Thursday, August 6, 2020

DRC ARMED GROUP KILLINGS

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A report by the United Nations says armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo have killed more than 1,300 people in the first half of 2020.

UN investigators say that figure is three times more than were committed within the same period last year.

Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa

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Australia – States economy to suffer under Stage 4 restrictions

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says harsher coronavirus restrictions in the state of Victoria could cost the country $10 billion.


Shaun Bindley reports


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Ukraine asks Belarus to extradite Russian mercenaries

Belarus is considering a request from Ukraine to extradite Russian mercenaries who were arrested last week. Ukraine says 28 out of 33 of the men took part in the war in eastern Ukraine, a charge Russia denies. Julia Chapman has more from Moscow.

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US to Push Chinese Apps Out of US Stores


The row between Beijing and Washington over Chinese apps is intensifying.

That's after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he wanted to see all untrusted Chinese apps removed from American app stores.

The comment is likely to spark further anger from China, already reeling from a threat to ban TikTok in the US.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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Hong Kong on transmission alert after domestic helper virus case

Health officials in Hong Kong are urgently trying to trace households that are linked to a domestic helper who has tested positive for the coronavirus. 

Richard Kimber reports.


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Africa COVID cases nearing 1 Million

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Africa is fast approaching one million covid-19 cases. The World Health Organisation
is calling for urgent measures to stop the virus taking hold on the continent. 
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa :

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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

US Markets up on stimulus & trade talks, Novavax & Disney

US markets climbed Wednesday on optimism over stimulus talks, US-China trade, another promising Covid-19 vaccine, AND big streaming news from Disney.


The gains offset dismal private sector jobs data.


The Dow Jones climbed 1.4 percent, the S&P was up 0.6 percent, and Nasdaq gained half a percent.


Here's correspondent Liling Tan with the Wall Street highlights.


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Ex-Google Engineer Sentenced Over Trade Secret Theft

A former engineer at Google's self-driving car unit has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing trade secrets and sharing them with rival firm Uber.


The judge in the case said the threat of prison would help deter similar crimes in the future.


Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco


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Vaccine supply deals ramp up

Drugmaker Moderna is in discussions with several nations about the
supply of a potential Covid-19 vaccine.

It comes as several major drug companies are racing to bring a vaccine
to market.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Google engineer jailed for "biggest trade secret crime"

A former engineer for Google's self-driving car program has been
jailed for stealing trade secrets.

Anthony Levandowski took documents before starting a new job with rival Uber.

Sarah Walton reports.

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US Taiwan trip sparks Chinese anger

The US health secretary Alex Azar is to visit Taiwan in what will be
the highest level American delegation in more than 40 years.

Beijing has heavily criticized the move and cautioned Washington to
"stop all official exchanges" with the island territory it claims as
part of China.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Tanzania awaits Kenya response on Kenya Airways fate

The Tanzania government revealed on Tuesday  that it will decide on the fate of Kenya Airways' (KQ) flights between Nairobi and its Tanzania destinations pending responses on the ongoing diplomatic discussions between the two countries


Daniel Kijo reports


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PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE CRITICISES UK IMPORTED INFECTIONS REPONSE

Senior lawmakers say the UK government made a mistake by not catching "imported infections" from other European countries, earlier in the coronavirus pandemic.

The Home Affairs select committee, made up of MPs from multiple parties, says 10,000 travellers with coronavirus entered the country before quarantine rules were introduced.

COVID-19 has killed over 46,000 people in the UK, and its Office for National Statistics says England's suffered the highest level of excess deaths - so far - of any country in Europe.

Stuart Smith reports from London.

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UK OFFERS HELP TO LEBANON AFTER MAJOR EXPLOSION

The UK has joined other countries in offering support to Lebanon after an explosion killed at least a hundred people and destroyed parts of its capital city, Beirut.

Lebanon's president, Michel Aoun, says nearly three thousand tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded at the port.

The blast shattered buildings and injured thousands.

Stuart Smith reports from London.

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FG rescues 30 trafficked Nigerians in Lebanon



30 Nigerian girls trafficked to Lebanon have been rescued by the Nigerian Mission in Lebanon. The ladies had earlier appealed to the Federal Government for rescue in a video which went viral on social media.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.


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India's COVID cases continue to rise as states ramp up testing

COVID-19 cases in India continue to rise at a fast pace as the country moves into the third phase of reopening the economy.

India reported more than 52,000 cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

This took the country's tally to over 1.9 million cases, according to the data released by Union Health Ministry  

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports..  

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AUSTRALIA: Covid cases hit record numbers

Coronavirus cases in the Australian state of Victoria have hit record highs over night.


Shaun Bindley reports.


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Chinese Media Hits Out At US Over Journalist Visas

A row over Chinese journalist visas between Washington and Beijing is getting increasingly heated.

Chinese state media on Wednesday accused the US of provoking an all out confrontation over the matter.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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Hong Kong's National Security Law faces court challenge

Hong Kong's implementation of its national security law may face a challenge in court later Wednesday, as lawyers for the first person detained under the legislation are expected to apply for his release.

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. 


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More than 1,000 flee homes as floods sweep across S. Korea

More than 1,000 people have had to flee their homes in South Korea as heavy rain floods much of the country. The rising water and landslides have killed 15 people, and 11 others are missing.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

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