Friday, June 11, 2021

G7 TO OPEN IN CORNWALL

The G7 leaders' summit kicks off later in Cornwall, meeting face-to-face for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Vaccines and climate change are on the agenda for the first day.

Olly Barratt reports from Cornwall.

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India could grant legal indemnity to Pfizer: Report

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Reports say India could grant legal indemnity to Pfizer…

Protecting the vaccine makers from claims of potential adverse events... 

As India hopes to import jabs to plug its vaccine shortage.

Ishan Garg reports.

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Australian court orders multimillion dollar payout for government debt collection scheme

An Australian Federal Court justice has slammed the governments Robodebt scheme, describing it as a "shameful chapter" in the countries history and a failure of public administration.


The scheme saw more than 400,00 Australians pursued by the countries social security provider Centerlink, for about $1.7 billion in welfare overpayments that were later found to be incorrect.


Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.


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Hong Kong hits back at National Security Law criticism

The Hong Kong government is hitting back at UK and European condemnation of the city's National Security Law. It says the latest criticism of the legislation is misleading, and driven by ulterior motives to interfere with Chinese political affairs.  

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.

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Trump Justice Dept seized lawmakers' data from Apple per NYT

The Justice Department seized records from Apple to gain access to lawmakers' data during the Trump Administration, according to reporting in the New York Times.


A move that's almost unheard of outside corruption investigations.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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Thursday, June 10, 2021

BIDEN/JOHNSON TALKS 'A BREATH OF FRESH AIR'

The UK and the US have pledged hundreds of millions of covid-19 vaccine doses for poorer countries... after talks between Joe Biden and Boris Johnson.

Mr Biden's on his first foreign trip as US President, and met the UK Prime Minister in Cornwall in western England, ahead of the G7 summit there which starts later today.

And tensions over Northern Ireland don't yet appear to have derailed proceedings...

As Olly Barratt reports from Cornwall.

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US Stocks Rise Following Inflation Report

The Dow Jones Industrial Index has closed in positive territory for the first time this week, after a report showed inflation at its highest level in nearly thirteen years.

The surge in prices comes as the American economy rebounds from the coronavirus pandemic

US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more


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El Chapo's wife pleads guilty to drug trafficking, money laundering charges in U.S. court


Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's wife has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering charges in a U.S. court.

Emma Coronel Aispuro was arrested in February at an airport just outside Washington, D.C.

Our U.S. correspondent Giles Gibson reports.

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US COVID deaths plunge, as vaccination rates drop and states scale back data

U.S. deaths from Covid-19 have plunged by 90 per cent since January according to initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Fresh data shows that the U.S. was the worst hit by the pandemic, of the major western democracies- while the country struggles to hit a 70 percent national vaccination target set by the Biden administration.


Nina-Maria Potts reports:


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Moderna seeks FDA approval for COVID-19 vaccine in teens

Moderna has formally asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve it's COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers.


If approved, it would be the second COVID-19 vaccine available in the U.S. for adolescents 12 years and older. 


Liling Tan reports from New York. 


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US/Mexico border migrant crossings reach record high

The number of migrants reaching the US border with Mexico has reached
the highest level for more than 20 years.

Republicans have blamed the increase on President Joe Biden's pledge
to take a more humane response to immigration.

Sarah Walton reports

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German Government rolls out vaccine passports

The German Government has announced it will roll out new vaccine passports, to help speed up the country's recovery from coronavirus lockdown measures. 

By downloading a special app, citizens will be given back additional freedoms in the form a QR code that verifies their vaccine status. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports 

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Sixth round of Iran nuclear talks to begin in Vienna

The sixth round of talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal are starting in Vienna this weekend.

Delegates have been meeting in the Austrian capital since April, to try bring the US and Iran back to the 2015 accord.  

Lucy Hough has more. 

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European Parliament in favour of waiving COVID vaccine patents

European lawmakers have voted in favour of waiving patent restrictions on Covid-19 vaccines.

That puts the European Parliament at odds with the European Commission, which has been pushing for patent restrictions to remain, along with the UK, at the World Trade Organization.

Stuart Smith reports from Brussels.

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BIDEN TO WARN JOHNSON OVER NI

US President Joe Biden will warn Boris Johnson not to put the Northern Ireland peace process at risk when they meet later (Thursday).

They'll hold talks in Cornwall in England ahead of Friday's G7 summit there.

Olly Barratt reports from Cornwall.

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DRC CIVILIANS KILLED

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At least 19 people have been killed in a series of attacks by armed men in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The attackers also burnt down a local hospital in Ituri province. The Congolese army says it is pursuing the assailants. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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Red carpet rolled out for Berlin Film Festival

Hundreds of cinema-goers have come together for the opening night of the Berlin Film Festival.

The Berlinale is one of the world's major film festivals, along with Cannes and Venice. It's normally held in February, but was moved to the summer this year because of coronavirus restrictions, with all the films shown at outdoor cinemas. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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India records the highest one day COVID related deaths in the world

India has recorded the highest single-day COVID-19 death toll in the world after an eastern state revised its numbers higher.

More than 6,100 fresh fatalities were recorded on Thursday - taking the total number of deaths due to coronavirus to more than 359,000.

Sreoshi Mukherjee has more on this story... 

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Nigeria government directs social media platforms in the country to register formally



The Nigerian government has directed all social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook, and others to register in the country.

This is a fallout of the recent ban on Twitter by the government.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja


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