Thursday, December 8, 2016

Impeachment vote set for South Korea

The Obama administration is not worried about the looming impeachment vote in South Korea.

The parliament is set to vote on whether to impeach President Park Gyun-Hye following allegations of corruption.

The director of press operations for the U.S. State Department Elizabeth Trudeau says the relationship between Washington and Seoul go far past individuals.

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US confirms progress toward Aleppo ceasefire

The U.S. is confirming that talks are continuing into how best to implement a ceasefire for Aleppo.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the Syrian military has ceased operations in the eastern part of the city, but the White House says they are  listening carefully to what the Russians say, but will also scrutinise their actions." 

The director of press operations for the U.S. State Department Elizabeth Trudeau also confirmed that talks in Geneva are in the works.

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US Congress cracks down on ticket-grabbing bots

The US Congress has passed a bill that plans to crack down on bots that buy batches of online tickets to shows and sports events before humans.

The bots mean that tickets to popular events often sell out in minutes, before appearing later on re-sale sites at inflated prices.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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Space X loses out to European rival

The space company of billionaire, Elon Musk, has lost an order to a
European rival after delays.

Space X had been working on the launch of a new satellite to provide
broadband for passengers on flights.

Frances Read reports from California.

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US Surgeon General Says E-Cigarettes ‘Major Concern’

The US Surgeon General has called for action to reduce the use of e-cigarettes among young people, as part of a new report published on Thursday.

Vivek Murthy said children are more vulnerable to potential problems caused by exposure to nicotine, and should be protected.

Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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150 civilians evacuated from Aleppo frontline as UN press for humanitarian ceasefire

The Red Cross and Syrian Arab Red Crescent on Wednesday successfully evacuated nearly 150 civilians trapped in an Aleppo hospital. 


Most of them were disabled, or injured by heavy fighting. 


The evacuation came amid renewed calls from the UN for a humanitarian ceasefire in the war-ravaged city. 


Our UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 


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First Somali-American Congresswoman says she received "Islamophobic threats" in taxi

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A US politician says she was the victim of an Islamophobic attack by a taxi driver in Washington, DC.

Ilhan Omar recently became the first Somali-American to be elected to Congress,
as a representative of Minnesota.

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin has the details.

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Increased calls for Congressional investigatiion into election meddling

Efforts are moving forward on Capitol Hill to launch Congressional investigations into whether Russia meddled with the U.S. national election.

Back in October, American intelligence officials issued a rare statement saying that top Russian leaders were leading efforts to change the outcome of the presidential election.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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US life expectancy drops for first time in 20 years


A new report shows the life expectancy for Americans was shorter in 2015 than 2014. 

The National Center for Health Statistics also found the mortality rate had jumped in the same period.

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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Head of MI6 warns Russia-Syria offensive in Aleppo is making terror threat worse

The head of Britain's intelligence agency MI6 is warning the so-called Islamic State group is plotting terror attacks against Britain from Syria...

Alex Younger says twelve plots have been foiled over the last three years.

He says the Syrian and Russian offensive in Aleppo is making the situation worse...

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Reports banks shifting operations from London to Paris

It's understood that a number of major British banks are in talks with French officials about shifting certain operations from London to Paris...

It's reported Benoit de Juvigny, the head of France's financial regulator, has said "large international banks" have undertaken the due diligence required to set up a subsidiary in the French capital.

Our UK correspondent Dan Whitehead reports...

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Former French budget minister jailed for three years for tax fraud and money laundering

The former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac has been sentenced to three years in prison for tax fraud. 
The revelation of his secret bank accounts in Switzerland in December 2012 sparked the biggest scandal of the Hollande presidency.
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.


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Boris Johnson causes stir after accusing Saudi Arabia of engaging in "proxy wars"

Video has emerged of Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson accusing UK ally Saudi Arabia of engaging in "proxy wars" in the Middle East and abusing Islam. 

Footage obtained by the Guardian newspaper shows Britain's most senior diplomat telling a conference in Rome that there was an absence of visionary leadership in the Middle East willing to reach out across the Sunni-Shia divide.   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Pope Francis Compares Media Obsession with Scandal to Obsession with Feces

As governments warn of fake news rapidly spreading across the internet, Pope Francis is condemning the fake stories and the intent behind them.

But he also had a wider—and an extremely frank—message for the media and its obsession with covering scandal. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 


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SUPREME COURT TO CONCLUDE BREXIT HEARINGS

Four days of hearings at the UK's Supreme Court on Brexit are due to conclude later (Thursday).

The Court is deciding whether the government needs parliamentary consent to trigger Article 50 which starts formal negotiations on Britain's exit from the EU.

The Supreme Court's ruling will come in January.

It comes after UK MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit timetable - she wants hit Article 50 by the end of March - while she conceded she'll publish some detail about her negotiating strategy.

Political reporter Theo Usherwood says that allows both opposition Labour and the Conservative government to claim a win.

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'HUNDREDS OF CASES' OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION BY UK POLICE

Hundreds of UK police officers have been accused of using their roles for sexual exploitation, according to a new report.

It claims the abuse of authority for sexual gain is now the most serious corruption facing police forces in England and Wales.

The new figures cover a period of two years to the end of March.

Mike Cunningham is Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary.

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Kremlin says sold 19.5% stake in Rosneft

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Moscow says it has sold a minority stake in its oil giant, Rosneft, to Qatar and commodities trader Glencore.  The deal is reportedly worth $11.3 billion.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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Giraffes facing 'silent extinction' as IUCN re-grades survival threat


Giraffes have been re-graded to 'vulnerable status' on a list that monitors the extinction of the planet's species. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature made the change after activists estimated that numbers have fallen by up to 40% in the last 30 years. Dan Ashby reports. 

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Wednesday, December 7, 2016

UK MPs VOTE IN FAVOUR OF BREXIT TIMETABLE

UK MPs have voted in support of the government's plan to begin formal negotiations on Brexit by the end of March 2017.

That's when Prime Minister Theresa May's government says it will trigger Article which signals the start of talks on the UK's exit from the EU.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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Shell signs with Iran to explore oil projects despite Trump's threat to undo nuke deal

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell on Wednesday signed an agreement to explore oil projects in Iran, despite threats by US President-elect Donald Trump to nix the Iran nuclear deal. 

The move suggests that oil companies are willing to take the risk that the new US leadership could re-impose sanctions on Iran.

Our correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.

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