Friday, January 30, 2015

Pres. Obama seeks 1 milllion volunteers for 'new era' of disease treatment


It's time to unleash a new era of medicine - President Obama friday highlighting the advantages of precision medicine that would improve healthcare by mapping the human genome.  

Mr Obama said the transition to targeted treatment would also create jobs and new industries.  

Our washginton correspondent Kevin McAleese has the details

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US GDP down on estimates

The United States economy grew in the last three months at an
annualized rate of 2.6% down sharply from the previous quarter.

Seen as the biggest snapshot into the strength of the US economy this
gross domestic product figure was well shy of the 3.1% predicted by
economists.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Rap mogul Suge Knight arrested on suspicion of murder

Infamous rap mogul Suge (pron Shoog) Knight, is under arrest on suspicion of murder in Los Angeles after allegedly running over two men with his truck, killing one and injuring another.
The incident allegedly followed an argument on a film set.
John Clarke reports from Washington:

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Mitt Romney declines to run for White House in 2016

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican opponent to President Barack Obama, has decided to not run for the White House again.

Americans will vote in the very first preliminary contests to start to winnow the field of candidates in one year's time.

Our U-S correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Romney "not running" for US Presidency

Mitt Romney has reportedly decided not to seek the US Presidency in 2016.


The former Republican Presidential candidate is poised to tell his funders that after much consideration, he's decided to sit the race out.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Former apartheid death squad policeman released from prison in South Africa

INTRO:  South African apartheid-era death squad commander Eugene de Kock has been granted parole after 20 years in jail. South Africa's justice department said it viewed the release of De Kock, who was widely known by his nickname Prime Evil, as another step in the post-apartheid healing process. But an application for medical parole from another man jailed for the killing of a prominent political leader in 1993, was turned down. Gary Alfonso reports.

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UK commemorates Winston Churchill

The anniversary of the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill has been celebrated in London - with the same boat that carried his coffin in 1965 repeating the same journey down the Thames.

Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath in his memory.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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Russian backed militants launch major offensives against Ukraine

Heavy fighting is reportedly underway in eastern Ukraine. According to reports, many civilians are trapped in a town of Debaltseve, where Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels are exchanging heavy tank and artillery fire. Tom Barton reports from Moscow. 

 

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Russia's Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate

INTRO: Russia's currency, the rouble, has fallen in value after the country's central bank made a surprise interest rate cut. The move comes as EU foreign ministers have decided not impose fresh sanctions on Russia - but to extend the existing sanctions until September.
Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.
 
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Srebrenica massacre convictions upheld at the ICTY in The Hague

A UN war crimes tribunal judge has upheld the convictions of those responsible for the Srebrenica massacre (PRON: shreb-ren-ee-tza) of 1995 in the former Yugoslavia.

The five men convicted in 2010 for the killing of around 8000 men and boys gad filed a number of appeals.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Russian UK ambassador: Bomber flights "routine"

Russia has defended a flight by two of its bombers close to UK airspace - saying its actions were not "threatening" or "disruptive"…

It has dismissed claims made by Britain that the flights caused disruption to civil aviation in the UK.

Dan Whitehead reports from London…

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German couple killed in Paraguay

A German couple living in Paraguay were found shot dead near the ranch they owned. 

Paraguayan authorities said a left-wing guerrilla group was responsible for the attack.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Tense meeting in Athens between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Eurogroup Chief

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is holding talks with Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijsselbloem in Athens.

The meeting will center around the new Greek government's plans to abandon austerity measures despite warnings from creditors to stick to the terms of Greece's bailout deal.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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EU foreign ministers agree to extend sanctions on Russia until September

EU foreign ministers have agreed to extend existing sanctions against Russia until September.


However no new sanctions were added to those already imposed.


Tom Barton reports.


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Google’s earnings disappoint analysts for fifth consecutive quarter

Google's earnings have come in below analysts' predictions for the fifth quarter in a row.

Nonetheless, the search leader's revenue for the fourth quarter of last year showed a 41% increase on the same period in 2013.

Rebecca Bowring has the latest from San Francisco.

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

US treasure hunter appears in court

A US treasure hunter who found hundreds of kilos of gold on a sunken ship has appeared in a Florida court charged with cheating his investors.

Tommy Thompson made the discovery in 1988 on board the SS Central America which sank in 1857.

He's accused of failing to pay the backers of his expedition to retrieve the gold and has been on the run for more than two years.

Steve Mort reports.

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Angola, South Africa, Zimbabwe made limited human rights progress in 2014, says HRW

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Angola, South Africa and Zimbabwe did little to improve their human rights records in 2014, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch.

