The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
IN: Olympic organisers gathered
OUT: Phoebe Amoroso, Tokyo.
DUR: 55 secs
CLIP: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0429olympics-playbook.mp3
The Hong Kong government is trying to reassure the public that a new immigration law will not give authorities the power to bar residents from leaving the city. The government says the law will only apply to inbound travellers, and is targeted at illegitimate asylum seekers. But the vague wording of the legislation is facing criticism.
Richard Kimber reports.
US benchmark indices were little changed in Wednesday's trading session, ending just fractionally in the red after trading mostly mixed throughout the day.
The Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates near zero was no surprise to investors, as corporate earnings continued to sustain hope in America's economy recovery.
Facebook and Apple posted first quarter earnings after the bell, blowing past Wall Street expectations.
From New York, here's Liling Tan with the highlights.
IN: "Ahead of earnings…
OUT: SOC
DUR: 1:02
All: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0428-USmarkets-lt-generic.mp3
The astronaut Michael Collins has died….the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 mission.
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, he stayed on board the orbiter.
And he's the man who piloted it around the dark side of the moon, losing all communication with earth for almost an hour.
He spoke about that experience at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in 2016.
IN: "It was a wonderful…."
OUT: "…by myself"
DUR: 18 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0428collins-self1.mp3
Federal investigators in the United States have raided a flat belonging to Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
The New York Times is reporting that they removed several electronic devices from the property.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
IN: "The raid…."
OUT: "…of prosecutors"
DUR: 24 seconds
The UK's electoral watchdog has launched a formal investigation into how refurbishments on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat were funded.
The Prime Minister says he paid for it himself but the opposition Labour Party says he hasn't been clear on whether party donors or loans were involved initially in settling some of the bills.
Chris Jones has more in London
IN: "The Labour Party…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 37 secs
The UK's Electoral Commission has launched a formal investigation into the funding of refurbishments by Boris Johnson to his Downing Street apartment.
The Prime Minister has been under growing pressure to disclose who initially financed the revamp after his former adviser, Dominic Cummings, claimed Conservative party donors "secretly paid" for the works.
The Commission has the power to issue fines if the law has been broken, although if Boris Johnson is found to have acted illegally, he could even face calls to resign.
Political reporter Theo Usherwood has the statement issued by the watchdog.
IN: It starts off
OUT: whether this is the case
DUR: 18 secs
Just one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine can reduce household transmission of the virus by up to half.
That's according to a study by Public Health England which shows that those who received a shot of either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca jab are far less likely to pass on the virus than unvaccinated people.
Almost 34 million people in Britain have had at least one vaccine dose.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
IN: Health Secretary
OUT: SOC
DUR: 38 secs