Thursday, July 16, 2015

Switzerland extradites first FIFA official

Switzerland has extradited the first Fifa official to be arrested over

corruption allegations to the United States.


The man who has not been named, was one of seven football officials

arrested in Switzerland at the end of May.  


From London, Natalie Powell reports.



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Obama calls Putin to thank him for Iran deal support

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been telephoned by his US counterpart Barack Obama to thank him for Russia's support in the latest Iran nuclear deal.


Iran and six countries' governments reached a deal on Tuesday to limit Iran's uranium enrichment in return for the easing of sanctions.


Tom Barton reports.


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UK hospital doctors may be forced to work weekends to cut deaths


Britain's Health Secretary is threatening to force senior hospital doctors to work at weekends, in a bid to cut patient deaths over these days.  

Jeremy Hunt has said he is prepared to impose seven-day working on hospital consultants who can currently opt out of weekend work, although they are expected to be on call. 

Mr Hunt said the "Monday to Friday" culture in hospitals meant around six thousand people die each year because of this. 

The British Medical Association says the union supports more seven day working but has serious concerns about workload. 

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says its imperative the two sides come to an agreement. 


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Greek vote to accept the bailout deal spurs action


Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has won a crucial late night parliamentary vote backing the 86 billion euro bailout package agreed with international creditors.  Although he lost the support of more than 30 MPs from his Syriza party, his government is expected to survive.

A spokesman for Mr Tsipras says the Greek leader is now focused on completing the deal.

Eurozone finance ministers will discuss the vote in a conference call while also considering short-term emergency funding until the new bailout is finalized. 

The European Commission has proposed giving Greece a €7bn "bridging" loan from an EU-wide fund to help the country pay debt interest due in several days.

Finance expert Henk Potts told London's LBC radio the vote will spur activity on a number of fronts. 


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NASA reveals first images from Pluto

The NASA probe that zoomed past Pluto on Tuesday is now beaming data back to Earth.

It took New Horizons nine years to make the three-billion mile journey to the dwarf planet.

Steve Mort reports.

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Greek Parliament votes through tough austerity measures

INTRO: The Greek Parliament has passed measures for a third bailout - despite protests and fierce opposition...

In a late night vote in Athens, MPs have pushed through further austerity in order to begin negotiations with creditors and release billions of euro of bailout funds.

Our correspondent in Athens Dan Whitehead reports...

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Australian firefighters to assist in wildfire control

More than 100 Australian firefighters and emergency service workers are helping battle out of control wildfires threatening communities across western Canada.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Fed Chair To Congress: Rate Hike Expected This Year

U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairwoman Janet Yellen delivered the Fed's
semi-annual Monetary Report to Congress Wednesday in Washington. In
testimony to the House Financial Services Committee, Yellen said she
expects the Fed to start raising interest rates later this year.

Patrice Howard reports.

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President Obama on Bill Cosby scandal - 'no tolerance for rape'

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President Obama says there's no precedent for stripping comedian Bill Cosby of his medal of freedom award.

A number of women have accused the entertainer of drugging and sexual assaulting them.

Cosby was given the award in 2002 by President George W Bush.

Without referring directly to the case, Mr Obama did say there should be no tolerance for rape...

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Pres Obama: Diplomatic nuclear deal only 'alternative to war'

'Iran will not be able to move towards building a nuclear bomb because of this deal' - the message from the US president Wednesday as he tried to sell the nuclear accord to Lawmakers, international leader and the American people

Speaking at the White House Barack Obama said without this diplomatic approach, only military force would be left on the table.

The deal will now be scutinised by congress for two months before going to a senate vote. 

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President Obama addressed Israel's strong opposition to the accord

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President Obama gave his response to Syria's leader Bashar Al Assad welcoming the deal

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Obama strongly defends deal with Iran

U.S. President Barack Obama has strongly defended a historic nuclear deal with Iran, saying the alternative was to clear the way for Iran to become a nuclear power.

