Tuesday, October 20, 2015

New Liberal PM for Canada

Canada has elected a Liberal government for the first time in nearly 10 years, after Justin Trudeau's party secured a majority in the nation's federal election.

Our reporter in Toronto, Chris Kaniotes has been following the campaign..

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UK Steel Sector Hit By Job Cuts

The UK Steel sector has been dealt another blow, after Tata Steel announced 1,200 job losses at two of its plants.


The industry is blaming cheap Chinese imports for the dip in steel prices and UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will raise this issue with China's President during his state visit this week.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Chinese President on State Visit to UK

Chinese President Xi Jinping has been welcomed to the UK by members of the royal family and British politicians in a huge ceremony to mark the state visit.


The UK is pushing for closer relationships with China and the President was treated to the traditional pomp and fanfare, including a 41 gun salute.


But many human rights campaigners in the UK are dissatisfied about this visit and how the British government is reaction as our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Top U.S. military commander arrives in Iraq

The Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford, has arrived in Iraq to assess the situation and for talks.

The U.S. has been re-evaluating it's strategy against the Islamic State, which controls large swathes of Iraq and Syria.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Greece's creditors begin bailout assessments in Athens

Senior officials Greece's biggest lenders are assessing the whether Athens has implemented the required reforms to receive  2 billion euro slice of its 86 billion euro bailout. 

The European Commission, the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Stability Mechanism are all in Athens to inspect the progress on the deal which prevented Greece from exiting the single currency euro, in July.

Our Europe correspondent Anna Brugmann reports. 

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Monument to the Rouble unveiled in Russia

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A Russian city has unveiled a monument to the rouble, Russia's national currency.  The project is aimed at promoting the nation's currency amid an economic downturn. Julia Lyubova has the details.

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Refugees and migrants stuck on Croatian-Slovenian border allowed to cross

Around 5000 people who were stranded on the Croatian-Slovenian border have now been allowed to cross into Slovenia.

Many refugees and migrants had been forced to sleep in the open in wet and muddy conditions while the Slovenian government only allowed 2500 people to enter their country per day. 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Australian detention centre monitoring call dismissed by immigration minister

Australia's Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has dismissed calls by the Human Rights Commission president for an independent body to monitor detention centres in Australia and abroad, including Nauru and Manus Island.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Study shows better workers in a less friendly society

A new study looking at how those in Australia, China and Japan feel about their future has revealed those living Down Under believe they'll become better workers but will live in a less friendly society.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Former Catholic Archbishop, now cardinal to appear at abuse Royal Commission

The Catholic Church's handling of two decades of abuse by pedophile priests in a Melbourne parish will be the focus of a royal commission hearing featuring Cardinal George Pell in the Victorian state capital.
Arthur Stevens has more

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CIA boss' email allegedly hacked

US authorities are investigating reports the email account of the head of the CIA was hacked by a teenager.

The CIA has not yet confirmed whether John Brennan's personal email was compromised.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Drug Shortage Forces Ohio to Delay Executions

The state of Ohio will be putting off executions until at least 2017.

The state has been unable to come by supplies of the lethal injection drugs it uses to put prisoners to death. 

Rachel Silverman reports.

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Monday, October 19, 2015

Race tight in Canada's election

Canadians have been voting in one of its closest elections in recent
history, with the Conservatives hoping to win a 4th consecutive term.

Politicians have been on the campaign trail for 78 days - the longest
federal election in the country's 148 year history.

Chris Kayaniotes reports from Toronto.

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John Kerry to head to the Middle East this week

US Secretary of State John Kerry will be meeting Middle Eastern leaders this week amid growing tensions in the region.
The US State Department says details are yet to be finalized but he will hold meetings about the crisis in Syria and is also likely to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the violence in Jerusalem.
State Department Spokesman Mark Toner said John Kerry will be calling for calm in Israel.

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Croatia opens Serbian border releasing bottleneck of refugees and migrants

The Croatian government has opened its border with Serbia after thousands of migrants and refugees are stranded there.

The United Nations described the situation for the people at the Serbian border village of Berkasovo as "dire".

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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US agrees to clean up radioactive Spanish site

Nearly 50 years after the original accident, the U.S. has reached an agreement to clean up a Spanish island where four American nuclear bombs fell - but did not detonate.

In 1966, two planes collided over Palomares, and two of the four American atomic bombs on board broke apart, scattering highly radioactive plutonium over a 200-hectare (490-acre) area.

Our U.S. corrspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US to require drone registration after uptick in security issues

A new American task force has been formed to develop a federal
registry for drones.

This comes after an uptick in the havoc wreaked by the unmanned aerial systems.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York


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US Judge Set to Decide Whether To Re-Start 9/11 Guantanamo Trial

A judge in the US is set to decide whether he can move forward with efforts to try five prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, for aiding and abetting the September 11th attacks.


Previous efforts to try the five men came to a halt 18 months ago.


Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.


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UN Secretary-General condemns Iran teenage executions

The UN Secretary-General has condemned the recent executions in Iran
of two teenagers.

They were killed despite international treaties that prohibit the
execution of anyone under the age of 18.

Nick Harper reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

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US confirms death of Khorasan official death

The White House is confirming that an American airstrike lead to the death of one of the highest-ranking leaders of the Khorasan Group, a Saudi national also known as Sanafi al-Nasr.

The Khorasan Group had a goal of carrying out terrorist attacks in the U.S. or Europe, with ties to the al-Nusra Front, the Syrian group with allied to al Qaeda.

At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest noted this is one example of how the U.S. and allied air campaign is succeeding in northern Syria.

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At the same time, the White House spokesman noted that the U.S. is moving forward with its goals of attacking the Islamic State, while the Russians are not reporting the same success.

Josh Earnest:

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