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Tuesday, October 18, 2016

NETFLIX REPORTS GROWING CUSTOMER BASE

Netflix has added 3.2 million new international customers in the last three months.

This was far more than analysts had been expecting and the company's share price jumped as a result.

The video streaming firm's results came after a year in which analysts had questioned whether Netflix could reverse signs of slowing growth.

But Danny Cox of stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown says the company has done just that.

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POLICE INVESTIGATE ALLEGED RAPE AT UK PARLIAMENT

A man's been arrested over claims of rape at the Houses of Parliament in London.

Police say an alleged attack took place on the parliamentary estate on Friday.

UK correspondent Asher Carroll has more.

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Australia's strong gun laws under threat by senate loose cannon

Australia's strong gun laws are under threat with a senator demanding the federal government remove a ban on an Adler lever action shotgun, effectively watering down the gun laws.
A five shot version of the gun is permitted to be imported to Australia and Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm (LION-HELM) wants the seven shot version, which is currently banned, permitted.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Amnesty accuses Australia of allowing torture of asylum seekers on Nauru

Australia's prime minister and the head of the nations immigration department have both denied Amnesty International claims that refugees on Nauru are being deliberately tortured.
Malcolm Turnbull has flatly denied the claim, saying Australia is compassionate on border protection.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Pres. Obama to host Italian PM

U.S. President Barack Obama is set to hold what is expected to be his last big official visit, hosting Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

In addition to the usual round of speeches, lunches and meetings, the visit is expected to be a celebration of Italian culture in America.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest had a preview of the more serious discussions:

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Trump Doubles Down on Voter Fraud Claims

Donald Trump has doubled down on his allegations that the forthcoming US election on 8th November will be rigged.

The Republican presidential nominee told an audience in Green Bay, Wisconsin that studies show rampant voter fraud, even as Republican lawyers have called his claims unfounded.

Mr. Trump also alleged that procedures at polling places weren't above board:

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The New York businessman used the rally to propose a five year ban on executive branch and Congressional officials being able to join lobbying firms after they leave government:

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The Republican candidate also repeated his assertions that the US media are biased against him:

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OUT: ...Wikileaks has proven
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The RealClearPolitics average of national US opinion polls shows Mr. Trump's Democratic rival Hillary Clinton leading him by over seven percentage points, at 46 percent to 38.9 percent.

Monday, October 17, 2016

Melania Trump Defends Husband Over Sexist Language

Melania Trump has defended her husband over his obscene comments about women caught on tape back in 2005 by 'Access Hollywood'.

In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, she said the Republican nominee was egged on by the programme's host Billy Bush:

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USA Today Reports Connections between Lobbyists and Clinton Family Foundation

The publication USA today is reporting a close connection between private companies, Hillary Clinton’s State Department, and the Clinton family foundations.

According to USA today, several companies used Clinton political fundraisers to lobby the State Department on their behalf.

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.

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UN Security Council Holds Consultations on Syria

The UN Security Council has been holding a closed-door meeting and consultations on the situation in Syria, during which it was briefed by the UN's special envoy Staffan de Mistura.

Russia's Ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said that the parties discussed this weekend's inconclusive talks in Lausanne between the US, Russia, and regional foreign ministers - adding that the atmosphere was constructive:

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Russia's UN ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters that the issue of separating moderate rebel fighters from those belonging to the Al Nusra front is still of the utmost importance, and that some countries in Lausanne have undertaken to start that process:

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Vitaly Churkin said recent numbers given by Staffan de Mistura and the British foreign secretary implied Al Nusra was outnumbered, and could therefore easily be driven from Aleppo, allowing a ceasefire to begin:

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Russia's ambassador to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, said if Nusra fighters did indeed leave Aleppo, a cessation of hostilities could be indefinite:

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Vitaly Churkin said that Russia would certainly consider New Zealand's draft resolution on the Syrian crisis:

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Republicans push back after Trump's assertions of voter fraud

Republican officials are pushing back after Donald Trump claimed there is widespread voter fraud.

The U.S. Constitution sets a national election day but elections themselves are run on a local level by states, so there are more than 50 different systems.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Assange Asylum Hosts Cut Off his Internet Line

WikiLeaks says its founder Julian Assange has had his Internet connection cut off by his asylum hosts, the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

The organization says WikiLeaks is activating "appropriate contingency plans".

Daniel Ryntjes reports from Washington.

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Mosul operations expected to take 'some time' - US

The U.S. is downplaying ideas that the Iraqi and Kurdish forces will quickly retake Mosul, Iraq's second largest city.

The so-called Islamic State has controlled the city for two years, and military forces, with support from U.S. special forces, are advancing.

U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter is calling this a decisive moment, but at the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest is more cautious.

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White House spokesman Josh Earnest says it will be a big deal once the Iraqis are back in control of Mosul.

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US denies involvement in Julian Assange losing internet

The Obama administration is denying involvement in Julian Assange's claim that his internet connectivity was deliberately cut by a state party.

The founder of Wikileaks has sought sanctuary at the Ecuadorean embassy in London, as the Swedes call for his extradition to face charges of sexual assault.

Julian Assange insists, if he leaves the embassy, he will be deported to the United States.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest refused to comment.

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Obama admin denies quid pro quo on Clinton emails

The White House and the U.S. State Department are denying there was any sort of a deal or quid pro quo arranged to address the classification of some of Hillary Clinton's emails.

A top U.S. State Department official had an exchange with his FBI counterpart about changing the classification of a few of Hillary Clinton's emails while in the same email exchange, spoke about slots for FBI agents at American agencies.

The classification change request was denied by the FBI

White House spokesman Josh Earnest had little to add.

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U.S. State Department deputy spokesman Mark Toner confirmed the exchanges between the two agencies but had little to add.

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US Defense Department transfers Guantanamo Bay detainee

PENTAGON: US forces 'behind Iraqi troop line' in Mosul Offensive

The Pentagon says the campaign to liberate Mosul is a "decisive moment" in the anti-ISIS campaign.

Iraqi security forces have begun efforts to drive ISIS out of the country's second largest city.

Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS is assisting in the operation but that Iraqi forces were leadig the charge...

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Cook said that US forces helped prepared Iraq troops for the Mosul offensive....

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Concern was raised about "competence and professionalism" of former head of child abuse inquiry

It's emerged the secretary of a major inquiry into child abuse in the UK alerted Britain's Home Secretary about the "competence and professionalism" of the inquiry's chair - New Zealand judge Lowell Goddard...

Less than a week after the complaint at the end of July, Justice Goddard resigned from the post.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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