Thursday, February 11, 2016

EUROPEAN SHARES TUMBLE

European stock markets have been trading sharply lower as concerns persist about the health of the global economy.

Asian shares fell earlier, after comments from US Federal Reserve boss Janet Yellen which were gloomier than expected on the health of the American economy.

Firms like miner Rio Tinto and French bank Societe Generale have been under pressure in European trade after disappointing financial results.

From London, reporter Olly Barratt says there are a number of factors feeding into the sell-off.

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Russia puts Mikhail Khodokovsky on Interpol's wanted list

Russian media reports Mikhail Khodorkovsky, former oligarch turned one of Vladimir Putin's most vocal critics, has been put on the international wanted list by Interpol's Russia office. Moscow accuses the businessman of organizing a murder - a claim Mr. Khodorkovsky had denounced as politically motivated. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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'4 YR OLD BRITISH BOY' IN ISIS EXECUTION VIDEO

A boy thought to be British and four years old has appeared in a new Islamic State video, apparently detonating a bomb which kills four prisoners.

He's thought to be Isa Dare - son of a woman from London who converted to Islam and traveled to Syria three years ago.

The video also contains an ISIS commander making threats against Britain.

Reporter Charlotte Wright is outside the Lewisham Islamic Centre in London with more on the boy in the film.

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NATO reinforces Eastern borders against threat from Russia

NATO defence ministers have confirmed they will deploy troops to frontline states threatened by Russia's actions in Ukraine.
The announcement came at a summit in Brussels.
Elena Casas reports.

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Medicinal Cannabis laws introduced to Australian parliament

Australians suffering chronic illness are expected to be able to access locally-grown medicinal cannabis under draft laws being prepared by the federal government to enable safe and sustainable supply.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Los Angeles Schools Close Doors To Immigration Agents

In response to the US federal government raids announced at the beginning of this year to apprehend undocumented Central American immigrants, public schools in Los Angeles, California say they will not allow immigration authorities to enter the campuses. About 50 percent of the student body in LA is Hispanic.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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CDC reveals strongest link to date that Zika causes birth defects

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus.

Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control, said data from the cases of two infants in Brazil who died soon after birth indicated the virus had passed from mother to child.

But testifying before politicians in Washington, he said more tests must be done before the link can be proven definitively.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

US Justice Department files civil rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri.

The US Justice Department is filing a civil rights lawsuit against the city of Ferguson, Missouri.  

Ferguson came into the spotlight after the police shooting of Michael Brown in August 2014.  

It comes a day after the Ferguson City Council rejected a proposed deal for justice system reforms.

The lawsuit accuses the Ferguson justice system of engaging in practices that deprive people of their constitutionally protected rights. 

Attorney General Loretta Lynch says their investigation found those practices were driven in part by racial bias.

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Republican field thins in American presidential race

Two  more Republican candidates are dropping out of the American presidential race.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former computer executive Carly Fiorina are ending their runs after poor showings in the New Hampshire Primary.
But as our North America correspondent John Clarke reports,  attention remains on the success of brash billionaire Donald Trump

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Nigeria: 60 dead in suicide bomb blast

Dozens of people are dead following two female suicide bomber attacks at a displaced persons camp in northeast Nigeria.

Sophia Adengo reports from Abuja.

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US Regulator Redefines Driver

The agency that sets the rules on US roads has redefined “driver” in a letter to Google.

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration says computers that control the cars of the future can be considered drivers, just like humans. 

And as Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, that’s an important break for Google as car makers race to build the first fully autonomous motor vehicle. 


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US renews commitment to Turkey after Erdogan lashes out over US support for PYD

The US State Department has renewed it's commitment to its alliance with Turkey, after the Turkish president lashed out at the US over its support for Syria's main Kurdish group.

President Erdogan said the US's failure to recognise the Democratic Union Party (PYD) as a terrorist group was creating a "sea of blood".

The US relies on the PYD to fight IS in Syria but Turkey says it is an off shoot of the banned Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).

State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the US is in constant communication with the Turkish government to address any concerns.

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US Official: US and India Consider Joint Patrols in South China Sea

The US and India reportedly discussed plans to conduct joint naval
patrols that could include the disputed South China Sea, where Beijing
has built several islands in the Spratly archipelago amid protests and
territorial claims by neighboring countries. An U.S. defense official
told Reuters News that the two sides may launch the joint patrols
within the year, in a move that would likely anger Beijing.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Footballer Adam Johnson pleads guilty to child sex offence


British footballer Adam Johnson who plays for Sunderland has pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child, as well as a charge of grooming.  

From London Catherine Drew reports. 


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Risks to US economic growth - Fed Chief

U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Janet Yellen told a Congressional panel that global events may pose a risk to American economic growth.

Her testimony has some worried, future interest rate hikes may be delayed.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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London Black Cabs stage protest over Uber

London's  Black Cab Drivers have staged a protest outside the British Parliament, over concerns about mini-cab app Uber.


There has been major friction between Uber and other cab drivers, many who claim that the app is unfair competition.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Russian FM says Syrian Kurds must be included in Syrian meeting

Russia's Foreign Ministry says its has plans for a Syria meeting and urged the need to include the Syrian Kurdish community.  But the ministry expressed doubt that Russia and the U.S. would agree on a unified approach in Syria. Albina Kovalyova reports from Moscow.

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VW recalls 680'000 US cars over airbag danger

Volkswagen is recalling nearly 700-hundred-thousand vehicles in the U.S.  

It's the latest car manufacturer to join the massive recall due to faulty airbags.  

Our US correspondent Kevin McAleese has the details...

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Climate change due to impact transatlantic air travel according to new research

Researchers in Britain say transatlantic flights will take longer when traveling from Europe to North America but be speeded up on the return journey, due to climate change. 

Scientists at the University of Reading say their research indicated global warming is likely to speed up the jet streams,  the powerful high-altitude wind that move around weather systems,  impacting air travel.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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NATO defence ministers to discuss Russia and Syria

Nato's defence ministers are meeting on Wednesday for a summit in Brussels.

 

The ministers are expected to discuss the possibility of member countries sending further troops to Eastern European countries worried about Russia, and the ongoing Syrian crisis.

 

Ally Ross reports from Brussels.


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