Three people have died after a suspected people smuggling boat
capsized off the coast of California.
Twenty people have also been taken to hospital.
Sarah Walton reports
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Monday, May 3, 2021
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US denies plan to pay billions of dollars for Iranian hostage exchange
The United States has denied claims that it's agreed to pay billions
of dollars to Iran in exchange for the release of American prisoners.
The allegations were made on Iranian state television.
Sarah Walton reports.
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of dollars to Iran in exchange for the release of American prisoners.
The allegations were made on Iranian state television.
Sarah Walton reports.
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MAN UNITED GAME POSTPONED AFTER PROTESTS
Manchester United's Sunday Premier League match against Liverpool has been postponed after fans broke into Old Trafford.
They were protesting against the club's owners.
There were also scuffles outside the stadium as police cleared demonstrators.
Michael Gaffney reports from Old Trafford.
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Tanzanian President to visit Kenya as country re-examines its foreign relations
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu will visit Kenya this week in a trip laden with diplomatic significance.
Isaac Lakando reports.
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Isaac Lakando reports.
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Saturday, May 1, 2021
Visitors return to California's Disneyland
Visitors have returned to California's Disneyland theme park for the first time in more than a year,
However capacity is limited to 25% and, for now, only state residents are welcome.
Ira Spitzer has more from California
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Friday, April 30, 2021
US markets focus next week: jobs reports and earnings from Pfizer and Moderna
Coming up this week in US markets, jobs will take centre stage, with investors looking for further proof in employment figures that America's recovery is on track.
Earnings season continues, with Pfizer and Moderna the headlining duo expected to post strong profits from their COVID-19 vaccines.
Here's Liling Tan with the lookahead.
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Biden says US is "behind the curve" on rail infrastructure compared to China
US President Joe Biden has said the country is "behind the curve" on high speed railways compared with China.
Speaking at an event marking the Amtrak railway's 50th anniversary, Biden took the opportunity to plug his massive infrastructure spending plan.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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Speaking at an event marking the Amtrak railway's 50th anniversary, Biden took the opportunity to plug his massive infrastructure spending plan.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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US to ban India flights starting next Tuesday
The White House is restricting travel into the United States from India.
All flights will be banned starting next Tuesday.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US March household income surges to record high, consumer spending also gained
US household income in March surged to a record high as spending improved, according to latest government data.
The increase is attributed to federal stimulus checks that sustained the economy during the pandemic and come as the country's economic recovery gains momentum.
From our New York bureau, here's Liling Tan with the details.
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FBI warned Giuliani of Russian influence campaign to discredit Biden
Donald Trump's former lawyer Rudy Giuliani was warned by the FBI that
Russia was using him to undermine the 2020 US election.
News of the 2019 warning comes after federal agents raided Giuliani's apartment.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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Russia was using him to undermine the 2020 US election.
News of the 2019 warning comes after federal agents raided Giuliani's apartment.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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EU ACCUSES APPLE OF ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR
The EU is accusing Apple of anti-competitive behaviour against rival music streaming services.
Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager says consumers are losing out — with high commission fees for other streaming services on the App Store but not for Apple's own offering, Apple Music.
Stuart Smith report from Brussels.
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Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager says consumers are losing out — with high commission fees for other streaming services on the App Store but not for Apple's own offering, Apple Music.
Stuart Smith report from Brussels.
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South African humanitarian organisation responds to crisis in India
Gift of the Givers Foundation in South Africa is liaising with government departments, to assist where it can during India’s current COVID-19 crisis. The organisation believes that along with oxygen itself, supply of oxygen delivery devices will best assist India’s efforts to reduce COVID-19 fatalities. Mark Roughton reports.
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US to reduce consular assistance, cut visa services in Russia
The US Embassy in Moscow said it will eliminate non-emergency consular services for Americans in Russia from next month as well as cut most visa services for the Russian citizens. The step followed Moscow's ban for "unfriendly" countries embassies to hire staff locally which could leave nearly 75% of staff of the U.S. Mission in Russia without jobs. The move comes amid a flurry of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, with Washington accusing Russia of election interference. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Macron lays out four-stage deconfinement plan for France
France will allow cafes, bars and restaurants to serve outside and relax a nightly curfew in an easing of lockdown measures to begin in May.
The four-stage plan outlined by President Emmanuel Macron aims to largely reopen the country by the 9th June.
Lucy Hough has more from Paris.
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DRC HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
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A coalition of 50 nongovernmental groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the newly inaugurated government to adopt a clear strategy for holding people suspected of serious human rights abuses accountable. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...
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UK PM's mobile phone number available online for 15 years
The British government has been embarrassed by claims that Boris Johnson's personal mobile phone number was freely available on the internet for the past 15 years.
The weekly gossip Popbitch newsletter revealed that the digits were tacked on to the bottom of a 2006 press release when he was an opposition MP, and that it remained online ever since.
Security officials are deeply concerned about how this could have compromised the Prime Minister and left him vulnerable to cyber threats or even blackmail.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Extended lockdown hits German economy as vaccine rollout speeds up
Germany's economy has been hit hard by prolonged lockdowns, with new analysis showing the economy shrank in the first quarter of this year.
A fall was expected, but the size of the drop in GDP went further than analysts predicted.
From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details.
From Berlin, Trent Murray has the details.
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DOZENS DIE AT ISRAEL RELIGIOUS GATHERING
Authorities in Israel say at least 44 people have been killed and dozens more injured, in a stampede at a religious gathering.
The crush happened at Mount Meron in the north-east of the country, where the Lag BaOmer celebrations were taking place.
Dozens more people are injured.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it a "great tragedy".
Noa Shpigel is a correspondent for the Haaretz newspaper.
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Help arrives from the US in India, UK too sending oxygen plants
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Help from all over the world is starting to arrive in India.
On Friday morning, 400 oxygen cylinder and one million COVID-19 testing kits landed in India…
At a time when the healthcare system is crashing and crematoriums filling up across the nation.
Ishan Garg tells us more.
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Australia – Sydney men linked to European drug syndicate appear in court after multi million dollar drug bust
A pair of Sydney men, allegedly linked to a 2019 attempt to smuggle MDMA into Australia from the Netherlands, have appeared in court in Brisbane.
The arrests stemmed from a major joint international investigation that prevented an estimated 15 million ecstacy pills arriving in Australia.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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