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Friday, August 28, 2015

UK Second Quarter Growth Stays at 0.7%

UK second quarter economic growth stands at 0.7% - no change was made to the initial figure released in July for the three months to June.

That's higher that the 0.4% growth recorded in the first quarter of 2015 - with the UK's second quarter boosted by net trade and consumer sentiment.

Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports

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Border Force operation on Melbourne's streets cancelled after public outcry

The Australian government has been given another black eye by association with its recently formed "Border Force" following an announcement that the force would be out in force on Melbourne's streets this weekend in öperation fortitude", and would be speaking to any individuals it crosses paths with in the Melbourne CBD.
Arthur Stevens has the follow up

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Austria raises abandoned truck death toll to 70

It's believed more than 70 bodies believed to be migrants, were inside a truck found parked on a highway in Austria.

A previous death toll estimated 50 people had died inside the truck from asphyxiation.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann has more on the ongoing investigation.

70 suspected migrants found dead in lorry

The number of bodies discovered inside the back of a lorry parked at the side of a motorway in Austria has risen to 70...

The refrigerated lorry was found dumped close to the border with Hungary - police from both countries are working on finding the driver.

Police believe the victims - understood to be migrants - had been dead for up to two days.

Professor of International Law Richard Petrovich says more must be done to help refugees entering the EU...

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UN Chief proposes team to identify perpetrators behind Syria chem attacks

The United Nations Secretary General is proposing a special team to investigate chemical weapons attacks in the Syrian conflict.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon's proposal follows reports of a mustard gas attack, and just weeks after the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to assign blame for such attacks in Syria's war.

Our U-N Correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

Obama marks 10 year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

President Obama has visited New Orleans to mark the tenth anniversary
of Hurricane Katrina.

Almost two thousand people died and a million were left homeless in
the 2005 storm.

The President said the city had made a lot of progress, but racial
inequality still existed.

He praised the city's recovery since Katrina hit.

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The President said lessons had been learned from Katrina on how to
better defend cities from natural disasters.

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The President said the city stood as an example of resilience for the
whole of America.

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Iran may have built on disputed military site: UN say

According to the United Nations nuclear watchdog, Iran may have built
an extension on the country's disputed Parchin military site.

The International Atomic Energy Agency warn that any changes to the
site since inspections back in 2005 could jeopardize their ability to
verify suspicions that Parchin was previously used for testing nuclear
weapons.

William Denselow reports from the United Nations in New York.

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British cyber Jihadist killed in US drone strike

Officials in the US say a "top cyber Jihadist" from the UK has been killed in a drone strike in Syria...

Junaid Hussain left Britain for Syria in 2013 aged 20.

The US says his killing is a major blow to Islamic State - as Dan Whitehead reports...

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US vice-pres Biden emotionally 'banged up', as he mulls White house run

A new US poll suggests Joe Biden would outperform other democrat rivals if he decided to challenge for the 2016 presidential election

However, speaking to Democratic National Committee members Mr Biden questioned whether he has the "emotional fuel" to enter the race.

The Vice President has said he'll decide by the end of September whether to campaign for the party nomination.

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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US Economy Grew More Than Expected In 2nd Quarter

Years of concern for Virginia shooter

Company documents point to years of concern about Vester Lee Flanagan, the man who shot two of his former colleagues on live television outside Roanoke, Virginia.

His own manifesto, sent to an American network, insists he'd been repeatedly discriminated against.

Our Washington correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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50 people found dead inside a truck in Austria

Around 50 bodies have been found inside a truck parked on a highway in Austria.

Police say they suspect the passengers inside died from suffocation and are still looking for the driver who appears to be on the run.

Our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann has the latest details.

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Meanwhile our Europe correspondent Sandra Gathmann reports that a summit on migration is underway in Vienna where regional leaders from Balkan countries including German Chancellor Angela Merkel are discussing steps to address the crisis.

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Net migration to UK hits record high

Business leaders criticise UK PM over migration targets

Company bosses in the UK say Prime Minister David Cameron is "punishing businesses" by setting targets to cut immigration...

It comes as officials figures are due to show net migration is more three times higher than the government's target.

The Institute of Directors says limits on migration harm the British economy.

Mark Hilton is from business group London First - and says the government has a difficult challenge getting numbers down...

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Hillary Clinton vows to "take on" gun violence

Hillary Clinton says Wednesday's murder of two television station employees during a live broadcast again illustrates the need for America to embrace gun control.

She told reporters she'd experienced "heartache" when she heard of the killings of Alison Parker and Adam Ward by a disgruntled former colleague.

And she said the United States is "smart enough" to find a way of keeping guns out of the hands of the deranged and the disturbed.

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Mrs. Clinton told reporters that if elected, she will "take on" the issue of gun violence in America.

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Smaller panda cub at National Zoo dies

The smaller of the two panda cubs born just a few days ago has died.

The smaller cub was found to be in some sort of respiratory distress when the veternarians went to swap the babies, a normal protocol developed by the Woolong Panda Center to help a panda mother raise twins.

Don Neiffer is chief veterinarian of the National Zoo, part of the Smithsonian Institution.

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The National Zoo's Chief veternarian Don Neiffer says their focus remains on conserving pandas.

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Brandie Smith is the associate director for Animal Care Sciences at the National Zoo and she says everyone needs to remember, the larger cub is doing well.

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Police begin investigation into Virginia TV killings

Police in Virginia say an investigation has begun into Wednesday morning's shooting of a TV reporter and a cameraman during a live on-air broadcast.

The gunman responsible for the attack, Vester Flanagan, died of a self-inflicted gunshot after first posting video of the murder to social media websites.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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