Wednesday, February 8, 2017

New Zealand man faces death penalty in U.S.

A man from New Zealand could face the death penalty after being
charged with murder in the United States.

29 year old Clinton Thinn is being held in San Diego - if convicted he
could be given 25 years in prison or the death penalty.

US Correspondent, Frances Read, reports.

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Chaos in Brazil after police goes on strike


The Brazilian government has deployed more than 1,000 troops to the city of Vitoria in the South-Eastern state of Espiritu Santo, after a recent police strike sparked a wave of violence there. 

Brazilian authorities say that an estimated 70 people have been killed since the strike began.

Andrea Arenas reports

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Trump to issue executive order halting 'conflict mineral' regulation

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US President Donald Trump is planning to issue an executive order to
halt a regulation that forces companies to disclose their use of
conflict minerals derived from central Africa, according to teh
Reuters News Agency.

This is expected to be one part of President Trump's revision of the
consumer protection law known as "Dodd-Frank".

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin has the details.

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China press says Trump travel ban shows misunderstanding of US counterterror responsibility

Chinese state media has criticized Donald Trump over his travel ban.


A commentary carried by China's official news agency Xinhua (shin-hwa) says the move shows that the Trump administration does not understand its counter-terrorism responsibility.


Our correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York. 


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Shares in top US department store nosedive after Trump intervention

Shares in one of America's leading department stores nosedived after President Trump criticized them for dropping his daughter's fashion line.


The President accused the Nordstrom chain of stores of treating Ivanka Trump "unfairly".


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Pres. Trump speaks out on 'travel ban' hearing

Donald Trump has been defending his controversial immigration travel ban just hours after a federal appeals court heard arguments on whether it should be reinstated.

The ban against people from 7 Muslim majority countries entering the US has been temporarily lifted after a series of state legal challenges.

A ruling from the California appeals court is expected later this week.

Speaking at a law enforcement conference in Washington on Wednesday, President Trump said national security was being jeopardized by the ruling, and at one point seemed to will the federal court to support his executive order... 

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Addressing the National Sheriff's Association, President Trump said the challenges against his immigration order was denying law enforcement the ability to its job...

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At one point Donald Trump reiterated his commitment to building a wall along the US southern border with Mexico

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UN Appeals for $2.1 Billion To Avoid Yemen Famine

The United Nations has appealed for 2.1 billion dollars to provide emergency food and other supplies to Yemen.

The organisation says 12 million people there are facing famine after two years of war.

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

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Disney warns against Chinese trade war

Walt Disney's chief executive has warned that a trade war between the
United States and China would not only be bad for Disney's business
but for business in general.

Disney recently opened a theme park in China and on the campaign trail
Donald Trump threatened to slap a 45% tariff on Chinese imports.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Trump & Erdogan agree to act jointly against Islamic State in Syria

U.S President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan have agreed to act jointly against Islamic State in Syria.
According to Turkish officials the two leaders have also discussed issues including a safe zone in Syria, the refugee crisis and the fight against terror during a telephone call.
Our Washington correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Trump launches scathing attack on country's judiciary

President Trump has launched a scathing attack on America's courts, accusing them of putting the country's safety at risk by over-ruling his travel ban.


He's told an audience of sherrifs and police that he was elected to bring law and order to the country, but the courts are now poised to stop him.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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President Trump said a "high school student" could read his executive order on immigration and understand that it makes "common sense" for America.


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President Trump said the courts, by staying his immigration ban, had taken away a critical weapon in the fight against terrorism. 


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Russian oppositioner Navalny found guilty of embezzlement in retrial

Russian opposition activist and anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny received a five-year suspended sentence for embezzlement. The politician, who claimed he'd stand against Vladimir Putin in 2018 Presidential elections, denounced the guilty verdict as politically motivated. The sentence may prevent Mr.Navaly from running for office but the activists says he will appeal it and continue his political fight against the Kremlin. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.


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White House mulls terror designation for Muslim Brotherhood

The Trump administration is seriously considering designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

While Trump advisers strongly support the designation, others counter it would seriously complicate U.S. relations in the Middle East.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Grieving Mother Protests Trump's Under-reported Terrorism" List

The mother of a British woman killed in a brutal knife attack in Australia is protesting the inclusion of her murder in a list of "under-reported terrorist attacks" by the White House.

Rosie Ayliffe has written an open letter to President Donald Trump clarifying that the attack was wrongly linked to Islamic fundamentalism. 

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Yemeni government bans US raids

The government of Yemen has banned America from carrying out ground
raids in the country following a failed attack which killed 15
civilians.

The mission was the first under the Trump administration.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Violence continues in Paris suburbs following police rape allegations

Violence has continued in a number of Paris suburbs surrounding allegations that French police officers raped and beat a young black man they were arresting. 

Dozens of cars and a nursery school were set on fire which resulted in standoffs with police. 

Our Europe correspondent  Jack Parrock reports.

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Rolf Harris cleared of three sexual offences

Discredited Australian entertainer Rolf Harris has been cleared of three sex offences following a three week trial in London.   

The 86 year old is currently serving a prison sentence after being convicted in 2014 for a series of assaults against four females including a child.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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Albanians have highest rate of clandestine immigrants than any other nationality in UK

Far more Albanians than any other nationality are caught at UK ports trying to enter the country illegally, according to government data.

But newly released figures also show there was a big rise in Iranians, Syrians and Iraqis caught trying to get into Britain illegally as Europe's refugee crisis intensified in 2015.

Eliza Powell reports from London…


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Brexit could see UK lose 30,000 financial jobs

The UK stands to lose 30 thousand financial jobs and 2 trillion dollars as a result of Brexit, according to a European Think Tank.


That's estimated to be the cost of financial firms having to move businesses to countries inside the European Union trading bloc, provided the UK exits the single market , something the British Prime Minister said would happen.


Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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French candidate Fillon hit by yet more revelations over how much he paid his wife

French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been hit by fresh allegations over payments to his wife and children for work they allegedly did not do.
His far right rival Marine Le Pen is also facing corruption alleging - investigators are looking into claims she hid millions of euros from tax authorities. 
Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports from Brussels.

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Australian government attempts Trump-like changes to visas

Australia's Opposition Labor party has vowed to strike down an attempt by the federal government to give the immigration minister "Trump-like" powers over certain visa holders.
Proposed changes before parliament would allow Peter Dutton to force a "specified class of persons" to have their visas revalidated.
Arthur Stevens has more

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