Sunday, September 30, 2018

Rescuers scramble on Sulawesi as tsunami death toll grows

Anchor: Rescue workers are scrambling to find survivors in the aftermath of a tsunami on the Indonesia island of Sulawesi. The government says the death toll has reached more than 800 and it could climb into the thousands.


Bruce Harrison reports from Sulawesi


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Indonesian TV networks offering non-stop coverage of the tsunami's wrath and recovery efforts.


A broadcast shows rescue workers digging through the rubble at the Roa Roa hotel in Palu, hoping to find survivors.


But they've mostly found more bodies in that city. Massive waves swept into Palu, triggered by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake.


The death toll has quickly doubled to more than 800, and Indonesia's vice president says it may climb into the thousands as rescue workers gain access to other hard hit areas.


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Friday, September 28, 2018

Kavanaugh advances as Republican Senator calls for FBI probe, delayed Senate vote

President Trump says his nominee for the Supreme Court still has his complete support

His remarks came after a Senate committee narrowly voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to a full vote.

However as our correspondent Kevin McAleese reports there was a dramatic last minute twist to the ongoing saga..

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China makes thinly veiled attack on U.S. at UNGA

China's Foreign Minister made a thinly veiled attack on the United
States during the country's address at the United Nations General
Assembly.

This comes as a trade war with the U.S. rumbles on and days after
President Donald Trump accused Beijing of meddling in the country's
upcoming midterm election.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Russia takes aim at the US and UK at United Nations showdown

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has launched a blistering attack on the West at the United Nations General Assembly, accusing certain countries of trying to cling to world power by brute force. Dan Ashby has more.

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Data Breach Affects 50 Million Facebook Users

Facebook says an attack on its computer network has led to the exposure of information from millions of Facebook users. 


The social network says it doesn't know whether the accounts were misused or if any information was accessed.  


As Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, Facebook is investigating.  


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US Senate Committee to vote on Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh


The US Senate Judiciary Committee will go ahead with a vote on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court

The vote comes just a day after the same lawmakers heard testimony from a women accusing the 51-year old of sexual assault, before later hearing Kavanaugh deny the allegation.

Kevin McAleese is in Washington...

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Indian traders protest against Walmart-Flipkart deal

Nearly 70 million small and medium traders staged a day-long pan-India demonstration.

They are opposed to Walmart's $16 billion deal to take over the country's biggest e-commerce company Flipkart.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Ex-UK Foreign Secretary wants Super Canada Brexit Deal

Former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson believes the UK should negotiate a Canada style free trade deal with the EU on Brexit and has urged the British Prime Minster to abandon her current plan, known as the Chequers deal.


He even went as far as to call Prime Minster May's strategy a moral and intellectual humiliation.


The UK will leave the European Union on 29th March, but there's been much speculation that a deal between both sides my not be reached in time.


UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports



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S. Korea hopes to begin railway inspections next month

The South Korean government says it hopes to soon begin inspections of railways and roads that span the inter-Korean border. But concerns have risen that reconnecting the routes could lead to violations of international sanctions against North Korea.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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Reconnecting the idle railways and roads is one of the goals from last week's summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.


Seoul and Pyongyang want to begin inspections of the routes next month and reopen them by the end of the year.


The South Korean government says it will first consult with the United Nations Command before doing that.


Last month, the UN command abruptly rejected the same request for inspections. The command said Seoul didn't give proper notification.


But critics of the delayed inspection believe the U.S. is trying to find excuses to keep the project from going ahead until Kim makes more progress on giving up his nuclear weapons.


Backers of inspections believe a train crossing the border would be deeply symbolic for inter-Korean cooperation.


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Italy agrees budget which increases deficit against EU wishes

The Italian government has agreed a budget which is set to put it on a collision course with Brussels.

The debt-saddling administration in Rome is pressing ahead with a spending plan which is well over the economic deficit limits set by the European Union.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 
 
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Kremlin dismisses new Skripal evidence, saying 'many people look alike'

President Vladimir Putin's press secretary has said Russia still believes the two men accused of the Salisbury poisoning are civilians. An investigative website said one of the men was actually a highly-decorated officer in the Russian military intelligence services, using an alias. Lucy Taylor reports.

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RYDER CUP UNDERWAY IN PARIS

The 42nd Ryder Cup is underway at Le Golf National, on the outskirts of Paris.

The US haven't beaten Europe in Europe in 25 years.

The American players have far more individual major tournament victories under their belts.

Michael Gaffney reports.

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India's Supreme Court allows women to enter Kerala's most famous temple

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India's top court has lifted the ban on women entering a famous Hindu temple in the south Indian state of Kerala

Women between the ages of 10 and 50 had been prohibited from entering the temple before because of supposed "impurity".

