Friday, March 10, 2017

US economy sees strong jobs growth

The US economy added a healthy 235,000 new jobs in February according
to the latest government data.

The first employment report under President Donald Trump showed the
jobless rate also fell slightly.

Nick Harper reports from New York.

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US Justice Dept. Deploys Extra Immigration Judges

The US Department of Justice is deploying extra judges to immigration detention centres, to speed up decisions on whether to grant asylum.

 The Department's currently facing a backlog of over half a million cases.

 Here's our US correspondent Lorna Shaddick.

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Russia’s Paralympic Team to miss 2018 Winter Games qualifiers

The International Paralympic Committee refused to allow Russia's para athletes to take part in 2018 Winter Games qualifiers. It demands Russia complies with several conditions before its membership in the international body is reinstated. Russia's Paralympic team was suspended last year over doping accusations voiced by the Wold Anti-Doping Agency's investigative group headed by Richard McLaren. Our correspondent Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Strike shutters Berlin airports

Nearly seven hundred flights to and from Berlin were cancelled Friday as the result of a work stoppage by ground staff.

The strike comes in the middle of the world's biggest tourism trade fair.

Ira Spitzer has more from the German capital

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2,000 people dead since Turkey-PKK truce failed

The United Nations estimate that around 2,000 people have been killed
since a truce between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers Party collapsed
in 2015.

The UN believe there have been serious human rights violations since
then and blame the Turkish government for failing to launch any
investigations.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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BUHARI RETURNS TO NIGERIA

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to the country after an extended medical leave in the UK. Few details have emerged over the Buhari's health raising questions about his leadership. 


Sophia Adengo reporting from Abuja, Nigeria.


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EU leaders discuss future of Europe without Theresa May

The 27 remaining EU leaders are holding an informal summit without Theresa May, to plan for the future without Britain. 

The British prime minister is expected to formally begin the Brexit process by triggering article 50 of the Lisbon treaty next week.  

Our Europe correspondent Elena Casas reports. 

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Erdogan to meet Putin in Moscow

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in Moscow on Friday to attend a high-level meeting his the Russian President.  The two leaders are due to discuss the situation in Syria as well as the TurkStream gas pipeline project.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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Seven injured in German axe attack

A mentally disturbed man attacked people with an axe at a train station in Germany, injuring seven people. 

The attack happened at Dusseldorf's main train station, but police said it didn't appear to be an act of terrorism.

Our correspondent Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Ethics watchdog slams White House for not punishing Trump advisor


The US government's ethics watchdog had voiced concern over the decision not to discipline top White House aide Kellyanne Conway for plugging Ivanka Trump's clothing brand.  

In a letter to the White House deputy counsel, the head of the Office of Government Ethics says not punishing Conway risks undermining the government's ethics policies.  

Kevn McAleese has more from Washington... 

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Hospital Trade Group Questions GOP Healthcare Bill

A leading trade group representing US hospitals has expressed fears
about the Republican healthcare bill, saying poor Americans could lose
insurance. The American Hospital Association or AHA sent a letter to
Congress Wednesday asking them to consider how the American Health
Care Act could strip vulnerable patients of adequate coverage.

Patrice Howard reports from Los Angeles.

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Thursday, March 9, 2017

EU leaders reelect Donald Tusk as European Council president at summit in Brussels

Leaders of the European Union have re-appointed former Polish prime minister Donald Tusk for a second term as president of the European Council.

27 of the 28 EU heads of state and government voted him back in - but the government of his native Poland has strongly opposed his re-election.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports from the EU summit of leaders in Brussels.

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Jeff Sessions calls Guantanamo prison site "very fine place"

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday called the Guantanamo Bay "a very fine place," and said he sees no legal reason not to send captured terror suspects there. 


Our US correspondent Liling Tan reports on Sessions' first comments as attorney general, on the controversial detention facility. 


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Refugees Who Sheltered Snowden Seek Asylum in Canada

Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong are seeking asylum in Canada.


They say their lives are in danger. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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UN human rights experts ask for treaty to regulate pesticides

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The United Nations has called for a global treaty to move away from the use of
dangerous pesticides in farming and towards more sustainable practices.

According to UN research, pesticides have accounted for nearly 200,000
deaths a year due to poisoning.

UN Correspondent Laura Cantekin reports from New York.

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American environment head doubts CO2 contributes to climate change

The new head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency has stunned the scientific community and environmental groups by saying he doesn't think carbon dioxide is a major contributor to global warming.

Scott Pruitt made the comments in a television interview, raising concerns that the Trump administration will pull back from environmental protections domestically and internationally. 

More from our Washington correspondent John Clarke.

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Four states ask judge to block migration executive order

Four states are asking a U.S. federal judge to extend the block on U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order limiting immigration, to the newly revised executive order.

The revised travel ban is supposed to go into effect on March 16, but Hawaii has separately sued to block it.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Assange Boosts Trump Case for Intel Reforms

Donald  Trump's push for major reforms at the nation's intelligence agencies has been boosted by the WikiLeaks document dump.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange lambasted the agency over its lack of control of its cyber weaponry. 

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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Uber Banning Use of Secret Software Tool for Evading Regulators

The ride-hailing service Uber says it is banning the use of a secret software tool. 

The software had helped Uber evade undercover regulators. 

Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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WikiLeaks Offers CIA Hack Information to Tech Companies

The head of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, says he will provide leaked secret document information to technology companies  to fix vulnerabilities exploited by the CIA.

The White House has not confirmed the authenticity of leaked documents describing an arsenal of cyber weapons.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports...

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