Wednesday, January 11, 2017

VW set to pay $4.3 bn to U.S. regulators

Volkswagen announced it has negotiated a draft settlement of four point three billion dollars with U.S. regulators over a massive diesel emissions scandal.

The German automaker would also plead guilty to criminal misconduct.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin

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Siblings Arrested for Hacking European Politicians

Italian police have arrested a brother and sister who are accused of hacking the email accounts of top European politicians. 

The sibling duo is thought to have been hacking emails and gathering sensitive information for years, 

Our Europe correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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Death toll rises after boat capsizes in Tanzania


Police say at least 12 people have drowned after a traditional sailing boat hit high winds off the coast of Tanzania - and they say the death toll may rise. It is the latest accident in a region that has seen thousands die in similar circumstances. Dan Ashby has more.

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EU announces new online privacy proposals

The EU has announced new online privacy proposals that would restrict how companies listen in on calls and read customers' messages and emails.  
The proposals aim to force websites to make it clearer to people if they're going to collect and sell their personal data.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.

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Russian officials dismiss calls from US lawmakers to impose further sanctions

A spokesperson for the Russian Prime Minister has dismissed calls from
US lawmakers to impose further sanctions instead urging the two
nations to restore economic relations.

US intelligence agencies believe Moscow conducted cyber attacks to
influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections. A claim
Russian officials deny.

William Denselow reports from Moscow.

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Obama delivers farewell speech in Chicago

US President Barack Obama has delivered a nostalgic and emotional speech in his farewell address to the nation.

The forty-fourth president of the United States sought to define his legacy - but also launched a "defence of democracy" ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's administration.


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Barack Obama pointed to his work on healthcare and climate change as highlights of his administration. But he bemoaned the bipartisan politics that has dogged his presidency.

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America's first African American president spoke about the need for all Americans to work to heal racial divisions.

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Barack Obama said he believed the future "is in good hands", and encouraged those who were frustrated with politics to get involved.

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CLIP FOUR: 

In a tearful ending to the speech, Barack Obama thanked his daughters and First Lady Michelle Obama for their support during his time in office.

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Trump Set For First Press Conference As President-Elect

Donald Trump is set to take questions from the press for the first time since his election, when he holds what he’s calling a ‘general news conference’ at Trump Tower in New York City this Wednesday.

And as our correspondent Lorna Shaddick explains, there’ll be plenty for reporters to ask the President-Elect.

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ALT: Our correspondent Lorna Shaddick says the President Elect has already postponed one press event, and the timing of this news conference appears deliberate: 

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Trump dismisses reports of Russian compromising materials as "fake news"

Donald Trump is dismissing as "fake news" unsubstantiated reports that the Russians may have a trove of compromising materials relating to both his business and personal behavior.


The reports were considered so explosive that the President-elect, President Obama and senior Congressional leaders were briefed about them by US intelligence last week.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

New UN top chief Antonio Guterres aims to "prevent conflict" in address to Security Council

INTRO:
The new United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has
addressed the Security Council for the first time.

Guterres has already begun to take preventative steps to tackle some
of the most divisive global conflicts the UN is grappling with.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Charleston shooter sentenced to death

The gunman who shot and killed nine people at an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina has been sentenced to death.

The jury deliberated for just a couple of hours before delivering its verdict.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Rex Tillerson to face US Senate nominations hearing

Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of Exxon Mobil, is set to appear before the U.S. Senate's Foreign Relations committee for his nomination hearing to become the next U.S. Secretary of State.

Primarily a businessman, Mr. Tillerson is expected to face extensive questioning about his understanding of America's position in the world.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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War against Islamic State will end - Sec. Carter

U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter promises that some day the military operations against the Islamic Sate will end.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has told French media he's willing to negotiate everything to end the nearly six-year-long civil war, perhaps at a Russian-sponsored peace conference in Kazakhstan.

In his final press conference, U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter promised there is a plan.

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One of the major military achievements of the Obama administration was the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.

U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi should be worried.

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Trump and Republican leaders on collision course over Obamacare

US President-elect Donald Trump is indicating that he wants to repeal and replace President Obama's signature health care legislation much faster than Republicans in the US Congress.


In an interview with the New York Times, Mr. Trump says he want the so-called "Obamacare" repealed immediately after his January 20th inauguration.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Families of Islamic State Attack Victims Sue Twitter

The families of two US victims of Islamic State attacks are suing Twitter. 

They say the social media company knowingly provided material support and resources to ISIS.

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report. 

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Dozens killed in Kabul attack

The Taliban is claiming responsibility for a pair of suicide attacks, one outside the parliament in Kabul and the other at the governor's guesthouse in Kandahar.

At least 38 are confirmed dead with many dozens more injured.

Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani is vowing to track down those responsible for these criminal attacks.

The  U.S. is strongly condemning the violence.

U.S. State Department spokesman Mark Toner:

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Trump wall branded a "violation of Mexicans' dignity"

Mexico's new Foreign Minister has said there's no way they'll pay for
a wall between Mexico and the United States - saying it's a violation
of Mexicans' dignity.

Luis Videgaray's comments come after President-elect, Donald Trump,
pledged to build a barrier between the two countries - and make Mexico
pay for it.

US correspondent, Frances Read, reports.

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Powerful storms hit western US

The western US is preparing for powerful rain and snow storms on Tuesday, part of a system called the "Pineapple Express" that has already unleashed strong floods on Hawaii, California, and Nevada.

Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:
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Peace through strength - preview of Trump's foreign policy

The primary mission of the Trump administration when it comes to foreign policy will be peace through strength, according to incoming National Security advisor Michael Flynn.

He briefly served as the chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency, but has been broadly criticized for his skepticism of how American intelligence agencies work.

During a speech at an event at the U.S. Insititute of Peace on "passing the baton" Michael Flynn stuck to generalities on foreign policy.

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Outgoing National Security Adviser Susan Rice  spoke of the challenges facing the incoming Trump adminstration but did not addressing specifics of the transtion.

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Obama set to deliver farewell defense of legacy

US President Barack Obama will deliver a farewell speech later [0200GMT Wednesday] in his hometown of Chicago.

Mr Obama is expected to highlight several of his signature domestic and foreign policy achievements, and tout the recovery in the US economy during his time in office.

The White House says the speech is "a chance to say thank you" to his supporters.

But reporter Steve Mort in Chicago says Mr Obama is also likely to put up a vigorous defense of his key accomplishments over the last eight years.

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Sessions faces questions in US Attorney General confirmation hearing


Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions is facing questions on Capitol Hill today in the first confirmation hearing for President-elect Trump's Cabinet picks.
Sessions has been accused of making racist remarks in the past. Protestors against Sessions have disrupted the proceedings at times.
California Democrat Dianne Feinstein [[ FINE-styne ]] says some Americans are worried about what Trump's choice of Attorney General will do. 

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But Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions has defended his civil rights record. 

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Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions says he will recuse himself from any possible probe of Hillary Clinton. Democrats expressed concern that Sessions would try to prosecute the former Democratic presidential candidate after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to appoint a special prosecutor to look into possible criminal wrongdoing by Clinton during the campaign. He has since backed off from that threat. Sessions made the announcement during his confirmation hearing today.  
 
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