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Thursday, September 27, 2018

Regulator Sues Elon Musk for Fraud

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 

The SEC is also asking a court to remove Musk from the company he founded. 

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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Kavanaugh rejects accusation he sexually assaulted Dr Ford before Senate


Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh used his testimony at a Senate hearing to deny any sexual misconduct in the wake of accusations from three women.

Christine Blasey Ford testified before the same panel earlier that Kavanaugh attacked her when they were teenagers.

Kavanaugh rejected the accusation, labeling the confirmation process a 'circus'

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington..

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Palestinian and Israeli leaders trade barbs at UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told world leaders that
Iran has a secret nuclear storage facility in Tehran.

This came after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of
moving closer towards an apartheid state.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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UN votes to investigate top military officials in Myanmar for genocide

The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to carry out an investigation of top military personnel in Myanmar on potential genocide charges. 

It follows violence that started in August last year against the Muslim Rohingya population, with hundreds of thousands fleeing the country. 

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York. 

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Uber Settles $148 Million Over Data Breach

The ride hailing company Uber is paying millions of dollars to settle claims over its cover-up of a data breach in 2016.


And the company says it's changing the way it operates in an effort to make sure a similar data breach does not happen again. 


Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 



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China and Russia call for easing of N Korea sanctions

China and Russia have called for sanctions against North Korea to be eased, at a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council. 

But the US Secretary of State said sanctions must remain until denuclearization has been achieved. 

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York. 

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Judge Kavanaugh sexual-assault accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, testifies in US senate


The woman accusing Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has begun her testimony before the Senate committee, which will ultimately determine his fate on America's highest court.

Dr Christine Blasey Ford told lawmakers she was 100 percent certain that Kavanaugh, then a teenager, was the person who attacked her.

Kevin McAleese has more from Capitol Hill

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Creator of Postman Pat Dies Aged 85

Seoul: UNC backs inter-Korean military agreement

South Korea says the United Nations Command supports its new military agreement with North Korea. There's been speculation the command believes Seoul and Pyongyang are moving too quickly with efforts to forge peace despite a lack of strong progress toward denuclearization.  


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul


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The South Korean defense ministry said it's holding close talks with the U.N. command about the new military agreement.


The ministry also said a U.N. command official recently expressed support for the deal.


The U.N. Command, or simply UNC, overseas the South Korean side of the truce area in the demilitarized zone where negotiators meet.


The new military deal signed at the latest inter-Korean summit calls for all weapons to be removed from the truce area. It also dictates that some guard posts along the DMZ are shut down on a trial basis.


This week, the nominee to lead the UNC, U.S. General Robert Abrams, said all demilitarized zone -related activities are under the purview of the command.


And questions have been raised whether it's too soon to draw down border security.


Seoul, however, says the agreement is important to maintaining reconciliation with Pyongyang.


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Brussels unveiling Jo Cox Square - Corbyn in Brussels on Brexit

Brussels is unveiling a square which is being named after the murdered British MP Jo Cox.

The leader of the British Labour party Jeremy Corbyn is in Brussels to attend the opening and will also be meeting with the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 
 
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Foreign Ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey discuss Syria's Idlib

The Foreign Ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey say they have held another meeting to discuss the situation in the Idlib province of Syria. It's their first meeting since the Presidents of Russia and Turkey agreed to avert a major offensive in the region. Lucy Taylor reports.


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Indian Supreme Court strikes down adultery law

India's highest court has ruled that adultery is no longer a crime in the country, striking down a law that was over 150-years old.

The law punished any man who has an affair with a woman 'without the consent' of her husband, with five years in jail. There was no punishment for the woman, who is seen as the victim and the property of her husband.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Kavanaugh, accuser face senators in crucial hearing

U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of sexual assault, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, will testify at a Senate hearing on Thursday morning. 


US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has the details: 


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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Trump accuses China of election meddling

US President Donald Trump has accused China of interfering in the upcoming US midterm elections.

He made he remarks as he chaired a UN Security Council meeting on the use of chemical weapons. China's foreign minister denied the accusations.

From the United Nations in New York, Harry Horton reports.

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More than 382,000 dead in South Sudan civil war according to new study

At least 382,000 people have died in South Sudan's civil war according to a new study funded by the US State Department. 

That number is far higher than an earlier estimates from the United Nations.

The research was conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Salisbury suspect 'was actually top spy colonel who got Putin medal'

An investigative website has published what it says is the real identity of one of the Salisbury suspects, accused of poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter in the UK. Bellingcat says Ruslan Boshirov's real name is Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, and as Dan Ashby reports - he's linked to Russia's intelligence services.