At a news conference in Washington, the president called on Congress- where there is stiff opposition to dismantling sanctions against Iran- to support the deal.

His comments come a day after the U.S. and five other world powers struck the agreement with Tehran.

From Washington, Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Dashboard Video of Police Shooting Ignites Debate

Dramatic video showing California police officers shooting two unarmed men is once again igniting debate about police use of force in the United States. 

Shortly after a judge ordered the video released, a higher court issued a stay on releasing it, but the stay came after news organizations had already published the video. 

As Rachel Silverman reports, the video has also ignited debate about what videos should be made public and what should remain private.

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94 year old former Nazi handed 4 year jail term in Germany

A 94 year old Nazi former death camp guard has been convicted of being an accessory to the murder of 300 thousand jews at Auschwitz.

Oskar Groening has been handed a 4 year prison sentence having admitted moral guilt.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Mexican authorities release video of El Chapo

Mexican authorities have released surveillance video footage that reveals what Joaquin " El Chapo" Guzman was doing just moments before he disappeared from his prison cell. 

This is the second time that Guzman, Mexico's most infamous drug kingpin, escaped from a high security prison.

Andrea Arenas reports. 

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UK Home Office Blocks Water Cannon Use



The British Home Secretary, Theresa May, has blocked the use of water cannon as a deterrent in England and Wales.


However, the decision was taken only after London Mayor Boris Johnson bought three of the vehicles, second-hand, from Germany at a cost of 218,000 pounds (340,000 dollars)


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Greek Parliament to vote on bailout measures

The Greek Parliament is debating the tough measures proposed by its creditors for a third bailout...

A vote will take place later on whether to accept deeper austerity, amid fierce opposition from within the coalition and Greek people. 

Dan Whitehead reports from Athens...

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UK FOREIGN MINISTER TO VISIT ISRAEL FOR IRAN TALKS

British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond is to visit Israel later (on Wednesday) - the first senior figure to do so from world powers who agreed a nuclear deal with Iran on Monday.

Israel is one of the strongest opponents to the Iran deal, which will see sanctions eased in exchange for limits on Tehran's nuclear programme.

Before leaving for Israel, Mr Hammond told the UK's House of Commons that he believes Benjamin Netanyahu's government would rather there be a permanent 'stand-off' on Iran than a nuclear agreement.

But the UK Foreign Secretary insists Iran and the rest of the world will soon see the benefits of a deal.

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EU to vote on use of EU-wide fund for Greece bridge-financing

European officials will vote on the controversial use of an EU-wide fund to provide Greece 7 billion euros in emergency funding it desperately needs.

There is opposition from the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic  because the funding is provided by taxpayers within the EU but outside of the single currency euro. 

Greece needs the funding to repay its debts due the the European Central Bank on July 20th, or it almost certainly will be forced out of the euro.

The U.K. says it will approve the use of the fund, known as the EFSM, if leaders can guarantee protection from economic loss, but it would prefer to use funding from the European Stability Mechanism, which is set up for eurozone countries' use. 

As an EU-wide fund, the use of the ESFM will be put to a vote for all 28 member states, but only 65 per cent approval is needed for it to pass.  

European Commissioner of the Euro Valdis Dombrovskis [VAL-DIS DOM-BROV-SKis] says he recognizes the difficulties in choosing to use the EFSM.

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IMF report says Greece needs debt relief

Greece will need more debt relief the eurozone factored into the third bailout deal agreed Monday, according to a confidential study done by the International Monetary Fund.

The report comes as the Greek government is set to vote on whether or not to accept the deal which includes stringent austerity measures.

From Brussels, Jack Parrock reports. 

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The UK's famous red post boxes get repair commitment


Britain's Royal Mail has joined forces with a history society to renew its commitment to preserve the country's famous red post boxes. 

There are over 115 thousand such boxes across the country, many in need of repair.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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