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Friday, August 5, 2016

Organisers promise "fantastic" budget Opening Ceremony at Rio 2016

The Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games is just hours away - marking the start of the first Olympics in South America...

Details of the ceremony - to be held at Rio's iconic Maracana Stadium - have been kept a closely guarded secret.

Our correspondent in Rio Dan Whitehead reports...

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Lowell Goddard Steps Down From Child Sexual Abuse Inquiry

New Zealand High Court judge Dame Lowell Goddard has become the third person to quit as head of a UK independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Justice Goddard has not given a full explanation of why she decided to stand down, but her resignation comes after she faced criticism over her pay and the amount of time she has spent abroad since taking up the role.

Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports…

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French protesters flood town with wine

Protesters in the south of France flooded the streets of one town with thousands of litres of red wine on Thursday - forcing emergency services to bail it out.

The protesters in the town of Sete cracked open vats of wine because they're angry at cheap imports.

Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports.

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Merkel’s poll numbers drop sharply

German chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has dropped significantly in recent days according to a new poll.

Several incidents in the past month have raised questions about her open-door refugee policy.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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NISSAN 'OPTIMISTIC' ABOUT BREXIT

The boss of Renault-Nissan says he won't make major decisions on its investments in the UK until the outcome of Brexit negotiations is clear.

Carlos Ghosn (PRON: GO-SEN) has told British media plans for Nissan's plant in Sunderland in the north of England will have to wait until that point.

The car maker had warned before the vote that it would reconsider its British investments if the UK chose to leave the EU.

However, Laith Khalaf of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown, says Mr Ghosn is sounding a positive note about the future.

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UK: ABUSE INQUIRY TO CONTINUE 'WITHOUT DELAY'

The UK government says Britain's inquiry into child sexual abuse will press ahead 'without delay' despite the resignation of its chair Dame Lowell Goddard.

The New Zealand High Court judge has stepped down after UK media reports that she'd spent over 70 days working abroad or on holiday during her tenure.

The inquiry was launched in 2015 to look into child abuse claims made against private and public institutions.

Tom McTague from Politico says replacing Dame Lowell Goddard will be difficult.

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Tom McTague from Politico says the inquiry has dogged Prime Minister Theresa May since she was the UK's Home Secretary.

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IOC panel gives green light to Russian athletes for Rio Olympics

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271 sportsmen and women will represent Russia at the Rio Olympic Games. The IOC Review Panel announced the participation list for Russian athletes at the Games ahead of the opening ceremony on Friday. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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ISIL still a threat - President Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama says the Islamic State organization remains a threat.

He told reporters it's time to take the long view, that it's not just about military or intelligence strategies.

President Obama is increasingly worried about the lone wolf inspired by the ideology.

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U.S. President Barack Obama says that more work needs to be done to counter the messages of the Islamic State.

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President Obama believes the Islamic State is still a threat, but finds it hard to explain the successes that have already been had.

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Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by wide margin

Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by a wide margin in the latest public opinion polls.

But in the fast-changing American election race, anything can happen in the next 95 days.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Donald Trump has repeated multiple times a false story that there is a videotape of $400 million U.S. in cash arriving in Tehran from Washington - and now his campaign is claiming there's a coverup by the Obama administration.

Despite Trump's playing fast and loose with the facts, U.S. President Barack obama confirmed both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will receive classified national security briefings.

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Russian diplomat kills robber by Olympic Park in Rio

There are reports a Russian vice counsul in Brazil has shot and killed a robber close to the Olympic Park...

It's understood the diplomat grappled with the gunman while he was trying to hi-jack his car.

Our correspondent in Rio Dan Whitehead reports...

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

NZ Judge says legacy of failure for child sex abuse inquiry has been hard to shake

Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who was appointed to lead Britain's independent inquiry into historic child sex abuse allegations has resigned from the post, saying the inquiry's legacy of failure had been hard to shake off.

In a statement Justice Goddard said she was confident there had been achievements and real gains for child sex abuse victims.

Catherine Drew reports.

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Donald Trump loses ground

Donald Trump continues to lose ground, with the latest Wall Street Journal / NBC Poll finding him now 9 points behind Hillary Clinton.

One of the key voting blocks which is withdrawing its support are American's veterans.

A group, with support from MoveOn.org, delivered a petition of more than 100,000 signatures to the office of U.S. Senator John McCain, demanding Republican leaders withdraw their endorsement.

U.S. Navy Veteran Nate Terani says he agrees with President Obama, Donald Trump is unfit for office.

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Donald Trump has continued to insist that he was viciously attacked by the Khan familiy.

Humayan Khan was killed in action in 2004 in Iraq.

Crystal Cravens, a U.S. Army veteran, says Donald Trump's attacks are aimed at all military families.

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Pentagon says 33 US servicemen and women have contracted Zika abroad

The Pentagon has announced that over 30 of US servicemen and women
have contracted Zika.

The virus - which can cause serious birth defects - has hit countries
in Latin America but there have already been more than1,600 reported
cases of Zika in the US.

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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U.S. President Barack Obama says his government is taking the Zika epidemic very seriously.

At the Pentagon, he confirmed that a more than 40 U.S. service members have contracted Zika, in addition to the 15 domestically-transmitted cases in Miami

The American president wants the U.S. Congress to fully fund efforts to stop the spread of Zika.

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Russia will have "cleanest team" in Rio

The head of Russia's Olympic Committee says 271 of the country's athletes have been cleared to compete in the Rio Olympics...

Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov claimed in a press conference that Russia would have the "cleanest team" at the Games...

From Rio, Dan Whitehead reports...

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Trump makes blatantly false claims in latest rally speech

Donald Trump has made more spurious claims on America's campaign trail, further worrying Republicans who now fear his Presidential bid is doomed.

He told a rally in Maine that he had seen a videotape showing 400 million dollars in cash being delivered to the Iranian government….even though no such tape is believed to exist.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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NZ judge resigns from sex abuse inquiry post

Dame Lowell Goddard, the New Zealand judge who was appointed to lead Britain's independent inquiry into historic sex abuse claims has resigned from the post.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd said a new chair would be appointed and that the work of the inquiry would continue without delay. It's not yet clear why Goddard has resigned. From London Catherine Drew reports.

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