Thursday, November 14, 2019

S. Koreans sit for highly competitive college entrance exams

Around a half million South Korean high school students sat for college entrance exams on Thursday. A high score, they believe, is the only way to a good university and a successful career.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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AUSTRALIA: Bushfires continue to threaten as a fourth body is found and a boy is charged for lighting a fire

Whilst conditions have improved temporarily for firefighters on Australia's east coast, authorities say a fourth body has been found.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Wednesday, November 13, 2019

North Korea threatens retaliation over US-South Korea military drills

North Korea has announced it has the right to retaliate if the U.S.
and South Korea proceed with scheduled military drills.

Pyongyang also warns that the U.S. face "a bigger threat and harsh
suffering" if it ignores an end of year deadline to change tact on
nuclear negotiations.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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US President praises Turkish leader despite recent tensions over Syria


US President Donald Trump praised his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan despite recent tensions between the two countries over Syria and defence systems.

President Erdogan was in Washington on Wednesday for a day-long visit to the White House .

Here's our US correspondent Giles Gibson

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Impeachment inquiry: "crazy" to withhold Ukraine aid

The acting U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine has told the first public
impeachment hearing against President Donald Trump that withholding
aid to an ally was "crazy".

Bill Taylor also said President Trump "cared more" about his political
rival Joe Biden than the welfare of Ukraine.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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UK PM GIVES FIRST MAJOR ELECTION CAMPAIGN SPEECH

The UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, says the UK cannot afford to 'squander' even more time deciding whether and how the UK leaves the EU.

In his first major election campaign speech, he said ending the 'groundhoggery' of Brexit would boost the economy and allow the UK to focus on other priorities - in a reference to the movie 'Groundhog Day', where the main character relives the same day over and over again.

Our UK correspondent, Stuart Smith, reports.

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Russian airline strips 'fat cat smuggler' of air miles

Aeroflot says it has stripped a passenger of his air miles for breaching rules by sneaking his overweight cat onboard.

The man's story went viral after it emerged that he'd swapped his cat for a lighter one in order to get around the airline's weight restrictions.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Reports: Google eyes banking sector

Bank Google. It could be a thing as soon as next year. The tech giant is reportedly planning to move into the consumer banking business by offering checking accounts. It's just the latest Silicon Valley firm to attempt to crack the lucrative banking space.  Toni Waterman has more from Washington, D.C.

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Google faces US probe

Google is facing a probe into how it's accessing the detailed health records of 50 million Americans. According to the Wall Street Journal, the US Department of Health and Human Services is planning to look into Project Nightingale -- the tie-up between Google and the country's second-largest hospital system, Ascension. Toni Waterman has more from Washington, D.C.

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Public Trump impeachment hearings begin

The US Congress is holding its first public hearings as part of the
impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's alleged abuse of
power.

The President is accused of withholding aid to Ukraine in return for
its government investigating his political rival Joe Biden.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Trump and Erdogan to meet at White House

US President Donald Trump and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in Washington with relations between the two Nato allies at their lowest point in decades.

It's the first face to face meeting between the two leaders since Turkey's incursion into northern Syria last month - a move that prompted anger among US lawmakers and the threat of US sanctions.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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Delhi's air pollution spikes again

Delhi's pollution has spiked again, with air quality expected to enter
the emergency category from severe.

Britain's Prince Charles arrives in the Indian capital on Wednesday,
for bilateral talks with the country's President.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports-

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TANZANIA PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL TO ALLOW HIV SELF TESTING

Members of Parliament passed the amendments of the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 2019 which was tabled in parliament under the Written Laws Miscellaneous Amendment Bill 2019


The new law allows 15 years old children to perform  HIV/AIDS self-testing but the health minister insists the process should be voluntary.


Daniel Kijo has more.


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Russia widening patrol areas in northern Syria

Russia is expanding the areas that it is patrolling in north-eastern Syria.

Defence ministry helicopters are carrying out patrols along the Syrian-Turkish border, part of a plan agreed by the Russian and Turkish presidents in Sochi in October.

Ross Cullen has more.

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Uganda Protests the Killing of its Nationals

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Uganda is protesting the killing of two of its nationals on Rwandan territory.

The Rwandan government acknowledged its security personnel shot dead two Ugandans for allegedly smuggling tobacco into its country.

The two countries have had frosty relations after Rwanda closed its border alleging Uganda was harboring dissidents.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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UK ELECTION: NHS, ENVIRONMENT, BREXIT

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is promising a 'clean energy revolution' if his Conservatives win the general election and deliver Brexit.

Mr Johnson says a Conservative victory on December 12th will allow the UK to exit the EU and 'unleash Britain's potential'.

The opposition Labour Party is campaigning on Wednesday on a pledge to spend more on the National Health Service than the Conservative Party.

Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson says the best way to safeguard public services is to cancel Brexit.

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Biomass Billionaires



Thailand has a new billionaire family as a 
green energy company goes public.

Daniel Quinlan reports from Bangkok.

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Nigerian lawmakers seek death penalty for hate speech



Nigerian lawmakers have reintroduced a bill which seeks to impose a death penalty on any person found guilty of any form of hate speech that results in the death of another person.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from the nation's capital Abuja


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NIGERIA TOPS GLOBAL PNEUMONIA MORTALITY



Report shows that Nigeria, Africa's largest country by population accounts for the highest number of deaths caused by pneumonia yearly. 

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

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Unrest Swells in Hong Kong for Third Day

Clashes continue in Hong Kong, where protesters are out on the streets yet again for a general strike.

Over 280 people have been arrested in the past few days as police and protesters face off in violent exchanges - marked by tear gas, petrol bombs and rubber bullets.

Grace Lee brings us the latest.

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