US markets fell on Monday as investors prepare for earnings season.
Company results due this week are expected to show how business is
being impacted by rising inflation.
Sarah Walton reports
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The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Monday, July 11, 2022
More Flight Misery Expected
The largest airport in the UK has warned of more flight cancellations and further disruption this summer.
Staff shortages and a surge in demand after COVID travel restrictions were lifted, are being blamed for the problems.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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Jan 6th committee to focus on Trump's "siren call" to extremist groups
Democrats say Tuesday's hearing on the Jan 6th Capitol riot will focus
on how former US president Donald Trump encouraged violent extremists
to travel to Washington to take part in the attack.
Meanwhile, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has now said he will
testify at a public hearing.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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on how former US president Donald Trump encouraged violent extremists
to travel to Washington to take part in the attack.
Meanwhile, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon has now said he will
testify at a public hearing.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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French politicians call for explanations over Macron’s involvement in leaked ‘Uber files’ texts
French opposition politicians have called on the president to provide a full explanation after the leak of the so-called 'Uber files' to 42 international publications such as the British newspaper, the Guardian.
One far-left MP says he is considering the creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry to look into the matter further, after Emmanuel Macron was said to have helped Uber get a foothold in the French market via undisclosed meetings.
From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.
From FSN's bureau in Paris, here's Ross Cullen.
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Russia announces "routine maintenance" of Nord Stream One, raising fears across Europe
The German government says it's concerned Russia may be planning to tighten energy supplies after Moscow claimed it needs to carry out "routine maintenance" on the critical Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline.
The pipeline is shutting for the next 10 days after the sudden announcement from Moscow.
FSN's Trent Murray in Berlin says European governments are rattled by the news.
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Leaked documents claim Uber broke laws to get to the top
Leaked documents claim ride-hailing company Uber lobbied governments,
swindled police and broke laws as it expanded across the world between
2013 and 2017.
Over a hundred thousand records, including emails and texts, were
leaked to The Guardian newspaper in what are being called the Uber
files.
Gabrielle Fahmy reports.
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swindled police and broke laws as it expanded across the world between
2013 and 2017.
Over a hundred thousand records, including emails and texts, were
leaked to The Guardian newspaper in what are being called the Uber
files.
Gabrielle Fahmy reports.
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64% of Democrats say Biden should not seek re-election
A new poll shows that 64 percent of Democrats do not want Joe Biden to run for re-election.
The survey conducted for the New York Times shows his approval has fallen to its lowest level yet….just 33 per cent.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Boris Johnson won't endorse any candidate to succeed him
Boris Johnson says he won't be endorsing any of the 11 candidates who have declared an interest in replacing him as Conservative Party leader and UK Prime Minister.
He says he worries that an endorsement could damage the chances of any candidate he selects.
The party's 1922 Committee that runs the election says the field of 11 will be narrowed down to two choices by next Thursday, through a series of votes of the Conservative parliamentary party.
Boris Johnson says he wants to get on with the job while he remains in office.
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He was speaking there on a visit to a biomedical facility.
US considers lifting ban to allow sale of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia
The United States is weighing up restarting the sale of offensive
weapons to Saudi Arabia.
The news comes ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the Kingdom
later this week.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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weapons to Saudi Arabia.
The news comes ahead of President Joe Biden's visit to the Kingdom
later this week.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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Crime wave in South African taverns worsens
In three separate incidents, 21 patrons have been shot and killed in South African taverns this past weekend.
Eight more victims remain in hospital.
Mark Roughton reports from Cape Town.
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US diplomat to travel to Moscow to negotiate Griner & Whelan release
The former US ambassador to the United Nations is to travel to Moscow
to try to secure the release of two Americans.
The White House says basketball player Brittney Griner and former
Marine Paul Whelan are being wrongfully detained.
Sarah Walton reports
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to try to secure the release of two Americans.
The White House says basketball player Brittney Griner and former
Marine Paul Whelan are being wrongfully detained.
Sarah Walton reports
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DRC IMPOUNDS MINERALS
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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have impounded thirty three truckloads of minerals that were being smuggled out of the country without paying taxes.
The trucks were intercepted in the southeastern province of Lualaba by officials from the Agency for the Protection and Fight against Corruption. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...
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Terrorists demand $10.2 million for abducted Kaduna train hostages in Nigeria’s North West
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Gunmen who kidnapped passengers on an Abuja-Kaduna bound train in Nigeria's North West are demanding $10.2 million ransom for the 43 abducted Kaduna train passengers, who are still in their custody.
This is coming just days after the gunmen released 7 people after reportedly paying a ransom of nearly $2million. 11 were also released in June.
Ajeck Mangut reports from Nigeria's capital Abuja.
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Tanzania to unveil 5 new natural gas filling stations
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation has revealed that it will finalize the construction of five more Compressed Natural Gas filling stations by March 2023. The move is meant to increase LNG usage in the country.
Daniel Kijo has more.
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Liz Truss becomes 11th candidate for UK Conservative party leadership
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has declared her candidacy for leadership of the Conserative Party. She is the eleventh Member of Parliament to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who will step down once a new leader is chosen. Julia Chapman has more from London.
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EU interior ministers discuss fallout of war in Ukraine, support for Moldova
Interior ministers from the 27 European Union member states are meeting with their Ukrainian and Moldovan counterparts to discuss the fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine on the bloc's internal security.
Since February, millions of people have fled Ukraine into neighboring countries including Poland, Romania and Moldova.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
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Monsoon rains trigger flash floods in the Himalayas; disrupt city life in South India
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Heavy rains are battering much of India – triggering flash floods in the northern mountains and paralyzing traffic in southern cities.
Nearly 700 people have been evacuated in the state of Gujarat.
Ishan Garg reports.
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Protestors in Sri Lanka vow to continue to stay at presidential palace
Protestors in Sri Lanka say they will continue to occupy the presidential palace until the president officially resigns.
Protestors stormed the presidential palace over the weekend and set fire to the prime minister's home, amid anger over a financial crisis which has led to food and fuel shortages in the country.
Our South Asia correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.
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Japan's LDP Scores Comfortable Victory in Elections
Japan's ruling party scored a comfortable victory in the country's upper house parliamentary elections following the assassination of former Prime Minster Shonzo abe.
The result helps bolster the position of current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who'd been seeking to strengthen control over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic party.
Phoebe Amoros has more.
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The result helps bolster the position of current Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who'd been seeking to strengthen control over the long-ruling Liberal Democratic party.
Phoebe Amoros has more.
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Sunday, July 10, 2022
Blinken urges Sri Lankan Parliament to restore stability
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said the leaders of Sri Lanka need to act fast to bring stability back to the country.
He was speaking at a press conference in Bangkok after meeting his Thai counterpart.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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He was speaking at a press conference in Bangkok after meeting his Thai counterpart.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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