UK MPs TO VOTE ON SOCIAL CARE TAX RISE

UK MPs will vote later to approve Boris Johnson's plans to raise taxes to deal with a health service backlog and the reform of social care.

The Prime Minister is breaking an election promise by raising national insurance contributions by 1.25 percentage points.

Health Secretary - Sajid Javid - says the tax rise is actually in line with Conservative values.

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Thousands of Indian farmers continue their protests again farm laws and police brutality

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Thousands of farmers continue to protests against the controversial farm laws and police brutality in India.

Just 100 kilometers from the national capital they're now camping outside a key government building.

They're demanding a rollback of the three farm laws that they claim will hurt their income.

Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.

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Australia – Former youth detainee free to sue publishers after High Court ruling

The Australian High Court has dismissed an appeal by a number of media outlets, and found they are the publishers of comments made on their social media pages.

Dylan Voller's treatment while detained in the Nothern Territorys youth detention system, instigated a royal commission after images of him shackled and hooded were revealed by the Australian Broadcasting commission.

Shaun Bindley reports

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Chinese foreign minister to visit Seoul amid stalled talks with Pyongyang

China's foreign Minister, Wang Yi is headed to South Korea next week for talks aimed at reviving stalled denuclearisation negotiations with North Korea.

That's according to Seoul's foreign ministry.

Pyongyang warned that joint military exercises between the US and South Korea could trigger a security crisis.

Samuel Wong Reports.

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Texas Governor Defends Controversial Abortion Bill

Texas Governor Greg Abbot is defending his state's controversial abortion bill. 

And he says Texas is going to work to  eradicate all rapists.

Rachel Silverman has that story. 

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U.S. stocks fall on Delta variant impact

U.S. stocks fell Tuesday as traders assess what impact the Covid-19
delta variant will have on the country's economy.

Those fears were heightened Friday following the release of far weaker
than expected jobs figures.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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White House in "no rush" to recognise Taliban government

The White House says it's in "no rush" to recognise the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan.

The group has announced the formation of its new government but the Biden Administration says any recognition from the US will be "dependent" on their actions. 

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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President of Human Rights Campaign ousted over Cuomo support

The President of the United States' largest L.G.B.T.Q rights
organization has been removed from the role.

It comes after the revelation that Alphonso David advised former New
York Governor Andrew Cuomo on how to handle allegations of sexual
harassment.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US hits 40m Covid-19 cases

The United States has become the first country to reach 40 million
Covid-19 cases.

A surge in Delta variant infections has dramatically increased in the
last few months.

As Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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President Biden to visit storm damaged areas of New Jersey and New York

US President Joe Biden is due to visit areas of New York and New
Jersey damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

Flooding claimed the lives of at least forty people in the two states last week.

Sarah Walton reports

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30 Boarding Schools Converted to Day Schools in Nigeria’s Adamawa State due to Insecurity

Insecurity in northern Nigeria has led to the conversion of 30 boarding schools in the country's Adamawa state to day schools.

Authorities in the state say the move is to secure the students who are of tender ages.

Tesem Akende reports from Jos, Nigeria.

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Blinken reportedly denies Taliban is blocking Americans from leaving Afghanistan

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has apparently denied reports that the Taliban has been blocking Americans from leaving Afghanistan via charter planes from the Mazar-i-Sharif airport- saying the hold-up has been caused by a lack of travel documents.

The Biden administration claims there are some 100 American citizens still in Afghanistan who want to get out, denying a hostage-situation is developing.

America’s top diplomat has been in Doha, as part of a so-called ‘thank you’ tour of allies.

Nina-Maria Potts has more:

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Prominent opposition lawyer flees Russia

A lawyer defending prominent opposition groups in Russia is the latest figure to flee the country. Activists say they have come under severe pressure from authorities ahead of next week's parliamentary elections. Julia Chapman has more.

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MERKEL'S CDU PARTY HITS RECORD LOW AHEAD OF ELECTION

With less than 3 weeks to go until Germans vote in national elections, a new poll shows Angela Merkel's conservative CDU party is at record lows. 

67-year-old Merkel, who is retiring, used a speech in Parliament to try and rally support for her conservative successor - whose campaign has struggled in recent months. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports

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BORIS JOHNSON REVEALS NATIONAL INSURANCE HIKE PLANS

The UK government has unveiled plans to impose a levy on working adults to help pay for health and social care costs. 

From April 2022, National Insurance payments could rise from 12% of pre-tax income to 13.25%. Dividend tax, which is applied to payments received from company shares, would also go up by 1.25%.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out details of the plans to the House of Commons in London. 

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European Commission insists it won't renegotiate Northern Ireland Protocol with UK

The European Commission has reiterated it won't renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol, a key part of the Brexit agreement with the UK.

That's after the British government announced it's delaying the introduction of border checks in the Irish Sea once again...amid recent trade disruption.

FSN's Giles Gibson is in Brussels.

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Zuma medical parole faces challenges

Jacob Zuma is going home after serving just two months of his 15-month contempt of court prison sentence. Less than a month since he was hospitalized for what the Jacob Zuma Foundation claimed was a routine medical checkup, the former president has been granted medical parole. Political parties and civil organisations are questioning whether proper procedures were followed. Mark Roughton reports.

 

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US MODERNA VACCINE DONATION ARRIVES IN UGANDA

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The US mission in Uganda has delivered a donation of moderna covid-19 vaccines to the East African country. Uganda is one of many African countries struggling to find vaccines for its population. Leon Ssenyange reports  

 

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UK TO SET OUT SOCIAL CARE PLAN

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's due to announce to MPs his plans to fix what he calls the broken social care system in England.

Number 10 says the costs currently facing many families are "catastrophic" and unpredictable.

But there's already a backlash from some Conservative MPs over the expectation national insurance contributions will go up to help fund the reforms.

Government minister Nadhim Zahawi says the current system is unfair.

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Brazilian beef exports to China expected to resume despite mad cow cases

Chinese importers are expecting that Brazilian beef imports will resume soon.

That is despite reports of two confirmed atypical mad cow cases over the weekend.

Samuel Wong reports.

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