TANZANIA FREE TRADE DEAL

Tanzania's  government says it  is still holding internal  talks before signing the African Continental Free Trade Area  agreement.

Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es salaam.

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US immigration officers use facial recognition technology to search drivers' licences

US immigration officers have used facial recognition technology to search drivers' licences without the holders knowing.

Records of the scans in states that issue licences to undocumented immigrants were obtained by Georgetown Law researchers and passed on to the Washington Post.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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US President Donald Trump warns Iran over uranium enrichment

US President Donald Trump has sent a warning to Iran as it ratchets up its uranium enrichment.

Over the weekend, Iran announced that it will break enrichment levels set under the 2015 nuclear agreement.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports

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Epstein charged with running underage sex trafficking ring

Billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein is due to appear in a New York
court accused of running a sex trafficking network of girls as young
as 14.

Prosecutors say Epstein, who was convicted a decade ago of underage
prostitution charges, is also charged with paying his victims to
recruit others young girls.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Ethiopia arrests more linked to assassination

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More people have been arrested over the June 22nd assassination of Ethiopia's military chief and a reported  coup attempt in one of the country's regional states.

460 people are now in custody.

 

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa: 

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TRUMP HITS BACK AT UK AMBASSADOR

US President Donald Trump says the British ambassador to Washington has 'not served the UK well'.

It comes after diplomatic memos from Sir Kim Darroch which criticised the President and his administration were leaked.

The UK Foreign Office is investigating the source of the leak.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says it has the potential to damage US-UK ties.

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Deutsche Bank to cut 18,000 jobs

Deutsche Bank announced plans to cut 18,000 jobs in a massive shakeup following years of declining profits.

Germany's largest bank will significantly wind down its investment banking operations as part of the restructuring plans.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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NTAGANDA CONVICTED AT ICC

Former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda has been found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.

ICC judges convicted him on 18 counts which included sexual slavery, using child soldiers, rape and murder.

The crimes were committed during conflict in eastern DRC between 2002 and 2003.

Our Kinshasa correspondent Chris Ocamringa says the conviction has been welcomed by many in DRC.

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Nigeria Signs African Continental Free trade Agreement

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Africa's most populous country Nigeria, has signed an agreement which aims to boost trade between African countries and cut trade tariffs among them.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja, the nation's capital

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AUSTRALIA: Labor demands explanation over police request for journo travel details

Australia's Labor opposition has demanded an explanation from the Federal government after federal police requested a journalist's private travel records from Qantas, amid concerns about press freedom.
Arthur Stevens has more

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AUSTRALIA: Gamer pleads guilty to assaulting pregnant partner

A Sydney gamer who refused to stop playing Fortnite in order to eat dinner with his family has admitted assaulting his pregnant partner after their argument was inadvertently live-streamed.
Arthur Stevens reports

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TRUMP HITS BACK AFTER UK LEAKS

US President Donald Trump says the British ambassador to Washington has 'not served the UK well'.

It comes after diplomatic memos from Sir Kim Darroch which criticised the President and his administration were leaked.

The UK Foreign Office is investigating the source of the leak.

And MP Tom Tugendhat, who's chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, says the police should also be involved.

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29 killed in bus accident in north India

At least 29 people have been killed after a bus travelling to Delhi veered off the road and fell into a gap between two flyovers.

This is the latest deadly bus accident to happen in India, following two recent incidents that each killed dozens of passengers.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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RUSSIA-GEORGIA FLIGHT SUSPENSION COMES INTO EFFECT

RUSSIA-GEORGIA FLIGHT SUSPENSION COMES INTO EFFECT

The suspension of flights between Russia and Georgia proposed by president Vladimir Putin comes into effect on Monday.

The move was in reaction to days of anti-Russia protests in June in the small former Soviet state.

Ross Cullen has more from Moscow.

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Protest takes violent in Kowloon after day of peaceful marches

Organizers say hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Kowloon on Sunday. But after an afternoon and evening of peaceful marches, the demonstrations took a violent turn as police clashed with some protesters in the streets.

 

Bruce Harrison reports from Hong Kong. 

 

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Pres. Trump warns Iran over nuclear enrichment breach

Iran had better be careful - the warning from Donald Trump on Sunday after Tehran claimed it had breached the uranium-enrichment limits of the 2015 nuclear pact

The US President's remarks came after his top diplomat Mike Pompeo said Iran faced further isolation and more sanctions unless it agreed to renegotiate a deal over its nuclear program

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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US Women's Team win 4th Soccer World Cup

The US Women's National Team won it's 4th World Cup tournament in Lyon, France Sunday

They beat the Netherlands 2-0 in a dominant display

Their victory is expected to turn up the volume on calls for equal pay and treatment in the women's game

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Protesters appeal to mainland China in latest demo

Demonstrations have shifted across the harbor from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon in an attempt to send a message to mainland China. 

Bruce Harrison reports from the protests in Kowloon.

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Swarm of Aftershocks Felt in Southern California

Hundreds of aftershocks have followed the magnitude six-point-four earthquake which stuck Southern California on Thursday.

It was the largest earthquake to hit Southern California in decades. 

Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Sudan Crisis Officials in Uganda

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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has met with members of the Sudan Transitional Military Council.

 

The delegation led by Gen Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan is seeking Uganda's support to restore normalcy in the North African Country.

 

The meeting with President Museveni comes hours after Sudan's ruling military council and a coalition of opposition and protest groups reached a deal that restores hope for a peaceful transition of power.

Michael Baleke reports from Kampala ..

 

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