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Kavanaugh denies third sexual assault claims

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is denying new allegations of sexual misconduct, saying they're from the "Twilight Zone."

It comes after a third woman has accused the judge of sexual misconduct.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Murdoch accepts Comcast's offer for Sky


After almost three decades at the helm of broadcaster Sky, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has sold its 39% share in the media business.


It comes after Comcast won a bid for the broadcast operation on Sunday. Now Murdoch has agreed to take Comcast's share offer.


Uk correspondent Natalie Powell reports 

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Real identity of one of Salisbury assassins "revealed"



The real identity of one of the Russian assassins wanted in connection with the poisoning of several people in the British city of Salisbury has reportedly been revealed. 

The man the British authorities said used the named Ruslan Boshirov is a decorated colonel in Russia's military intelligence according to the investigative journalism organization Bellingcat.  

From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Top US Diplomat Heads to North Korea Next Month

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accepted an invitation to travel to North Korea next month. 

Pompeo is working toward a possible second meeting of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump late this year.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Second Trump-Kim summit likely after October

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it's unlikely President
Donald Trump will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before the end
of October.

This comes after Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that
the two countries were working to replace the specter of conflict with
a push for peace.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Indian court upholds country's biometric scheme, with conditions

India's Supreme Court has decided that the Aadhaar, the country's biometric identity card, is constitutionally valid.

But the court has included some limits on how people can use it- putting in various safeguards to prevent its misuse.

Aadhaar records a person's biometric and demographic details- petitioners had alleged this violates a citizen's right to privacy.
 
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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More protests against pension reforms in Russia

Further protests against pension reforms have taken place in Russia, despite the recent concessions offered by President Vladimir Putin. The plan to lift the retirement age to 65 for men and 60 for women has sparked controversy across the country - as Jessica King reports.


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MAY: NO UK ELECTION

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says there shouldn't be a general election ahead of Britain's exit from the EU next year.

The opposition Labour Party is calling for an election if MPs reject any Brexit deal reached by Mrs May's government and Brussels.

And it's been reported the Prime Minister's Conservative Party has been making contingency plans for a snap poll.

A general election is not scheduled in the UK until 2022.

And Theresa May says her focus is on Brexit.

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BELUGA WATCH IN THE THAMES

Conservationists and rescue teams are on standby to help a beluga whale if it reappears in the River Thames.

It was spotted on Tuesday near Gravesend in Kent, to the east of London.

Experts say the whale, which normally lives in the Arctic, must be lost - and were concerned it would swim down the Thames into London rather than back out to sea.

Tanya Ferry from the Port of London Authority says whale sightings in the Thames are not unheard of.

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Passenger offloaded for trying to enter plane cockpit to charge phone

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A passenger had to be offloaded from a flight after trying to enter the cockpit of a plane flying out of Mumbai, saying that he had to charge his phone.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Senate schedules Kavanaugh vote on Friday

The US Senate Judiciary committee has scheduled a Friday vote on embattled Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, less than 24 hours after it will hear testimony from a woman accusing him of sexual assault.

Senate Democrats have repeatedly asked for any vote to be delayed. 

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has the latest: 

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The United States has imposed new sanctions on the inner circle of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

The socialist president of Venezuela said the sanctions were an honor coming from his ideological foe Donald Trump. 


Juan Carlos Lamas reports from Venezuela. 



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Cosby Sentenced to Prison


Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to a term in state prison. 

He's also been ruled a sexually violent predator. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Bill Cosby jailed in Pennsylvania for between 3 and 10 years

The comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been jailed for between 3 and 10 years by a judge in Pennsylvania who branded him a sexually violent predator.


The disgraced star was convicted of sexually assaulting a university basketball coach.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Trump attacks Iran in UN speech

US President Donald Trump has savaged Iran in his United Nations
General Assembly speech saying more sanctions are coming this year.

He also defended the US decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear
agreement in May.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Instagram Founders Resign

The founders of Instagram have resigned from its parent company Facebook.


Their departures raise questions about Instagram's future….during an already rocky time for Facebook. 


Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Beijing Doubts Trade Deal With US "Knife to China's Neck"

A senior Chinese official says the United States is putting "a knife to China's neck" over trade.

President Donald Trump has so far imposed tariffs targeting $250 billion of Chinese goods. 

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Trump mocked with laughter by world leaders at UN


World leaders have laughed at President Trump when he claimed in a speech at the United Nations that his administration has accomplished more than any of its predecessors.

Mr. Trump used his address to attack what he called the "ideology of globalism".

He praised North Korea, but blasted Iran.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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President Trump used his speech to launch a vigorous assault on international institutions that he claimed threaten the sovereignty of individual nation states.

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