Wednesday, September 6, 2017

HURRICANE IRMA MAKES LANDFALL

Hurricane Irma has made landfall in the Caribbean as the strongest Atlantic Ocean storm in recorded history.

It has winds of 185 miles an hour (295 kmh) and also threatens the US.

Ashleigh Carroll reports.

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Trump says he will revisit DACA if Congress can't legalise it - hours after he announced it was being scrapped

US President Donald Trump has said he wants Congress to legalise "Dreamers" - children brought to America by their undocumented parents. He tweeted that if they can't, he will revisit the issue, just hours after he announced he would be ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program - or DACA - which protected them from deportation.
Kate Fisher reports 

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Dozens Of Wildfires Burning in US West, One Caused By Fireworks

80 large wildfires fires are burning in nine Western US states, sending smoke into cities from Denver, Colorado to Seattle, Washington. Officials say a minor playing with fireworks may have started the blaze east of Portland, Oregon, and that high temperatures and winds are hindering efforts to extinguish the fires.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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UN Secretary General appeals to Myanmar to end violence against Rohingya

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The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres is calling on
Myanmar to end the violence causing more than 120,000 Rohingya people
to flee across the border in recent weeks.

The latest wave of refugees was sparked in late August after Rohingya
militants attacked government forces, who responded with a
counter-offensive that left hundreds dead.

Our UN correspondent Laura Cantekin reports from New York.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Venezuela's Attorney General confirms arrest of 8 state oil company executives


Venezuela's Attorney General has confirmed 8 executives holding senior positions in the country's state oil company have been arrested.


Authorities are currently conducting a series of corruption investigations into the firm, but it's not clear what the arrests are linked to.


Juan Carlos Lamas has more from Caracas:


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Pres. Trump promotes tax reform

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is following through on a campaign promise, to move forward with a massive overhaul of the U.S. federal tax code.

Congressional lawmakers agree tax reform is necessary, but caution it is much too complex to be done quickly, as the President wants.

President Trump says he doesn't just want to simplify the tax code, he wants everyone to pay fewer taxes.

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U.S. President Donald Trump says tax reform is critical to keeping the American economy expanding.

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Obama slams DACA decision, in Facebook post

Former US President Barack Obama has slammed President Trump's decision to  phase out the program that protects individuals who arrived in the US as children of undocumented immigrants.

The Obama-era policy has allowed hundreds of thousands of young people to seek legal status to live, work, and study in the country in which they grew up.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Great love for dreamers - Pres. Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Congress to resolve the quandary over the Dreamers - children brought to the U.S. by their undocumented parents.

Under DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, these children were able to earn work and study permits, a program now rescinded by the Trump Administration.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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One of the top Democrats in the U.S. Senate, Dick Durbin of Illinois, promised the immigration program would get sorted out.

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Caribbean, Florida brace for Hurricane Irma

Parts of the US are preparing for what's being described as a "potentially catastrophic' storm.

Hurricane Irma is expected to batter parts of the Caribbean over the next several days with winds of around 180 miles per hour [290 kph].

The category 5 cyclone is forecast to take aim at Florida by next weekend.

Steve Mort reports.

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Congress must act on immigration - Pres. Trump

The White House is trying to firmly put the responsibility for reforming America's immigration rules into the hands of the U.S. Congress.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rescinded a program which gave undocumented children opportunities to earn work and study permits (DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders insists, the decision was forced by constitutional concerns over the legality of the program.

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White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders suggested DACA recipients might use their work permits to take jobs from American citizens, but offered little evidence. 

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White House repeats call for denuclearized Korean peninsula

The Trump administration wants to use agressive measures to urge North Korea back to the negotiating table with the goal fo a de-nuclearized Korean peninsula.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he thinks further sanctions are useless, while Pyongyang appears to be preparing another test missile launch.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke of military sales to Japan and South Korea but now his spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders is trying to dial down the rhetoric.

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With the possibility of tactical nuclear weapons being mentioned in South Korea, 
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While Russian President Vladimir Putin says that further sanctions against North Korea would useless, White House Spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the international community needs to do more.

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DAVIS: 'SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES' BETWEEN UK AND EU OVER DIVORCE BILL

The UK says there are 'significant differences' with the EU over a so-called 'divorce bill' as it leaves the bloc.

Britain's Brexit Secretary David Davis has been updating MPs about the latest round of negotiations with Brussels.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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UN calls for independent Yemen investigation

The United Nations human rights chief has called for an independent
investigation into rights violations in Yemen.

The new UN report signals it should take over the current Saudi-backed
inquiry to ensure it is fully impartial.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Russia probe casts shadow over Capitol Hill

As the US Congress returns from recess, the ongoing probe into the Trump campaign's alleged links with Russia is casting a shadow over Capitol Hill.

In addition to Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's investigation, several congressional committees are also looking into the allegations.

US Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Trump Scraps DACA Program

The Trump administration is winding down an Obama-era program providing legal status to nearly 800,000 young immigrants.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program sheltered them from deportation as they pursued careers and study.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Trump Scraps Major Youth Visa Program "DACA"

The Trump administration is winding down an Obama-era program, putting almost 800,000 young immigrants on the path to deportation.

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival program known as DACA provides a two-year visa enabling work or study.

Those individuals and their families will now be looking to Congress to craft legislation to replace DACA.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions argues that President Obama's program wasn't legal.

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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge awarded damages over topless photos

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have been awarded 120 thousand dollars in compensation by French magazine Closer, over topless pictures it printed of Kate Middleton five years go.


The court in Paris found that the photos were an invasion of privacy and awarded the Royal Couple 50 thousand euros each in damages.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports


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Trump administration to end DACA immigration programme


US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legislation...known as DACA...will be scrapped.

The programme introduced by former US President Barack Obama shields so-called "dreamers" or young undocumented immigrants from deportation from the United States:

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Syrian army breaks siege of Deir al-Zour

Syrian state media has announced that government forces have broken a
siege of the city of Deir al-Zour.

This marks the latest setback for the so-called Islamic State who have
suffered significant losses in Syria and Iraq over recent months.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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South Korea: North Moving ICBM

South Korea's intelligence officials have reportedly spotted an intercontinental ballistic missile being moved on the ground in North Korea. 

The report comes as the US and South Korea have agreed to closer coordination on deterrence measures against the North, through their foreign and defense ministries.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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