Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Trump's climate change plans face challenges

US President Donald Trump's plan to reverse climate change policies is
facing legal opposition from state governors.

New York and California, and a range of environmental groups say they
intend to fight the President.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Brexit in Motion as UK Triggers Article 50

British Prime Minister Theresa May has triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally giving notice of the UK's intention to the leave the European Union.  

The Prime Minister gave a statement at parliament at the same time as Britain's permanent representative in Brussels handed a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk.    

From London, Kevin Ozebek reports. 

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May formally begins the Brexit process


British Prime Minister Theresa May has formally given notice to the European Union of the UK's intention to quit the bloc. 

Theresa May made a statement in the House of Commons at the same time as the UK's ambassador the EU delivered a letter to European Council President Donald Tusk.    

The triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon treaty, the mechanism to leave the EU, begins a two year deadline in which the divorce settlement must be agreed, including complex issues relating to borders,  immigration the status of nationals living overseas and the final monetary bill. 

Prime Minister Theresa May said leaving the EU was an historic moment.


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Prime Minister Theresa May said the UK had a bright future ahead outside the EU. 

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One week after Westminster attack police officers pay tribute

One week after the terror attacks in Westminster police officers and other emergency responders from across London will walk across Westminster Bridge in solidarity.

Officers will join hands and walk the length of the bridge before a moments silence is held at 2.40pm, the exact time when the attack occured. 

From London, Eliza Powell reports…


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Former French prime minister Manuel Valls abandons socialist party candidate

The former French prime minister Manuel Valls says he's backing centrist Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election - and not his own party's candidate. 
Valls quit the prime minister's job in November last year to run - unsuccessfully - for the socialist nomination himself.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels. 

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Russian bank admits having contacts with Jared Kushner

The Russian state-run bank Vnesheconombank has admitted to having contacted Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and top White House adviser. However the Kremlin has dismissed meetings between Kushner and bank officials as "routine".
The news come on the eve of US public hearings into Russia's interference in US elections due to be held in Washington. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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The EU Divorce Timeline as UK Triggers Article 50

As soon as the UK government triggers Article 50, a long and complex divorce process will the European Union can formally begin. 

It's expected it the UK won't officially be out of the EU until March of 2019.

Our Correspondent Kevin Ozebek in London has a timeline of how the exit process is expected to play out.

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TRUMP TO HOST MODI

US President Donald Trump is planning to host India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, in Washington later this year.

The president has also congratulated Mr Modi on his party's success during recent state elections in a phone call.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Funding for Trump’s wall hits potential snag

President Donald Trump's call to put up $1.5 billion this year for his
proposed border wall with Mexico has hit a potential snag.

Democrats have threatened to block an upcoming spending bill if
funding for the wall is included and now Republicans are considering
whether to hold off.

US correspondent William Denselow reports.

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US House Votes to Revoke Broadband Privacy Rules

The US House of Representatives voted Tuesday to overturn broadband
privacy rules established by the Federal Communications Commission
which required internet service providers to ask consumer's permission
before collecting, selling or using any of their personal data.
President Trump is expected to approve the measure.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

EU awaits notification from the UK to leave the bloc

The European Union is awaiting a letter from the UK government to formally trigger the official process for leaving the bloc. 

A letter from the British government is expected arrive at the European Council in Brussels to begin a two year timer on negotiations.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Brexit day for the UK

British Prime Minister Theresa May is due to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty Wednesday, as the UK formally gives notice of its intention to the leave the European Union.  

The Prime Minister will give a statement to parliament at the same time as Britain's permanent representative in Brussels hands a letter to European Council president Donald Tusk.    

From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Billionaire to connect human brains to computers

The billionaire, Elon Musk, has launched a start-up which could
connect people's brains to computers.

The technology, being developed by Neuralink, would be used to improve
memory or give humans artificial intelligence.

Frances Read reports from California.

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Sally Yates to appear before Congressional committees

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is working on scheduling a hearing for Sally Yates, the former acting U.S. Attorney General, to testify about what she knows about investigations into ties between the Trump team and Russia.

The White House pushed back hard on a Washington Post story saying that the Trump administration prevented her from appearing on Capitol Hill.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Ending the war on coal - Pres. Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump says his executive order, overturning President Obama's climate change efforts, will end the war on coal.

Environmentalists says the White House is carrying out an assault on clean air and water, but President Trump insists the focus needs to be on jobs, such as coal mining.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he's following through on his campaign promises.

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Signing the executive order at the Environmental Protection Agency, President Trump said earlier rules designed to lower emissions went too far.

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President Trump told the coal miners standing behind him, they'd be working again soon.

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Pope Francis backs push for global nuclear weapons ban

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged the United nations to seek total elimination of nuclear weapons, lending his support to the first ever UN meeting on a global nuclear ban.


His backing has injected new fervor into a UN conference that earlier lost steam after a boycott by major world powers. 


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 


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White House insists Sally Yates can testify

The White House insists it did nothing to prevent former Acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates from testifying about what she and the Department of Justice knew on an unclassified basis about possible ties between the Trump transition and Russia.

The Washington Post reports that White House counsel indicated she could not testify under presidential communications priviledge rules.

Senator Mark Warner has told CNN, Sally Yates will now testify to the Senate Intelligence Committee, although whether she will also testify to the House panel is unclear.

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US can have jobs, clean environment

The White House insists that the U.S. can have clean air, clean water and a booming energy sector, as long regulations from the Obama administration are overturned.

Environmentalists are worried that the executive order (set to be signed by President Trump) will make things worse.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer says the two goals of a clean environment and growing economy are not mutually exclusive.

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Terror charge for race-based murder in New York

A grand jury has ruled that the murder of an African-American man by a white supremacist in New York City will be treated as an act of terror.

Twenty-eight year-old James Harris Jackson has been charged with murder as an act of terror for the stabbing death of 66 year-old Timothy Caughman last week.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Scotland votes for independence referendum

The Scottish parliament has defied the British government by voting in favor of holding a second independence referendum. 

 The vote comes just hours before British Prime Theresa May is due to trigger the start of the UK's official exit from the European Union.     From London,  Catherine Drew reports. 


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