India to launch universal healthcare scheme in September

On the occasion of India's 72nd Independence Day, the country's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his government will launch a universal healthcare scheme by September 25. 

The scheme was first announced earlier this year and aims to provide affordable healthcare to 100 million families in India. The government claims it will be the biggest government funded health scheme globally.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Lavrov says US Dollar's days are numbered

The Russian Foreign Minister has suggested that countries facing US sanctions like Iran, Turkey and Russia, may start doing business in their national currencies, rather than the dollar. 

Sergei Lavrov said the significance of the American currency is in decline - as Jessica King reports. 

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Report details abuse by Catholic priests on 1000 victims over 70 years in Pennsylvania

More than 300 priests have been named in a grand jury report into historic sexual abuse by Catholic priests in the US state of Pennsylvania.

The report is the latest in a string of similar inquiries into the church's conduct in countries around the world.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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Arethra Franklin receives hospice care

Aretha Franklin is now in hospice care in her hometown of Detroit. 

The Queen of Soul is suffering from cancer — and her family says she is gravely ill but still alert.

Los Angeles correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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New Australian Senator calls for final solution on immigration

There's been a major uproar in Australia after a newly minted Senator gave his maiden speech to parliament and urged a final solution to solve the immigration problem.
Whilst no-one is suggesting he was meaning anything as drastic as that used by Germany's Nazis in World War 2, his comments have been roundly condemned by all sides of Australian Politics.
Arthur Stevens reports.

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Up to 30,000 IS members remain in Syria and Iraq: UN report

The United Nations estimate that as many as 30,000 members of the
so-called Islamic State remain in Iraq and Syria.

The group has suffered significant losses in recent months but a UN
report warns that a covert version of IS could survive.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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White House "can't guarantee" there are no Trump "N"-word tapes

The White House press secretary says she "can't guarantee" that there are no tape recordings of President Trump making racist comments about black Americans.

But Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters that she has never heard him use the "N"-word.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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29 YR OLD BRITON IN CUSTODY OVER WESTMINSTER CAR COLLISION

UK police say a man arrested on suspicion of terrorism after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament is not co-operating.

The incident in Westminster is being treated as a terrorist attack.

Several people were injured - but none has been left in a life threatening condition.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Bus crash kills dozens in Ecuador

Dozens of people have been killed in a bus crash in Ecuador.

Authorities say at least 24 passengers died and 19 were injured when the vehicle they were traveling it overturned on a road near the capital, Quito.

It's the second major bus accident in Ecuador in recent days, as Steve Mort reports.

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Turkey to boycott U.S. electronics as spat continues

The Turkish President has announced that the country will boycott
electronics coming from the United States.

This comes after Ankara refused to extradite an American pastor who is
imprisoned in Turkey.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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US brands Russia's pursuit of space weapons "disturbing"

The United States has said Russia's pursuit of new space weapons is "disturbing".

At the U.N.'s Conference on Disarmament, the U.S. cited a new mobile laser system to destroy satellites and a new inspector satellite which was acting in an "abnormal" way.

Russia has dismissed the remarks as unfounded and slanderous.

Washington correspondent, Kate Fisher, reports

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STOKES FOUND NOT GUILTY

(New Zealand-born) England cricketer Ben Stokes has been found not guilty of affray.

He had denied the charge over a fight outside a nightclub in the city of Bristol last September.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Bridge collapse in Genoa kills at least 10, death toll may rise

The Italian government says the collapse of a motorway bridge in Genoa is "an immense tragedy".

At least ten people are thought to have died, with some vehicles falling 100 metres to the ground when the bridge collapsed during a violent storm.

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TERROR POLICE INVESTIGATE UK INCIDENT

UK police say a man arrested on suspicion of terrorism after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament is not co-operating.

The incident in Westminster is being treated as a terrorist attack.

One woman's being treated in hospital, but is not thought to have life-threatening injuries.

UK correspondent Paul Barber says counter-terror police chief Neil Basu admits there's a lot officers don't know yet.

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Mayor of London says injuries in London incident "not serious"

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, says an apparent attack near the Houses of Parliament in London was "not serious" and that three people injured when a car crashed into pedestrians have been treated and are recovering.

One man is in police custody on suspicion of terrorism offenses after he was detained at the scene.

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Indian rupee continues to plunge

The Indian rupee has been the hardest hit in Asia because of the economic crisis unfolding in Turkey. The rupee hit an all-time low of 70 per dollar on Tuesday. 

With this, the currency has depreciated around 10% in 2018 so far.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Foreign Correspondent's Club stages HK National Party talk

The Hong Kong government lashed out at the Foreign Correspondents Club after it staged a talk by the convenor of the Hong Kong National Party.

In a statement issued briefly after the event concluded, it said that it was inappropriate for anyone to promote and advocate the independence of the Chinese territory, adding that it was a violation of the territory's Basic Law and an affront to national sovereignty.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Australia Archbishop sentenced to home detention

In Australia, former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson will have to wear a tracking device as he serves at least six months in home detention for covering up child sex abuse.
Arthur Stevens has more

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MAN ARRESTED AS CAR CRASHES OUTSIDE UK PARLIAMENT

A man's been arrested after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London.

Several people were injured in the incident which was responded to by armed police.

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CORBYN ATTACKED BY NETANYAHU OVER WREATH CLAIMS

A row over UK opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's presence at a ceremony alleged to have honoured terrorists has escalated to a spat with Israel's Prime Minister.

Benjamin Netanyahu says there should be 'unequivocal condemnation' of Mr Corbyn's attendance at an event said to have honoured pepetrators of the 1972 Munich attack.

But as Olly Barratt reports, Mr Corbyn's hit back.

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