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Friday, August 14, 2020

UK ADDS MORE COUNTRIES TO QUARANTINE LIST

The UK government has imposed quarantine restrictions on arrivals from a number of new countries including France, the Netherlands and Malta.

Thousands of British holidaymakers are now racing to get home from France to avoid having to self-isolate for two weeks.

Holly Hudson has more.

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UK signs deals for 90m COVID vaccine doses

The British government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

The vaccines are being developed by the Belgian pharmaceutical Janssen and the American biotech company Novavax.

Benji Hyer has the details from London.

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DRC/Zambia Leaders Hold Talks Over Border Dispute

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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have begun holding talks with their Zambian counterparts over a border conflict.

The talks were held in the DRC's southeastern city of Lubumbashi to resolve the dispute that sparked fighting between Congolese and Zambian troops in March this year.

Chris Ocamringa has that report.

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Uganda to Close Shopping Arcades Over Increasing COVID-19 Cases

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Uganda's Ministry of Health is considering closing down two shopping arcades in the capital after the premises recorded COVID-19 cases.

The government is concerned over increasing COVID-19 transmissions within the central business district which has gone up by 50% since the lockdown was eased on July 21.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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BRITS RUSH HOME FROM FRENCH HOLIDAYS

Thousands of British holidaymakers are racing home from France to avoid having to quarantine for two weeks on arrival.

The UK's imposed self-isolation on arrivals from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos, and Aruba.

It's taken the decision based on rising coronavirus rates in those countries.

It'll have a huge impact on France's tourism sector, with around 500 000 Britons thought to currently be in France.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says with covid-19 infection rates in the UK currently significantly lower than in France, action had to be taken.

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Australia – Prime Minister apologises for aged care response.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his governments failures in the aged cared sector during the coronavirus crisis.

Shaun Bindley reports.

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Belarus protesters describe violent abuse in prison

Protesters in Belarus have described violent abuse at the hands of prison guards, after authorities started releasing them. A week of protests is continuing after President Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide election victory, a result that demonstrators dispute. Julia Chapman has more.

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Reform on Menu for China's Eating Habits

China is cracking down on food wastage by targeting so-called big stomach kings who live stream videos of themselves gorging on large amounts of food.

Reports say authorities could introduce legislation aimed at changing people's eating habits.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Hong Kong dismisses US's "Made in China" demand

The Hong Kong government has dismissed US demands that all Hong Kong manufacturers label their products as "Made in China".

The city's Commerce Secretary said the US move was an attempt to undermine Hong Kong's status as a separate customs territory.

Richard Kimber reports.

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Trump says he won't veto a bill including post office funding, but maintains opposition to mail-in voting.

US President Donald Trump has once again attacked mail-in-voting and says he is against giving more money to the US postal service.

It's been a sticking point during negotiations for a new coronavirus relief package.

However he's said he won't veto a bill to give the post office more money.

Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Thursday, August 13, 2020

Mixed close on Wall St. despite strong labor market data

It was a mixed close on Wall Street Thursday despite the release of
stronger-than-expected labor market data.

The amount of people filing for first time unemployment benefits has
ticked below one million for the first time in 20 weeks.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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UAE and Israel agree to normalise diplomatic relations in historic deal

The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to normalise diplomatic relations in a historic pact brokered by the US.

The deal makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to establish relations with Israel.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has the details.

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British end-of-school exam results chaos amid COVID-19

Almost 40% of A-level results have been downgraded in England after the end-of-school exams were cancelled because of coronavirus.

Overall, about 280,000 entries have been affected by the disruption.

But, the results across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, do show record highs for the highest A* and A grades.

Benji Hyer has the details from London.

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Jobless claims fall below one million for first time since March

The number of Americans filing for first time unemployment benefits
fell last week to below one million.

It's a bigger drop than many analysts were expecting and the first
time its fallen below the million mark since mid-March.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US reports highest daily COVID-19 death toll in months

The US reported almost 1500 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily death toll since mid-May.

The daily number of new cases, though, has flattened off slightly since record-setting days last month.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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ENGLAND CONTACT TRACING APP TRIAL GETS UNDERWAY

A new coronavirus contact tracing app has begun trials in England - two months after the first one had to be scrapped by the UK government.

Holly Hudson has more.

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UK STUDENTS RECEIVE CONTROVERSIAL EXAM GRADES

There's controversy in the UK as hundreds of thousands of students receive estimated exam results, having been unable to sit exams because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Results have been estimated by teachers, then moderated by a regulator, but are also subject to an appeals process, and students can also choose to tack grades from mock exams.

Some students and schools fear they will miss out on grades they deserve - but the exam watchdog says overall there has been a higher rate of A and A* grades.

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson admits there will be students who suffer.

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Russia's Deputy PM gets Covid-19 as country posts more than 5k new cases

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Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Tretnev has been diagnosed with Covid-19, as the country registered more than five thousand new cases in one day. As Dan Ashby reports from Moscow, Russia's battle with Covid-19 is far from over.

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