Tuesday, November 29, 2016

UNSC to vote Weds on new, tougher DPRK sanctions

The United Nations Security Council will vote Wednesday on tougher sanctions against North Korea over its most recent nuclear test.

The sanctions include new diplomatic restrictions, asset freezes and travel bans, and measures that could cut the country's export earnings by a reported $800 million US dollars.

Here's UN Correspondent Liling Tan with the details. 

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Supplies blocked as North Dakota governor calls for evacuation at protest site

North Dakota officials plan to block the deliveries of supplies to the protest by the Standing Rock Sioux and their supporters over the final segment of a petroleum pipeline.

The protest has been going on for months, and North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple has called for an evacuation because the brutal plains winter is arriving.

The tribe fears the pipeline could contaminate their sources of clean drinking water.

U.S. President Barack Obama is being given updates, and White House spokesman Josh Earnest says, negotiation is the way to settle the disputes.

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Ohio attack probably terrorism

The Obama administration says the motivation for the attack at Ohio State University was probably terrorism and violent extremism.

U.S. officials also confirm the only fatality in the incident is likely to be the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, a refugee from Somalia.

Reuters reports the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the investigation is continuing.

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Limited US participation in Castro memorial events

Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes will participate in a memorial service for Fidel Castro.

The main national funeral is coming up (on Sunday December 4).

White House spokesman Josh Earnest confirmed there will be limited American participation in these events.

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Workers at Chicago Airport On Strike for Wage Increase

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Workers at Chicago's O'Hare International airport are on strike this
Tuesday, demanding a pay raise to 15 dollars per hour.

This comes as part of a national movement as hundreds of US workers
are walking off the job to demand a pay increase.

US Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports.

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US Admits ‘Unintentional Human Errors’ Led To Syria Strike

A military investigation in the US has found that unintentional human errors led to a coalition strike on Syrian forces in September, killing at least 15 government troops.

 They were targeted by American, British, Australian and Danish fighter jets and drones.

 Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Local Zika transmission detected in Texas

The US state of Texas has reported its first home-grown case of the Zika virus.

The announcement means there are now two US states where mosquitoes are known to be spreading the illness.

Steve Mort reports.

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US Cyber Monday breaks records; GDP and consumer confidence strong in Q3

Cyber Monday, the online follow-up to Black Friday, is one for the US
record books this year - topping 3.45 billion in sales. And the
figures from the biggest shopping day of the year appear to back up
some strong economic data released on Tuesday in the US GDP and
consumer confidence reports.

Mimi Chiahemen reports from New York.

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US economy grew at faster pace in 3rd Q

The US economy grew at its faster rate in more than two years in the third quarter. 

The government revised the third quarter figure from 2.9% up to 3.2% growth, following improved consumer spending. 

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COACH CHARGED IN UK FOOTBALL ABUSE SCANDAL

In the UK, a former football coach at the centre of a growing crisis in the sport has been charged with eight counts of sexual assault against a boy under 14.

It comes with the English Football Association admitting it could be the biggest crisis the sport has faced.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Uganda King Charged with Murder


In Uganda, a traditional monarch Charles Mumbere has been charged with murder. 
The king of Rwenzururu is accused of murdering a police officer in March this year. 
He was arrested during clashes over the weekend in his kingdom in western Uganda.
Isabel Nakirya reports.

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Investigators Looking at Possible Terrorism Motive in University Attack

Investigators are trying to determine why a Somali refugee carried out an unprovoked attack at Ohio State University on Monday.

Eighteen year-old Abdul Razak Ali Artan was killed by police after he drove his car into a group and attacked people with a butcher's knife.

Our US Correspondent Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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UN: Aleppo fighting displaces 16,000 civilians

The United Nations says 16,000 people have fled Aleppo as the Syrian
government continues to make gains in the rebel-held parts of the
city.

With no hospitals, and food supplies all but exhausted, the UN expects
many more to escape over the coming days.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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AT&T target cord-cutters with new streaming service

America telecoms giant AT&T has announced the launch of a new video
streaming service aimed at rivaling the likes of Netflix and Amazon.

The new web service is due to launch in the US on Wednesday.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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Brazilian football team's plane crashes in Colombia

A charter aircraft carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed as it approached the Colombian city of Medellin. 

Colombian authorities say that six people were pulled alive from the plane, and one of them died on his way to hospital. 

So far ongoing rescue efforts have been hampered by bad weather. 

Andrea Arenas reports

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Zuma survives no-confidence vote

South Africa's president Jacob Zuma has survived a vote of no confidence by his own  party

The ruling African National Congress, or ANC, rejected a bid to oust  him after protracted meetings by the ruling party's executive

Julius Mugambwa reports

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Trump nominates health care plan critic to run key agency

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has confirmed his intention to nominate Republican Representative Tom Price of Georgia to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Congressman Price is a long-time critic of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law nicknamed Obamacare.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Russia reports major breakthrough in Syrian Aleppo

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed the Syrian government troops have achieved a major breakthrough in Aleppo which has dramatically changed the situation on the ground. The news come as France has called for an urgent U.N. Security Council meeting to condemn indiscriminate airstrikes and urge for resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries to the war-torn city. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.

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UK Government Plans to Tackle Excessive Corporate Pay

The British Government is considering implementing measures aimed at cracking down on excessive corporate pay, which would see companies having to justify high executive earnings.


UK Prime Minister Theresa May wants to give workers and customers more of a voice on company boards, to ensure firms act correctly.


Our UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports….


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Brexit notes dismissed by UK gov

The British government says handwritten notes on the UK's exit from the EU which were photographed being carried out of Downing Street by an official aide do "not reflect its Brexit position"...

The notes refer to difficulties the government may face as it prepares to start negotiations with the EU.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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