Friday, September 8, 2017

Evacuation orders "unprecedented" in Florida ahead of Irma's arrival

In Florida, evacuation orders are being expanded as the state orders an unprecedented number of residents to flee the storm's path.


In Miami, more than 650 thousand residents have been ordered to leave and both the state's East and West coasts are braced for Irma's impact.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Former US presidents team up for hurricane fundraising

The five former living US presidents have teamed up to raise funds for the victims of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Harvey left at least seventy people dead and displaced more than thirty thousand in the state of Texas.

Our US Correspondent Harry Horton reports.

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Florida braces for Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma is on track to hit the US state of Florida this weekend, as officials warn residents to prepare for the worst.

The category five hurricane, with winds of up to 175 miles per hour, has caused widespread destruction in the Caribbean.

Giles Gibson reports from Miami, where the hurricane is forecast to make landfall.

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Thursday, September 7, 2017

Millions of consumers’ personal details hacked

One of America's major credit firms says its computer systems have
been breached.

Equifax says the hack has led to unauthorised access to personal
details of up to 143 million people.

US correspondent, Frances Read, reports.

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Nothing came of Russia meetings - Donald Trump Jr.

The son of U.S. President Donald Trump told Senate staffers, nothing came of his June 2016 meeting with a set of Russians.

Donald Trump Jr agreed to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, with the caveat that intentionally misspeaking to the U.S. Congress is a crime.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:

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Diplomacy still possible to resolve North Korea nuclear crisis

The US State Department says it's willing to talk to North Korea, but only if the country shows it's serious about wanting peace.

There's been increasing concern about the possibility of US military action since North Korea's large nuclear test over the weekend, but State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters there was still some hope for a diplomatic resolution.

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Barbuda "barely habitable" after Hurricane Irma, Florida next

The tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda is 'barely habitable' after Hurricane Irma, with the giant storm bearing down on the Turks and Caicos, with at least 13 dead so far.

Florida is the biggest target for the cyclone, with the Red Cross warning as many as 26 million people could be affected in the coming days.

Florida Governor Rick Scott says every Florida family needs to take the storm seriously and have a plan.

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Planning ahead to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Florida Governor Scott is calling upon his fellow citizens to volunteer.

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US wildfires "worst on record"

Millions of acres of land have been burned in wildfires in the US.

Fires continue to burn across the west - one of the worst years on record.

Frances Read reports from California.

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Very sad to use military force against North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump says it would be very sad if it came to the use of military force against North Korea.

He also said he won't put his negotiating points on the table.

Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff has an update:

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U.S. President Donald Trump says it would be very sad if it came to the use of military force against North Korea.

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Happy to mediate Qatar dispute - Pres. Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump says he's happy to mediate, and thinks the Qatari dispute could be resolved quickly.

For the past three months Qatar has been in the middle of a dispute with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt over Qatar's alledged funding of terrorism. 

The U.S. has a large military base in Qatar.

President Trump is confident in his negotiating skills.

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U.S. president Donald Trump agrees with the emir of Kuwait,  Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, that the funding of terrorism must end.

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Pres. Trump takes credit for gains against Islamic State

U.S. President Donald Trump is taking credit for the gains made against the Islamic State in Syria.

He also admitted he has not been briefed on the United Nations report that the Syrian government used chemical weapons multiple times.

According to Pentagon, the U.S. strategy in Iraq and Syria remains essentially unchanged since the Obama administration, except for the one-time bombing run against a Syrian air base in April following a chemical weapons attack.

President Trump says his approach wouldn't change if Bashar Al Assad again used chemical weapons.

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UN estimates Rohingyas fleeing to Bangladesh could number 300,000 - Reuters

The number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing the latest violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh may reach as many as three hundred thousand, according to a Reuters news agency report.


The estimate came from a UN official in Bangladesh, along with a warning of a funding shortfall for emergency aid.


Our correspondent Liling Tan has the details from New York.


