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Monday, October 8, 2018

Moscow on alert ahead of Salisbury suspect revelations

Moscow is bracing itself for another week of revelations, after the investigative website Bellingcat said it would disclose the real identity of Salisbury suspect Alexander Petrov in the next 48 hours. Dan Ashby has more.

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India promises more steps to support battered rupee

India's government has promised to take more steps to stabilise the rupee, which has tumbled to a series of record lows against the US dollar.

The weak rupee is adding to costs of imports including oil for India.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Indian women take to social media to name sexual harassers

A year since the #MeToo movement took the world by storm, scores of women in India have taken to Twitter and Facebook, naming and shaming their alleged harassers.

The allegations of sexual harassment have been levelled at journalists, authors, filmmakers, editors and stand-up comics.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Interpol Chief Quits After China Confirms he is Under Investigation

Interpol says it's received the resignation of its President with "immediate effect".

The development comes after Chinese authorities confirmed that Meng Hongwei is under investigation for suspected criminal activity.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Pres. Trump to swear-in Brett Kavanaugh in 'prime-time' White House event

President Trump will hold a swearing-in ceremony for his new Supreme Court Justice at the White House Monday evening

Brett Kavanaugh's highly contentious passage to becoming the ninth Justice on the bench followed a knife-edge Senate vote over the weekend.

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington...

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Twenty killed in upstate New York Limousine crash

Twenty people are dead after a crash involving a limousine in upstate New York over the weekend.

The State Police Department says the incident happened when a 2001 Ford Excursion Limo failed to stop at an intersection, running into a parking lot and hitting a parked vehicle.

All 18 people in the limousine were killed, including the driver.

All of the victims were adults.

New York State Police Deputy Superintendent Chris Fiore said two pedestrians were also caught in what is the state's deadliest accident for a decade…

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Trump prepares 'prime-time' swearing-in ceremony for Brett Kavanaugh

As President Trump prepares for a Monday-night swearing-in ceremony at the White House for his successful supreme court nominee, senior counselor Kellyanne Conway defended Brett Kavanaugh, who passed a senate vote 50 to 48 over the weekend.

Kavanaugh managed to seal the congressional majority despite being the subject of a number of allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades

Kavanaugh, who strongly denied the accusations, could begin work on the Supreme Court bench as soon as Tuesday…

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China confirms it has detained missing Interpol chief

China says the president of Interpol is under investigation there on suspicion of breaking the law

Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing to French police after she lost contact with him following his trip from their home in Lyon to his native China last Saturday.

Meng was named president of Interpol, which is headquartered in France, in 2016.

Before then he held a number of senior positions in China, including vice minister of public security.

Interpol said he had resigned with immediate effect on Sunday but didn't say why.

Sophia Yan, China Correspondent for the UK Newspaper The Telegraph, says Meng's wife hasn't heard from him since September 25th…

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Friday, October 5, 2018

Collins confirms support for Kavanaugh ensuring Supreme Court confirmation

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is poised to join the US Supreme Court after a key Republican senator announced her support for President Trump's nominee.

The full US Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh tomorrow, and our US Correspondent Simon Marks says the result is now a foregone conclusion.

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Apple and Amazon Deny Chinese Hack Report

Apple and Amazon are denying a report published by Bloomberg which alleges China carried out a hardware hack on their servers.

They are among dozens of companies named in the report, which relied on anonymous government and corporate sources.

Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.

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US Senate votes to advance Kavanaugh nomination

The US Senate has voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to a final vote that is due to take place on Saturday.

But there's still uncertainty about the final outcome of the process.

Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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U.S. unemployment rate falls to near 50-year lows

The U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1969.
That's according to the latest figures released by the Labor
Department.

This comes despite September being the worst month for job creation in a year.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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French police investigate disappearance of head of Interpol

French police say they've opened an investigation into the disappearance of the head of Interpol, which is based in the French city of Lyon.

Meng Hongwei was last seen boarding a plane for a visit home to his native China on September 29th.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.

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Anti-rape campaigners awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Congolese doctor Denis
Mukwege and Yazidi rights activist Nadia Murad for their work to
combat rape and sexual violence as weapons of war.

Both of the winners have become public campaigners to raise awareness
about the issue.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNERS: DENIS MUKWEGE AND NADIA MURAD

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to two campaigners against rape and sexual violence in warfare - Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege.

Denis Mukwege is a doctor in the DRC who's treated thousands of victims of assault and has worked to defend people who've suffered war-time sexual violence.

Nadia Murad is a Yazidi rights activist who was raped and abused by ISIS, and has since campaigned through telling the stories of abuse suffered by herself and others.

The announcement by the Norwegian Nobel Committee was made in Oslo.

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Italy backs away from high-deficit budget

Financial bigwigs in Europe are breathing a sigh of relief with Italy backing away from a budget which was set to put it on a collision course with Brussels.

The Italian government is now promising to cut its deficit earlier than originally outlined.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Bitcoin scam in Melbourne targets immigrants

UNILEVER TO STAY IN UK

Consumer giant Unilever says it's dropping plans to move its headquarters from London to the Netherlands.

It announced in March it would stop having two bases in London and Rotterdam, and move all its HQ operations to the Dutch city.

But investors said the move could force UK shareholders to dispose of their shares and cause a slump in the firm's value.

Unilever makes products from Marmite to Dove Soap as well as Pot Noodles and Ben and Jerry's ice cream.

Ben Mastel from Seven Investment Management says its position on London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares appears to be keeping it in the UK.

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Prince harry to plant Invictus Games flag atop Sydney Harbour Bridge

Sydney terror Bonnie and Clyde found guilty