Monday, August 17, 2015

Iranian Foreign Minister in Moscow

Lead-in:

Iran's Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, is in Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. The meeting comes as Russia is making a diplomatic push in the Middle East and as Iran is preparing for UN sanctions to be lifted. Julia Lyubova has more.


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UK PAY INEQUALITY 'STRATOSPHERIC'

Chief Executives of FTSE 100 companies in the UK earn, on average, 183 times more than a full-time worker, according to the latest data.

The High Pay Centre says FTSE CEOs took home around $8m a year in 2014.

This compared to the UK average wage of around $42 000.

Trade union the TUC says the research shows inequality is now reaching 'stratospheric levels'.

Sir Michael Darrington, a former CEO and now boss of the Pro-Business Against Greed campaign group, says the pay packets aren't justified.

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DIABETES 'SOARING' IN UK AMID HIGH OBESITY

Diabetes is soaring in the UK and could cause the collapse of the National Health Service, according to fresh warnings.

Charity Diabetes UK says the number of people living with the condition in Britain has soared 60% in a decade.

It warns diabetes is leading to 135 foot amputations every week in the UK.

The charity is calling on the NHS to improve diabetes care and to increase efforts to bring down obesity levels.

Tam Fry from the National Obesity Forum says the problems of obesity and diabetes are out of control in Britain.

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UK LABOUR LEADERSHIP VOTE BEGINS

Voting is beginning in a UK Labour leadership contest which is threatening to tear the party apart.

Leftist candidate Jeremy Corbyn remains favourite to win the leadership race - despite high-profile interventions against him from former Labour Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.

The result of the contest will be announced on 12th September - a little over four months after Labour was resoundingly defeated in a general election by David Cameron's Conservatives.

Kezia Dugdale, the new leader of the Labour Party in Scotland, says the process has been damaging.

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Sunday, August 16, 2015

Civil rights activist Julian Bond dies

American civil rights activist Julian Bond has died at the age of 75.

Helping to organize anti-segregation protests in the 1960's Bond went
on to be chairman of the board for the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.


William Denselow reports from New York.

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Highly collaborative spy relationship between AT&T - NSA

Technology & communications giant AT&T was extremely willing to help the National Security Agency with data collection and spying

That's according to documents newly reviewed by the New York Times - provided by erstwhile whistleblower Edward Snowden - now residing in Moscow

Our US correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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MIGRANT CHANNEL CROSSING ATTEMPTS 'DOWN SHARPLY'

The number of migrants trying to make their way from France to the UK via the Channel Tunnel has fallen sharply, according to the company which operates passenger and freight services through it.


Eurotunnel says attempts to get into its terminal near Calais in northern France are down since extra security measures were put in place.


UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.


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Wall Street eyes domestic data

Wall Street will concentrate on domestic data in the week ahead with the US housing market and consumer prices in focus.

The chance of an imminent interest rate rise will also dominate with the release of the minutes from the last Federal Reserve meeting.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Friday, August 14, 2015

Greece agrees 3rd bailout deal worth 86 billion euro

Greece has come to a deal with its international creditors for a third bailout deal worth 86 billion euro over the next 3 years.

The money will come from the European Stability Mechanism which was set up in the wake on the financial crisis of 2012.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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US flag files over embassy in Havana once again

The US flag is flying once again over an American embassy in Cuba.

The formal re-opening ceremony followed the re-establishment of diplomatic relations last month.

The highly-symbolic flag raising was lead by America's top diplomat John Kerry, who became the first US Secretary of State to visit Cuba since 1945. 

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Under fire from some critics at home for failing to push the Cuban government enough on human rights, Mr Kerry said that the US will continue to press Havana on the topic.

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ADD/ALT: Three men who helped to raise the American flag over the recently re-opened US mission in Havana were the same people who lowered it when the embassy was closed decades earlier.

As Malcolm Brown reports, the trio is happy to see it re-open.  

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U.S. officials strongly suspect ISIS of using chemical weapons

U.S. officials strongly suspect Islamic State militants of having used mustard gas against Kurdish forces in Iraq.

It's widely believed to be the first time the group has got hold of banned chemical weapons, which U.S. officials say could have been sourced in Syria.

Nina-Maria Potts reports:

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Palace warns of "extreme" paparazzi tactics against 2-year-old Prince George

Kensington Palace has written an open letter to media organisations around the world criticising the "extreme" lengths paparazzi are going to to photograph Prince George...

It says the two year old is being harassed by photographers using "increasingly dangerous" tactics.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Russia Adds Four Countries to Food Import Ban

Russia has extended the list of countries subject to its food import ban to include four more European countries. This comes after the country's officials began destroying tonnes of banned Western produce. Anya Ardayeva reports from Moscow.

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Eurogroup meets on Greek deal

Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels (Today / on Friday) to rubber stamp a bailout deal for Greece.

After a long night of heated debate, the Greek parliament has approved a final round of necessary reforms in order to receive 86 billion euros in aid.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports.

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GREEK PARLIAMENT APPROVES BAILOUT

Greece's parliament has voted to approve a third bailout deal for the country after an all-night debate.


While Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won the vote - it exposed further splits in his Syria party with many of his own MPs voting against him.


Eurozone officials are meeting in Brussels on Friday to endorse the agreement.


It will see fresh austerity including tax rises and spending cuts in Greece in exchange for an international bailout worth €85bn.


However, Vicky Pryce of the Centre for Economics and Business Research, says there is still scepticism in Germany about whether it is a good arrangement.


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Dallas Buyers Club illegal download lawsuit a spectacular fail in Australia

The US studio behind Dallas Buyers Club will have to pay a $600,000 bond before they can send invoices demanding damages to the thousands of Australians who allegedly pirated the film.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

US officials believe ISIS used chemicals against Kurds

U.S. officials believe the Islamic State organization used mustard gas against the Kurdish peshmerga.

The attack happened a few days ago, as the reports about the depths of horrifying acts the group has committed increase.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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American flag to fly over US embassy in Cuba Friday (preview)

The American flag is due to be raised over the newly opened US embassy in Cuba tomorrow (Friday), while John Kerry will become the first US Secretary of State to visit the country since 1945.

It marks the symbolic end to one of the last vestiges of the cold war as the two countries normalize diplomatic relations after more than half a century.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports 

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Cosby Show cast member and two others join Cosby accusers

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WHO predicts Ebola defeat by end of year

The head of the World Health Organization has said she's hopeful the
Ebola outbreak will be defeated by the end of this year.

Margaret Chan was speaking to a special United Nations meeting to
discuss the lessons learned from the epidemic.

Nick Harper reports from the UN headquarters in New York.

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[ALT] The number of new cases has significantly fallen in West Africa
and there's optimism the virus is just months away from being beaten.

The head of the UN's World Health Organization, Margaret Chan said the
end was in sight.

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But the head of the UN's World Health Organization, Margaret Chan said
countries must not become complacent.

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