Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Closing arguments in Silicon Valley gender bias case

A jury in San Francisco is hearing the closing arguments in a high-profile gender discrimination case that has shone a spotlight on sexism in the technology industry.

Ellen Pao, a former junior partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is suing the firm for $16 million in lost wages — the sum she says she could have earned if she'd been promoted.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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RUSSIA DEMANDS US REMOVES FOREIGN DEPLOYED NON-STRATEGIC WEAPONS

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Moscow says that Washington must remove its foreign deployed non-strategic weapons.

The latest comments from Moscow come as tensions between Russia and NATO are on the increase.

Julia Lyubova reports..

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Germanwings plane descended for 8 minutes before crash

150 people are presumed dead after an airplane operated by the company Germanwings crashed in the French Alps. 

The Airbus A320 plane, carrying 150 people, lost contact after an 8-minute descent from its cruising altitude.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Angelina Jolie has ovaries and fallopian tubes removed

Angelina Jolie has revealed she's undergone surgery to remove her
ovaries and fallopian tubes.

The actress penned an op-ed detailing her experience in Tuesday's New York Times
Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York

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Utah's Governor signs firing squad law

Utah's Governor Gary Herbert has signed into law legislation that would allow the use of a firing squad in cases where the state could not obtain the drugs to carry out a death penalty sentence by lethal injection.

The death penalty is still legal in 32 American states, but authorities have been struggling with access to the drugs for lethal injection or executions that have been botched.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Germanwings: 67 Germans on downed plane

150 people are presumed dead after a plane operated by the Germanwings carrier crashed in the French Alps. 

A spokesperson for the airline said that 67 German nationals were believed to be on board.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Obama hosts new Afghan President

President Obama will meet with the new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani for talks at the White House on Tuesday 

Mr Obama is expected to assure Ghani that the U.S. wants a strong and enduring partnership with Afghanistan.  

Kevin McAleese reports from Washington


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Israel denies report it spied on US at Iran talks

Israel is denying a report that it spied on its ally the United States during nuclear talks between major world powers and Iran.

According to a report in a leading American newspaper, the espionage was part of an Israeli effort to undermine an emerging deal.

As Malcolm Brown reports, the episode is further straining relations between the US and Israeli governments.  

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French President confirms there were no survivors from Alps plane crash

French President Francois Hollande has confirmed that all passengers and crew on a German Wings flight that came down over the French Alps have been killed.

The plane was on its way from Barcelona to Dusseldorf.

He said little is known about what caused the crash.


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France's Transport Ministry confirm there are no survivors from Germanwings crash

The French Transport Ministry say there are no survivors from the crash of a Germanwings Airbus A320 that came down in the southern French Alps. 

144 passengers and six crew were on board the airline which was enroute from Barcelona in Spain to the German city of Dusseldorf. 

French President Francois Hollande said the crash was a tragedy, adding that the area was very difficult to access.  

The French Interior Ministry said the plane did issue a distress call shortly before the crash although details are unclear.   There are reports the plane came down rapidly.

Alan Diehl (pronoucned: DEEL) a former air crash investigator with America's National Transportation Safety Board says that is unusual. 


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Germanwings flight crashes in French Alps, 148 people feared dead


150 people are feared dead after a German passenger plane crashed in the southern French Alps.  

The Airbus A320 airliner operated by the airline, Germanwings, was enroute from Barcelona in Spain to the German city of Dusseldorf.  It was carrying 144 passengers and six crew.   

French President Francois Hollande said the conditions of the accident led authorities to believe there are no survivors. 

Aviation Expert Robert Mark told Fox News it seemed the pilots were unaware of any problems ahead of the crash. 

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Germanwings passenger jet crashes in France

A passenger plane operated by the carrier GermanWings has crashed in Southern France while flying from Barcelona, Spain to Düsseldorf, Germany. 

The plane is believed to have been carrying 150 people.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Fallout continues from Cameron's "no third term" comments

The fallout from David Cameron's surprise comment that he would not seek a third term as British Prime Miniter continues in the UK. 

Opposition parties have accused the leader of  being presumptive about the outcome of the upcoming general election in early May while senior members of his Conservative party have leapt to his defense.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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UK inflation falls to record low

Officials figures in the UK show the rate of inflation in the country fell to zero per cent last month - the lowest since records began…

Movements in the price of recreational goods, food, furniture and furnishings helped cut the rate from 0.3 per cent in January.

Dan Whitehead reports…

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UK TO BOOST FALKLANDS DEFENCES

Britain is to boost its defences of the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic.

It follows increasingly aggressive statements on the archipelago by Argentina, and reports that Russia is to supply Buenos Aires with strike aircraft.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Russia media NGO forced to pay biggest fine yet under 'foreign agent' law

The director of a St.Petersburg non governmental organisation says she has had to pay the biggest fine so far imposed under Russia's controversial, "foreign agent," law.


The law targets NGOs deemed to have foreign funding and engaged in what the government terms 'political activity."


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Tsipras, Merkel meet in Berlin

The two main actors in the Greek Eurozone drama finally met in Berlin as German Chancellor Angela Merkel hosted Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. 

A compromise between the two sides is seen as critical to Greece's future in the economic union.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin

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Monday, March 23, 2015

Supreme Court considers Disability Law’s effect with mentally ill

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether police must take special precautions when trying to arrest suspects who are armed, dangerous and mentally ill, under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Justices have been hearing arguments in a controversy over how police dealt with a schizophrenic San Francisco woman in 2008.

Rebecca Bowring reports.

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U.S. withdraws personnel from Yemen, counter-terrorism efforts questioned

U.S. officials are trying to reassure regional partners and others that the Obama administrations efforts to combat terrorism will continue following the withdrawal of American personnel from Yemen.

The decision was taken by Washington over the weekend as fighters with ties to al Qaeda captured a city uncomfortably close to where American military forces were staying.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Nazi hideout discovered in Argentina


Argentinian archaeologists from the University of Buenos Aires say they have discovered buildings believed to have been a Nazi hideout.

The remote ruins, located in Teyu Cuare Park in the northern part of the country, were first discovered years ago, but extensive research only began this month.

Andrea Arenas reports. 
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