Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Pope Francis says he is "still not well" after cancelling COP 28 trip


Pope Francis told a crowd at his weekly general audience that he is "still not well."

On Tuesday, the Vatican announced that the Pope will not attend the COP 28 climate change conference as planned, as he is still recovering from the flu.

Giles Gibson has more from Rome.

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UK GOVT UNDER PRESSURE OVER MIGRATION

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing pressure to drop a key visa route for migrant workers to help reduce immigration.

The shortage occupation list allows industries to bring in staff for certain roles they're struggling to fill such as care workers, builders and vets.

However, the government is concerned about the impact on the economy as it considers fresh options to bring net migration down.

Environment secretary Steve Barclay says the government is working on it.

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Calls grow for a probe after 41 trapped Indian workers freed

A day after Indian rescuers pulled 41 trapped construction workers to safety, officials say the men are receiving medical care at a facility about 30 kms away from the rescue site.

A two week long operation ended on Tuesday evening local time, when manual drillers broke through the debris to clear a path to the men.

And as Neha Poonia reports, calls are also growing to fix accountability for the accident now that the rescue operation is over.

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Chinese Navy Ships are In Myanmar to Conduct Joint Drills


Myanmar's military government says three Chinese Navy ships are in the country for joint drills with its navy as fighting near the border has strained ties between the neighbours.

The junta is battling an alliance of ethnic minority groups across a swathe of territory in the southeast Asian nation.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Amazon unveils new chips as Microsoft rivalry heats up

Amazon's cloud computing arm has unveiled new chips designed to help customers train artificial intelligence models.

It follows a similar announcement from Microsoft earlier this month as the race to develop custom silicon chips heats up.


Ira Spitzer reports.


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Saudi Arabia to be host of 2030 World Expo

Saudi Arabia has been announced as the host of the 2030 World Expo.

Riyadh beat off competition from the Italian capital Rome and the South Korean city of Busan to secure the right to host the international fair.

Ross Cullen reports.


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Flight powered by 'greener fuel' on way to New York

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A flight running on so-called 'greener fuel' is on its way from London to New York. 


It's the first transatlantic, commercial airliner powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.


But critics have called the Virgin Atlantic flight a 'gimmick', while others warn of the high costs associated with these fuels.


Sally Patterson has more.


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US Presidential candidate Nikki Haley earns major endorsement boost

A major political network is backing Nikki Haley's bid for the White House, a huge boost for the woman aiming to become the first female Republican Party nominee to run for US President.


In announcing its support, the 'Americans for Prosperity Action' group, founded by the influential billionaire Koch brothers, says leading Republican contender Donald Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden "will only further perpetuate the country's downward spiral."


Benji Hyer reports. 


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CIA Director in Qatar for hostage release talks

CIA Director William Burns has held meetings in Qatar aimed at freeing
more hostages from Gaza.

He reportedly met with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts as he
steps up efforts to free the remaining Americans held by Hamas.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Hunter Biden's lawyer says he will give public testimony to House

Hunter – the son of U.S. President Joe Biden - has agreed to appear before a House Oversight Committee as long as it's in public. House Republicans subpoenaed him to appear before a closed-door interview as part of their impeachment inquiry into the President.
Caroline Malone reports.

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WMO confirms 2023 will be the warmest year on record

The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2023 is set
to be the warmest year on record.
According to the organisation's provisional State of the Global
Climate report released on Tuesday, the world is now about 1-point-4
degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations Headquarters in New York...

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Indian officials rescue workers trapped in a Himalayan tunnel for 17 days

India's rescue officials have drilled through boulders and debris to reach the workers who were trapped in a tunnel in the Himalayas.

A part of the tunnel which was under-construction caved in, leaving 41 people caught inside.

The rescue operation was 17 days long and consisted of multiple agencies and international tunnelling experts.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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THOUSANDS OF CANCER DEATHS COULD BE AVOIDED PER YEAR IN UK

People living in the UK are dying needlessly from cancer, according to an England-based charity.

Cancer Research UK found that for 5 out of 7 forms of cancer, the UK performed the worst when it came to survival rates, as measured against seven comparable Western countries.

Stuart Smith reports.

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UK PM Cancels Meeting With Greek PM Over Elgin Marble Row

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has cancelled a meeting with the visiting Greek Prime Minister on Tuesday over the issue of the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. 

Kyriakos Mitsotakis had brought up the issue of the return of the marbles in an interview with the BBC on Monday. 


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Operation to pull out 41 workers from tunnel in India in 'the last stretch'

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Officials say the 41 workers who've been trapped inside a tunnel for 17 days in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand could be pulled out soon. 

Manual diggers who've been working nearly nonstop since Monday are now just a couple of meters away - and officials say they're hopeful that there will be a breakthrough soon. 

Still, there's no clarity on when the workers will finally come out, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi. 

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Host of World Expo 2030 set to be announced


The host of World Expo 2030 is set to be announced, with Saudi Arabia's Riyadh, Busan in South Korea and the Italian capital Rome all in the running.

Our Italy correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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Texas Supreme Court to hear challenge over state’s near-total abortion ban

The Texas Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments today (TUESDAY) in a case challenging the state's near-total ban on abortion. Twenty women are suing, claiming the law denied them medical care and put their lives in danger when their pregnancies became complicated. Toni Waterman has more.

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GERMANY'S SCHOLZ FACES PRESSURE AFTER COURT RULING WIPES OUT BUDGET

Chancellor Olaf Scholz has told lawmakers Germany will need to find billions of dollars worth of savings after a landmark court ruling threw his budget into crisis. 

The ruling is being viewed as the biggest political test yet for the Chancellor - who relies on two other parties to stay in power. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Tanzanian student murdered by Hamas buried

Tanzanian agriculture student Clemence Felix Mtenga who was murdered by Hamas terrorists will be buried in his home in Arusha. 


Daniel Kijo reports


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10 people dead after snowstorm hits Ukraine

A severe snowstorm lashed central and southern Ukraine over the past two days killing 10 people and injuring 23, according to Ukraine's Interior Minister. More than 400 settlements are still without power due to damages in infrastructure.

Megumi Lim reports from Kyiv

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