Thursday, November 6, 2014

Russia's ruble falls to a new all-time low

INTRO: Russia's currency, the ruble, fell to a new all-time low against the dollar and the euro on Thursday after the country's Central Bank said it would stop supporting the struggling currency. The Russian currency has already lost about a quarter of its value against the dollar this year. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.
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Jimmy Savile abuse inquiries grow

Britain's Health Secretary has confirmed that an additional nine hospitals or ambulance services are investigating whether the late disgraced TV host Jimmy Savile sexually abused patients on their premises. 

It follows fresh allegations into abuse by the DJ who died in 2011 at the age of 84. From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Labour MPs 'call for Miliband to step down'

It's reported that a number of UK Labour MPs have told the chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party that leader Ed Miliband should stand down...

The opposition leader is coming under increasing pressure, amid low popularity ratings in the polls.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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UN admits more resources needed to fight Ebola

The head of the United Nations Ebola mission in West Africa says his
team still does not have enough resources to fight the spreading
virus.

Tony Banbury says more beds are desperately need to treat patients.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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JUDGES WARN UK TO STAY IN EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT

Senior judges are warning the UK it could become a 'safe haven' for foreign criminals if it opts out of the European Arrest Warrant system.

The House of Commons will vote on the matter on Monday, amid growing pressure from some Conservative MPs for the UK to claw back powers from European bodies.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Luxembourg faces tough questions after tax haven revelations

An investigation in European tax havens has found governments in Europe have lost billions of euros in tax by firms putting their profits through Luxembourg.

The report is particularly tricky for new European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as he rubber-stamped the tax schemes as Luxembourg's Prime Minister between 1995 and 2013.

Jack Parrock reports.

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Drop witness statements and be relocated to Australia - asylum seeker lawyer claim

A prominent human rights lawyer has accused the Australian government of
offering asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island relocation to
Australia in return for withdrawing witness statements about the death
of Iranian detainee Reza Berati.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Russian actor, outspoken critic of Vladimir Putin, found dead in Moscow

INTRO: A Russian actor and an outspoken critic of Russia's president Vladimir Putin was found dead in his Moscow apartment on Wednesday. The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital.

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Obama "wants to hear" Republican ideas, threatens executive orders after election drubbing

US President Barack Obama says he will redouble his efforts to work with his Republican opponents after they secured control of both Houses of Congress in America's mid-term elections.


But the President promised to take "executive actions" in a variety of policy areas if he can't find a way of working with his opponents.


And at a White House press conference he conceded no ground over his personal responsibility for the Democrats' rout on Tuesday night.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Republican leaders challenged to get things done

The challenge going forward following the Republican wins in the mid-term U.S. elections will be actually getting things done.

Senator Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, is expected to be the next Majority Leader, in control of which legislation gets consideration before the full chamber.

He says American voters are sending a clear message.

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US Air Strikes Continue Against Islamic State Forces

The American military is continuing its strikes against so-called Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq.
The US Central Command says there have been 14 strikes so far this week, but there's still no decisive outcome.
John Clarke reports from Washington:

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Mexican students begin strike


University students in Mexico have organized a 72 hour nationwide strike to protest the disappearance of 43 students who went missing in the city of Iguala in September. 

On Tuesday, federal police arrested the former mayor of Iquala, who had fled the city after being accused of ordering local police to confront the students on the day of their disappearance.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Children killed in Ukraine shelling

Two teenagers have been killed as well as four wounded after an artillery shell landed in a school playground in eastern Ukraine.

The attack comes as both Kiev and separatists in the east accuse one another of violating a peace deal from last month.

Jake Rashbass reports.

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California city passes landmark "soda tax"

Berkeley, a city in Northern California, has become the first in the United States to approve a tax on sugary drinks.

About 75 per cent of voters backed the one-cent-an-ounce tax on sodas, which campaigners hope will inspire similar measures in other states and cities.

But in nearby San Francisco -- from where Rebecca Bowring reports -- a proposed soda tax didn't receive enough support to pass.

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Russian Taliban Commander Tried in Civilian US Court

A Russian Taliban commander has been charged in a US civilian court with committing acts of terrorism.

The man, Irek Ilgiz Hamidullin appeared in court after being held for five years.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Private Australian firm to run Sierra Leone Ebola clinic


Australia will help staff an Ebola treatment centre in Sierra Leone.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott said while Canberra would not deploy health workers to virus hit areas in West Africa it would contract a private Australian company to run the facility in Sierra Leone.

Reporter Phil Mercer is in Sydney...

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UK TO SEND MILITARY PERSONNEL TO BAGHDAD

The UK is to send military personnel back to Baghdad for the first time in three years.

The trainers will work at a US headquarters established to boost Iraqi forces fighting against the Islamic State.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Obama reaps US Midterm whirlwind, invites Republicans to White House

President Obama has invited leaders of Congress to the White House for talks later this week, after the Republicans made sweeping gains in America's mid-term elections.


From January, they will control both houses of Congress after seizing control of the US Senate by capitalizing on widespread voter disappointment in the President.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Republicans win control of Senate

The Republicans have increased their power in the final two years of Barack Obama's presidency after winning control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections...

Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said the result was a vote against "a government that people can no longer trust"...

Votes in some states are still being counted - but the Republican Party has already easily won the six seats it needed to win control of the Senate.

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Hungary to continue with controversial Russian natural gas pipeline

Hungary will go ahead with plans for Russia to build a natural gas pipeline through the black sea, despite strong European Union opposition, according to the country's Prime Minister.

The new, Russia-backed pipeline - known as South Stream  - would circumvent Ukraine which has only managed to come to an interim agreement with Moscow on gas supplies last week after months of dispute.

Jack Parrock reports.

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