Wednesday, February 3, 2016

ZIKA CASE 'TRANSMITTED SEXUALLY' IN US

A possible case of the Zika virus being transmitted through sex has been reported in the US.

An infected patient in Texas had not travelled to infected areas, but their partner had returned from Venezuela.

Zika is carried and primarily transmitted by mosquitoes and its spread has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization.

It has been linked to the births of thousands of babies in South America with under-developed brains.

Dr Edward Wright, a virologist from the University of Westminster, says the focus should remain on those countries where the mosquitoes are present, rather than on the cases appearing further afield.

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Refugee advocates slam Australia's high court decision that offshore detention is legal

Scores of asylum-seeker families currently in Australia face being returned to Nauru after the Australian High Court in Canberra today rejected a legal challenge to the nation's offshore immigration detention regime.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Refugee advocate slams Australia's high court decision that offshore detention is legal

Australia's High Court has ruled that the nation's offshore detention
regime at Nauru and Manus Island in Paua-New Guinea is lawful, dashing
the hopes of asylum seekers that detention centres would be closed and
they would be settled in Australia.
The full bench of the High Court on Wednesday ruled that the federal
government has the power under the constitution to detain people in
other countries, finding that the conduct was within the law.
Refugee advocate David Webb says the law didn't exist until the action
was brought against the government, and he says it may be legal, but
it's immoral.

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Layoffs and Possible Sale for Yahoo

Tech company Yahoo has announced layoffs and analysts say it may soon be for sale.

Yahoo’s fourth-quarter earnings report shows the company is only marginally profitable and is not growing. 

Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Amazon 'To Launch Hundreds of Physical Bookshops'

E commerce giant Amazon is planning to open hundreds of physical bookshops - that's according to the Wall Street Journal.

The paper says the CEO of a large shopping mall mentioned Amazon's plans in a phone call with analysts about quarterly earnings.

Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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US political attention on New Hampshire

The focus of the 2016 U.S. presidential nominating race has moved to New Hampshire, for the first in the nation primary.

The small state in the north east corner of the U.S. is known for it's lakes and trees and a population that's completely different from Iowa.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has more:

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Speaking for the first time since coming in second at the Iowa Caucuses, Donald Trump predicted he'll win the New Hampshire primaries.

He lost to Ted Cruz, despite polls showing the businessman was ahead.

Donald Trump told reporters, it's possible skipping the final candidates  debate contributed to his second place finish, but he wouldn't change how he ran his campaign in Iowa.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Zika Case Transmitted by Sex Reported in Texas

A rare case of Zika virus infection transmitted by sex, rather than mosquito bite, has been reported in Texas. 

This case is the first known infection to take place in the mainland United States.
Although Texas has reported seven Zika cases all those patients reportedly contracted the virus while traveling abroad.  

Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Obama to make first visit to US mosque Wednesday

President Barack Obama will make his first visit as president to an American mosque on Wednesday.

He will hold a round-table discussion at the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque in a defense of religious freedom following a rise in anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States.

Kate Fisher reports

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US repeats call for immediate ceasefire in Syria

The U.S. is repeating its call for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, ahead of London Conference on Supporting Syria and the Region.

The conference comes as United Nations-mediated talks are underway in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at getting the Assad regime and Syrian opposition talking.

In Washington, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said, a ceasefire is not something that Washington and Moscow can negotiate, it just needs to happen.

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Ministers set to sign Trans Pacific Partnership

Trade ministers from 12 Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership, guaranteeing freer trade for about 26 percent of global exchange.

However, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has told reporters, he has some problems with the massive trade pact.

At the White House, ahead of the expected signing, spokesman Josh Earnest acknowledged, final approval from the U.S. Congress is not set.

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Once the trade deal is signed, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said, the complicated process will continue before the U.S. Congress gets final approval.

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UN: World Health Organizaiton warns Zika outbreak could affect Asia and Africa

The World Health Organization announced plans to monitor the Zika
virus in Asia and Africa early this week, namely in countries with
high birth rates and poor health infrastructures.

The plan comes after the UN agency declared the virus to be an
international health emergency this Monday.

Laura Cantekin reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Provocation - White House denounces possible missile launch by North Korea

The White House is describing the proposed missile launch by North Korea as an irresponsible provocation.

Pyongyang has reportedly notified  the International Maritime Organization that a missile test will happen sometime in mid-February.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the launch would be destabilizing.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest repeated the condemnation of the proposed launch by North Korea as deliberately provocative.

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White House congratulates Hillary Clinton in Iowa win

The White House is briefly congratulating Hillary Clinton on her narrow win in Iowa.

She beat Bernie Sanders by a very slim margin, with some caucus results determined by a coin toss.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said congratulations, but noted the previous time she ran for the White House was a long long campaign.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest was reluctant to congratulate Hillary Clinton, noting the results were so close.

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However, White House spokesman Josh Earnest is confident the political winds are blowing in favor of the president's party, the Democrats, because the Republicans keep expressing a pessimistic message.

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Hezbollah members arrested on charges of using drug money to fund terrorism

Members of the militant group Hezbollah have been arrested on charges of using millions of dollars in drug money to fund terrorist activity in Syria and Lebanon.

The US Drug Enforcement Administration said they used money from the sale of cocaine in the United States and Europe to purchase weapons in Syria.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Pentagon focuses spending plan on threat from Russia and ISIS


Increased Russian aggression and the spread of ISIS will drive the pentagon's budget for next year.

Speaking in Washington Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ash Carter gave a preview of the $583 billion dollar spending plan..

In the US capital, Kevin McAleese reports

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Islamic State gaining strength in Libya

There are warnings that the self-declared Islamic State group is building a presence in other countries.

American Secretary of State John Kerry says while the group is being pushed back in Iraq and Syria, it's making gains in the North African country of Libya.

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Oil giant Exxon Mobil battles with low prices

The world's largest publicly traded oil company has announced it will
cut spending this year by 25 percent as it battles falling oil prices.

Exxon Mobil has released its earnings report and says that profits
fell 58 percent in the last quarter.

William Denselow reports from New York

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FBI Now Investigating Michigan Water Crisis

The FBI is joining the investigation to figure out who's to blame for high levels of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water.

The water contamination crisis sparked after the city's drinking water started to come from the Flint River.

Our US Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Washington.


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Kremlin reacts to UK Accusation of Strengthening IS

The Kremlin has said that the statements by UK's Foreign Secretary were illogical and wrong. Phillip Hammond had earlier said that Russia was undermining international efforts for peace in Syria by targeting the opponents of Bashar Al-Assad. Albina Kovalyova reports from Moscow.


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CAMERON HAILS REFORM DEAL DRAFT

UK Prime Minister David Cameron says a draft deal on reforming Britain's relationship with the European Union would deliver meaningful change.

Mr Cameron will hope to win agreement at a summit in Brussels later this month, for the deal published by the European Council.

It includes some possible limits to benefits for migrants, and exempts Britain from the principle of 'ever closer union'.

If EU member states agree to the proposals, Mr Cameron is then expected to hold an in-out referendum on Britain's membership as early as June.

The Prime Minister says it's a real opportunity.

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