Wednesday, October 12, 2016

China angered by UN human rights chief attendance at award event for jailed Uighur activist

China is protesting the attendance of the United Nations human rights chief at an award ceremony celebrating the work of a prominent Chinese activist.

The human rights chief Zied Ra'ad al Hussein was at the event in Geneva, where Ilham Tohti received an award for his advocacy for the Muslim Uighur people. 

Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 

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Brazil: Rio Security Chief Steps Down


Rio de Janeiro state's security secretary Jose Mariano Beltrame has resigned, after violence between police officers and drug traffickers broke out in two of the city's slums earlier this week. 

The confrontation left at least three people dead, with five others wounded. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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US and Russian foreign ministers to hold Syria talks on Saturday

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet in Lausanne on Saturday to discuss Syria - despite talks breaking down between them last week.
Foreign ministers from Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran will also attend.
Elena Casas has more from Moscow. 


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Trump’s Views Are ‘Disturbing’ Says UN Human Rights Boss

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has called Donald Trump's views 'deeply unsettling and disturbing', saying they make him a danger internationally.

 Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein mentioned the US Republican presidential nominee's comments about using torture and his attitude towards vulnerable communities.

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

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UN Human Rights Boss Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said he felt he had to speak out about the Republican candidate's views: 

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UN human rights chief calls for veto-power limits to help solve Syria crisis

The United Nations human rights chief has again called for limits to
veto-powers in crises as severe as the situation in eastern Aleppo.
This comes amidst heavy Russian-led air strikes on the rebel-held
region that have killed more than 400 people, according to the world
body.


Mimi Chiahemen has more from the United Nations headquarters in New York.

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Accused NY bomber set to be arraigned Thursday

A lawyer representing a man accused of planting explosive devices in
New York and New Jersey says he's is set to be arraigned on Thursday.

During his arrest Ahmad Khan Rahami was injured in a shootout with
police and will appear in the courthouse via video link.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Clinton campaign chief emails hacked, blames Russia trying to sway US election


Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman has accused Russia of hacking his email account.

John Podesta also suggested Donald Trump's campaign had advance notice of e-mails released by WikiLeaks.  

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese...

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Samsung Slashes Quarterly Profit Estimate After Galaxy Note Failure

Samsung has cut its quarterly profit estimate by a third, after taking a 2.3 billion dollar hit from the failure of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

There's been a global recall and weeks of mounting problems for the product, after reports that its batteries were catching fire, and even replacement phones experienced the same problem.

Lorna Shaddick reports.

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Trump rejects Speaker Ryan

Donald Trump has rejected the support of Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan.

Paul Ryan said he would no longer campaign for the Republican presidential nominee after a tape of sexually agressive remarks was released.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Russian Olympic chief to step down

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The head of the Russian Olympic Committee intends to step down. Alexander Zhukov, who is a first deputy speaker of the Russian lower house of parliament, intends to focus on his parliamentary work.  His departure is not officially linked to the doping scandal but the Russian President has ordered a reform at the Ministry of Sport. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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UK PM wants "maximum possible access" to EU single market

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May says the government is working to secure the "best possible access" to the EU single market as part of its Brexit negotiations...

The British pound has plummeted over the last week over fears access to the single market could be removed. 

Mrs May has faced her first Prime Minister's Questions after announcing the process for the UK to leave the EU will begin by the end of March 2017.

The PM said it was important to respect the decision of the British people...

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Labour pose 170 questions on Brexit

Britain's opposition Labour party has set out 170 questioned about Brexit, Britain's departure from the European Union, in a bid to find out more about what the Government's strategy for negotiations might look like.

It comes as there is growing unease that there may be no parliamentary oversight of the process.  From London Catherine Drew reports. 

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Russia says the US has made up email hacking accusations

Russia's top cybersecurity official has said the Untied States is deliberately "provoking Russia" with claims the country is trying to interfere in the US election.
The accusation comes after Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman explicitly accused Russia of hacking his emails.
Elena Casas has more from Moscow.

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Attorneys Drop Paris Attacks Suspect as Client

Salah Abdeslam—the main surviving suspect from last year's attacks in Paris—is now without legal representation.

His attorneys say they've dropped him as a client.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek explains why from Brussels. 


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SAMSUNG SHARES SLUMP AGAIN

Samsung shares have fallen further in Wednesday trading after the company decided to stop producing its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone.

The device has been scrapped after reports that replacement phones had been overheating and smoking.

Samsung stock had already slumped 8% on Tuesday.

Danny Cox of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says it's a huge blow for the South Korean company.

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Obama campaigns for Clinton in North Carolina

US President Barack Obama has been campaigning on behalf of Hillary Clinton in her bid to suceed him as commander in chief.

The latest polls give Mrs Clinton a comfortable lead with just under a month until election day.

At a rally in the critical swing state of North Carolina, President Obama urged voters to turn away from Republican nominee Donald Trump.

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At a rally in the critical swing state of North Carolina, President Obama attacked Republican nominee Donald Trump over disparaging comments he made about women in an old video.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Colombia to Negotiate with National Liberation Army

The Colombian government and the country’s second largest rebel group, the National Liberation Army, have announced the beginning of formal peace talks. 
The negotiations with the 2000 strong National Liberation Army — known as the ELN, will begin in Ecuador, according to an agreement signed in Caracas by both sides under the auspices of Venezuela’s government. 
Our Latin American correspondent JCRL reports from Caracas.


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Hillary Clinton and Al Gore Campaign Together On Climate Change in Florida

Al Gore has been campaigning for US Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Florida.

The former US Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner spoke to an audience at Miami Dade College, focusing on the issue of climate change, and the importance of turning out to vote.

He famously lost the 2000 election, after his Republican rival George W Bush won the Sunshine State by just 537 votes - so told the crowd that their ballots mattered.

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He also contrasted Hillary Clinton with her rival when it came to dealing with climate change:

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Mrs. Clinton spoke about the environmental problems facing the Miami area, and said how the US tackled climate change could bring about economic opportunity:

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Hillary Clinton attacked her Republican rival Donald Trump's attitudes on climate change:

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World Health Organisation backs "sugar tax"

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it backs governments
taxing sugary beverages in order to combat issues like obesity and
diabetes. Several countries already have so-called sugar taxes in
place.

Mimi Chiahemen has more from New York.

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President Obama Details Public Private Partnerships to Send People to Mars

US President  Barack Obama is setting his sights on Mars. 
In an Op-Ed piece published by CNN the President said sending humans to Mars by the 2030s and returning them safely to Earth is the next chapter of America’s story in space. 

As Rachel Silverman reports.

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