Saturday, November 26, 2016

Trump Calls Fidel Castro a "Brutal Dictator"

President Elect Donald Trump has called Fidel Castro a "Brutal Dictator" in his first formal reaction to the death of the iconic Cuban leader.

The statement indicates that some of President Obama's efforts to normalize ties could be undone during the next US administration.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Obama and Trump React to Castro's Death

President Barack Obama has offered the "hand of friendship" to the Cuban people following the death of Fidel Castro.

President elect Trump's statement is by contrast is heavily critical of the former Cuban leader and suggests a tougher policy moving forward.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Putin praised late Cuban leader as “sincere and reliable friend of Russia”

Moscow expressed condolences to the people of Cuba over the death of Fidel Castro. The Russian President described the late Cuban leader as "a symbol of an era", a 'distinguished statesman', and a "sincere and reliable friend of Russia". Cuba, along with Venezuela, was one of Moscow's key geopolitical allies in Latin America. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from the Russian capital.
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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro Dies, aged 90

Fidel Castro, the controversial revolutionary leader and former head of state of Cuba has died at the age of 90. He thrust his nation onto the world stage by embracing Soviet-style communism, defying U.S. policy through 11 administrations and dividing his own people for five decades. President Raúl Castro confirmed his brother's passing on Cuban television, and now many Cubans living in the US are reacting to the death of the controversial leader.

Our US Correspondent Patrice Howard reports.

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Friday, November 25, 2016

Wisonsin Election Commission Receives Recount Request

The election commission in the US state of Wisconsin has been asked to recount its votes from the presidential poll on the 8th November.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein filed the request to the state's authorities, after it was narrowly won by Donald Trump.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Suspect in murder of 9-African American churchgoers 'fit to stand trial'

The man accused of killing nine African-Americans in a South Carolina church last year is competent to stand trial, according to a district judge.

The trial of Dylan Roof will now proceed with jury selection due to start next week.

Our U.S. correspondent John Bevir reports...

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“The Brady Bunch” actress dies

Actress, Florence Henderson, who starred in "The Brady Bunch," has
died at the age of 82.

She was famous for playing Carol Brady on the hit US sitcom in the 1970s.

She died from heart failure in California. Frances Read reports from
Los Angeles.

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US Shoppers Enjoy Black Friday Frenzy

The annual post-Thanksgiving shop-a-thon known as Black Friday is well and truly underway in the US - but now seems to be a weekend-long event.

 According to the National Retail Federation, holiday sales are expected to increase by over 3 and a half percent this year - and it's crucial for retailers, accounting for as much as 40% of their annual sales.

 Lorna Shaddick reports from shoppers' paradise, New York City.

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First U.S. soldier killed in Syria

Military officials say an American service member was killed Thursday in a blast from an explosive device in northern Syria.

The soldier was supporting U.S.-led coalition fighters in the battle against ISIS. 

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington...

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UK NURSE SUSPENDED OVER EBOLA TEMPERATURE CONCEALMENT

A senior nurse who helped hide the temperature of a colleague who ended up being hospitalised with Ebola has been suspended for two months in the UK.

Donna Wood and Pauline Cafferkey returned together from fighting Ebola in Sierra Leone in 2014.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Turkish President threatens to open borders

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to open borders and allow unlimited numbers of migrants to come to Europe.
Erdogan was reacting to the European Parliament's vote on Thursday to suspend the EU's accession talks with Turkey.
Erdogan says that shows the EU doesn't keep its promises.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas has more from Brussels.

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Sexual abuse claims in British Football


Former British footballers have come forward to speak about being sexually abused by their coaches as children.


While a special helpline by Children's Charity the NSPCC received over 50 phone calls within the first two hours of being set up.


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Damning report into UK child sexual abuse inquiry

A group of British MPs says confidence in an official inquiry into child sexual abuse had been "seriously diminished" by problems it has encountered...

The UK's Home Affairs Select Committee has branded the refusal by the inquiry's former chair - New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard - to give evidence as "disgraceful"...

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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ETHIOPIA RELEASES BIPLANE RALLY CREW

Ethiopia has released at least 40 foreigners competing in a vintage plane race, who'd been held for allegedly entering its airspace without permission.

The pilots and crew were detained for questioning at an airport in south-western Ethiopia.

They were participating in the Vintage Air Rally across Africa when they landed in Ethiopia's Gambella region.

Coletta Wanjohi has the details from Addis Ababa.

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Lufthansa pilots to strike for fourth straight day

Pilots at the German airline Lufthansa said they will strike for a fourth straight day in a dispute over pay.

It is the fourteenth walkout by the pilots' union in the last three years.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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SHOPPERS HUNT BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

Shoppers around the world are marking what used to be a purely American retail event - Black Friday.

Coming the day after the US Thanksgiving holiday, Black Friday sees many retailers slash prices in an attempt to rack up sales.

In the UK Black Friday sales are expected to hit a record as shoppers look for bargains in the expectation that the fall in the value of the pound will see prices rise in 2017.

Charlotte Wright is at Amazon's main warehouse to the north of London.

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MURDER INVESTIGATION AFTER LONDON TODDLER DIES

Police in London have launched a murder investigation after a five year old boy died from critical injuries he received in a park.

A 38 year-old man has been arrested after an incident at the weekend.

The child died after receiving head injuries.

Reporter Simon Conway has more.

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LONDON CHILDREN 'AT RISK' DUE TO POLICE FAILINGS

Children in London have been put at risk by 'serious failing' from the city's Metropolitan Police in the way it looks into child sexual abuse.

This according to a report by the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary which says 75% of cases were not properly dealt with.

It says the Met has often been too focused on other crimes to investigate reports of child sexual abuse adequately.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says the situation is 'unacceptable'.

Tim John reports from London.

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Moscow is preparing for Ukraine talks on 29 November

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Moscow says it hopes the meeting over the Ukrainian crisis in Minsk scheduled for 29th November will be effective.  The Russian Foreign Minister has confirmed that Moscow will participate in the meeting. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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MANHUNT IN SOUTHERN FRANCE AFTER WOMAN KILLED

French police say an armed man who killed a woman at a retirement home near Montpellier on Thursday night is still at large.
French special forces are carrying out a massive operation to apprehend him.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas has more from Brussels.

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