Friday, December 18, 2020

Tanzania to resume oil, gas negotiations after a yearlong stall

The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation says it is optimistic that Host Government Agreement negotiations between the government and International Oil and Gas Companies on the Liquefied natural gas are set to resume in January 2021.

 

Daniel Kijo reports.


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Brits braced for tough new restrictions in bid to fight third wave

Millions more Brits are about to be plunged into some of the toughest restrictions the country has seen since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

Some 38 million people in England are bracing themselves to enter Tier Three- the highest level of rules governing freedom of movement, as the UK battles fears over a surging third wave of infections.


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Hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys released


Katsina state governor says all 344 boys abducted from their school in northwestern Nigeria last Friday have been freed.

The students were kidnapped last Friday from the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja

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Trade union slams state government for Wistron India factory worker woes

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An Indian trade union has criticised state authorities for failing to take strict action against iPhone maker Wistron to protect some of the company's contract workers who it is alleged have not been paid their wages.

This comes after workers on Saturday protested at a Wistron factory in south India over the issues, causing millions of dollars of damage.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Study shows many Indians unsure about taking a COVID19 vaccine

A survey conducted in nearly a third of all of India's districts has found that many citizens are hesitant to get vaccinated for COVID19 as infection rates have fallen.

India's home to the second largest outbreak globally and was all set to cross America's infection tally last month, but since then the spread of the coronavirus has slowed down.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Australia - Sydney covid cluster grows - Corrected

Australia's federal government is urging states and territories to take a "proportionate and targeted" response to Sydney's growing covid cluster.

Shaun Bindley reports

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Australia – Sydney covid cluster grows

Australia's federal government is urging states and territories to take a "proportionate and targeted" response to Sydney's growing covid cluster.

Shaun Bindley reports

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Hong Kong activists call on US for citizenship support

Hong Kong democracy activists are calling on the United States to make it easier for Hong Kongers fearing political persecution to move there. 

A US senate committee is debating ways to support the Hong Kong democracy movement, following actions from the UK and Canada to offer a pathway to citizenship for Hong Kongers looking to leave the city. 

Richard Kimber reports.


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Biden picks first Native American Cabinet Secretary

US President Elect Joe Biden has named Deb Haaland as his pick for Interior Secretary.

 

She would be the country's first Native American Cabinet Secretary.

 

From Washington Jagruti Dave reports.


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Thursday, December 17, 2020

Expert panel votes in favour of Moderna's COVID_19 vaccine

A panel of independent experts in the US has voted in favour of giving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine Emergency Use Authorisation.

 

It is now one step closer to being approved for emergency use across the country.

 

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

 

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Wall St hits record highs on stimulus hopes

There were record highs for Wall St on Thursday for all three indices.

Traders eyed the prospect of a new stimulus bill passing Congress with
cautious optimism.

Nick Harper reports.

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Reports: Hackers may have secured access to US nuclear weapons agency

Hackers believed to be working for the Russian government may have penetrated America's nuclear weapons agency in addition to several other government departments.


For months the hackers have been rooting around in key US government systems without being detected, and President-elect Joe Biden is calling it a "massive cybersecurity breach".


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Dozens of US States Sue Google

Dozens of US states have filed an antitrust suit against Google. 

They say the tech giant operates an illegal monopoly in the markets for online search and search advertising.

Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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New Lockerbie bombing suspect could face US charges

A new suspect in the Lockerbie bombing could soon face charges in the United States, according to media reports.

It's thought that US prosecutors are trying to seek the extradition of a Libyan man suspected of making the bomb which blew up the Pan Am passenger jet in 1988, leaving 270 people dead.

Rebecca Foster reports from Washington.

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CAS upholds WADA’s ban on Russia over doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld sanctions imposed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Russia over doping. It reduced the term of the ban in half, but Russia will not have any formal presence at the next two Olympics or any other world championships in the next two years. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.


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900,000 people file for unemployment in US as coronavirus cases surge


Almost 900,000 people filed for unemployment benefits in the US last week.

It's the highest weekly total since September, suggesting rising numbers of coronavirus cases are holding back the country's economic recovery.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has the details.

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US expected to recommend Moderna vaccine

The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to recommend a second
vaccine for use across America.

Its advisory board is meeting to assess Moderna's vaccine that tests
show is more than 94% effective.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Regional COVID Restrictions Tightened In England

Millions more people in England will be placed under the toughest COVID rules, as the country tries to slow the infection rate.


The government made the announcement amid warnings that the Health Service could soon be overwhelmed.


John Bevir (Beaver) reports.


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French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for Covid-19

The French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19. He will be self-isolating for the next seven days.

Ross Cullen has more from Paris.
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UGANDA'S PRESIDENT APPOINTS SON AS HEAD OF ELITE ARMY UNIT


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Uganda is now less than a month away from presidential elections set to test the democratic process- widely seen to be coming under mounting threat.

 

The January 14th polls will see President Yoweri Museveni - who has ruled the country since 1986 run for re-election following a brutal crackdown on the opposition.

 

Now, President Museveni has reinstalled his son as chief of the country's elite military unit, amid a wider shake-up of its security forces.

 

Leon Solomon reports:

 

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