Thursday, March 17, 2022

Hardline groups seeks wider ban on hijab in classroom in India

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Some hardline Hindu groups in India are calling for restrictions on wearing the hijab  in classrooms to be widened to more parts of the country after a court in south India this week upheld a ban on a traditional Islamic headscarf in one state.

The debate over wearing the hijab in classrooms sparked protests earlier this year.  

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai

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Inquiry begins into allegations of Australian casino corruption

An inquiry has been told allegations made against the Star Entertainment Group have so far stopped it from opening its Sydney casino.


The opening day of a Royal Commission style inquiry has been told the allegations against Star are very similar to those made against Crown Resorts Limited, which operates two other Australian casinos.


Shaun Bindley reports.


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Japan rocked by 7.4 magnitude earthquake

Japan has been rocked by a 7.4 magnitude earthquake off its northeast coast, leaving 4 dead and injuring at least 100. Authorities are rushing to restore power and transportation networks… but there are warnings that further quakes could strike.

Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.


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Hong Kong faces coffin shortage amid COVID-19 outbreak

Hong Kong is receiving an emergency delivery of coffins from the Chinese mainland, as authorities continue to battle the spread of COVID-19. Almost a million new cases have been recorded in the latest outbreak.

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.


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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Netflix to rebroadcast Zelenskyy series in the US

Netflix has announced it is bringing back a Ukrainian comedy series starring the country's president Vlodomyr Zelenskyy for US audiences.


The show, which stars Zelenskyy as a teacher who becomes Ukraine's president, helped propel him to his country's highest office.

Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.


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Biden calls Putin "war criminal"

For the first time US President Joe Biden has called the Russian
President a "war criminal" over his invasion of Ukraine.

It comes as the President pledged an extra $800 million dollars of
military aid to the embattled country.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Psaki: Biden "speaking from the heart" when describing Putin as a "war criminal"

White House press secretary Jen Psaki says President Biden was "speaking from the heart" when he described President Putin as a war criminal.


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Biden accuses Putin of war crimes, and Zelensky says WW3 may already have begun

President Biden says Vladimir Putin is a war criminal.


He used the phrase for the first time today after a White House event that was not specifically about Ukraine, although earlier in the day he had sidestepped the question even after accusing the Russian President of bombing Ukrainian maternity hospitals and residential apartment blocks.


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The President has announced an additional 800 million dollars in lethal weaponry for the Ukrainians...including drones….and more Javelin anti-tank missiles.


President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the US Congress today and repeated his call for a no-fly zone over his country.


He cited the examples of Peal Harbor and 9/11…and said should the American people should understand what terror is like when it's launched from the skies.


In an interview with NBC News, the Ukrainian leader suggested that World War Three may already have begun.


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In the Black Sea port of Mariupol fears are growing for civilians who may have been sheltering in the basement of a theater that Russian forces shelled today.


More than a thousand people are feared to have been inside the building including scores of children.


President Vladimir Putin struck a defiant tone today, insisting Russia's military action in Ukraine is going according to plan.


Reporter Stuart Smith in Moscow Bureau is now operating within the Kremlin's reporting restrictions relating to the war.


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British-American aid worker freed from Iran after 6 years

Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe's 6 year nightmare in Iran is over.


The British American aid worker was allowed to fly out of Tehran today and head home to the UK after the British government confirmed it had paid a 400 million dollar historical debt the Iranians claimed they were owed.


Former British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt conceded the matter should have been resolved long ago.


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Biden calls Putin a "war criminal"

President Biden has said for the first time that he thinks Vladimir Putin is a "war criminal".


He was speaking after the shelling of a theater in the Black Sea port of Mariupol where it's believed more than a thousand civilians may have been sheltering.


The Kremlin has responded to the President's language with fury.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US markets rise following Fed interest rate announcement

US markets closed up on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve announced
the first interest rate increase in the US for three years.

Investors also reacted to news of a potential peace deal between
Ukraine and Russia.

Sarah Walton reports

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US Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 0.25%

The Federal Reserve has announced the first interest rate increase in
the US for three years.

It comes as the country faces inflation that's rising at the fastest
rate for nearly forty years.

Sarah Walton reports

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Putin says military operation is still going "according to plan"

In Moscow today, President Vladimir Putin insisted the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine is proceeding according to plan.


Reporter Stuart Smith is there, working within the Kremlin's reporting restrictions on the conflict.


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US Senate votes to end twice yearly clock changes

The US Senate has voted to end the twice yearly changing of clocks.


The Sunshine Protection Act would make daylight saving time permanent in the US.


But it must be approved by the House of Representatives and then the president before it becomes law.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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UN warns of economic disaster in Ukraine

Fighting in Ukraine has so far caused at least $100 billion of damage
to infrastructure.

A United Nations report also warns 90% of the country risks "freefall
into poverty".

Sarah Walton reports

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After 6 years, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been freed by Iran

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe is on a plane flying home to the UK from Iran after being detained by the authorities in Tehran for 6 years,


The British government has confirmed that it paid the Iranians 400 million pounds to clear what officials in London call a debt owed after the former authorities in Iran paid for British tanks that the UK then never provided after the country's Islamic revolution.


Rebecca Ratcliffe is Nazanin's sister-in-law.


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Zelensky urges Biden to bring peace in virtual address

Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zelensky has asked US lawmakers for a
no-fly, more sanctions and missiles to counter the Russian invasion.

In a virtual address to Congress Zelensky directly appealed to
President Joe Biden to bring peace to his country.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Sudan's Darfur Conflict

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A tribal conflict in Western Darfur in Sudan, has entered its second week, and the number of victims is rising.

The government has now formed a special court to try and control the situation, but the bloodshed is yet to stop. 

Naba Mohiedeen reports from Khartoum

 

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NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE RETURNING TO UK

Two British-Iranian nationals imprisoned in Iran for several years have been released from custody.


Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori had their passports returned earlier this week and are now believed to be on their way home.


Sally Patterson has more.


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World energy market faces the biggest supply crisis in decades, says IEA

The International Energy Agency has released its monthly oil market report looking at the impact of the war in Ukraine on oil supply.

The IEA says "The prospect of large-scale disruptions to Russian oil production is threatening to create a global oil supply shock."

For more on this, here's Ross Cullen.

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