Thursday, June 11, 2020

Asia's largest slum, situated in Mumbai shows signs of COVID count declining

Dharavi - one of Asia's largest slum settlements in Mumbai, has been showing signs of the COVID 19 curve flattening.

The area, though a hotspot, has not reported a single death from coronavirus pandemic in the first week of June.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports..  

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UK GOVT UNDER PRESSURE OVER 2M RULE, AND COVID-19 DEATH TOLL

Pressure continues to grow on the UK government to relax its 2 metre social distancing rule.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it's under review, but many of his MPs want it reduced to 1 metre.

Businesses say that could save thousands of jobs as the economy reopens.

Meanwhile, the government is pushing back against claims from one of its former key scientific advisers that locking down a week earlier in March could have cut the UK's covid-19 death toll in half.

Junior minister Simon Clarke says it's not that simple.

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CHINESE NETIZENS: GONE WITH THE WIND REMOVAL GOES TOO FAR

Netizens in China have reacted to the pulling of Gone With the Wind from streaming platform HBO Max saying the move goes too far.

The classic American flick was temporarily removed after screenwriter John Ridley criticized it in an Op-Ed published earlier this week.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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Tokyo organizers aim for “simpler” Olympics

The Tokyo Olympic Games, which have been delayed to 2021 due to pandemic, may be held in a simpler fashion than usual. The organizing committee says it hopes this will cut costs and provide a safer environment. Grace Lee reports.


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Nascar says it will ban confederate flag from events

Nascar has said it will ban the Confederate flag from its events and properties.

It is one of the latest US organisations to announce policy changes around race and equality after the death of George Floyd.

Our correspondent Jagruti Dave has more

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Trump dismisses idea of renaming Confederate era military bases

US President Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of renaming military bases named after Confederate-era generals.

This is despite some senior Pentagon officials saying they were "open to a bipartisan discussion on the topic".

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

'Gone with the Wind' pulled from HBO Max

HBO Max has temporarily removed the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind" from streaming service due to 'racist depictions'.

It comes in response to a demand from a Hollywood screenwriter.

Danielle Robertson reports from Los Angeles.

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Mixed close on Wall Street after Fed warns of long road to recovery

Wall Street closed the day in mixed territory Wednesday after the
Federal Reserve warned of a long road to recovery.

May's labor market data spurred hopes that the economy will quickly
rebound but the Fed warn that Covid-19 could have a lasting impact.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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UK TO IMPLEMENT 'BUBBLE' SYSTEM, FOR PEOPLE LIVING ALONE

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced another step towards easing the country's coronavirus lockdown, with zoos and drive-in cinemas allowed to open once again in England from Monday.

But it comes as a former key scientific adviser to the government claims the UK's death toll could have been halved - from 50,000 to 25,000 - if it had locked down a week earlier in March.

Stuart Smith reports from London.

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Former Justice Dept Workers Want Atty General's Role Reviewed

More than a thousand former US Justice Department workers are asking for an internal review of the Attorney General's handling of street protests. In a letter to the Justice Department Inspector General they cite Attorney General William Barr's involvement in the clearing of mostly peaceful demonstrators in Washington DC last week, ahead of a photo opportunity for President Trump. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 


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U.S. Fed expect no rate change until 2022

The U.S. Federal Reserve says it expects to keep interest rates at
zero percent into 2022.

It predicts U.S. GDP will fall 6.5% this year and unemployment will near 10%.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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QATAR, TURKISH, EMIRATES AND FLYDUBAI RESUME FLIGHTS TO TANZANIA

Leading airlines are set to resume their passenger scheduled flights to Tanzania from mid-June onwards after suspension of flights to Africa and other global destinations in March this year.


Daniel Kijo reports.


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Key coronavirus vaccine trials to begin this summer

Trials for three potential coronavirus vaccines are set to ramp up
over the next few months.

According to a leading U.S. government vaccine researcher tens of
thousands of people will take part in studies across the country.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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George Floyd's brother urges US lawmakers to ensure he didn't die in vain (wrap)

The brother of George Floyd, who died during an arrest by police in Minnesota, has urged US lawmakers to ensure he did not die in vain.


Philonise Floyd is giving testimony at a House Judiciary Committee hearing about police brutality and racial profiling.

 

Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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CrossFit CEO resigns over George Floyd comments

The CEO of CrossFit has stepped down after being criticized for
comments he made about the killing of George Floyd.

Gregg Glassman has apologised for posting a tweet making light of Mr
Floyd's death.

Sarah Walton reports from New York

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UK ECONOMY WORST HIT IN DEVELOPED WORLD BY COVID-19

The UK is likely to suffer the worst economic damage from the Covid-19 crisis of any country in the developed world according a new forecast. 


A leading think-tank, the OECD, predicts that the British economy will shrink by 11.5% during 2020, outstripping the falls in France, Italy, Spain and Germany. 


Holly Hudson has more.


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Swedish authorities close case into death of former PM in 1986

Swedish prosecutors have named the man they say killed the country's Prime Minister in 1986. 

Olof Palme was shot dead 34 years ago in central Stockholm. 

Authorities say his killer was graphic designer Stig Engstrom, who took his own life in the year 2000. 

Our Europe Correspondent Lucy Hough has this report. 

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Moscow recorded nearly 6,000 excess May deaths

Some 5,799 excess deaths were recorded in Moscow in May at the height of the city's coronavirus pandemic. The overall COVID-19 death toll across Russia is 6,358, a figure that critics are viewing with scepticism. Julia Chapman has more.

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The UN's refugee agency says it has run out of money to help hundreds of people displaced by conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The agency says it has received only 20 percent of its 168 million dollar appeal.

Chris Ocamiringa filed this report from Kinshasa.



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France announces third Covid-19 budget update

The French finance minister is presenting his third special budget since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Since his most recent update, multi-billion-dollar bailouts for the car and airline industries in France have been announced.

Ross Cullen has more from Paris.

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