Wednesday, March 14, 2018

UK & US urge Russian accountability for nerve attack

The UK and US has accused Russia of a nerve gas attack at a special meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

The attack in the UK town of Salisbury last week targeted a former Russian spy and his daughter.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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NASA nicknames mysterious object beyond Pluto

NASA has nicknamed named a mysterious unknown world that it's planning
to investigate.

Ultima Thule (PRON: Thoo-lee) is a billion miles past Pluto and will
be the most distant object ever studied.

US correspondent, Frances Read, reports.

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Tributes flood in for physicist Stephen Hawking


Tributes have been flooding in for Stephen Hawking, the world renowned British physicist who died today aged 76.


World leaders, and actors alike have paid tribute to Hawking's achievements and sense of humor across twitter and instagram. From London, Marnie Gill reports


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Dog dies after flight attendant orders owner to put it in the overhead locker

A dog has died after its owner was ordered to put it in an overhead locker during a flight.

United Airlines has accepted "full responsibility" for the death of the French bulldog during the three and a half hour flight.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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UK EXPELS RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

The UK is expelling 23 Russian diplomats over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Salisbury earlier this month.

Moscow denies involvement but the UK says Russia is 'culpable'.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced the move in the House of Commons.

London correspondent Olly Barratt says there are other measures too.

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Students Across the United States Walkout over Gun Safety

Students from thousands of schools across the United States have walked out of their classrooms over the issue of gun safety.

They fear politicians will avoid taking action to prevent another event like last month's mass killing at a school in Florida.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes has more...

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UK requests UN meeting on Russian spy poisoning

The United Nations Security Council is due to meet later following the
nerve agent attack on a former Russia spy in the UK.

Britain has also expelled 23 Russian diplomats in response to the attack.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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UK EXPELS RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS

The UK is expelling 23 Russian diplomats over a nerve agent attack on a former double agent in Salisbury earlier this month.

Moscow denies involvement but the UK says Russia is 'culpable'.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced the move in the House of Commons.

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India, Pakistan trade charges over alleged harassment of diplomats

Pakistan has accused Indian authorities of harassing its diplomats and their family members posted in New Delhi.

India has countered that charge by saying that Indian diplomats posted in Pakistan are being subjected to similar harassment.

Ties between the nuclear armed neighbours have been tense for months now with the two sides regularly reporting ceasefire violations along a shared militarised border in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Our South Asia correspondent Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.

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German parliament reelects Merkel as chancellor

Germany's parliament has elected Angela Merkel her to a fo urth term as chancellor following almost six months of heated coalition negotiations.

Merkel immediately faces several challenges including the possibility of a global trade war.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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NERVE AGENT DEADLINE PASSES FOR RUSSIA

A deadline has passed for Russia to explain the use of a nerve agent in the UK in an attack on a former spy.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is now expected to set out a range of measures directed at Russia.

The UK says it is 'highly likely' Moscow was behind the incident in Salisbury which left Sergei Skripal and his daughter in a critical condition.

Russia denies any involvement.

But Roger Boyes, diplomatic editor of The Times, says Mrs May now has to act.

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EU's top court upholds landmark asylum seeker deportation

Europe's top court has upheld a deportation order of two Afghan sisters in a landmark case.

It upholds the EU's so called Dublin system where an asylum request can only be processed in the first EU country a person enters.

Our Europe correspondent Jack Parrock reports. 

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France to take Google and Apple to court

The French finance minister says Paris will take a legal action against Google and Apple for abusive business practice. 
Bruno le Maire says the government wants to protect French start-ups who face strict conditions when selling their apps. 
Elena Casas reports from Paris. 

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STEPHEN HAWKING DIES AT 76

Physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.

He became world renowned for his work around black holes and relativity.

He was given only a few years to live when diagnosed in the 1960s with a rare form of motor neurone disease.

Stephen Hawking wrote a number of science books, including A Brief History of Time which sold millions of copied worldwide.

His life was turned into the film The Theory of Everything, in which he was played by Eddie Redmayne.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says his work took physics to the mainstream.

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India's central bank takes action to prevent bank scams following $2bn fraud

India's central bank has taken steps to try to prevent large-scale banking frauds, following a 2 billion dollar scam at a single branch in Mumbai.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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Stephen Hawking dies at 76

British physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.

In his early twenties he was given only a few years to live after being diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease.

His book, A Brief History of Time, has sold more than 10 million copies and his life story was the subject of the 2014 film The Theory of Everything.

He spoke at the opening of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Trump talks Mexican border wall in California

Donald Trump says illegal immigration to the U.S. is still "intolerably high."

He made the comments while looking at prototypes of a 30 ft border
wall that he plans to build between Mexico and the United States.

President Trump also said he hoped a deal could be reached between the
two countries to mutually benefit both.

But U.S. Correspondent, Frances Read, says there's still debate about
where funding for the wall will come from.

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Top Trump aide fired

A top aide To Donald Trump, John McEntee, has been fired.

The announcement comes on a day of upheaval in Washington, just hours after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was sacked.

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Trump visiting California for first time as President

Donald Trump is in California to visit the proposed site of the US
Mexico border wall.

He then went onto address members of the US military. It's his first
trip to California since becoming president.

Frances Read reports from LA.

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2017 deadliest for children in Syria as Security Council remains divided

With more than nine hundred children killed in Syria last year, 2017 was the deadliest year for children in the war-torn country, United Nations officials told the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Tuesday. 


The grim assessment comes as the humanitarian situation remains dire and as divisions persist within the UN Security Council over implementing a ceasefire.


Our UN Correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York. 


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