Monday, January 8, 2018

75th Golden Globes Awards - the winners

The top winners have emerged at this year's Golden Globe awards.

"Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" nabbed the best motion
picture for drama award, while Big Little Lies won several awards in
the TV categories.

Frances Read reports from Los Angeles.

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Fire in Bangalore claims five lives

Five people have been killed in a fire in bar in Bangalore in the south of India.

The incident follows two separate fires in Mumbai in recent days that have claimed 18 lives.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports 

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Former Trump Adviser, Bannon, apologies for slamming President's family

US President Donald Trump and his family have received a public apology from Steve Bannon.

Trump's former chief strategist was behind some of the most controversial material contained in a new book about the Trump White House. 

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington...

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UN Amb: North Korea must end weapon tests before dialogue with Trump administration

UN ambassador Nikki Haley says North Korea will have to end its missile and nuclear tests before dialogue with the US can happen, after President Trump signaled he may be willing to talk to Kim Jong Un.

Speaking from Camp David over the weekend, The US Presdient told reporters he was open to a phone conversation with his North Korean counterpart

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Another voice on the issue Sunday, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who was on Fox News defending Donald Trump's recent controversial tweets over North Korea when he said America's Nuclear Button was bigger than Kim Jong Un's.

Mr Pompeo argued the Trump's threat was in entirely in line with U.S. policy

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75th Golden Globes begins

Hollywood's elite are attending the Golden Globes - the first event of
the annual glitzy awards season.

But with sexual harassment scandals casting a long shadow over this
year's ceremony, the spotlight has been on changing the industry,
rather than the awards themselves.

Frances Read reports from Los Angeles, where all women are wearing
black to the ceremony in solidarity.

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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Pres. Trump’s agenda sidetracked

U.S. President Donald Trump's political agenda has been sidetracked by the publication of "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff, and his subsequent tweets.

Over the weekend, the American president met with leading Republicans at the retreat at Camp David above Thurmont, Maryland.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Mr. Bannon Regrets.....

Preident Trump's former Chief Strategist Steven Bannon has apologized for claiming that the President's son acted in a "treasonous" manner when he met Russian emissaries during the 2016 election campaign.


Mr. Bannon now says Donald Trump Junior is a "patriot and a good man".


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Saturday, January 6, 2018

Trump calls for tougher libel laws after "Fire and Fury" sells out across America

President Donald Trump says the US should have tougher libel laws to prevent books like "Fire and Fury" - the best-seller about his Presidency by Michael Wolff - from being published.

The President is pushing back against claims that he's mentally unstable, calling himself a "real stable genius".

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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Trump blames "Sloppy Steve" for Wolff book, after asserting his own sanity.

President Trump has again denied ever giving an interview to the author of a best-selling book about his Presidency, and he's blamed his former Chief Strategist Steven Bannon for giving author Michael Wolff unfettered access to the West Wing of the White House.


The President defended his early morning Tweets in which he denied that he's suffering from any decline in mental health.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Trump, on Twitter, claims is is a "very stable genius"

President Trump has hit back at critics who question his mental stability, describing himself as a "very stable genius".


In a series of Tweets written at the Camp David Presidential retreat, he accuses Democrats and the media for conspiring to raise questions about his mental capacity.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Friday, January 5, 2018

75th Golden Globes Awards - Preview

The Golden Globes get underway in Los Angeles this weekend. (Monday 8th January 0100 GMT, Sunday evening LA time)

But this year the focus is less about the awards themselves - and more about a movement against sexual harassment.

It's born out of the various scandals in Hollywood over the last few months.

Frances Read reports from Los Angeles.

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The 75th Golden Globes get underway in Los Angeles this weekend.

It celebrates the last year in the best of TV and film.

But as Frances Read reports from LA - there are no clear stand-out favourites to win.

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Never doubted Pres. Trump - Sec. Tillerson

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is refusing to comment on the capability of Donald Trump to serve as U.S. President.

Questions have arisen in Washington following the publication of Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury" and after a series of stumbles in public appearances and interviews.

Instead in a rare interview with CNN in the Treaty Room on the top floor of the U.S. State Department, Secretary Tillerson wants to talk about how he intends to continue working for the Trump administration.

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Pres. Trump ignores questions about book, adminstration

U.S. President Donald Trump refused to answer reporters' shouted questions about the newly published book, "Fire and Fury" by Michael Wolff.

The book has raised questions about his administration and his capacity to be president and quickly became a best-seller.

Instead, President Trump took credit for economic gains, ahead of a retreat with Republican lawmakers at Camp David.

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Former Uber CEO to Sell 29 Percent of His Stake

The Uber founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick (KAL-uh-nick) reportedly plans to sell nearly a third of his stake in the ride hailing service. 

The deal would make him a billionaire.  


Tech Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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Investigations into the Clintons reopened

An investigation into the Clinton foundation and possible political favors has been re-opened, as well as a separate look into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while Secretary of State.

The confirmation comes as U.S. President Donald Trump lashes out on social media following the publication of Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury."

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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US South Korea Start Formal Renegotiation of Trade Talks

The US and South Korea are beginning talks aimed at renegotiating a six-year-old trade pact.

The Trump administration's insistence on deal-making is causing further strains at a time of high tension on the Korean peninsula.  

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U.S. East Coast braces for freezing cold after blizzards hit major cities

Over a foot of snow fell in parts of the U.S. Northeast Thursday when
a bomb cyclone hit bringing with it blizzard like conditions.

Winds picked up to as high as 75 miles per hour in some parts but
officials now urge residents to brace themselves for freezing
temperatures.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Trump book goes straight to No. 1

A controversial new book about the Trump Presidency is now America's best-seller, just hours after it went on sale in bookshops across the country.


The White House insists the book is "tabloid trash".


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Pres. Trump urged US AG Sessions to NOT recuse himself

U.S. President Donald Trump pressured U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to not recuse himself from oversight of the Russia investigation.

Multiple outlets have confirmed, Attorney General Sessions had already made the decision.

Our U.S. correspondent has an update on the work of the special counsel's office.

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U.S. President Donald Trump is responding on social media to the sales of "Fire and Fury" and the confirmation of his requests to the U.S. Attorney General.

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Controversial "Fire and Fury" flying off the shelves

Copies of the controversial new release "Fire and Fury" are flying off the shelves in the US, just hours after it went onsale.

The book by Michael Wolff reveals inside details on the Trump campaign and the first family, including an explosive claim by interviewee Steve Bannon that Donald Trump's son took a treasonous meeting with the Russians during the presidential campaign.

Donald Trump has decried the claims, and his lawyers tried to stop its publication - but the book has already found its way into the public.

Our correspondent Giles Gibson was on the scene in one bookstore in the US capital.

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Our correspondent Giles Gibson says the book is causing controversy.

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