Friday, July 19, 2024

Air France impacted by global IT outage

Air France says it has been impacted by Friday's global IT outage.

The French airline says it is experiencing flight delays due to the worldwide online, telecommunications, and payments problem.

Ross Cullen reports.


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Pakistan's Finance and Power minister's due to visit China next week

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Pakistan's economic woes are prompting a high-level visit to China next week.

Islamabad aims to renegotiate loan repayment terms with Beijing.  

Hira Mustafa has more. 

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IT OUTAGE CAUSES GLOBAL DISRUPTION

Business including airlines, banks and rail operators are reporting disruptions because of an IT outage causing issues worldwide.

Problems have been reported in a series of countries.

Microsoft has confirmed it's investigating an issue with its services.

Tech journalist Stuart Miles says it's almost unprecedented to see an outage as big as this on a global scale.

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Indian aviation among sectors hit by global Microsoft outage

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A global outage of Microsoft's services is impacting aviation, banking and retail industries.

In India, fights have been disrupted in capital New Delhi and Mumbai as operators' systems are hit by what's called a "Blue screen of death" error.

Ishan Garg has more.

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POLICE: FULL INVESTIGATION INTO LEEDS RIOTING

Police say there will be a full investigation into an outbreak of rioting and disorder in the northern English city of Leeds.

A police car was overturned and a bus set on fire in the Harehills area.

The unrest is thought to have started on Thursday over children being taken into care by local authorities.

Local Councillor Luke Farley says it's rocked the area.

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BJP backs now annulled police order asking business to identify owners by name

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India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has defended a controversial police order effectively asking some businesses to identify the religion of its owner.

Police officials had asked eateries and food carts to display the names of their owners while a Hindu religious procession passed through a city in India's most populous state.

Officials have since amended the order.

Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.

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Trump on stage at RNC tells story of the assassination attempt on him

Donald Trump officially accepted the US Republican party's nomination to be a candidate for President for a third time on Thursday.
In an acceptance speech in Milwaukee, Wisconsin he spoke of the major campaign issues of immigration, crime and the economy.
He began the speech by telling the audience how he remembers the events from Saturday when he was nearly assassinated, and how it ended with Secret Service action.

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US Correspondent Simon Marks reports from Milwaukee, outside the Republican National Convention.

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Trump also devoted a section of his speech to pushing for peace and harmony in the world with pledges to end the war in Ukraine and between Israel and Hamas, but did not provide details about how he would do that. He also told other nations holding US citizens hostages they must return them or face consequences.

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Japan, US and South Korea's top uniformed officers vow to boost cooperation

INTRO: Japan and South Korea, America's two most powerful allies in the Pacific, are tightening security ties amid increasing concerns over China's assertiveness in the region and North Korean threats, according to Japan's top general.

It follows a meeting between top uniformed officers of Japan, the United States and South Korea in Tokyo. Laura Westbrook reports.

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Death toll in Bangladesh student unrest spikes

Bangladesh has issued a high security alert for the entire country, a day after at least two dozen people were killed in a mass agitation led by students in the country.

More than 30 people have died in clashes between students and government forces this week.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

More details emerge about lead-up to Trump assassination attempt

The US Secret Service was reportedly told about a 'suspicious man' using a rangefinder 20 minutes before a gunman opened fire at Donald Trump on Saturday.


New details continue to emerge about the attempted assassination at a rally in the US state of Pennsylvania - which left one attendee dead and two others injured.


Sally Patterson reports.


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Pressure mounts on Biden to go

The walls are closing in on Joe Biden -- the US President is facing the strongest calls yet to step aside and withdraw his candidacy for a second term.


He's currently self-isolating having tested positive Covid-19. 


Benji Hyer is by the White House and has been following a difficult 24 hours for its current resident.


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Trump prepares for headline RNC speech, promising unity

Former US president Donald Trump is preparing to address the
Republican National Convention, on the final night of the four- day
event.

Trump says he rewrote his speech after Saturday's attempted
assassination, and says the new version will aim to bring the country
"together".

Simon Marks reports from the Convention site in Milwaukee.

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[ALT] Simon Marks at the Convention site in Milwaukee says there are
multiple big speeches in the coming hours before Trump.

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Biden continues to cancel more student debt

US President Joe Biden has cancelled another $1.2 billion in student debt for tens of thousands of borrowers who work in the public service. 


His administration has now waived almost $170 billion in debt for roughly 4.8 million Americans.


Benji Hyer reports. 


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UN Secretary General urges everyone to do something good on Mandela Day

On International Nelson Mandela Day, the United Nations Secretary
General says combating poverty and inequality is everyone's duty.
The day, sanctioned by the UN, is celebrated annually on July 18th and
people around the world are urged to dedicate 67 minutes to
volunteerism or random acts of kindness.
67 stands for the 67 years Mandela devoted to serving the public in
the struggle against South Africa's apartheid and for racial equality.
Antonio Guterres says the world is unequal and divided and hunger and
poverty is rife.
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US takes down floating pier in Gaza

The United States is breaking down its temporary floating pier in Gaza.
The pier constructed by the US Military was envisaged to deliver more
aid to the Gaza Strip but its operations were beset by weather,
technical and security problems.
Jody Jacobs reports...

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Biden self-isolating with Covid as more Dems tell him to step aside

US President Joe Biden remains at his home in Delaware after testing
positive for Covid-19.

The embattled president is facing more calls for him to suspend his
reelection bid, now with senior Democrats telling it's time to step
aside.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Scarlett Johansson likens Open AI boss to "Marvel villain"

Actor Scarlett Johansson says artificial intelligence executive Sam Altman would make a good "Marvel villain", following a dispute between the pair.

It comes after the American was offered an opportunity to lend her voice to new A-I technology but decided to turn it down.


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Italian authorities investigating Armani and Dior


Italy's antitrust watchdog is now investigating Armani and Dior over potential breaches of consumer standards.

The move follows the discovery of workshops in northern Italy that were using illegal immigrants to produce leather bags for the luxury brands.

Giles Gibson has more from Rome.

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ALLEGED TAYLOR SWIFT STALKER ARRESTED IN GERMANY

German police have arrested a man, accused of stalking Taylor Swift. 

It comes as the superstar kicks off her tour in the country. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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Dangote Refinery Alleges International Oil Companies are Frustrating its Crude Supply

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The management of Dangote Refinery, owned by Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, says International Oil Companies or IOCs operating in Nigeria have consistently frustrated the company's requests for locally produced crude as feedstock for its refining process.


They allege that the IOCs insist on selling to the refinery above market price often through a third party.


Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.


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