Monday, December 1, 2014

Fewer U.S. consumers expected to shop on Cyber Monday

Fewer U.S. shoppers are expected to take advantage of online special offers on Cyber Monday, traditionally the biggest e-shopping day of the year.

Amid increasing competition, more and more retailers are extending their discount deals throughout the week.

Rebecca Bowring has the details.

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Cyber Espionage Ring Works to Game the Stock Market

Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets to game the stock market.
They say the operation has compromised sensitive data about dozens of publicly held companies. 
Silicon Valley reporter Rachel Silverman has the story.



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Obama proposes changes to policing in wake of Ferguson

President Obama has proposed 75 million dollars to fund up to 50,000 body cameras for local police officers.

It's part of a $263 million, three-year initiative that will also provide more local police training.

It comes after a day of meetings to discuss the issues raised by the police shooting in Ferguson, Missouri

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Russian rouble suffers biggest loss since 1998 financial collapse

The Russian rouble currency has suffered its biggest fall in a single day since the country's financial collapse in 1998.


Oil prices continue to fall, costing the Russian economy billions and raising fears of a panic among the population.


Jake Rashbass reports.


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UN struggles to meet Ebola targets

It appears the United Nations has missed its own targets to contain
Ebola in West Africa.

It has struggled to meet the December 1st deadline following a surge
in new infections in Sierra Leone.

Nick Harper reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

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Turkish and Russian Presidents hold bilateral talks

Russian President Vladimir Putin has flown to Turkey to talk trade and Syria.


But while there may be room for negotiation on business and energy, Ankara and Moscow are deeply divided over the issue of Syria.


Tom Barton reports.


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FBI warns of Islamic State inside America

The US fears that the Islamic State group might start attacks inside America.
Security personnel inside the US have been warned to take extra care in their personal lives, in case they become targets.
John Clarke reports from Washington DC

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Two Nigerian state capitals attacked by Boko Haram

INTRO:  At least 10 people have been killed and dozens injured in two attacks on state capitals in north-eastern Nigeria. Two female suicide bombers attacked a market at Maiduguri in Borno State, while gunmen rampaged through the streets of Damaturu in Yobe State. The attacks follow the killing of at least 102 people at a mosque in Kano last week. Gary Alfonso reports ... 

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Colombian General released by rebels

Marxist rebels in Colombia have released a General and two other captives who had been held hostage for two weeks. 

The handover of the captives, could set the stage for peace talks to resume between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, and the government. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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US Supreme Court Debates Online Threats

The US Supreme Court is debating whether to make it harder to prosecute those who post threats towards others on social networking websites.

The case is being brought by a man from Pennsylvania, who posted threatening comments towards his ex-wife on Facebook, but claims he didn't intend to frighten her.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington DC. 

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UK concerned over ban on Hong Kong visit

UK concerns are growing over clashes between police and demonstrators in Hong Kong, after China barred a committee of MPs from visiting the former colony.


The protest movement is in its second month and those involved are demonstrating against the Chinese government's plans to screen candidates for Hong Kong's leadership elections.


Beijing has accused UK ministers of interfering in internal affairs, but the British Government says the decision to stop a Foreign Affairs Committee from making a planned trop to Hong Kong is counter productive, as our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Obama poised for Cabinet, civil rights leaders meeting post-Ferguson

US President Barack Obama is set to meet young civil rights leaders and law enforcement officials in a bid to tackle mistrust in the community, following the recent violence in Ferguson.

In what is being dubbed an effort to boost "cop- community trust" the White House is organizing a series of meetings to look at ways of bringing back trust- following nationwide protests after a white police officer was cleared of killing an unarmed black teenager.
 
Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Switzerland rejects immigration quota

Voters in Switzerland have rejected a proposed cut to net immigration after a nation-wide referendum.

76% of people voted no to measures which would have reduced the number of incoming foreigners from 80,000 to 16,000.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports. 

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Hong Kong experiences worst unrest in pro-democracy protest

Police in Hong Kong have clashed with pro democracy demonstrators in the city, in some of the worst unrest experienced in the two months of protests.


40 people have been arrested and several officers were injured. Police used pepper spray, batons and water hoses to push protests back.


Demonstrators have set up camps over the past two months to protest against the Chinese government's plans to screen candidates for Hong Kong's leadership elections, which will take place win 2017.


Hong Kong's Secretary of State condemned the protest movement for escalating violence.

 


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50k ex or "non-existent" soldiers on Iraq army payroll

An investigation into corruption has revealed the Iraq army had 50-thousand false names on its payroll...

Known as "ghost soldiers", they either no longer reported for duty or never existed.

The news has further fuelled concerns about corruption in the Iraqi army.

Our correspondent Olly Barratt reports from the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan...

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Pro-EU parties take a narrow lead in Moldovan elections

Pro-European parties have taken a narrow lead in Moldova's parliamentary elections over ones in favour of Russia, according to preliminary results 

In the midst of the Ukraine crisis, the elections are seen as a barometer of sentiments towards Russia and the West.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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Healthcare workers in Moscow hold massive street protests

Russian health care workers have taken to the streets of Moscow in thousands to protest controversial medical reforms.


Doctors, nurses, and administrators are protesting government plans, which have already seen hundreds of medical workers laid off. 28 Moscow hospitals are due to be shut down.


Jake Rashbass reports from the Russian capital.


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Moldova partial election results show pro-European parties in lead

Partial election results from Moldova show that pro-European parties have a lead over those favouring closer ties with Russia. 


The election has a wider significance given Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region in March and fighting between Russian backed militants and government forces in eastern Ukraine which has killed thousands.


Tom Barton reports.


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Sunday, November 30, 2014

US Sec. of State Heads To Europe For NATO Meetings


US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Europe next week for meetings at NATO with the US-led coalition against the Islamic State.

Also topping his agenda is Ukraine, and the situation in pro-Russia territories in the east.

America's top diplomat wraps up his tour in London for a confrenece on Afghanistan.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Officer in Ferguson Shooting Resigns From Police Force


The white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teen in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson Missouri, officially resigned from the city's police force. The recent decision by a grand jury not to indict Officer Darren Wilson after he shot Michael Brown sparked riots across the city, and Wilson's lawyer says he does not want to put fellow officers or the community at risk.

Patrice Howard reports from New York.

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