Monday, September 26, 2016

Helen Clark Comes Seventh in Fifth UN Straw Poll

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has come seventh in the latest UN straw poll to determine a new Secretary General.

Ms. Clark won six votes in her favour, but nine discouraging her candidacy - two more than last time.

Here's our correspondent at UN headquarters Lorna Shaddick.

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German chemical company to buy American firm

The German chemical company Lanxess announced plans to buy the US firm Chemtura for two point seven billion dollars. 

Shares in Lanxness rose over eight percent on the news as it tries to diversify its offerings.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Antonio Guterres Tops Fifth UN Straw Poll For Secretary General Post

The United Nations Security Council has held another informal straw poll to determine who will take over from Ban Ki Moon as Secretary General at the end of this year.

 Portugal's Antonio Guterres, until recently the UN High Commissioner for Refugees , topped the ballot once again, as our correspondent Lorna Shaddick reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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US Prepares For High-Stakes Presidential Debate

Long Island's Hofstra University will become the centre of the US election campaign on Monday night, as it plays host to the first head to head debating contest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

The Republican and Democratic nominees will face off for 90 minutes, as polls show an increasingly tight race between the two.

Donald Trump's campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told NBC's 'Today Show' that he won't be scripted unlike his rival:

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A top adviser to Hilary Clinton, John Podesta, says she'll have to be ready for any untruths brought up by her rival, and be upfront with the American public:

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John Podesta, a key adviser to Hillary Clinton, says Hillary Clinton will have to make sure she lays out her ideas even as Mr. Trump performs to the cameras:

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Donald Trump's running mate Mike Pence believes the debate will show stark differences between the two candidates:

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Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook told CNN's 'State of the Union' that Mr. Trump will need to be more specific about his plans:

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Violent crime on the rise in some parts of US - FBI

Recent statistics from the FBI are expected to show that violent crime is on the rise in some major American cities.

The report (to be released later) is also expected to become a political football ahead of the first presidential debate.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Kremlin: US Syria Rhetoric 'Unacceptable'

Russia has said it's concerned that terrorist groups are using a ceasefire in Syria to regroup, and accused the US and Britain of using 'unacceptable' language during an emergency UN meeting about the situation.

It came after both nations said Russian and Syrian forces were 'laying waste' to the rebel-held city of Aleppo.

Here's our correspondent at the UN in New York, Lorna Shaddick.

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New poll shows Clinton/Trump tied ahead of first TV debate

A new opinion poll shows Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are tied in the race for the US Presidency, just hours before the two candidates square off in the first TV debate of the election campaign.


The Bloomberg poll gives them each 46 per cent of the vote.


From the debate site in New York, our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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US photographer’s exhibition labelled ‘pornographic’, shut down in Moscow

U.S. photographer Jock Sturges' controversial photography exhibition was shut down in Moscow by conservative activists. 

Critics said it promoted "child pornography" and had to be investigated for criminal offence. 

Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow...

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LEBLANC RETURNS TO TOP GEAR

US actor Matt LeBlanc has signed a new deal to continue hosting motoring show Top Gear.

It's one of the BBC's most successful and lucrative international exports.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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UK police return to Greece over toddler disappearance 25 years ago

British Police have returned to the Greek island of Kos to begin excavations in the hunt for a schoolboy who went missing 25 years ago...

Ben Needham was 21 months old when he disappeared during a family holiday in 1991.

Officers are following up fresh leads in the case - as our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Bosnian Serbs vote for controversial holiday

The Serbian population in Bosnia voted overwhelmingly to recognize a controversial holiday, in defiance of a decision by the country's highest court.

The vote threatens to inflame lingering tensions from the Bosnian war that shook the region in the nineteen nineties.

Our Europe correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.

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Swiss voters vote in favour of greater surveillance

Voters in Switzerland have given their intelligence services greater powers for increased surveillance in a referendum on the issue. 

The Swiss public has long been skeptical of state surveillance and even CCTV cameras are seen far less frequently then in other countries. 

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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ARNOLD PALMER DIES AT 87

Golf legend Arnold Palmer has died at the age of 87.

He died at a hospital in Pittsburgh where he'd been having heart tests.

He won more than 90 tournaments, including seven major championships.

Fellow major-winner Jack Nicklaus says Palmer helped him through one round early in his career.

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Moscow says peace in Syria is almost an impossible task

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The United States accuses Moscow of 'barbarism' in Syria as warplanes supporting Syrian government forces pounded Aleppo at the weekend.  Moscow denies accusations and says that ending the civil war in Syria is almost impossible.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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HOLLANDE VISITS CALAIS

French Président François Hollande is visiting Calais as his administration's migration policy comes under growing pressure.

French politicians are in campaign mode ahead of next year's presidential election - and the opposition have repeatedly attacked Hollande over his failure to close the Calais migrant camp.

Elena Casas has more from Calais.

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Butt me no Butts, if you're in Melbourne

Mooning is now explicitly outlawed in the Australian south eastern state of Victoria but it's a bit cheeky to call it an entirely new offence.
Arthur Stevens has been looking over the matter.

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United Nations Security Council holds emergency meeting on Syria

The United Nations Security Council has appealed once again for a
ceasefire in Syria. Members held an emergency meeting on Sunday that
comes as recent days have seen violence intensify in the eastern part
of the Syrian city of Aleppo.

Our UN Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Stage set for first Clinton/Trump debate

The stage is set in New York for the first televised debate to pit Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.

The encounter will last 90 minutes and is taking place at Hofstra University.

From the scene, Simon Marks reports.

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US accuses Russia of 'barbarism"

The American ambassador to the United Nations did not mince words when Samantha Power accused Russia of barbarism during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Syria

The Russians say that peace for Syria is an almost impossible task

Our US correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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CAMERON 'WOUND UP' BY MAY OVER EU VOTE

Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron felt he was 'badly let down' during the EU referendum campaign by Theresa May, who went on to become his successor.

That's according to Sir Craig Oliver, Mr Cameron's former director of communications, who is releasing a book called 'Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit'.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt reports.

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