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Amazon seeking second city location for headquarters, to pay 5 billion dollars

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Amazon plans to expand and build a second site for its headquarters in
North America - a project that would cost an estimated 5 billion
dollars.

The enormous e-commerce company said it was fielding offers from
several cities to host the project that will open next year.

Our US correspondent Laura Cantekin has more.

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US Virgin Islands hit hard - Pres. Trump

The U.S. Virgin Islands were hit hard by Hurricane Irma as the American territory of Puerto Rico has nearly 1 million citizens without power.

The massive storm is currently north of the Dominican Republic and Haiti, having nearly flattened the Caribbean island of Barbuda.

At least 11 are reported dead with the death toll expected to rise.

U.S. President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency for the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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u.S. President Donald Trump says Hurricane Irma may have a bigger impact than Harvey, which pummeled Texas.

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President Trump says his favorite state of Florida is prepared for Hurricane Irma.

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Caribbean islands devastated, Floridians flee Hurricane Irma

Hurricane Irma is currently blowing toward the Turks and Caicos, having flattened the Caribbean Island of Barbuda.

Many Floridians are fleeing inland as the massive storm bears down on the U.S.

Florida Governor Rick Scott urged his citizens to pay attention and get out.

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The priority evacuation is for the Florida Keys, a string of islands running from Miami nearly to Cuba.

Governor Rick Scott

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Florida Governor Rick Scott says the initial evacuation orders are for America's 11th largest metropolitan region - Miami and Fort Lauderdale.

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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan says the U.S. federal government needs to have the financial resources to respond to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

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Republicans are despairing that President Trump abandoned their principles in agreeing to the Democrat's proposal to keep the government financed through December, but Speaker Ryan says the deal was necessary in light of the natural disasters.

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Nothing to worry about - Pres. Trump to illegal immigrants

U.S. President Donald Trump has further muddied the response to his cancellation of DACA by now tweeting that recipients have nothing to worry about for the next six months.

In the details of the rescinding order, the American president has tried to force the U.S. Congress to come up with a legislative solution for the 800,000 young adults who were brought here by their parents as children and don't have proper immigration status.

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan insists, Republicans are on the same page about the problem of illegal immigration.

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Missael Garcia is a DACA - deferred action for childhood arrivals - recipient who has gone on hunger strike to protest the president's decision to end the programme.

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Hurricane Irma death toll climbs to at least 10 as it leaves trail of destruction in Caribbean


Hurricane Irma has killed at least ten people so far on its devastating route through the Caribbean.

And the latest forecasts predict it will hit the Florida coast in the US in the next few days.

Our US correspondent Giles Gibson has more:

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Syrian opposition advances on Raqqa

The U.S. military is confirming the Syrian Defence Forces are making advances toward the goal of retaking the key city of Raqqa from the Islamic State.

Israeli jets have reportedly hit a suspected chemical weapons site inside Syria, while the government of Bashar Al-Assad earlier claimed it has retaken Deir al-Zour.

U.S. Army Colonel Ryan  Dillon,  the spokesman  Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) confirms Syrian opposition forces have retaken one of Raqqa's most historic sites, the mosque.

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UK SENDS MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CARIBBEAN

The UK is deploying a military taskforce in the Caribbean to help with the relief efforts after Hurricane Irma.

One Royal Navy ship has already arrived off Anguilla, a British territory.

And the helicopter-carrier HMS Ocean is also being deployed to the region.

Hundreds of British navy personnel will take part in assisting islands hit by the storm.

UK Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan says Britain will do what it can to help people affected.

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Evacuations urged in Florida Keys as Caribbean picks up pieces after Irma

Residents of Florida are being warned that Hurricane Irma will be "devasting" when it reaches the state this weekend.


The storm's precise path remains uncertain, but it's already caused havoc on several Caribbean islands including Barbuda, where the Prime Minister says the territory is now "barely habitable".


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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