Thursday, July 22, 2021

Former Japan PM to skip Olympics opening ceremony amid Covid surge

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend the Olympics opening ceremony on Friday, according to local media. Abe reportedly made the decision after the government announced a state of emergency in Tokyo to bring rising Covid infections under control.


Phoebe Amoroso reports.


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Four more Apple Daily ex-staffers face National Security Law charges in Hong Kong

Four more ex-staffers at Hong Kong's defunct Apple Daily newspaper are facing charges under the city's controversial National Security Law. Their arrests are facing condemnation from the city's Journalists Association. 

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Market rally continues following Monday’s selloff

Investors continue to put Monday's dramatic selloff behind them as
U.S. stocks moved higher for a second straight day.

A busy day of earnings results help boost investor sentiment.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty in California Court

Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to charges of rape and sexual assault in a Los Angeles Court.


The former Hollywood producer was extradited to California earlier this week from New York where he was serving a 23 year prison sentence.


US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has the story.


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US sending top diplomat to China amid tensions

The US is sending its Deputy Secretary of State to visit China amid
rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Wendy Sherman is the highest ranking US diplomat to visit China under
the Biden administration - an administration that has still not
appointed a US ambassador to China.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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State Department official: U.S. and Germany have reached agreement over Nord Stream 2 pipeline


A State Department official has confirmed the U.S. and Germany have reached an agreement over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

The U.S. has long opposed the project, which will carry natural gas directly from Russia to Germany, bypassing Ukraine.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports.

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EU rebuffs UK plans to renegotiate post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland

The UK has unveiled plans to renegotiate the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland with the European Union. 

The British government says the current protocol is "unsustainable." 

But the EU has said it won't renegotiate the terms of the deal signed in 2019. 

Lucy Hough has more. 

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UK PUSHING EU TO CHANGE NORTHERN IRELAND TRADE RULES

The UK government says more talks with the European Union are needed over trade rules concerning Northern Ireland. Brexit Minister Lord Frost says current arrangements aren't working and is urging the EU to change its stance. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.


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Pfizer BioNTech reach agreement with South African vaccine manufacturer

Pfizer and BioNTech have announced a deal with a South African
manufacturer to help boost the supply of its Covid-19 vaccine to
African nations.

Only about 1.5 percent of people on the continent have been fully
vaccinated and some believe this deal doesn't go far enough in upping
the rate of inoculations.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Covid-19 drives 1.5 year drop in U.S. life expectancy

Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in
2020, driven by the Covid-19 pandemic.

It's the biggest single drop since World War Two.

Sarah Walton reports

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Prosecutors aim to restore confidence in the rule of law

South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority is coordinating with other departments to ensure the effective, evidence-based prosecution of more than 1800 accused persons. These arrests are all linked to a week-long spate of mass looting, unrest, and arson, which affected thousands of local businesses. Government is under pressure to reassure the public that law and order has been restored. Mark Roughton reports.

 

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100 Kidnapped Victims Rescued in Nigeria’s state of Zamfara

100 persons abducted in Nigeria's north western state of Zamfara have been rescued.


The victims are mostly women and children.


Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.


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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, has removed Salonga national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo from its list of threatened sites. 

The decision follows the DRC government's ban on oil drilling and other conservation efforts taken to improve the situation of wildlife in the park.

Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.

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French president targeted in Pegasus spyware scandal

The French president Emmanuel Macron is reported to have appeared on a list of people targeted in the international Pegasus spyware scandal.

Emmanuel Macron's office has responded to the allegations saying that "If this turns out to be true, then this is very serious".

Ross Cullen has more.

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French cinemas and museums to start checking visitors' Covid-19 health passes

From today/Wednesday/21st July in France, any public venue with a capacity of more than 50 people will be required to check visitors' health passes, and only people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 or who have recently tested negative will be allowed to enter.

Ross Cullen has more.

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AUSTRALIA: 2032 Olympics awarded to Queensland's Brisbane

The Olympic games is heading back downunder, with the 2032 Summer Games
awarded to Brisbane (BRIZ-BUN).
Arthur Stevens has more

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UK/FRANCE DEAL AIMS TO CUT MIGRANT CHANNEL CROSSINGS

The UK will pay France 54 million pounds ($74m) to more than double patrols along the French coastline to try and reduce migrant crossings in the Channel.

The number of people who've made the dangerous journey to England in small boats this year has reached almost 8 and half thousand.

On Monday alone the number was at least 430 - a one-day record.

Lucy Moreton from the Immigration Services Union thinks the new deal will have a minimal impact.

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Indian Government claims no deaths reported due to lack of medical oxygen.

The Indian government claims there have been no deaths reported due to lack of medical oxygen.

It's triggered controversy in the country after a deadly second wave of COVID infection which killed thousands.

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Australia - Lockdowns continue to expand across country

Covid infections in New South Wales continue to grow, with another 110 people testing possible to Covid after a record 83 thousand tests were conducted yesterday.


This comes as parts of the states Central West have been placed in lockdown after a worker tested positive to the Delta variant linked to the Sydney outbreak.


Shaun Bindley reports


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China's Henan Province Swamped After Huge Downpour

At least 13 people are dead and around 100,000 people have been displaced in China's central Henan province following massive floods that have swept across the region.

It comes after what weather forecasters say is the highest level of rainfall in a thousand years.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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