Stormy Daniels says that Donald Trump doesn't deserve to go to prison
for allegedly providing hush money payments to the porn star.
Trump was arrested this week and pleaded not guilty to 34 felony charges.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Friday, April 7, 2023
USFDA finds several violations at "lethal" eye drop maker's factory
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The US Food and Drug Administration says the Indian company that manufactured eye drops linked to 3 deaths in the US violated several safety norms.
Production of the eye drops has been halted since the USFDA issued a warning earlier this year.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Rescuers search for downed Japan Defense Force helicopter
Japan’s coast guard is searching for survivors after a Self Defense Force helicopter went down during a surveillance flight near Okinawa on Thursday.
Response ships have found wreckage and oil floating in the water off the island of Miyako (mee-yah-koh).
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Thursday, April 6, 2023
Tennessee GOP oust Democratic colleague over gun regulation protest
Tennessee Republicans have voted to expel their Democratic colleague Justin Jones from the state's House of Representatives after he, and two other Democrats, joined a protest in favor of stronger gun regulation on the chamber floor last week. The demonstration came just days after six people, including three children, were killed at a Nashville elementary school. Lawmaker are now debating expelling the other two lawmakers. Toni Waterman has more.
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US unemployment higher than initially thought
US stocks closed higher on Thursday as investors digested the latest unemployment numbers.
New data suggests the labour market remains relatively strong - though layoffs may have recently increased more than previously thought.
Sally Patterson has more.
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IMF projects weak global growth for years
Global growth will expand less than 3 per cent this year according to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who says medium-term prospects are at their weakest in more than 30 years.
Speaking ahead of this week's IMF and World Bank meetings, she said recovery remains elusive with rising geopolitical tensions and high inflation.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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US lawmakers visit Taiwan day after US Speaker defies China with Tsai meeting
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers have arrived in Taiwan the day after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy defied China by meeting the island's president, Tsai Ing-Wen.
Head of the House Foreign Affairs committee Michael McCaul's delegation's arrival on the self-ruling island comes amid worsening tensions with China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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5 dead as more deadly tornados hit U.S.
At least five people have died as a tornado carved though the U.S.
state of Missouri on Wednesday.
A number of strong tornadoes have touched down in recent days ravaging
communities across parts of the south and midwest .
U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.
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state of Missouri on Wednesday.
A number of strong tornadoes have touched down in recent days ravaging
communities across parts of the south and midwest .
U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.
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EU leaders urge China to push for peace in Ukraine
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The Presidents of France and the European Commission have encouraged China to push for an end to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On a state visit to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron and Ursula Von der Leyen encouraged Chinese President Xi Jinping to use his influence with Moscow to strive for a just peace.
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels
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Man pleads guilty over actor Michael K Williams death
A man has pleaded guilty to providing actor Michael K Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin.
Williams, known for his role in The Wire, died in 2021 of an overdose.
He was 54 years old.
Sally Patterson reports.
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Robert F Kennedy puts himself forward as 2024 Democratic Presidential candidate
The nephew of assassinated President JFK is running as a Democratic candidate against presumptive nominee President Biden in the 2024 election.
Robert F Kennedy Jr. fourth generation of the political family to run for office.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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Congresswoman demands impeachment of US Supreme Court Justice over undisclosed funded trips
Prominent Democrat Party lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the conservative US Supreme Court judge Clarence Thomas should be impeached after he was found to have accepted luxury travel around the globe from a prominent Republican donor.
A report by the investigative journalism organisation ProPublica exposes how Thomas failed to disclose an array of paid-for trips with his wife over two decades, including on a superyacht and private jet.
Benji Hyer has more.
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Xi Jinping hosts Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen for talks in China
French President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated that achieving peace in Ukraine is a key agenda item on his state visit to China.
Macron and the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are on a diplomatic tour of the country for three days.
The senior European leaders met with Chinese Premier Li ahead of trilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Natalie Malgas reports.
Former President, Obasanjo Writes UK Court, Seeks Leniency For Former Deputy Senate President Convicted For Organ Harvesting Plot
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Nigeria's Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to the British court that convicted former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, for organ harvesting to temper justice with mercy.
Mr Ekweremadu and his wife were last year arrested in the United Kingdom for allegedly trafficking a young Nigerian man into the country with the purpose of harvesting his kidney.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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UK hospitals issue safety warning ahead of junior doctors strike
Hospitals in the UK are warning that patient safety could be jeopardised when junior doctors walk out for four days next week. The strike is aimed at securing an above-inflation pay rise after what unions say is over a decade of real terms pay cuts. Julia Chapman reports.
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Police on high alert in India fearing religious violence
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Indian authorities are asking police forces to stay on high alert fearing sectarian violence.
Most of the country is celebrating the birthday of the Hindu deity Hanuman (Ha-noo-maan) on Thursday.
The advisory comes just days after clashes broke out in the Bengal state during a religious procession.
Ishan Garg reports.
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UK ANNOUNCES DATE FOR EMERGENCY ALERT TEST
The UK government's announced the date and time for the test of a new emergency alert system.
Mobile phones will receive the test alert - which will sound an alarm and display a message - at three o'clock in the afternoon local time on April 23rd.
It's designed for situations including flooding, wildfires, terror incidents or an attack on the UK.
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden says the system is needed.
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Mobile phones will receive the test alert - which will sound an alarm and display a message - at three o'clock in the afternoon local time on April 23rd.
It's designed for situations including flooding, wildfires, terror incidents or an attack on the UK.
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden says the system is needed.
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N Korea says US drills pushing region towards nuclear war
North Korea is blasting joint US and South Korea military drills as pushing tensions to the brink of nuclear war.
The two defense partners have expanded war games in the region in an effort to deter Pyongyang’s missile launches.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Mixed close on Wall Street with labor market in focus
It was a mixed close for the U.S. markets Wednesday as investors
digest fresh jobs data.
Private sector employment numbers came in weaker than expected fueling
fears that the country may be heading towards a recession.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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digest fresh jobs data.
Private sector employment numbers came in weaker than expected fueling
fears that the country may be heading towards a recession.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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US House Speaker meets Tawain's President in California
U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has met Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen in California, becoming the most senior U.S. official to meet a Taiwanese leader on U.S. soil since 1979.
The meeting - which also included a bipartisan group of lawmakers - went ahead despite threats of retaliation from China, which claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own.
Mr McCarthy said he hoped the meeting could promote 'democracy, peace and stability'.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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