Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Fox News makes $20 million sexual harassment settlement

America's Fox News is making a $20 million payment to a former presenter to settle accusations of sexual harassment.


The network has also announced that another one of its top anchors is leaving, just two months before Election Day.


From Washington, Simon Marks reports.


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Dollar Weakens on US Services Sector Data

UN human rights chief attacks Trump & "demagogues"

The United Nations human rights chief has strongly criticized Donald
Trump for stirring up racial and religious hatred.

Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein warned the rise of populist political movements
had the potential to turn violent.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Fox News settles for $20m over sexual harassment allegations

21st Century Fox has agreed a twenty million dollar settlement with former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson, who sued then-chairman Roger Ailes alleging sexual harrassment. 

Mr Ailes resigned in the wake of the allegations, which he has always denied.

Our Washington Correspondent Harry Horton has more details.

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Clinton campaign braces for release of more email, documents

Ahead of the November vote, Hillary Clinton's campaign is bracing for the public release of tens of thousands of recovered emails and other documents.

Her use of a private email server and the content from those emails continue to raise nagging questions about her trustworthiness with American voters.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Philippines leader expresses regret after Obama insult

The Philippines has tried to ease relations with the United States
after the country's leader insulted President Obama.

The comments were made ahead of the Summit of East and Southeast Asian
nations that's underway in Laos.

US correspondent William Denselow reports.

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UK 'HATE PREACHER' JAILED

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary's been jailed for 5 and a half years in the UK for inviting support for the Islamic State.

He became notorious in Britain as an Islamist preacher and followers of his were linked to several plots around the world.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Protestors close London runway as BA IT glitch delays flights

Flights have resumed at one of London's airports after protestors from the group Black Lives Matter gained access to the runway, closing it for more than six hours...

Police were called to London City Airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Separately, British Airways flights were disrupted after a check-in computer problem - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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British MP steps down over male sex worker allegations

British MP Keith Vaz, a former Minster for Europe,  has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, over allegations that he paid for two male sex workers.


The MP said in a statement that the Select Committee's integrity mattered and those who hold others to account must themselves be accountable.


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports….


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Much lauded end to EU phone roaming charges will be limited

The European Union is coming under fire after it's been revealed there will be limits to its much-celebrated end to phone roaming charges.

Phone users in the EU will only be able to roam free of charge for 90 days of the year.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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Protestors in Calais Call for Migrant Camp Closure

Tensions in the French port city of Calais continue to escalate as protestors demand the closure of a migrant camp.

On Monday the protestors formed a human chain to disrupt traffic coming in and out of the port.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

 

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OBAMA ANNOUNCES BOMB CLEARING PROJECT WITH LAOS

US President Barack Obama has announced $90 million dollars in funding to help Laos clears millions of unexploded American bombs.

A joint three year project will survey Laos for unexploded cluster bombs dropped during the Vietnam war

It comes as President Obama visits Laos for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit.

He's the first sitting US President to visit Laos - and he's also called for the two countries to improve trade links.

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DELAYS, DISRUPTION FOR BA FLIGHTS AND AT LONDON CITY AIRPORT

Many British Airways flights are delayed or cancelled after a computer glitch disrupted check-in systems.

The airline has apologised and says it is working to fix the issue.

Long check-in delays have been reported at airports in the US including San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta.

It comes as flights are also disrupted at London's City Airport as protesters who say they represent the Black Lives Matter movement occupied the runway there.

Reporter Roz Unwin says BA has acknowledged the problems its IT glitch is causing after a recent system upgrade.

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Russia holds drills along Ukraine’s border

Russia launched large-scale military drills around the annexed Crimean Peninsula and along Ukraine's eastern borders. The war games spark fears tensions in the region my rise despite international efforts to de-escalate the conflict. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Obama Cancels Meeting With Philippines President

US President Barack Obama has cancelled a planned meeting with the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Durterte, who earlier described him as the 'son of a whore' . [ALT without offensive language: '...who earlier used coarse language to describe the American leader.'] 

It came after Mr. Obama had said he would raise the issue of drug related murders with Mr. Duterte, whose crackdown has led to the unregulated killings of nearly two and a half thousand suspected drug dealers and users since he took office in June. 

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick. 

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US strongly condemns North Korea missile launch

The Obama administration has strongly condemned North Korea's firing of three missiles which landed in the Sea of Japan.

The US State Department promises this will be a key issue at the East Asian Summit.

Our US correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Phillippine President warns Obama not to question his anti-drug policies

Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte has cursed US President Barack
Obama, using some colorful language to describe how he intends to
dismiss any questions from the US President about his war on drugs.
That's ahead of the two meeting on Tuesday in Laos, where they're
attending the ASEAN conference.


US correspondent Mimi Chiahemen reports.

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UK NAMES FIRST AMBASSADOR TO IRAN SINCE 2011

The UK's named a new ambassador to Iran for the first time since 2011.

It's the latest step in thawing relations between London and Tehran.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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Brexit Minister on Leaving the EU

David Davis, the UK's Secretary of State for exiting the EU, has given his first statement to Britain's House of Commons.


In it, he explained that there would be no second referendum and that the Government will go ahead with implementing the public's decision to leave the European Union.


This is the first time the minister has spoken about the UK's Brexit strategy. He and told parliament that the task ahead was not about destroying the country's relationship with the EU, but instead striking a deal that will benefit both he UK and the Union.



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Obama Becomes First US President To Visit Laos

Barack Obama is set to become/has become [check whether he's landed] the first sitting US President to visit Laos this Monday, after finishing G20 talks in China.

He's there for a series of regional summit meetings as the country hosts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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