Monday, April 26, 2021

UK GOVERNMENT ROCKED BY 'SLEAZE' CLAIMS

Claims of sleaze and impropriety are swirling around the UK government, although Downing Street says it's focused on the response to Covid-19.

Number 10 has been rocked by claims from former adviser Dominic Cummings, including allegations about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's refurbishment of his Downing Street flat.

The opposition Labour Party says there must be a full inquiry.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the Prime Minister's focus is elsewhere.

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Nomadland wins Academy Award for Best Picture

The film Nomadland has won the best picture Oscar at the 93rd Academy Awards.


Director Chloe Zhao's [JOWS] movie starring Frances McDormand won over academy voters with its depiction of drifters in the American West, who were largely played by untrained actors.


Ira Spitzer has more from Los Angeles.


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Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party suffers triple defeat in by-elections

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party failed to win any of the three Diet seats in by-elections held on Sunday. The losses are considered an indicator of the forthcoming general election and a sign of Prime Minister Yoshide Suga's weak standing within his party.


Phoebe Amoroso reports in Tokyo.


 

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Beijing calls for Hong Kong legal association to replace its Chairman

Beijing is calling on one of Hong Kong's biggest legal associations to replace its Chairman, accusing him of being an "anti-China politician." Bar Association Chairman Paul Harris is under fire over an interview he gave with a pro-democracy news website. He's dismissing the criticism, and inviting Beijing's top officials in Hong Kong to meet in person. 

Richard Kimber reports.

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US, UK step up to help India as COVID-19 strains the country's healthcare facilities

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Countries around the world are stepping up to help India…

Its key allies,  the US and the UK have pledged to send medical supplies urgently.

But as the rising number of infections sweep the country…

Its healthcare infrastructure is crumbling, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.

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NYT report: EU to allow European travel for COVID vaccinated Americans

The European Union is preparing to allow COVID-19 vaccinated Americans to travel to Europe by the summer.

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen made the comment in an interview with the New York Times in Brussels.

Our correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Chloe Zhao becomes first Asian woman to win best director Oscar

Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao [JOW] has become the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for best director in a historically diverse Oscar field.


Her film Nomadland about drifters in the American west is up for six Oscars.


Ira Spitzer has more from Los Angeles


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US lifts raw materials export ban to help India battle devastating COVID surge

The United States says it will send medical equipment and materials for manufacturing vaccines to India.

It is one of several countries that has pledged support to India which continues to battle against a catastrophic surge in coronavirus cases, amid a shortage of oxygen supplies and hospital beds.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Afghanistan drawdown has begun says senior US military commander

American forces have begun the process of drawing down in Afghanistan according to the most senior US commander in the country.

Army General Scott Miller's comments come almost two weeks after US President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Sunday, April 25, 2021

Hollywood prepares for in-person Academy Awards

The film industry is gearing up for the 93rd Academy Awards - which take place Sunday - and despite the coronavirus pandemic, it's going to be an in-person affair.


But the ceremony is going to look very different than previous years, with strict COVID protocols and a new location.


Ira Spitzer has more from Los Angeles,


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Friday, April 23, 2021

Tech earnings set to dominate in the week ahead [PREVIEW]

Some of the biggest names in tech are slated to release quarterly
earnings in the coming week.

Earnings season is always a market mover on Wall Street but especially
when it involves the biggest players in Silicon Valley.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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FRENCH FISHERMEN THREATEN PORT BLOCKADE

French fishermen are threatening to block the port of Calais if they do not receive licences to fish in UK waters.

They say they've been waiting months to receive the permits, but the UK says all eligible vessels have already received them, and so the protests are "unjustified".

Stuart Smith reports from Brussels.

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Combatting climate change is a job creation opportunity says Biden

US President Joe Biden has pitched the fight against climate change as an opportunity for job creation during remarks on the second day of his global climate change summit.

My Biden opened the summit by pledging the US would cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least half by 2023.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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U.S. advisory panel meets to discuss J&J vaccine pause


In the U.S., an advisory panel is meeting on Friday to discuss lifting restrictions on the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine.

Earlier this month, U.S. regulators recommended a pause after a handful of people who'd received the vaccine developed a rare type of blood clot.

Giles Gibson reports from Washington.

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US helps search for missing Indonesian submarine

The US military is helping in the search for the missing Indonesian
submarine with authorities warning remaining oxygen for the 53 crew is
running out.

The submarine disappeared on Wednesday during naval exercises near Bali.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Alexey Navalny ends hunger strike

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has announced an end to his hunger strike in prison. After more than three weeks of refusing food, he says he has been visited by civilian doctors and advised that his life was in danger. Julia Chapman reports.

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Covid-19 variant contributing to surge in India detected in Belgium

The Covid-19 variant behind a surge in cases in India has been detected in Belgium. 

Twenty nursing students who arrived from Paris tested positive for the new variant, and have now been placed into quarantine. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels 

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UK PLACES INDIA ON RED TRAVEL LIST

India has been placed on the UK's 'red' travel list - meaning anyone arriving from the country must spend 10 days in quarantine in a government approved hotel. A further 55 cases of the B.1.617 variant first detected in India were found in the UK in the last recorded week. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.


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At leat 14 Covid-19 patients killed in India hospital fire

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At least 14 Covid-19 patients have died after a fire in an intensive care unit of a hospital near Mumbai.

The incident took place as India is grappling with a massive second wave of infections, reporting a record 332,730 cases in one day on Friday.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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European Union to sanction individuals undermining South Sudan’s peace process

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The European Union is urging South Sudan's political leaders to fully implement the country's 2018 peace deal to break the cycle of violence in the East African country.

The EU Commissioner for Crisis Management, Mr. Janez Lenarčič, a member of the European Commission said Thursday in Juba that the EU will not hesitate to sanction individuals blocking the implementation of the South Sudan's peace deal.

Patrick Oyet reports from Juba

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