups are not happy.

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Vietnam to join Russia-led economic bloc - Medvedev

CAMERON LAUNCHES EU REFORM PUSH

British Prime Minister David Cameron has begun his campaign for EU reform - ahead of talks on the issue next week.

He's used a European Union leaders' summit in Riga to insist Britain can win changes to its relationship with Brussels.

And it's been announced he'll hold talks in Britain on Monday with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.

Mr Cameron will then travel to Berlin and Paris to discuss reform proposals with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande.

In Riga, Mr Cameron insisted he can achieve his goal before an EU membership referendum.

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In Riga, Mr Cameron insisted he can achieve his goal because Europe wants Britain to stay.
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In Riga, Mr Cameron insisted Europe will have to change to retain Britain's membership.
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Same-Sex Marriage Vote Ireland

Voting has opened in the Republic of Ireland on the decision to legalise same-sex marriage.

Counting is expected to take place on Saturday morning, after ballots close at 10pm local time.

Our Correspondent Natalie Powell reports….

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Cameron starts EU reform talks

OSCE report: Kiev prisoners 'admit to being in Russian army'

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The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe says that the two men captured by Ukrainian forces on Saturday have confessed to being members of the Russian armed forces. They were interviewed at a hospital in Kiev where they are receiving treatments. Julia Lyubova has more.

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