Thursday, September 17, 2020

Trump Rebukes Head of CDC

US President Donald Trump has rebuked the head of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention…..The President says the head of the CDC is wrong about the efficacy of masks and about the timeline for a coronavirus vaccine. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Joe Biden says he trusts vaccines but doesn't trust Donald Trump

Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden says he trusts vaccines but doesn't trust President Donald Trump.

He made the comments in a speech from his home state of Delaware where he laid out his coronavirus plan.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington

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Mixed close on Wall Street after Federal Reserve announcement

It was a mixed day on the US markets as traders reacted to the news
that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates lower over the next
few years.

It came on the same day Wall Street saw the biggest ever software company IPO.

Sarah Walton reports

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UN investigators: rights violations in Venezuela amount to "crimes against humanity"

A United Nations Human Rights Council investigation alleges that Venezuelan authorities including President Nicolas Maduro and security forces committed egregious violence against their citizens that amount to crimes against humanity. 


The independent fact-finding mission investigated more than 200 cases and reviewed nearly 3000 others to corroborate information.


UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 



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US Fed expects no rate rise until 2023

The US Federal Reserve says it expects to keep interest rates near
zero percent until at least 2023.

Fed chair Jerome Powell says the current economic downturn is the
"most severe in our lifetimes".

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Boeing condemned in damning 737 Max report

A damning report on the two fatal Boeing 737 Max crashes has
highlighted a "horrific culmination" of failures in the company.

The US House of Representatives' report said Boeing "gambled with
public safety" ahead of the crashes that killed almost 350 people.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Hurricane Sally hits southern US states

Hurricane Sally has hit southern states of the U.S. bringing
torrential rain and flooding.

It's also been upgraded to a Category 1 storm.

Sarah Walton reports

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ECOWAS fails to reach agreement with Mali Army leader


Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have failed to reach an agreement with the Mali Army leader Col. Assimi Goita to hand over to a civilian government.

They've been meeting in Ghana with the military group that overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita to persuade him to agree to their proposal.   

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

 

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Belarusian opposition offers Lukashenko security guarantees

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya said she was ready to discuss guarantees to Aleksander Lukashenko if he steps down "peacefully". Vladimir Putin's press secretary said that Lukashenko does not need any guarantees of security as he is the legitimate president of Belarus. Galina Polonskaya reports.

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BARBADOS TO REMOVE QUEEN ELIZABETH AS HEAD OF STATE

Barbados has announced its intention to remove Britain's Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic by November, 2021.

Holly Hudson has more. 

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EU chief delivered landmark state of the union address

EU Commission chief Ursula von Der Leyen has delivered her first landmark state of the union address, pledging action on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and migration. 

She warned the UK that it must uphold the terms of the Brexit divorce deal, which she said cannot be unilaterally changed. 

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UK rescues child from Syria caught up in Islamic State conflict

The UK has rescued a British child from Syria as part of an effort to help bring back minors left stranded in the fallout from the conflict with the militant group Islamic State.


Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab tweeted on Wednesday that "safely facilitating the return of orphans or unaccompanied British children, where possible, is the right thing to do."


From London, Benji Hyer reports. 


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AUSTRALIA: Regional Victoria lockdowns start to ease

Things have changed in Australia's southern state of Victoria because of the pandemic, and better for some than others.
The Metropolitan area of Melbourne remains in Stage 4 lockdown, whilst regional areas of the state are moving to more relaxed regulations.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne.

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India crosses the 5 million mark of COVID 19 cases

India's now recorded over 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

It follows a jump of over 90 000 cases in the last 24 hours to become the second country in the world to pass the 5 million mark.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports -

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UK GOVT UNDER FIRE OVER TESTING

The UK government is to prioritise coronavirus testing for healthcare workers and patients, and people in care homes.

It comes after widespread problems with people securing covid-19 tests, despite displaying potential symptoms.

The government says there's been a surge in demand for testing which has caused laboratories which process the tests to become overwhelmed.

Christina Pagel of University College London says it's a dangerous moment.

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China Calls on US to Respect WTO Ruling

China has called on the US to respect the World Trade Organisation's ruling that its tariffs on Chinese goods violated trade rules.

The Ministry of Commerce alsi said it hopes Washington will take concrete actions to meet China halfway to preserve the multilateral trade system.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing

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Australia – International travel cap to increase

With Covid 19 infection outbreaks across Australia continuing to ease, the federal government says it will boost the number of Australians allowed to return to the country.



Shaun Bindley is in Brisbane



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President Trump says he "up-played" coronavirus pandemic

President Trump has said he 'up-played' the coronavirus pandemic at a town hall in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.

This is in contrast to his recorded comments to journalist Bob Woodward where he admitted to downplaying the pandemic .

Our correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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Hong Kong launches third COVID-19 stimulus package

The Hong Kong government has unveiled its third stimulus package to help the economy recover from the impact of the coronavirus. 

It's spending more than three billion US dollars, with much of the funding dedicated to combating the further spread of Covid-19.

Richard Kimber reports.


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Ethiopia starts repatriating citizens from Saudi Arabia

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Ethiopia has started repatriating citizens its stranded citizens in Saudi Arabia due to the coronavirus pandemic. 
Over the next three weeks at least it is expected 1,440 people will be brought home. 
The first group of 300 will arrive on Wednesday.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:

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