Monday, February 9, 2015

Netflix launches service in Cuba

In a further sign of changing relations with the USA, the American online entertainment company Netflix has launched its service in Cuba.


The online streaming service will initially make its content available to the relatively small number of Cubans who can access international payment cards.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Netflix Launches in Cuba

The streaming video service Netflix has launched in Cuba.
Very few Cubans have access to the Internet, but that’s expected to change as diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba continue to thaw. 
Rachel Silverman has the story.


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Obama: Iran needs to 'make a decision' but deal still possible

U.S. President Barack Obama has articulated "real differences" between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

He rejected the Israeli leader's push for tougher sanctions, asking "what's the rush?"- and would not rule out the possibility of a deal with Iran.

But he also said Iran had to make a decision.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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First known anti-IS strike in Afghanistan reported

A former Taliban commander in Afghanistan who defected to the so-called Islamic State has been killed in a US airstrike, according to Afghan intelligence officials.

The US military hasn't confirmed the identities of those killed, but they are reported to include Mullah Abdul Rauf Khadim - who had been held by the Americans at Guantanamo Bay.

As Malcolm Brown reports, his switch in allegiance reflects the Islamic State's goal to establish itself in the region.

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Attacks against girls accessing education occurring with "increasing regularity" - UN human rights report


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The number of attacks on girls trying to attend school has become more frequent in the past five years, according to a new UN human rights paper.


UN Correspondent Liling Tan has the details from New York.


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Obama: no decision yet on lethal arms for Ukraine

US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel say they've agreed to give diplomacy more time to try and defuse the crisis over Ukraine.


President Obama said he hasn't made any decision yet about whether to provide the Ukrainian government with lethal military assistance.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Harper Lee "extremely hurt" over novel claims

The novelist Harper Lee is said to be "extremely hurt" by claims that she's been pressured into authorizing the publication of a sequel to the iconic classic "To Kill A Mockingbird".


The 88 year-old author lives in seclusion at a retirement home in Alabama, and questions have been raised about whether she's aware that two million copies of the book are about the roll off the presses.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Greek shares plummet over euro exit fears

Bank shares in Greece have fallen sharply following remarks by Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis about the potential collapse of the eurozone. 

Pro-Greece protests also took place in Vienna as Prime Minister Alexi Tsipras visited Austria to lobby support for changes to Greece's bailout deal.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports:

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TV company warning: Big Brother is listening to you

More scary news today for people concerned about electronic invasion of their privacy.
A major television company has admitted it can record everything you say near your TV set, and send it via the internet to a third party.
John Clarke reports from Washington DC.

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Argentine Specialists casts doubt on Mexican investigation

An independent group of Argentinian forensic specialists, investigating the disappearance of the 43 student teachers from the Mexican town of Ayotzinapa, have released a report saying they've found numerous irregularities. 

The group said that 20 of the 134 DNA samples recovered from a dump, and sent by the Mexican government to a laboratory in Austria, didn't match those of the families of the missing students.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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Teenager killer sends Snapchat selfie with body

A 16-year-old in the US state of Pennsylvania has been charged with
murder after he allegedly sent a photo of himself with his victim's
body using Snapchat.

Police say Maxwell Marion Morton used the photo-sharing social media
app to send the picture to a friend.

Nick Harper reports.

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Merkel to Urge Obama Against Arming Ukraine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to urge President Barack Obama not to provide arms to Ukraine.

She's visiting the White House and is urging caution for fear of escalating the conflict with Russian-backed rebels.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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EU foreign ministers extend sanctions list over Ukraine crisis

Foreign Ministers from European Union countries are meeting in Brussels to discuss the ongoing fighting in Ukraine and a new wave of sanctions to pressure Russian officials Russian supporters in Ukraine to broker a lasting peace deal.

Ministers are due to announce 19 new names and 9 entities that will be added to the EU's sanctions list including Ukranian and Russian officials linked to the fighting in East Ukraine. 

Foreign affairs ministers will also discuss possible further sanctions against Russia ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday.

UK Foreign Minister Philip Hammond says that while talks with Russia show progression, action needs to be taken. 

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UK Pledges more money to ebola-hit countries

The UK is pledging another 33 million pounds (50 million dollars) to help the three countries most affected by the ebola virus.


The money will be used to pay back debt that Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia owe to the International Monetary Fund.


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports…


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Greece says other eurozone countries could be next to leave if they are forced out

Greek finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis (pron: ya-niss va-roo-fa-kiss) has said Italy and Portugal could leave the eurozone if Greece is forced out.

The claim was quickly refuted by the finance minister in Rome who called the remarks "out of place".

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports.

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HSBC knowingly helped tax dodgers store billions in Switzerland

Britain's biggest bank, HSBC, insists procedures have "fundamentally changed" after an investigation found it was helping wealthy clients cheat the UK out of millions of pounds in tax…

Details of thousands of secret Swiss accounts have emerged after being leaked by a whistleblower in 2007.

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German exports reach record levels

Germany exported a record number of goods and services last year, while also achieving its highest-ever trade surplus. 

The positive figures come in spite of economic sanctions against Russia.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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More soldiers and civilians killed in Ukraine fighting

At least nine Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 26 wounded in the latest fighting in the east of the country, says Ukraine's military.


Battles have been particularly intense around the town of Debaltseve northeast of the Russian backed militant controlled city of Donetsk.


Tom Barton reports.


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REDMAYNE WINS BEST ACTOR AT BAFTAs

Eddie Redmayne won best actor at the BAFTA Film Awards in London for his role as Stephen Hawking in the Theory of Everything.

Boyhood was named best film, while Julianne Moore won the leading actress prize for Still Alice, in which she plays a linguistics professor with early onset Alzheimer's.

The Theory of Everything also won outstanding British film and is hotly tipped for the Oscars in two weeks.

But Eddie Redmayne says he is trying to take all the awards with a pinch of salt.

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HSBC 'HELPED WEALTHY CUSTOMERS HIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS'

British bank HSBC helped wealthy customers avoid tax and hide millions of dollars, according to reports.

Files passed to authorities and now seen by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists show the bank provided account facilities to international criminals, corrupt businessmen, as well as politicians and celebrities.

The thousands of account details from HSBC's private bank in Switzerland were actually first leaked in 2007 and HSBC says it has now 'fundamentally changed'.

The files reportedly show the bank colluded with clients to hide accounts from tax officials in their own countries.

Criminal investigations have been launched in the US, France, Belgium and Argentina, but no similar action has yet been taken in the UK.

Justin Urquhart Stewart of Seven Investment Management says the revelations go beyond simple legality and into morality.

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