Australia's first dedicated space centre has launched in Adelaide with South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill hoping to cash in on the nearly $AU4 billion-a-year ($US3.1 billion - GBP2.35 billion) national industry.
Arthur Stevens has more
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The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Thursday, September 21, 2017
French unions strike again over labour law reform
Tens of thousands of people are expected to strike in France on Thursday, in the second day of major protests against Emmanuel Macron's labour law reforms.
The first march last week saw around 230 thousand people take to the streets across France.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.
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DUR: 40s
Wikileaks' "Spy Files Russia" reveal the Russian state's mass surveillance program
The whistleblowing group WikiLeaks has released a cache of documents reportedly revealing a mass surveillance system used by the state to spy on Russian Internet and mobile users. The scheme exposed in the report is of a scale similar to the American and British secrete surveillance programs exposed earlier by the fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden, living in asylum in Russia. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Spanish PM uses national TV broadcast to call on Catalan region not to hold independence referendum
Spain's prime minister has gone on national TV to call on the Catalan region not to hold its independence referendum slated for October 1st.
The government in Madrid and Spain's constitutional court say the vote will be illegal but the separatist movement is pushing ahead with it.
Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.
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Many Dead in DR Congo Floods
Intro;
Several people are reported dead and many others are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congolese Officials in the North Kivu province say emergency teams have been dispatched for a search and rescue mission.
Our Correspondent Michael Baleke reports from Kampala.
Several people are reported dead and many others are missing after heavy rains caused flooding in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congolese Officials in the North Kivu province say emergency teams have been dispatched for a search and rescue mission.
Our Correspondent Michael Baleke reports from Kampala.
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Man sentenced in Germany over UN peacekeeper kidnapping
A German court has sentenced a Syrian man to three and a half years in prison for his role in the kidnapping of a UN peacekeeper near Damascus, Syria in 2013.
The kidnapped man, a lawyer from Canada, managed to escape captivity after eight months.
Ira Spitzer has more rom Berlin.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Special Counsel Mueller demands Trump documents
Emails requested by special counsel Robert Mueller show then Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort offering briefings to allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
These are part of a wide range of documents requested by the special counsel, with Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn at the center of questions.
As our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huf reports, developments in the Russian investigation are coming thick and fast.
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Death Toll Climbs after Mexican Earthquake
The death toll from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Mexico is expected to rise as rescue efforts slowly transition into recovery efforts.
Mexican officials say more than 220 people lost their lives in the rubble….but many people are still missing, and the US Geological Survey predicts as many as a thousand people may have perished.
Americas Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report.
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Power out in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria downgraded
Hurricane Maria is moving on the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as all of the power is out on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.
The National Weather Service considers the massive storm now a category 2, with sustained winds of 110 miles per hour / 175 kilometers per hour, but warns, the storm could strengthen again as it heads up the American east coast.
With catastrophic flash flooding occurding over portions of Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, touring damage in Florida from Hurricane Irma, promised the U.S. government is funding relief, rescue and recovery operations.
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Barack Obama speaks out on health care bill
Former U.S. President Barack Obama, in a rare return to American politics, is speaking out about his frustration with how much effort is being put into repealing his signature policy, the Affordable Care Act.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has indicated he wants to bring a new bill, the Cassidy-Graham Act, to the floor for a full vote, but only if there is enough support to pass the legislation to repeal and replace the legislation nicknamed "ObamaCare."
At an event sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on public health, Barack Obama admitted he is frustrated by the political energy being spent to turn back progress.
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During what was supposed to be a photo-op with Egypt's President al-Sisi, U.S. President Donald Trump said Republicans have to repeal and replace "Obamacare" because that's what they've said they would do for 7 years.
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Federal Reserve leaves interest rates alone
The Federal Open Market Committee has left key interest rates alone, but the Fed Chief has hinted that policy could be changed as economic factors change.
The Federal Reserve confirmed it will beging to unwind its portfolio of nearly $4.5 trillion, gradually and predictably.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen says the basic message is American economic performance is good.
