UK PM URGES SUPPORT FOR COVID TIERS

Boris Johnson's calling for 'unity and resolve' from his MPs ahead of a vote on Tuesday on tiered covid-19 restrictions for England.

Dozens of Conservatives are considering voting against the tiers which will replace a national lockdown on December 2nd.

Many feel the measures are too draconian or that their areas are being placed into the wrong level of restrictions.

Conservative MP Nigel Evans says the government needs to listen to his colleagues' fears for local businesses.

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Jared Kushner to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar

White House adviser and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is due to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar this week to hold talks aimed at easing regional tensions.

 

It comes days after the killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist.

 

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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Hong Kong tightens COVID-19 measures amid city's worst outbreak

Hong Kong is tightening its COVID-19 social distancing measures, as health authorities say the city's current outbreak is the worst since the pandemic began.

Schools are suspending classroom teaching for the rest of the year, and the government is ordering civil servants to work from home. 

Richard Kimber reports.

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Biden unveils women-led communications team as Trump claims election was stolen

US President-Elect Joe Biden has named an all-female senior communications team and he is expected to nominate women to key economic positions.

 

Meanwhile President Donald Trump continues to make unfounded claims about election fraud.

 

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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[Wrap] US officials warn of post-Thanksgiving Covid-19 spike

As the US finishes up the Thanksgiving weekend top health officials
are warning Covid-19 cases are about to accelerate at rates not
previously seen.

Infections have been rising rapidly in recent weeks, with the US
recording 4 million new cases in November alone.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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AfDB approves 120 mln USD loan for Tanzania hydropower project

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 120 million U.S. dollar loan to fund the construction of a 50-MW hydropower plant in western Tanzania.

Isaac Lukando reports 

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Germany to name a street in Berlin after Tanzanian independence activist

Councillors in the German capital, Berlin, have voted to replace a street name honouring a colonial governor in East Africa accused of having ordered massacres.

Isaac Lukando reports

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US business markets preview

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Traders will be looking to see if the markets can extend the success
of recent record breaking sessions.

Analysts say investors are feeling positive, despite ongoing
uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Donald Trump's
refusal to concede the US election.

Sarah Walton reports from New York.

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AFRICAN SECURITY SUMMIT

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African leaders from the southern part of the continent are meeting in Botswana to discuss the threat of Islamic extremism.

The leaders are meeting under the Southern African Development Community regional bloc. Chris Ocamringa has more in this report.

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US Covid-19 hospitalisations hit new record over Thanksgiving

Americans woke up the morning after the Thanksgiving holiday to a NEW RECORD number of Covid-19 hospitalisations.

Experts are warning this might just be the tip of the iceberg as infection rates from Thanksgiving travel become clearer, and as Americans head into the winter months and further into the holiday season.

Meanwhile, Astrazeneca continues to face questions over its Covid-19 vaccine trial.

Here's US correspondent Liling Tan with the latest.

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Black Friday takes radically different shape thanks to COVID-19

Millions of Americans are expected to take part in the traditional Black Friday sales.

But the annual event looks very different this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sarah Walton reports:

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UK gvt asks regulatory to examine Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine

The British government has asked the country's medicines regulator to assess the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. 

If approved, the vaccine could be rapidly rolled out across the country from December, as Hannah Simpson reports from London. 

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Tanzania’s opposition Chadema summons 19 ‘rebel’ Special Seats lawmakers

Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema has ordered its 19 members who were on Tuesday sworn in as Special Seats lawmakers to appear before the party's Central Committee on Friday. Chadema secretary-general John Mnyika said the members should present themselves at the party's headquarters without fail.

Daniel Kijo reports

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Prime Minister Defends COVID Tier System For England

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended his plan to try and limit the spread of Coronavirus in England.

A tier system of differing restrictions will be introduced next week when a national lockdown ends.

But a group of MPs from his own party have threatened to vote against the measures.

John Bevir (Beaver) reports.

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Navalny urges EU to target Russian oligarchs with sanctions, not the army colonels responsible for his poisoning

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has urged the European Union to target oligarchs in Russia with sanctions, rather than the army generals deemed responsible for his poisoning. 

The Putin critic was targeted in a novichok attack in late August, and was later treated at a hospital in Germany. 

Mr Navalny made the comments in an address to the European Parliament. 

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African Union special envoys in Ethiopia

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Special envoys appointed by the African Union have met  with Ethiopia's Prime Minister to try and convince him to end weeks of bloody conflict in the country's North...a day after Abiy Ahmed said he was launching the "final phase" of a military operation in Tigray

The International community is concerned that continued fighting will worsen the humanitarian crisis in the region.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:

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Brexit negotiations continue as talks enter into final few weeks of transition period

Face-to-face Brexit trade talks are resuming in London this weekend, with a little over a month left before the deadline. 

In-person negotiations were suspended last week when the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier had to self-isolate after a colleague tested positive for Covid-19. 

Benji Hyer looks ahead to talks in the UK capital. 

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French police suspended after video shows them beating up black man

French president Macron says he is "more than shocked" by a video that shows a black man being beaten up by three police officers after he went out in public not wearing a face mask.

The police officers involved in the incident have been suspended pending investigation.

Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
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UK GOVT UNDER PRESSURE OVER COVID TIERS

Dozens of Conservative MPs are reportedly considering voting against the UK government's new tiered regional covid-19 restrictions.

Most of England will move into the toughest tiers when a national lockdown ends on December 2nd.

But many Conservatives think their constituencies have been unfairly categorised and are calling for more evidence.

The government may have to rely on opposition support to pass the measures through Parliament next week.

Government minister Robert Jenrick says it's a fair system.

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RUSSIA ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR VACCINE ROLLOUT

Russia says its mass vaccination programme will begin before the end of the year, in a phased process.

President Vladimir Putin's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, says their priority is getting the vaccine to those who want it "as soon as possible", but stresses the programme will be voluntary.

Although clinical trials remain ongoing, Sputnik V was the first Covid-19 vaccine in the world to be registered for use.

Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.

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