The international rights group said Thursday that South Africa's poor scorecard in protecting social and economic rights is a major concern, while Angola and Zimbabwe continued to violate basic civil and political rights.

Liling Tan reports from New York.

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US officials question if released Taliban returning to militant activity

U.S. officials are questioning whether at least one of the five Taliban officers released in return for Bowe Bergdahl may have returned to militant activity.

CNN's Barbara Starr says the communications of the five Taliban are monitored and one of them has shown suspicious activity.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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3 US Contractors Shot Dead in Kabul

Three American civilian contractors have been killed and a fourth wounded by an Afghan soldier at a military airport in Kabul, that's according to a US defence official.

An Afghan national also died. 

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington. 

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Estimates of 3.2% GDP Rate Ahead Of Friday Report


The U.S. Government will release its first estimate of how the economy grew in the final quarter on Friday. Economists estimate the GDP, a tally of all goods and services produced across the US economy, grew at a 3.2% annual rate from October through December. Though slower than the third quarter's 5% rate, investors think the pace is a sign of slow but steady economic growth.

Patrice Howard has more from Wall Street.

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Obama will not return Gitmo to Cuba to meet Castro demand

The White House says it will not close the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay.

The Castro regime is demanding that America return it to Cuba as part of normalizing relations with the U.S. 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest insisted it will remain in U.S. hands but said that the Obama administration will continue efforts to shut down the prison there.

 

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Russian ambassador summoned over bomber flight

The Russian ambassador to the UK has been summoned by the British government - after Russian military bombers caused disruption to British civil air traffic on Wednesday...

Royal Air Force Typhoon jets were scrambled and "escorted" the Russian planes during a mission that lasted 12 hours.

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EU foreign ministers extend sanctions over Ukraine crisis

EU foreign ministers agreed to prolong sanctions on individuals thought to be responsible for renewed attacks in Ukraine at an emergency meeting on Thursday in Brussels.

But talks were overshadowed by uncertainties over the position of Greece's new leftist government who have already discouraged confrontation with Russia. 

Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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Obama to propose $74 bn increase above current spending caps

The White House says President Barack Obama is to ask Congress to boost government spending by roughly 7 percent above current limits.

 

It sets up a clash with Republicans who insist that federal spending must be held in check.

 

Obama's budget, to be formally released on Monday, will call for $74 billion more than the levels frozen in place by cuts agreed to by both Democrats and Republicans and signed by Obama into law.

 

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said his new budget proposals will increase spending on both the domestic and military sides by similar amounts.

 

 

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Jordan demands 'proof of life' as ISIS hostage swap hangs in balance

The ISIS deadline for a prisoner swap for the release of a captive Jordanian pilot has passed with no response from the extremists.  

Jordan had demanded proof that the pilot was still alive before it would free an Iraqi female prisoner.

The deadline was announced via a recorded message by Japanese prisoner Kenji Goto, who is also being held by the ISIS militants.

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Jordan-based Taylor Luck, a contributor to the Washington Post, explains why the female prisoner is significant to the Islamic State group ....

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Elusive Fox Caught on Yosemite Camera

The elusive Sierra Nevada red fox has been spotted at Yosemite National Park in California, for the first time in nearly 100 years.
Fewer than 50 of the bushy-tailed mammals exist in North America. 
Rachel Silverman reports from California. 


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Measles Outbreak at Risk of Increasing "Dramatically"

The measles outbreak that originated at California's Disney parks is at risk of increasing dramatically in size.
Health officials in the US state of Arizona are keeping tabs on up to a thousand people who may have been exposed to the virus at a Phoenix area medical center. 

Rachel Silverman has the story.

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US agency to require better location data for emergency calls

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is requiring wireless telephone providers to send much more accurate location data for all 9-11 (nine-one-one) emergency calls.

In the U.S., forty percent of Americans only carry a mobile phone, and seventy percent of all emergency calls some from mobile phones.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US firms urge China to rethink source code rules

U.S. business groups have objected to new cybersecurity rules that would force them to hand over secret source code to the Chinese government.

18 business lobbies are urging Beijing to come to the table for urgent discussions.

Rebecca Bowring reports from Silicon Valley.

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US Travel Ban to Cuba May Be Lifted

The thaw in relations between the United States and Cuba has accelerated, with moves to end the travel ban on Americans visiting the Communist Caribbean nation.
As John Clarke reports from Washington, the latest development is an important step in normalising relations between the two countries.

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Proof of life demand from Jordan

The government of Jordan says it must be given proof of life of one of its pilots before it continues with a hostage swap with Islamic State militants…

An ultimatum came in a recording reportedly of the Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.

