Thursday, January 22, 2015

Google set to enter wireless business

Google is reportedly preparing to enter the wireless business.

According to sources, the tech giant has struck deals with T-Mobile and Sprint to re-sell portions of their networks under the Google brand. 

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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Obama will not meet Netanyahu

US President Barack Obama will not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he speaks to Congress in March.

The White House cited a "long-standing practice" of not meeting heads of state close to elections, which Israel will hold in mid-March.

Mr Netanyahu was invited by House Speaker John Boehner in what is seen as a rebuke to Mr Obama's Iran policy.

The US president has said he will veto attempts to add new sanctions on Iran, a position supported by the Israeli Prime Minister.

State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki says Secretary of State John Kerry will not meet him either.

 

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Drug smuggling drone crashes

A drone, loaded with illicit drugs, has been found near the US-Mexican border.

The small, pilotless aircraft appears to have crashed on the Mexican side, with 3 kilos of methamphetamine attached. 

Malcolm Brown reports that drones are being used more-and-more by smugglers. 

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Reports: U.S. not likely to bring federal charges against Ferguson police officer

Media reports say that attorneys for the U.S. Justice Department are unlikely to bring civil rights charges against the police officer in Ferguson, Missouri who fatally shot black teen Michael Brown in August.

Brown's death sparked months of protests and a national discussion of how police treat minority communities.

Mary MacCarthy reports:

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IMF Hopeful of Debt Relief To Ebola-Stricken Nations

The International Monetary Fund is hoping to finalize debt relief to the three major Ebola-hit nations.

Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia would also receive new IMF financing worth up to 160 million dollars.

World Health Organization officials say the fight against the virus has now reached a "turning point".

But the nations will lose business worth up to 1.6 billion dollars this year, according to the World Bank.

The IMF's Deputy Spokesperson William Murray says he hopes the additional help will be approved soon...

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UN slams monk for "sexist" and "insulting" language against UN envoy


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The United Nations Human Rights chief is urging leaders in Myanmar to condemn an influential monk for calling a UN special envoy a "bitch" and a "whore."

The human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said the language used by the monk Ashin Wirathu was sexist and insulting.

Liling Tan reports.

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PRINCE ANDREW PUBLICLY DENIES SEX ALLEGATIONS

Britain's Prince Andrew has publicly denied claims of sexual misconduct for the first time.

He's accused in US court papers of having sex with a woman when she was a teenager.

Virginia Roberts says she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew by convicted sex offender, the financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Buckingham Palace has previously issued statements saying the claims are 'categorically untrue'.

And speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Prince Andrew addressed the issue publicly at a business event.

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Obama will not meet Netanyahu in Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama will not be meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next month in Washington when he addresses a joint session of Congress- that's the word from the White House which has accused Republicans on Capitol Hill of breaching protocol.

Speaker of the House John Boehner invited the Israeli Prime Minister to Washington on February 11th without consulting the White House, in a move setting up a showdown over U.S. sanctions on Iran.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Argentine President says Nisman's death was not suicide


Argentina's President, Cristina Fernandez said she is convinced that the death of Alberto Nisman, a prosecutor investigating the bombing of a Jewish community center, was not a suicide. 

Mr. Nisman had been investigating the attack that killed 85 people back in 1994 - and claimed the government had a role in covering it up. He was found dead last Sunday in his apartment. 

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Former US biochemist held over suspected 'lethal substances'

A former US Army biochemist has been arrested in the Canadian capital of Ottawa following a threat that triggered the evacuation of a hotel in the city. 

Ross Ingram reports from Canada

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ANTI IS COALITION HAILS 'GOOD PROGRESS'

The coalition taking part in the fight in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State has hailed 'good progress' at a meeting in London.

The summit on IS - also known as ISIL and ISIS - comes just after attacks by extremists in Paris which killed 17. 

Olly Barratt reports from the British capital.

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Kerry claims anti-IS progress at London meeting

The US Secretary of State John Kerry says the US-led coalition against Islamic State is making good progress in the battle against the militants...

Speaking in London after co-chairing a conference with his UK counterpart Philip Hammond, Mr Kerry said training of anti-IS rebels will begin in Turkey, Saudi and Qatar in the Spring.

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Signs of Division In US and Israel Over Iran Talks

There are fresh signs of division in the US and Israel over the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Iran.

It's come to light after the US Congress invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to speak to there in February about the dangers Iran may pose, without consulting the White House.

Lorna Shaddick reports from Washington. 

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US & Cuba discuss strengthening diplomatic ties

Strengthening diplomatic ties will be the focus of the conversation between the US and Cuba today in Havana as they continue their highest level talks in decades.

 

The meetings are part of a thaw in relations between the two rivals announced last month by US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart, Raul Castro.

 

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

 

 

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American video shows fatal shooting of unarmed black man

Police in the US have released a video showing the fatal shooting of
an unarmed black man who appears to be surrendering.

The video comes amid strained relations between the police and the
African American community, following two other cases of black men
killed by white officers.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Euro falls on ECB's quantitative easing announcement

The European Central Bank has announced a landmark 1.1 trillion euro injection into the Eurozone's weak economy.

The long expected move follows similar action by the US's Federal Reserve back in 2008 as well as the Bank of Japan who've undertaken big bond buying programs to stimulate spending.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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European Central Bank outlines quantitative easing measure.

The European Central Bank has announced its long expected programme of quantitative easing which it hoped will inject around one trillion euro into the eurozone.

Government bonds reaching 60 billion euro will be purchased by the ECB every month until the end of september 2016.

It means National Central Banks (or NCB's) will be exposed to more risk.

Interest rates will remain unchanged  at 0.05%.

Inflation is still expected to remain very low - with some countries facing a deflationary situation.

The US and the UK have successfully used quantitative easing measures since the financial crisis of 2008 to boost their economies.

The eurozone's economic powerhouse, Germany, is opposed to the measures being implemented - fearing potential losses could negatively affect taxpayers.

ECB president Mario Drahgi.

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European Central Bank announces major quantitative easing plan

The European Central Bank has announced a major plan to boost the Eurozone economy, which will include the purchase of 60 billion euros of bonds every month...

ECB President Mario Draghi said the programme is aimed at supporting the bank's objective of maintaining inflation in the eurozone at just under 2%.

The asset buying programme will start in March and run monthly until September 2016...

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The ECB also announced interest rates are being held at the record low of 0.05%.

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Yemeni unrest blocks US administration from repatriating Gitmo detainees there

The Obama administration has reportedly ruled out sending Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen because of the volatile security situation there.

President Barack Obama had approved repatriating detainees to Yemen some two years ago, but concerns about Al-Qaeda's Yemeni branch allegedly put the brakes on that plan.

There are also concerns Islamic State militants have extended their reach into Yemen, where government troops are fighting rebels trying to take control of the capital Sana'a.

Nina-Maria Potts reports from Washington:

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Prince Andrew makes his first public appearance since sex claims at Davos

Britain's Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is to make his first public appearance since a woman in the US alleged she was forced to have sex with him when she was 17.

It has been rumoured the senior member of the Royal Family will address the claims on Thursday evening - as he hosts a reception of business people at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Elena Casas reports from London.


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