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Coming up this week in US markets, jobs will take centre stage, with investors looking for further proof in employment figures that America's recovery is on track.
Earnings season continues, with Pfizer and Moderna the headlining duo expected to post strong profits from their COVID-19 vaccines.
Here's Liling Tan with the lookahead.
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The White House is restricting travel into the United States from India.
All flights will be banned starting next Tuesday.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US household income in March surged to a record high as spending improved, according to latest government data.
The increase is attributed to federal stimulus checks that sustained the economy during the pandemic and come as the country's economic recovery gains momentum.
From our New York bureau, here's Liling Tan with the details.
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Gift of the Givers Foundation in South Africa is liaising with government departments, to assist where it can during India’s current COVID-19 crisis. The organisation believes that along with oxygen itself, supply of oxygen delivery devices will best assist India’s efforts to reduce COVID-19 fatalities. Mark Roughton reports.
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The US Embassy in Moscow said it will eliminate non-emergency consular services for Americans in Russia from next month as well as cut most visa services for the Russian citizens. The step followed Moscow's ban for "unfriendly" countries embassies to hire staff locally which could leave nearly 75% of staff of the U.S. Mission in Russia without jobs. The move comes amid a flurry of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, with Washington accusing Russia of election interference. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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The British government has been embarrassed by claims that Boris Johnson's personal mobile phone number was freely available on the internet for the past 15 years.
The weekly gossip Popbitch newsletter revealed that the digits were tacked on to the bottom of a 2006 press release when he was an opposition MP, and that it remained online ever since.
Security officials are deeply concerned about how this could have compromised the Prime Minister and left him vulnerable to cyber threats or even blackmail.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Help from all over the world is starting to arrive in India.
On Friday morning, 400 oxygen cylinder and one million COVID-19 testing kits landed in India…
At a time when the healthcare system is crashing and crematoriums filling up across the nation.
Ishan Garg tells us more.
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A pair of Sydney men, allegedly linked to a 2019 attempt to smuggle MDMA into Australia from the Netherlands, have appeared in court in Brisbane.
The arrests stemmed from a major joint international investigation that prevented an estimated 15 million ecstacy pills arriving in Australia.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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Hong Kong's health authorities are warning of a new COVID-19 transmission risk, after recording the city's first untraceable local case of a mutated virus strain. Hundreds of people living in the residential building where the case was discovered have been sent to government quarantine centres.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
Wall Street bounced back Thursday, on the back of strong first-quarter GDP, declining jobless claims, and blockbuster earnings from Facebook and Apple,
The three benchmark indices clocked gains as the technology sector continued its winning streak, with the S&P hitting a new record high.
Here's Liling Tan with the Wall Street wrap.
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US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are due to meet former president Jimmy Carter and his wife today (Thursday) in their home town in the state of Georgia.
It's the first time they've met since Mr Biden took office.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Tanzanian agriculture minister Adolf Mkenda has dismissed reports forecasting decreased wheat production in the country, arguing that there would be an increase.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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Prominent Kremlin critic and opposition leader Alexei Navalny appeared via video link in an appeal hearing in a defamation case he claimed is politically motivated. The activist is in jail since January over charges he called politically motivated. Meanwhile Navalny's team had to disband his political network ahead of another court ruling set to declare it an "extremist" organization. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Boris Johnson is being accused of judging his own trial, as a formal investigation is launched into the refurbishment of his Downing Street residence.
The Prime Minister has been under growing pressure to disclose who financed the revamp after his former adviser, Dominic Cummings, claimed Conservative party donors "secretly paid" for the works.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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The Zondo Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture is allocating four days to question South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. For the first two days, Ramaphosa is responding in his capacity as deputy president and president of the ruling African National Congress. He was deputy president of both the ANC and the country during the years in which state capture is alleged to have occurred. Mark Roughton reports.
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The Australian government will spend $747 million upgrading defence facilities in the Northern Territory.
The bases are used for joint Australian US military training exercises, with thousands of US troops rotated through the region each year.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane
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India is opening up its vaccination drive to a billion people….
But vaccine shortage is already a major concern.
Many trying to register for a shot have been unable to find an inoculation center…
As states say they need more time to prepare.
Ishan Garg reports.
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The Hong Kong government is trying to reassure the public that a new immigration law will not give authorities the power to bar residents from leaving the city. The government says the law will only apply to inbound travellers, and is targeted at illegitimate asylum seekers. But the vague wording of the legislation is facing criticism.
Richard Kimber reports.
US benchmark indices were little changed in Wednesday's trading session, ending just fractionally in the red after trading mostly mixed throughout the day.
The Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates near zero was no surprise to investors, as corporate earnings continued to sustain hope in America's economy recovery.
Facebook and Apple posted first quarter earnings after the bell, blowing past Wall Street expectations.
From New York, here's Liling Tan with the highlights.
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The astronaut Michael Collins has died….the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 mission.
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1969, he stayed on board the orbiter.
And he's the man who piloted it around the dark side of the moon, losing all communication with earth for almost an hour.
He spoke about that experience at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in 2016.
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Federal investigators in the United States have raided a flat belonging to Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
The New York Times is reporting that they removed several electronic devices from the property.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The UK's electoral watchdog has launched a formal investigation into how refurbishments on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Downing Street flat were funded.
The Prime Minister says he paid for it himself but the opposition Labour Party says he hasn't been clear on whether party donors or loans were involved initially in settling some of the bills.
Chris Jones has more in London
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The UK's Electoral Commission has launched a formal investigation into the funding of refurbishments by Boris Johnson to his Downing Street apartment.
The Prime Minister has been under growing pressure to disclose who initially financed the revamp after his former adviser, Dominic Cummings, claimed Conservative party donors "secretly paid" for the works.
The Commission has the power to issue fines if the law has been broken, although if Boris Johnson is found to have acted illegally, he could even face calls to resign.
Political reporter Theo Usherwood has the statement issued by the watchdog.
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