In the recording, it says Jordanian pilot Moaz-al-Kasasbeh will be killed unless the country releases Iraqi prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi by 14.30 GMT on Thursday.

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US scientist who claimed he could bomb New York jailed for 5 years

A disgruntled American nuclear scientist who promised to build 40 nuclear weapons for Venezuela and design a bomb targeted for New York City, has been jailed for five years.

In secret FBI recordings, Pedro Leonardo Mascheroni, tells an agent posing as a Venezuelan official that the bombs would prevent the US from invading the oil-rich nation.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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Malaysia declares flight MH370's disappearance an accident and all passengers dead


Malaysian authorities have declared all 239 people on board the Malaysian Airline flight MH370 dead and the flight's disappearance an accident.

The flight, which was enroute to Beijing disappeared in March of last year.  Despite a massive international search of the souther Indian Ocean no wreckage has been found. 

Relatives of the victims have been angered by the ruling.  Many of the passengers were Chinese and the government in Beijing has called for Malaysia to pay compensation. 

Malaysian officials said the recovery of the missing aircraft was still a priority and all leads would be persued. 

The head of Malaysia's Civil Aviation Asharuddin Abdul Rahman made the announcement.


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Alibaba earnings miss Wall St. Estimates

E-commerce giant Alibaba has posted its quarterly earnings in the
United States and revenue for the company missed Wall Street
estimates.

It's the second quarterly report Alibaba have posted since their
record $25 billion Initial Public Offering back in September.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Inquest opens in Sydney into deaths of two cafe siege victims





An inquest has opened in the deaths of two people killed when a gunmen took 18 people hostage at a cafe in the Australian city of Sydney in December. 

The court heard how the manager of the Lindt Chocolate cafe,  34 year old Tori Johnson was killed by gunman Man Haron Monis during the 16 hour siege.  His death prompted police to storm the cafe.   

The inquest heard 38 year old Katrina Dawson a lawyer, and mother of three young children was killed by police bullets. 

The inquest will ask if these deaths were avoidable.   

Jeremy Gormly, the lawyer assisting the state coroner gave details of how the two victims died. 


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US Supreme Court blocks three Oklahoma executions by lethal injection

The executions by lethal injection of three convicted killers in Oklahoma have been blocked by the Supreme Court, until more solid legal arguments are heard.

The ruling defines the particular sedative used in injections as ineffective and cruel- but allows the state's prison authorities to use a different drug.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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US researchers warn North Korea may restart nuclear reactor


A US research institute is warning there are signs North Korea may be trying to restart its nuclear bomb fuel reactor.

The reactor has been shut down for five months, but the institute says satellite images show new activity on the plant.

Rebecca Foster reports from Washington.

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South African "mercenaries" assisting Nigerian army against Boko Haram

INTRO: The South African government has warned it would arrest former members of its defence force assisting the Nigerian military in its fight against Boko Haram. The Islamic extremist group has killed more than 13 000 people over the last five years and displaced more than a million people from their homes. Nigeria has stepped up its campaign to push back the heavily armed terrorist group, which controls more than 20 municipal areas in the border regions with Niger, Chad and Cameroon. Gary Alfonso reports ...  

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Rare earthquake felt in the UK

Residents in the British Midlands felt the earth move overnight - as an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 was recorded.

The epicentre was in the county of Rutland, where people reported feeling buildings shake for as long as ten seconds.

Our UK correspondent Elena Casas reports.


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German minimum wage roils Poland

Poland criticized the German government over its new minimum wage because it will also apply to the many Polish truck drivers who pass through the country. 

Polish truck drivers make almost 2 millions trips yearly through Germany on average.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Sydney siege inquest hears police bullets killed hostage

The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege on December 15th has heard that one hostage was killed by police bullets. 

Another, cafe manager Tori Johnson, was killed by a bullet to the head from Man Haron Monis - who himself died in a shoot out with police.

Lawyer Jeremy Gormly described how hostage Katrina Dawson died.


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IS militants release new hostage recording

Japan is investigating a new recording released by Islamic State militants - purporting to be hostage Kenji Goto.

The unverified recording says a Jordanian pilot being held hostage will be killed unless an Iraqi prisoner held by Jordan is freed by sunset on Thursday.

Jordan has offered to free convicted bomber Sajida al-Rishawi in exchange for the pilot.

Natasha Underhill, a terrorism expert at Nottingham Trent University, says this could set a dangerous precedent for talking to terrorists.


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Terrorism expert Natasha Underhill says if Jordan does carry out the prisoner swap, that will anger the US.


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Natasha Underhill, a terrorism expert at Nottingham Trent university, says there can be no guarantee the Islamic State militants would abide by any prisoner swap agreement.


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