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Nigeria has destroyed Pangolin scales worth 1.4 million dollars.
The government says it's a demonstration of its stand against trafficking and illegal trade, and resolve to conserve wildlife.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos
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US President Joe Biden is arriving in Israel amid uproar over the killing of an estimated 500 civilians in a hospital in Gaza.
Hamas claims that Israelis bombarded the hospital.
Israel insists the site was hit by a Hamas rocket that misfired.
President Biden's meetings with Arab leaders in Jordan has been cancelled, and our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports that some foreign policy observers in Washington believe he should have scrubbed his entire trip.
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CUE: President Putin of Russia and President XI of China are expected to discuss the situation in Israel when they meet today [Wednesday] in Beijing. Mr Putin is Mr Xi's guest at a forum on China's controversial "Belt and Road Initiative" to build infrastructure in developing countries.
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CUE: China's economy is performing slightly better than expected, even though growth continues to slow. The latest official figures show the economy was four-point-nine per cent bigger in the third quarter of the year than the same period last year. Here's Andrew Wood in Hong Kong.
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US stocks were lower Tuesday as investors digested strong retail sales data.
Meanwhile, earnings season is underway, with several major lenders reporting third quarter figures.
Sally Patterson has more.
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U.S. President Biden has spoken to members of a Congressional delegation who've just returned from Israel.
He is on his way there to show solidarity, and to push for more humanitarian support for Palestinians affected by Israeli airstrikes.
There are still scores of hostages being held by Hamas, 10 days since the militant group attacks on Israel.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington
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US shoppers are still spending as new government data shows the summer surge in retail sales continued through September.
Retail sales rose 0.7% last month, well above the 0.3% Dow Jones estimate.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Donald Trump is in court on Tuesday for his New York civil fraud trial.
The former US president is accused of overstating the value of his properties… and he could be banned from running businesses in New York.
Trump denies any wrongdoing, calling the case a "fraud".
Sally Patterson has more.
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