Friday, April 20, 2018

Salisbury residents reassures over nerve agent concerns

The British government says Salisbury is safe after reports that traces of the nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy last month were found in the city.

The UK says Russian-produced Novichock was used in the attack, a charge Moscow denies.

Paul Barber reports from London.

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Basque armed group ETA apologises to its victims

The Basque armed organization ETA has issued an apology to the victims of its decades-long fight for independence from Spain.

It's expected to announce it has formally dissolved early next month. 

Elena Casas reports from Paris.


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WW2 Bomb Causes Evacuation in Berlin

Authorities in Berlin are removing a large unexploded world war two bomb from the city center, causing major disruptions in the German capital.

The five hundred kilo bomb was found on a construction site near the city's main train station.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Russia says Trump invited Putin to US

Russia's Foreign Ministry confirmed Russia's President Vladimir Putin received invitation to visit Washington from his American counterpart President Donald Trump. The date of the meeting has not yet been set, details are still being worked out, the Russian diplomat said. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Indian Opposition parties moves to impeach top judge

For the first time in the history of the country, members of the Opposition have moved an impeachment motion against the senior most just of the Indian Supreme Court.

60 Indian lawmakers have signed the petition which claims that the Chief Justice is 'abusing his position'.

The Supreme Court has called the motion 'unfortunate' and has urged the Indian government to ban the media from reporting the impeachment process.

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EU: 25% of Brexit Work to Go

The EU's Chief Brexit negotiator is warning the risk of failing to reach a complete Brexit deal remains. 

Even though he says 75 percent of the work needed to finish UK exit preparations are done, some huge hurdles remain.  

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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Comey memos released to Congress

President Trump told former FBI Director James Comey he had serious questions about the judgement of his national security adviser, Mike Flynn, according to memos written by Comey.

Mr Comey kept records of his conversations with President Trump in the weeks before his firing in May 2017. The 35 pages of documents were released to the US Congress for review.

Our Washington Correspondent Harry Horton says the memos have likely been reviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team.

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

Miguel Diaz-Canel replaces Raul Castro as Cuba's President



Cuba has a new leader.

Miguel Diaz-Canel was officially named president on Thursday after being voted in by the Island's National Assembly.  

His appontment is the first time for almost 60 years that a Castro isn't leading the country.  

Diaz Canel says he's commited to uphoold the traditions and values of Cuba's communist rule.

FSN's Giles Gibson has been following events in Havana...

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Trump administration launches new weapons export strategy

The Trump administration announced its new arms export policy on Thursday.

According to the White House the long-awaited strategy will strengthen America's defense industry and create jobs in the process.

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Facebook tweaks terms to work around new EU data protection rules

Facebook has tweaked its terms of use in order to work around the new data protection laws in the European Union.

Until now, the 1.5 billion Facebook users who live in Africa, Asia, Australia, and Latin America have been held to terms of service at Facebook's int'l headquarters in Dublin.

But responsibility for those users will soon shift to company headquarters in California, just before Europe's new regulations take effect on May 25th.

Correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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North Korea drops US troop proposal

North Korea says it will no longer push the US to remove American
troops from South Korea at the upcoming summit between the two
leaders.

However US President Donald Trump has warned he will "walk out" if the
talks do not prove to be fruitful.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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JET ENGINES TO BE INSPECTED AFTER EXPLOSION

It's emerged a similar engine fault was reported two years ago - to the issue which caused an explosion killing a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday.

US aviation authorities are now ordering inspections of similar jet engines.

Olly Barratt reports from Washington.

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Heads of Commonwealth meeting begins, Queen makes bid for leadership to pass to son


Britain's Queen Elizabeth the Second has hosted leaders from the 53 Commonwealth nations, saying she welcomed them into her own home…Buckingham Palace for the official start of a two day meeting.   


She said the grouping is growing stronger year by year and weighed in on the matter of who should succeed her as head of the Commonwealth.   


From London, Catherine Drew reports.   


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Russia rejected UN resolution for independent Douma investigation

Russia vetoed a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting calling launch an independent investigation over the alleged chemical attack in Syria's Douma in early April. Moscow continues to insist videos of the reported chemical attack were staged. Local state media showed footage shot in Douma reportedly proving Moscow's claims. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Telegram app retains users after ban in Russia

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The Telegram messaging app that has been blocked by Russian authorities is showing no signs of losing its users.  A court in Moscow last week ordered the app's block at Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor's request after the app refused to hand over encryption keys used to scramble messages.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow. 


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Australian bank the gold medallist of charging fees for no service

A Royal Commission has been told some of Australia's Commonwealth Bank financial advisers continued charging clients fees after they died, in one case for more than a decade.
Arthur Stevens has more

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India to push for a larger role at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting

This is the first time in 9 years that an Indian Prime Minister is attending a Commonwealth meeting. 

While Britain is campaigning to rejuvenate the Commonwealth in a bid to overhaul its diplomatic clout in a post-Brexit world, the forum holds tremendous potential for India's global ambitions as well.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Finance ministry official says Air India open to bids from any entity with adequate funds

As the Indian government moves towards selling off the loss-making airline Air India, a finance ministry official has said that any entity with adequate funds, can make a bid.

The government is aiming to offload a 76 per cent stake in Air India. 

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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French public sector workers to march against Macron reforms

The French train strike movement appears to be gaining strength in its third week - as Metro drivers and electricity plant workers join a walkout led by train drivers to protest against cost-cutting reforms to French railways.

Staff from across the public sector will march against President Macron's reform programme in Paris on Thursday. 

Elena Casas reports from Paris.



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Mike Pompeo's Secretary of State nomination uncertain

Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, has met significant opposition in the Senate after it was revealed Pompeo met secretly with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

The White House made a fresh push to gather support for Pompeo, who was previously confirmed by the Senate as CIA Director.

But as our Washington Correspondent Harry Horton reports, opposition to Mr Pompeo's nomination has been steadily growing.

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