Monday, October 1, 2018

INDONESIA ACCEPTS INTERNATIONAL HELP AFTER QUAKE, TSUNAMI

Indonesia's agreed to accept international help for disaster response and relief after the earthquake and tsunami hit the island of Sulawesi.

At least 832 people are known to have died, but it's thought that number will rise into the thousands.

The city of Palu has seen wide-scale destruction.

It's thought dozens of people may still be alive, trapped under rubble.

A tsunami hit Sulawesi after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake on Friday.

Our correspondent Bruce Harrison reports from the road towards Palu on Sulawesi.

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Macedonia Name Change Referendum Results Appear Void

Macedonia is starting the week i a political crisis. 

On Sunday just about third of voters took part in a referendum to change the country's name to end tensions with neighboring Greece.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Brussels. 

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UK: 'NO DEAL' BETTER THAN CUSTOMS UNION

The UK may have to leave the EU with no deal if Brussels tries to force it into a customs union.

That's what UK Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab is warning at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.

He says the UK's willingness to compromise has limits and it won't be remaining in a customs union, or agreeing any deal which separates Northern Ireland from Britain.

Brexit is dominating discussion at the party conference in Birmingham as a deadline for a deal looms.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt's compared the EU to the Soviet Union over its treatment of the UK.

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Surge in pedestrian deaths on India's roads

India's roads have become more dangerous for pedestrians, new figures suggest.

The number of fatalities rose by close to 66 per cent last year compared to 2014.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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India's 'polio free' status at risk after vaccine contamination

The WHO and India's Health Ministry are closely monitoring three Indian states where contaminated polio vaccines were given to thousands of children.

Officials say that three batches of polio vaccines were contaminated with the type 2 polio virus- which has been eradicated globally.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Canada agrees to join U.S. and Mexico in new NAFTA trade deal


Canada has agreed to join the US and Mexico in a new three-nation trade deal.

Formerly known as NAFTA, the new $1 trillion-dollar trade accord will be re-branded the US-Mexico-Canada-Agreement

From Washington Kevin McAleese reports

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Sunday, September 30, 2018

Rescuers scramble on Sulawesi as tsunami death toll grows

Anchor: Rescue workers are scrambling to find survivors in the aftermath of a tsunami on the Indonesia island of Sulawesi. The government says the death toll has reached more than 800 and it could climb into the thousands.


Bruce Harrison reports from Sulawesi


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Indonesian TV networks offering non-stop coverage of the tsunami's wrath and recovery efforts.


A broadcast shows rescue workers digging through the rubble at the Roa Roa hotel in Palu, hoping to find survivors.


But they've mostly found more bodies in that city. Massive waves swept into Palu, triggered by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.


The death toll has quickly doubled to more than 800, and Indonesia's vice president says it may climb into the thousands as rescue workers gain access to other hard hit areas.


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Friday, September 28, 2018

Kavanaugh advances as Republican Senator calls for FBI probe, delayed Senate vote

President Trump says his nominee for the Supreme Court still has his complete support

His remarks came after a Senate committee narrowly voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to a full vote.

However as our correspondent Kevin McAleese reports there was a dramatic last minute twist to the ongoing saga..

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China makes thinly veiled attack on U.S. at UNGA

China's Foreign Minister made a thinly veiled attack on the United
States during the country's address at the United Nations General
Assembly.

This comes as a trade war with the U.S. rumbles on and days after
President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the country's
upcoming midterm election.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Russia takes aim at the US and UK at United Nations showdown

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has launched a blistering attack on the West at the United Nations General Assembly, accusing certain countries of trying to cling to world power by brute force. Dan Ashby has more.

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Data Breach Affects 50 Million Facebook Users

Facebook says an attack on its computer network has led to the exposure of information from millions of Facebook users. 


The social network says it doesn't know whether the accounts were misused or if any information was accessed.  


As Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, Facebook is investigating.  


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US Senate Committee to vote on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh


The US Senate Judiciary Committee will go ahead with a vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

The vote comes just a day after the same lawmakers heard testimony from a women accusing the 51-year old of sexual assault, before later hearing Kavanaugh deny the allegation.

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Indian traders protest against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Nearly 70 million small and medium traders staged a day-long pan-India demonstration.

They are opposed to Walmart's $16 billion deal to take over the country's biggest e-commerce company Flipkart.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Ex-UK Foreign Secretary wants Super Canada Brexit Deal

Former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson believes the UK should negotiate a Canada style free trade deal with the EU on Brexit and has urged the British Prime Minster to abandon her current plan, known as the Chequers deal.


He even went as far as to call Prime Minster May's strategy a moral and intellectual humiliation.


The UK will leave the European Union on 29th March, but there's been much speculation that a deal between both sides my not be reached in time.


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S. Korea hopes to begin railway inspections next month

The South Korean government says it hopes to soon begin inspections of railways and roads that span the inter-Korean border. But concerns have risen that reconnecting the routes could lead to violations of international sanctions against North Korea.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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Reconnecting the idle railways and roads is one of the goals from last week's summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.


Seoul and Pyongyang want to begin inspections of the routes next month and reopen them by the end of the year.


The South Korean government says it will first consult with the United Nations Command before doing that.


Last month, the UN command abruptly rejected the same request for inspections. The command said Seoul didn't give proper notification.


But critics of the delayed inspection believe the U.S. is trying to find excuses to keep the project from going ahead until Kim makes more progress on giving up his nuclear weapons.


Backers of inspections believe a train crossing the border would be deeply symbolic for inter-Korean cooperation.


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Italy agrees budget which increases deficit against EU wishes

The Italian government has agreed a budget which is set to put it on a collision course with Brussels.

The debt-saddling administration in Rome is pressing ahead with a spending plan which is well over the economic deficit limits set by the European Union.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 
 
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Kremlin dismisses new Skripal evidence, saying 'many people look alike'

President Vladimir Putin's press secretary has said Russia still believes the two men accused of the Salisbury poisoning are civilians. An investigative website said one of the men was actually a highly-decorated officer in the Russian military intelligence services, using an alias. Lucy Taylor reports.

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RYDER CUP UNDERWAY IN PARIS

The 42nd Ryder Cup is underway at Le Golf National, on the outskirts of Paris.

The US haven't beaten Europe in Europe in 25 years.

The American players have far more individual major tournament victories under their belts.

Michael Gaffney reports.

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India's Supreme Court allows women to enter Kerala's most famous temple

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India's top court has lifted the ban on women entering a famous Hindu temple in the south Indian state of Kerala

Women between the ages of 10 and 50 had been prohibited from entering the temple before because of supposed "impurity".

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Regulator Sues Elon Musk for Fraud

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 

The SEC is also asking a court to remove Musk from the company he founded. 

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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