Thursday, February 9, 2017

Campaigners angry British government ends scheme to help lone child refugees

Campaigners have reacted angrily to a low-key announcement by the British government that it is to end a commitment to bring hundreds of lone refugee children to the UK from camps in Europe.

Activists had hoped that up to three thousand children would benefit from the scheme,  however the plan will end after resettling 350 children .   From London, Catherine Drew reports. 


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European Union working to decide on formula for calculating Brexit bill for UK

The European Union is working to decide on a formula how it will calculate how much Britain owes the bloc after brexit. 

The final amount the UK will be expected to pay the European Union has already become one of most controversial issues.

Our Europe correspondent  Jack Parrock reports.

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German trade surplus hits record high

Germany's global trade surplus hit a record high in twenty sixteen on the back of strong demand from other European Union countries. 

The figures may add to questions from Donald Trump's administration about Germany's trade advantages.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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Le Pen: EU Will Change or Die

Either the European Union will radically change, or it will die—that's the message from French Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen.

In a new interview, the far right politician also attacked the Euro currency and backed France leaving the bloc.

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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Pirates kidnap seven Russians and one Ukrainian in Nigerian waters

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Pirates have kidnapped seven Russian and one Ukrainian citizens after attacking a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria.  The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has asked the authorities to assist in finding the abducted people. Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.
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Sessions Named US Attorney General After Much Debate

The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Senator Jeff Sessions as the
next US attorney general, ending a bitter confirmation that had
Democrats recalling past allegations of racism against the Alabama
senator.

With Sessions' confirmed, Donald Trump welcomes a close ally
to the Justice Department at a time when the president may need help
to defend his controversial immigration policies in the courts.

Our US Correspondent Patrice Howard reports.

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Trump's supreme court pick calls judiciary attacks “disheartening.”

President Trump's supreme court nominee has told a US Senator he found Donald Trump's attacks on the judiciary "demoralizing" and "disheartening."

Judge Neil Gorsuch was meeting Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal with the hope of gaining support for his supreme court confirmation when he made the remark.

Harry Horton reports from Washington.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Support for Elizabeth Warren Goes Viral: #letlizspeak

Top American Democrats are rallying to support US Senator Elizabeth Warren, after Republicans silenced her on the Senate floor.

Warren had been reading a letter written 30 years ago by Martin Luther King Jr.'s widow Coretta Scott King. 

That letter criticized the civil rights record of Senator Jeff Sessions, President Trump's nominee to lead the Justice Department.

After being silenced by the Republican majority, Democrat Warren went into the hallway, where she continued to read the letter for a Facebook video. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has that story. 

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Native American Groups Vow To Step Up Pipeline Protests

Native American groups say they'll continue trying to block the development of the Dakota Access Oil pipeline, a day after the US Army said it plans to grant the final easement needed to complete the project.

Demonstrators are gathering in several US cities to protest against the plans, as our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick reports from New York.

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UK COMMONS PASSES BREXIT BILL

Legislation to allow the UK government to trigger the Brexit process has passed the country's House of Commons.

MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of the so-called Brexit bill - 494 to 122.

It's also prompted a leadership crisis for opposition Labour's Jeremy Corbyn - his shadow business secretary Clive Lewis has quit the shadow cabinet over the vote.

The legislation now goes to the House of Lords for approval after which Prime Minister Theresa May will be able to trigger formal Brexit negotiations via Article 50.

Olly Barratt has more from London.

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White House maintains immigration executive order is legal

The Trump administration is maintaining that the executive order limiting travelers from 7 Middle Eastern countries is legal under standing immigration law.

U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted that according to one (unscientific, self-selecting) online poll by Politico, his immigration ban is one of the most popular executive orders so far.

A three judge panel in San Francisco is continuing to review arguments on whether the executive order is constitutional.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer insisted the court case is on a narrow point of law, and the president has all the authority he needs to do what he did.

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White House maintains Yemen attack a success

The Trump administration says it will continue to work with Yemen, following the special forces attack which left at least one U.S. Navy Seal dead.

Yemen's government has withdraw permission for the U.S. military to carry out ground operations after it was confirmed, Yemeni civilians were killed in that attack.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer:

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However, Sean Spicer refuses to descrive the attack as anything other than a success.

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The U.S. military was also forced to destroy a $75 million Osprey tilt rotor aircraft during the raid.

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White House claims Nordstrom decision is attack

The Trump administration is claiming Nordstrom's decision to stop carrying his daughter's clothing line is a personal attack on the president's family.

Nordstrom has ceased purchasing products from her line, while discount retailers TJ Maxx and Marshalls are no longer promoting them.

President Trump tweeted that Nordstrom is treating Ivanka unfairly.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer

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Nordstrom says it makes decisions based on sales and performance, but White House spokesman Sean Spicer repeated that it was a personal attack.

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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.

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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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