Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Trump Organization lawyers make late bid to avoid criminal charges

Lawyers representing the Trump Organization have met with prosecutors
to make a case for why the company shouldn't face criminal charges.

The former president maintains that investigations that began more
than two years are a politically motivated witch hunt.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Facebook market cap slips from $1T threshold

Facebook's market capital slipped back below one trillion US dollars in Tuesday morning trading, a day after becoming the fifth US company to break that threshold.


The social network's stock surged Monday after a federal judge threw out antitrust complaints against the company. 


Liling Tan reports from New York.


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England vs Germany in UEFA European Football Championship

England will face Germany at Wembley Stadium tonight (Tuesday 16G), with the winner booking their spot in the Euro 2020 quarter-finals. 


England have met Germany four times in the knockout rounds of a major football tournament since their World Cup Final victory over the Germans in 1966. On all four occasions, The Three Lions have lost to Die Mannschaft. 


From London, Benji Hyer reports. 


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G20 foreign and development ministers meet in Matera

Top diplomats from the world's 20 largest economies are meeting face to face for the first time in two years, hoping for a global solution to the economic and health crisis caused by COVID-19.

 

The G20 meeting in the Italian city of Matera is bringing together foreign ministers from places like the US, Japan and India.

 Lucy Hough has more. 

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150 still missing in Miami building collapse, 11 dead

The search and rescue operation in Thursday’s Miami building collapse has entered a sixth day, with 150 people still missing and at least eleven dead.

It’s emerged that the president of the Champlain South Towers warned in April that the building was in desperate need of repairs, and had urged residents to pay millions of dollars for structural repairs.


Nina-Maria Potts reports:


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Russia reports record daily COVID-19 deaths

Russia has reported a record 654 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the past day as the country grapples with a third wave of infections. The Euro 2020 host city of St Petersburg also posted record fatalities. Julia Chapman has more.

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Tanzania makes Covid-19 statistics public for the first time in over a year

President Samia Hassan has revealed that Tanzania has recorded 100 new Covid-19 cases since the third wave of the viral disease broke out across the globe, President Hassan said 70 of the 100 patients were in a critical condition.


From Dar es salaam, Daniel Kijo has more.

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BENI BOMBING ARRESTS

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The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo has arrested two people in connection with explosions in the eastern city of Beni over the weekend.

One person was killed and several others injured after unidentified men detonated bombs in the city on Sunday. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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UK LOOKS AT ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL ISOLATION SYSTEM

The UK government's under growing pressure to adapt its self-isolation policy for schools because of hundreds of thousands of lost learning days.

At present, hundreds of pupils in a year-group bubble can be forced to self-isolate if just one child tests positive for covid-19.

In England, figures show 172 000 children were self-isolating earlier this month - and therefore not attending school in person.

Schools minister Nick Gibb says the government is looking at different systems.

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India's daily new Covid-19 infections dip to three-month low

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India has recorded less than 40,000 new daily Covid-19 infections for the first time in more than three months, according to figures from the country's health ministry.

This comes as India is emerging from a deadly second wave of infections that overwhelmed the country's healthcare system.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Japan’s jobless rate rises to 3% amid pandemic

Japan's unemployment rate rose 3% in May, the highest in 5 months.


The latest government data shows a gender gap, with more women than men facing job losses during the coronavirus pandemic.


Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo. 


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Australia raises WTO complaint against China over wine tariffs

Australia has lodged a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization against China for its duties on wine imports.

Australia's foreign minister Marise Payne has said that such a complaint should enable bilateral negotiations.

Samuel Wong reports.

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Biden tells Israeli President Iran will never get a nuclear weapon

US President Joe Biden has vowed to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon during a meeting with Israel's President.

Reuven Rivlin visited the White House and spoke with Mr Biden about a range of issues, with Iran at the forefront of their discussion.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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US forces in Syria come under rocket fire after airstrikes against Iran-backed militia

US forces in Syria have come under rocket fire according to a US military spokesperson.

It comes after US President Joe Biden ordered airstrikes in the Iraq-Syria border region against facilities used by Iran-backed militia.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Judge Dismisses Facebook Antitrust Complaint

A federal judge has thrown out the Federal Trade Commission's antitrust case against Facebook, a major victory for the social media giant.


However, the federal agency still has the option to refile a modified complaint within thirty days.


Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco


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Miami rescue teams hoping for "miracle" to find survivors

In the U.S. state of Florida, search and rescue teams say they're now pinning their hopes on a miracle to find survivors, five days after the partial collapse of an apartment building.

11 people have been confirmed dead and 150 people are still missing.

Giles Gibson reports from the scene of the collapse in Surfside, Florida.

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Monday, June 28, 2021

Tech pushes U.S. markets to hit fresh record highs

It was a strong start to the trading week on Wall Street with the
Nasdaq and S&P 500 both hitting new record highs.

Much of the gains were fuelled by Facebook after a court ruling gave
the tech giant a boost.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US defends air strikes against Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border

The US has defended carrying out air strikes against Iran-backed militias near the Iraq-Syria border saying it was acting in its national interest. 


The Iraqi government condemned the action while one of the targeted militia groups vowed "open war" against American interests in Iraq.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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UN Chief calls for restraint following US airstrikes in Iraq, Syria

The United Nations has expressed concern about Monday's US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria against Iranian backed militias.


The UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned about the risk of undermining ongoing talks to bring Tehran and Washington back to the Iran Nuclear Deal. 


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan has more from New York. 


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