Thursday, May 5, 2016

Zimbabwe to print variation on US dollar

Zimbabwe is planning to print bond notes - which will stand in for American dollars.

Zimbabwe abadoned it's own currency in 2009, replacing it with US dollars, the South African rand and the Chinese yuan.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Thousands flee Alberta wildfires

All Eighty-eight thousand residents have been forced to flee Fort McMurray in Canada after a huge wildfire threatened to destroy the town.

A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta. So far no deaths or injuries have been reported.

Our North America Correspondent Harry Horton reports.


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UPDATE: Turkey's PM Announces Resignation

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says he will resign later this month when his political party picks a new leader.

This all comes as violence between Turkish and Kurdish forces continues to rise and as Turkey just entered a deal with the EU aimed at slowing the flow of migrants to Greece,

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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Top UK universities slip in world ranking

Ten of the UK's universities including Oxford and Cambridge have slipped down the top 100 rankings of the world's best institutions.

While universities in the US continue to dominate the Times Higher Education table, universities in Asia are catching up, with 10 new entries for this year.

Our UK correspondent Martha Holeyman has more.

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Belgian police say they arrested Salah Adeslam twice for drug possession

Police in Belgium say they arrested Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam in 2012 and 2014 for drug possession.
They say he hadn't been radicalized at the time.
Elena Casas reports from Brussels.


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UK Votes in Mayor and Local Elections

Voters are heading to the polls across the UK for council elections in England and devolved elections in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.


The new Mayor of London will be chosen by ballot too, with Boris Johnson leaving the position after 8 years in office.


Our Correspondent Natalie Powell has the latest.


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Poll: Majority of Germans oppose transatlantic trade pact

Seventy percent of Germans oppose the TTIP transatlantic trade pact known according to a new poll. 

Recently leaked documents by the environmental organization Greenpeace have increased fears over the deal.  

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Russia and US agree on “regime of silence” for Aleppo

The United States and Russia  have agree on a 48-hour "regime of silence" for the Syrian city of Aleppo starting Thursday. The two sides noted the decrease in hostilities in the war-torn country since the first temporary lull was announced for Damascus area and Latakia region last weekend. Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.

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Reports Suggest Turkey's PM to Resign

Reports in Turkish media are suggesting Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu may step down in the coming weeks.

This all comes as violence between Turkish and Kurdish forces continues to rise and as Turkey just entered a deal with the EU aimed at slowing the flow of migrants to Greece,

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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UK NATIONAL NEWSPAPER TO CLOSE

Britain's newest daily national newspaper will close on Friday, just nine weeks after its launch.

The New Day's publishers Trinity Mirror say circulation was not as high as had been hoped.

The newspaper was intended to give readers what was described as a 'ruthless edit of the day' for readers who are 'time poor'.

The decision on New Day comes as Trinity Mirror reports a sharp slump in annual profit.

And Laith Khalaf from stockbrokers Hargreaves Lansdown says it was always going to be a challenge for New Day.

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Japan PM to lay out G7 agenda in London

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet with his UK counter-part David Cameron in London today (Thursday)...

It comes after a week of visits to EU nations and ahead of a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 

The economic slowdown in China, global security and defence will be on the agenda. 

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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Millions more Takata airbag inflators recalled

Officials have confirmed that another 35 to 40 million car airbag inflators will be recalled in the U.S.

The devices were assembled by Japanese manufacturer Takata.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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US confirms Aleppo, Syria ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is confirming that a deal has been reached for a ceasefire for Aleppo, Syria.

The U.S., working with it's European partners, is hoping to extend the cessation of hostilities to the region of Eastern Ghouta as well.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says, help is needed to make it all happen.

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Rolling Stones order Trump to stop using their music

The Rolling Stones have asked Donald Trump to stop using their music at his campaign rallies.


They've become the latest in a string of artists to tell the presumptive Republican presidential candidate to take their music off his playlist.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Prince's Team Called For Intervention Before His Death

Prince's team allegedly sought to get him treatment for opioid addiction and called a specialist to the singer's home in Minnesota. An attorney for Northern California doctor Dr. Howard Kornfeld says his client was asked to help Prince break an addiction to painkillers.

William J. Mauzy, a lawyer for the Kornfeld family, said during a news conference Wednesday that Dr. Kornfeld was sent on a lifesaving mission to help Prince.

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Dr. Howard Kornfeld runs Recovery Without Walls, an outpatient clinic in Mill Valley, California. Kornfeld's lawyer William J Mauzy confirmed during a news conference that his client could not get to Prince so instead sent his son Andrew on a red-eye flight to the compound. Andrew was one of three people who found Prince unresponsive in elevator on April 21st and called 911.

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The Kornfelds' lawyer William J Mauzy said Andrew Kornfeld was carrying medication but did not administer any to Prince. Mauzy said he expects Andrew to be immune from any possible prosecution under the state's Good Samaritan Law.

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Criminal Investigation Underway Into Death of Singer Prince

The day before pop-star Prince died, his team allegedly sought to get
him treatment for opioid addiction and called a specialist to the
singer's home in Minnesota. The news comes amid a police investigation
that is examining the role prescription opioid medication might have
played in the singer's death April 21.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Captain Cook’s ship may be in US harbour

A British ship used by the 18th-century explorer James Cook may be
resting just off the east coast of the United States.

According to the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology project, the HMS
Endeavor may have been deliberately sunk by the British in their fight
against French and American forces.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Apple Loses Trademark Fight in China

Apple has lost a trademark fight in China to a company that sells leather goods.

A ruling in the Beijing Municipal High Peoples’ Court affirms two lower court rulings.

And as Tech Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, that means in China at least iPhone won’t always refer to a smartphone. 

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Trump lays out plans for first 100 days of Presidency

Donald Trump says he's making firm plans for this first 100 days in the Presidency after his final rival in the race for the Republican Party's Presidential nomination dropped out.


Governor John Kasich of Ohio cleared the way for Mr. Trump to become the Republicans' standard bearer this November.


Mr Trump says within 3 months of his election a wall between the US and Mexico will have been designed and a ban on Muslims entering the country will be in force.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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U.S. officials: Agreement Reached with Russia to extend Syria Truce To Aleppo

American officials say that an agreement has been reached with Syria's ally, Russia, to extend a truce declared by the Assad government to the city of Aleppo.

The US State Department says the cessation of hostilities went into effect just after midnight local time, and since then there has been an overall decrease in violence, albeit with reports of continued fighting in some areas.

Here's our correspondent at UN Headquarters in New York, Lorna Shaddick.

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