Wednesday, September 11, 2024

HARRIS GOES ON THE ATTACK, IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE AGAINST TRUMP

US Vice President Kamala Harris has refused to pull any punches in the first presidential debate with Donald Trump.

The pair sparred for 90 minutes on a range of issues including the state of the US economy, immigration, abortion, and various conflicts across the globe.

Harris told the former President he has support from global dictators, due to the fact he is easily influenced.

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TRUMP CLAIMS HAITIAN MIGRANTS ARE EATING PETS OF US CITIZENS, WITHOUT EVIDENCE

Former President Donald Trump has used the presidential debate against Kamala Harris as an opportunity to make a number of controversial and inaccurate statements.

Among the most outlandish, Mr Trump amplified an online rumour that Haitian migrants in Ohio, Springfield, were eating the pets of local residents - to which the Vice President can be heard laughing in the background.

That's despite authorities saying they have found no evidence of such behaviour.

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Harris makes strong debate impression addressing economy and border concerns, while Trump defended his record on abortion and tarrifs

The major candidates competing to be the next U.S. president Donald Trump and Kamala Harris debated major policy issues including the economy, abortion and immigration on Thursday night.
Harris was challenged on her border record but responded: "I am the only one on this stage that has prosecuted criminals for trafficking guns, drugs and human beings".
Trump insisted he believes in exemptions for abortion including rape, and incest and to protect the health of the mother, despite taking credit for the overturning of the federal right to an abortion.
Caroline Malone has more on some of the night's takeaways.

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The ABC moderators also asked whether Trump still thinks he won the 2020 election, that he lost to current President Joe Biden: 

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Vietnam death toll from Typhoon Yagi at 141 as Hanoi faces flood risk

INTRO: Vietnam's capital Hanoi is on alert for floods, after the government said the death toll in Vietnam from Typhoon Yagi has risen to 141.

Authorities warned that flood waters were causing the Red River to rise rapidly and threatening to inundate downtown districts of the capital Hanoi. Laura Westbrook reports.

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Space X launches first mission to include spacewalk by private citizens


SpaceX has launched a capsule carrying four private citizens into orbit on a five day mission set to make history by including the first spacewalk conducted by a non government crew.


The journey will also take the four private astronauts to the highest orbital altitude that humans have reached since the Apollo moon mission in 1972.


Kate Fisher reports

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Harris-Trump Presidential debate tonight

US Vice-President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will meet in-person for the first time ever when they take the stage tonight in what could be a pivotal debate between the two White House hopefuls. 


The nominees are coming face-to-face in the city of Philadelphia, in the must-win state of Pennsylvania. 


Benji Hyer looks ahead to the high-stakes event. 


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UN General Assembly to vote to demand Israel withdraw from the Palestinian territory

The United Nations General Assembly is planning to put to a vote a
resolution demanding Israel end its presence in the occupied
Palestinian territory within six months.
The Palestinian Authority has now submitted the draft to member states
for consideration.
The vote is preliminary set down for September 18.
Jody Jacobs reports from the United Nations in New York.

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Tropical Storm Francine expected to strengthen to a hurricane Tuesday

Residents along the Texas and Louisiana coasts are bracing for what could be a category-two hurricane later this week. Tropical Storm Francine is strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to bring downpours and storm surges when it makes landfall. Toni Waterman has more.

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Forty-seven inmates escape from Liberian prison


There's uneasy calm in Liberia after at least forty-seven inmates escaped from a maximum security prison.
Officials say they are concerned about the prison break and have launched a search to recapture the escaped inmates.  

Nabil Rufai reports from Accra.

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Apple and Google lose billion-dollar court battles with the EU

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Apple and Google have both lost landmark cases in the European Union - with both tech giants having to shell out billions as a result. 


Alex Cadier reports from Brussels



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Spanish PM defends decision to offer Venezuelan opposition leader asylum


Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has defended his government's decision to offer political asylum to Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez.

Right-wing parties in Spain have criticised him for not recognising Gonzalez as the incoming president of Venezuela, after elections the European Union and U.S. say were rigged.

Our southern Europe correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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GERMANY TO INITIATE BORDER CHECKS WITH ALL NEIGHBOURS

Germany has announced it will tighten all of its land border crossings for six months, as part of a crackdown on illegal immigration. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray has more. 

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Mass Early Release Of Prisoners In The UK To Ease Overcrowding In Jails

Nearly 2 thousand prisoners will be freed in the UK today, as part of a scheme to cut overcrowding in jails.


The number of prisoners hit an all time high last week, and the justice secretary says the early releases across England and Wales are necessary because of the shortage of cells. Those imprisoned for serious violent and sexual offences are not among those being let out.


The early releases have been criticised by some support groups, who claim that many victims haven't been made aware.


Chief Inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor says it's a 'risky' move - but believes the government had no choice.


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Belgium slams Hungary plan to bus asylum seeks to Brussels

Hungary's plan to bus asylum seekers to Brussels has been sharply
criticized by Belgium's Foreign Minister.

The policy mirrors a move made by some Republican governors in states
bordering the U.S. southern border with Mexico.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Pakistani police arrest top leadership from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party

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Pakistani authorities have arrested several key leaders from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, just days after violent clashes between the police and party supporters in the capital city of Islamabad.

Khan has been in jail for more than a year now on corruption charges he denies and claims are a bid to keep him out of power.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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India says mpox case is not part of current outbreak

India says that a case of mpox it has reported in a traveller is not from the new, fast-spreading strain that has prompted the outbreak to be classified as a global health emergency.

India has not yet recorded any cases of the new mpox strain.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Protesting doctors in India refuse to end strike despite court deadline

Doctors in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal - where a medic was raped and murdered last month - say they will not return to work, despite a Supreme Court deadline that ends on Tuesday.

The rape and murder sparked a week-long boycott of non-emergency services by doctors across India but medics in the state of West Bengal have refused to return to work, saying justice for their colleague has not been delivered yet.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Bill restricting US contracts with Chinese biotech firms among first to pass House in ‘China Week’

INTRO US lawmakers are pushing ahead this week with a string of bills aimed at countering China.

In what has been dubbed "China Week," the House of Representatives will vote on dozens of bills targeting China and its companies, as Laura Westbrook reports.

Monday, September 9, 2024

The voice of Mufasa in The Lion King, James Earl Jones has died

Legendary actor best known for his unmistakable baritone voice, James
Earl Jones has died.
He was 93. The cause of death is still unknown.
Jody Jacobs reports from New York.

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Apple Unveils iPhone 16 with new AI features

Apple has unveiled the new iPhone16 - along with other products - at the company's latest launch event.


The phones include a new set of AI tools, called "Apple Intelligence", integrated into the operating system.


Ira Spitzer has more.


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