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Iran's President attacks Trump in UN speech
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has pushed back against US President Donald Trump, calling him a "rogue newcomer to the world of politics".
President Rouhani didn't refer to President Trump by name during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
But he spent much of it attacking the claims the American leader made yesterday during his speech, that Iran is exporting violence and reneging on the nuclear deal.
Speaking through a translator President Rouhani tore into the new US President.
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Speaking through a translator President Rouhani said Iran was aiming for the path of peace.
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Speaking through a translator President Rouhani said his country had never cheated on the nuclear deal, and America was ruining its chances to work with his government.
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President Rouhani didn't refer to President Trump by name during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
But he spent much of it attacking the claims the American leader made yesterday during his speech, that Iran is exporting violence and reneging on the nuclear deal.
Speaking through a translator President Rouhani tore into the new US President.
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Speaking through a translator President Rouhani said Iran was sticking to the agreed nuclear deal, despite America's claims to the contrary.
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Speaking through a translator President Rouhani said Iran was aiming for the path of peace.
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Speaking through a translator President Rouhani said his country had never cheated on the nuclear deal, and America was ruining its chances to work with his government.
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Pres. Trump makes decision on Iran deal
U.S. President Donald Trump has told reporters that he's made a decision on the JCPOA - the Iran deal.
Earlier, during his debut speech to the United Nations he called the deal an embarassment, but did not say whether he would abandon the agreement negotiated under the Obama administration.
At the end of a photo opportunity with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, reporters shouted questions about the Iran deal at President Trump.
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Stranger things have happened - Pres. Trump on Mideast
U.S. Preisdent Donald Trump is repeating his personal confidence that peace for the Middle East is possible.
On the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and more recently, leader of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas.
Despite pressure from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, peace has remained out of reach for the Israelis and Palestinians but President Trump is still optimistic.
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Hurricane Maria pounds Puerto Rico with 150mph winds
The category 4 storm Hurricane Maria has now made landfall in Puerto Rico.
With winds up to 150 miles per hour it's the strongest storm to hit the U.S. territory in a century.
Our U.S. correspondent Kevin McAleese has the latest...
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Mexican earthquake death toll at 217
The Mexican Civil Defense Agency says 217 people have died after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit Mexico's capital city and surrounding states.
Soldiers, rescue workers and volunteers worked worked through the night, searching for people beneath rubble.
Our Americas correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Pres. Trump supports latest health care reform efforts
U.S. President Donald Trump is encouraging Republicans to join together and get the latest legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the legislation nicknamed "ObamaCare."
Senator Rand Paul has made his opposition clear, he will not support the legislation, putting its passage in question.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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World reacts to Trump's first UN speech
US President Donald Trump's first speech at the United Nations General
Assembly has prompted a wildly mixed response from international
governments.
He threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea, and labelled Iran a
"murderous regime", garnering him both harsh criticism and high
praise.
Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.
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Assembly has prompted a wildly mixed response from international
governments.
He threatened to "totally destroy" North Korea, and labelled Iran a
"murderous regime", garnering him both harsh criticism and high
praise.
Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.
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Iran's President to respond to Trump attack
[Editors Rouhani speaks roughly 16/17GMT]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will address the United Nations
General Assembly later on Wednesday following harsh criticism from US
President Donald Trump.
President Trump called the nuclear deal with Iran "an embarrassment"
amid growing calls from the US administration to pull out of the
agreement.
Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will address the United Nations
General Assembly later on Wednesday following harsh criticism from US
President Donald Trump.
President Trump called the nuclear deal with Iran "an embarrassment"
amid growing calls from the US administration to pull out of the
agreement.
Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.
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Tata Steel and Thyssenkrupp agree to merger
India's Tata Steel and German manufacturer Thyssenkrupp (PR. TISSEN-KROOP) have signed an initial agreement to merge their European steel businesses.
The tie-up is expected to result in thousands of job losses.
Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports
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