Friday, January 8, 2016

New US Nutritional Guidelines suggest cutting sugar and adding variety

The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that Americans
should drastically cut back on the amount of sugar they eat.

The move is part of an update to its nutritional guidelines, which are
released every five years to help ensure school lunch and food stamp
programs include healthy choices.

Laura Cantekin reports from New York.

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VW refuses to hand over emissions-cheating emails

German car-maker Volkswagen is refusing to provide internal communications to American investigators relating to its emissions cheating scandal.

The refusal will make it more difficult to determine who was responsible for the deception, but as our North American correspondent John Clarke reports, American investigators say they're determined to find out.

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US Missile Mystery in Cuba

US Military investigators are trying to figure out how one of its Hellfire missiles mysteriously ended up in Cuba.

The bizarre delivery of the missile to Cuba is being called one of the worst known losses of sensitive military technology.

Our US Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Washington.

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US Economy Adds 292,000 Jobs

New figures released this Friday by the Bureau of Labour Statistics in the US show that employment surged in December, with 292,000 jobs added to the economy.

The same data also revised employment figures for the previous two months upwards.

Here's our New York correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Asylum seekers linked to Cologne attacks

German authorities said eighteen asylum seekers may be linked to New Year's Eve crimes in the city of Cologne. 

Over one hundred complaints of public sexual assaults were reported following the holiday celebration.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Two Iraqi refugees to appear in US courts on terrorism charges

Two Iraqi refugees are set to appear in American courts on charges they attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State.

The case already has Texas Governor Gregory Abbott insisting, the flow of refugees from the Middle East should stop.

Our U.S. Correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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BELGIAN POLICE 'FIND PARIS ATTACKS HIDEOUT'

Belgian police say they may have found the apartment where he surviving Paris attacker hid after the assaults on November 13th.

One of his finger prints was found during a search on the tenth of December.

Brussels correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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European markets recover slightly amid China woes

European markets recovered at the start of Friday following a turbulent week which has seen trading in China halted twice...

The Shanghai Composite closed 2 per cent higher at the end of the week, but still around 10 per cent down.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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South Sudan President Appoints 50 Opposition Members into Transitional Parliament

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has appointed 50 members from the opposition into the transitional parliament.

The decision was reached on thursday at a high level meeting held in the capital Juba, also attended by South African vice president Cyril Ramaphosa

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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Bushfires in Western Australia destroy small town

Bushfires in Australia's west has destroyed the little town of Yarloop, about 130 kilometres south of the West Australian capital, Perth while three people who were missing in the fireground have been found safe and well.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Poland to sack all staff at public broadcaster

Every member of staff at Poland's public broadcaster will be sacked in the wake of a media clampdown by the new government according to the Polish PAP news agency. 

It comes in the wake of new legislation giving the Polish government more control over public media which has drawn severe criticism from the European Union.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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CHINESE SHARES RISE AFTER CIRCUIT-BREAKER SUSPENDED

Chinese stocks have risen following a move by authorities to suspend a circuit-breaker which had failed to curb sharp falls in shares.

The Shanghai composite saw volatile trading but closed higher, a day after the circuit-breaker was dumped.

Global stock markets have been under pressure on concerns about China, and the state of its economy.

Richard Troue from stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says the circuit-breaker didn't succeed in easing sell-offs of Chinese shares.

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CAMERON 'NEARING EU DEAL'

British diplomats reportedly feel Prime Minister David Cameron is edging closer to a deal with EU allies on reform of the bloc.

Mr Cameron has promised to renegotiate the UK's relationship with Brussels ahead of holding a referendum on its EU membership.

The main stumbling block had been his desire to limit some benefits for migrants arriving in Britain.

But political reporter Theo Usherwood says it appears that a compromise is in the works.

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Russia denies a deadline for Assad to step down was set

Russia denies a deadline for the Syrian President Bashar al Assad to leave power was agreed on by world and regional powers. Russia's special Middle East envoy said the date was not discussed during talks of an international group that gathered in Vienna late last year to find a political solution to the Syrian crisis. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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BRITONS ADVISED NOT TO DRINK

Britons have been warned there is no such thing as a safe level of alcohol consumption, in the country's toughest drinking guidelines ever.

The new advice from Britain's chief medical officer says men and women who do drink regularly should limit the amount to 14 units a week - that's the equivalent of six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.

The guidance comes from new research suggesting any amount of drinking increases the risk of cancer.

Chief Medical Officer for England, Sally Davies, denies she's scaremongering.

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FRESH FLOODS HIT SCOTLAND

Fresh flooding in Scotland has caused homes in Aberdeenshire to be evacuated after the River Don burst its banks.

Water levels in some areas are at record highs - after weeks of sporadic heavy rainfall in the north of the UK.

The latest flooding episode is causing major disruption.

As Fiona Winchester reports from Glasgow.

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Mein Kampf returns to Germany

A new edition of Adolf Hitler's manifesto Mein Kampf has been published in Germany for the first time since the end of the second World War. 

The Nazi dictator's book entered the public domain after the expiration of its copyright, effectively ending a ban by German authorities.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Obama defends executive actions on gun control at town hall meeting

US President Barack Obama has defended his push for tighter gun measures at a nationally televised town hall meeting.

He took questions from the public as he pressed for support for the executive measures he announced on Tuesday, which include tightening background checks for gun buyers and better licensing for sellers.

The President said the rules must be the same for anyone selling guns. 
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The President stressed the importance of getting guns out of the hands of people who want to do harm. 

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Thursday, January 7, 2016

UN: Syrian government greenlights aid deliveries to Madaya, other hard-to-reach areas


The Syrian government has approved humanitarian deliveries to some of the hardest-to-reach and besieged areas in Syria, where people are said to be facing starvation and death.


The United Nations on Thursday said Damascus had approved urgent aid access to areas including Madaya, Foah and Kefraya.


UN Correspondent Liling Tan reports.


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Kerry to China: no more "business as usual" with North Korea

The US is calling on China to end what it calls a "business as usual" approach to North Korea in light of Pyongyang's claim to have tested a hydrogen bomb.


Secretary of State John Kerry says he told the Chinese Foreign Minister that the country must now toughen its attitude towards its traditional North Korean ally.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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