Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Biden announces he will not run for US President

Joe Biden has announced he will not be running for President of the United States next year.

Flanked by Barack Obama and his wife Jill the vice-president ended a long period of speculation.

In Washington, here's Kevin McAleese

Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif in Washington to meet US President Obama

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will hold talks with US President Obama in Washington on Thursday. 
He met Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday morning and is expected to go to Capitol Hill in the afternoon to meet members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Canada pulls out of airstrikes on ISIS

In one of his first moves as Canada's new Prime-Minister-elect, Justin Trudeau has stuck to a campaign promise to pull Canada out of airstrikes against ISIS.

In a phone call with US President Barack Obama, Mr. Trudeau said Canadian fighter jets will be withdrawn from the operation.

From Toronto, Chris Kayaniotes reports.

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Twitter stock drops after Morgan Stanley downgrade

Twitter's stock fell 3.9% in premarket trading on Wednesday.

This came after a Morgan Stanley analyst demoted Twitter from an equal
weight rating to the lowest underweight rating.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York.

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Xi, Cameron talk nuclear power, steel and human rights in Downing Street

British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping have announced a deal that will see China fund one-third of a new nuclear power station to be built in the UK.

Chinese state-owned nuclear firm CGN will pay around $10 billion to the french company EDF which is building a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in Somerset.   The plant is set to become operational in 2025 and the British government says this will create 25 thousand jobs. 

The deal with the centre point of a meeting between the two leaders in Downing Street.   Mr Cameron said they also discussed the issue of human rights, cyber security and the problem of the oversupply of steel on world markets.   Britain's steel industry has suffered a series of closures and job losses, which have been partly blamed on cheap Chinese steel exports. 

Mr Cameron denied a suggestion from journalists that the UK has shied away from raising the issue of China's human rights record in favour of doing business. 


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Mr Cameron said he had raised the issue of the oversupply of steel and was given assurances China would respond to the problem.  


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Speaking through an interpreter, President Xi told reporters that the UK was not the only country facing problems in its steel industry. 


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Speaking through an interpreter, the Chinese leader dismissed a question about his country's human rights record, insisting Chinese citizens did enjoy appropriate freedoms.  

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NYPD Officer Fatally Shot, Fourth Killed By Gun In 11 Months

A New York police officer died late Tuesday after being shot in the
head during a gun battle with a robbery suspect he was pursuing.
Randolph Holder is the fourth New York officer shot and killed while
on the job in 11 months, according to the New York Police Department.

Patrice Howard reports from New York.

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British IRA spy "stakeknife" to be investigated

An alleged top British spy inside the Provisional IRA is to be investigated by police in relation to at least 24 murders...

Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions has instructed the chief constable to open an inquiry into crimes allegedly linked to the spy codenamed "stakeknife"...

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Rep. Paul Ryan tentatively agrees to be Speaker

U.S. Representative Paul Ryan has agreed to be Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as long as certain conditions are made.

Current Speaker John Boehner announced he is retiring at the end of October, following the historic visit of Pope Francis 1.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Representative Paul Ryan laid out a series of conditions that must be met before he takes the speaker's post.

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Starbucks and Fiat fined by the EU for tax avoidance

The European Commission has ruled that Fiat and Starbucks have been given illegal tax advantages in the European Union. 

An investigation has found that Fiat in Luxembourg and Starbucks in the Netherlands have been benefitting from controversial tax structures for years and have now been ordered to pay fines. 

Our Europe correspondent Anna Brugmann reports

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Bashar al Assad and Vladimir Putin hold "lengthy" talks in Moscow

LEAD: Syria's president Bashar al Assad secretly flew to Moscow on Tuesday to thank Russian president Vladimir Putin for his military support, media reports suggest. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov says the talks in Moscow were lengthy and focused on Russia's military operation in Syria. Anya Ardayeva reports from the Russian capital. 

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Slovenian government calls in army to manage refugees and migrants

The Slovenian government has deployed the country's army to help tackle the influx of refugees and migrants crossing their border.

Soldiers will now join border guards to patrol Slovenia's 670 kilometer border with Croatia.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Ban visits Jerusalem to call for calm

United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has visited Jerusalem for talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a time of increased violence in the country. 

Eight Israelis and more than 40 Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks following an upsurge in random attacks on Israelis.   Tensions have risen amid rumours that Israel plans to relax long standing rulues to strengthen Jewish rights  on Jerusalem's al Aqsa Mosque, which is also revered by Jews. 

Israeli Prime Minister used the visit of Ban Ki-moon to say there had been no rules changes regarding  the revered mosque. 

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UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon appealed for calm to avoid further violence and welcomed Prime Minister Netanyahu's comments. 

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Xi visit continues to the UK as nuclear deal looms

Chinese president Xi Jinxing continues his state visit to the UK as  major announcement on the funding of a new nuclear power plant is expected.

Two Chinese state enterprises are expected to invest around $33 billion in the first nuclear power plant to be built in a generation.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Putin and Assad meet for talks in Moscow

Russian and Syrian leaders met in Moscow during a surprise blitz visit of Bashar al-Assad to the Russian capital to discuss joint fight against the Islamic State militants. The Kremlin is backing the regime in Damascus that it sees a vital part of the Syrian conflict resolution. The US, the EU and their partners in the Middle East want Assad to step down and claim Moscow's airstrikes in Syria are hitting his opponents. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow. 


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Child and mother's bodies identified by DNA over 1100 km (700 miles) apart

Police are baffled after the body of a young girl which was found near a suitcase on the side of a road in a remote part of South Australia has been identified as the daughter of an Alice Springs woman whose remains were found in the notorius Belanglo State Forest in New South Wales.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Ferrari prepares for US IPO

Luxury car maker Ferrari is expected to go public on the New York
Stock Exchange on Wednesday.

Shares have been priced at $52 shares, valuing the company at $9.8 billion.

Our correspondent Nick Harper in New York says the pricing at the top
end of the expected range.

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Tuesday, October 20, 2015

White House Congratulates New Canadian PM

The White House has congratulated Canada's newly elected Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau [PRON: Troo-doe] after his party won a sweeping victory in this Monday's general election.

President Barack Obama has spoken to Mr. Trudeau by phone, and the White House says both leaders committed to strengthening joint efforts to promote trade, combat terrorism and mitigate climate change.

Mr. Obama also said he looks forward to meeting Mr. Trudeau in the near future.

Spokesman Josh Earnest said the US is confident its strong alliance with its neighbour to the north will continue.


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Spokesman Josh Earnest said the result won't have an impact on the timetable or decision on whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the US - a project still being reviewed by the State Department.

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UN says number of migrant sea arrivals in Greece has surpassed half million mark

Over half a million refugees have arrived in Greece to date.

That's according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
who said winter's imminent arrival has caused a surge in sea
crossings.

Mimi Chiahemen has more from the United Nations headquarters in New York.

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UN Security Council threatens further CAR sanctions

RUSSIA, US SIGN MEMORANDUM ON SYRIA AIRSPACE

Russia says it has received a memorandum from the US setting out safety procedures for the two countries' air forces operating in Syria.

It comes as Moscow sets out the latest details of its air strike campaign - saying its planes have flown 55 sorties and hit 60 Islamist militant targets in Syria in the last 24 hours.

Olly Barratt reports from Moscow.

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