Monday, March 19, 2018

UN: DR Congo needs double in last year

The United Nations says humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic
of Congo have doubled in the last year due to ongoing conflict.

In a UN Security Council meeting the UN's humanitarian chief warned of
a continuing crisis in the country.

Millions displaced, warring militia, and a question mark over
presidential elections have left an unstable situation.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Arizona woman is first pedestrian killed by driverless car

A woman in Arizona has become the first pedestrian known to have been killed by a driverless car.


The vehicle operated by Uber struck the woman as she was crossing a street.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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UN urges end to "catastrophic" Syria fighting

The United Nations has called for an end to fighting in two conflict
zones in Syria which it says is creating a "catastrophic situation."

Major offensives by the Syrian government and its ally Russia in
Eastern Ghouta and by Turkey in Afrin has displaced more than a
hundred thousand people in recent weeks.

United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric detailed the situation
facing civilians caught up in the fighting.

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in northern Syria had had a significant impact.

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Self-driving Uber kills US pedestrian

A self-driving Uber has hit and killed a pedestrian in Tempe, Arizona.

This is believed to be the first pedestrian fatality caused by a self-driving vehicle.

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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Business groups urge Trump to not impose new tariffs on China

A large coalition of U.S. business groups is urging the Trump administration to not impose massive new tariffs on Chinese imports of information technology, telecommunications, and consumer products.

The Trump administration has already imposed heavy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from around the globe — a move aimed largely at curbing those imports from China.

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has more:

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EU and UK make major progress on Brexit negotiations

The UK and the EU are hailing a decisive step on Brexit after some breakthrough agreements on a transitional period.


There were concession form the UK on the Irish border issue and the negotiations come ahead of a summit of EU leaders in Brussels later this week.


Our Europe correspdent Jack Parrock reports. 


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UK SCHOOLS EVACUATED AFTER BOMB THREATS

Hundreds of UK schools have received an email threatening they would be bombed if they didn't pay a sum of money.

A number were evacuated over what police now say is a hoax.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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4th bomb explodes in Texas in less than a month

Residents of a Texan neighbourhood have had to stay in their homes until 10am local time after a fourth bomb exploded there in less than a month.

Two men were injured in the blast which police say could have been triggered by a trip wire.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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Facebook's Zuckerberg Under Increasing Scrutiny over Political Data Harvesting

Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg is coming up increasing pressure to provide public testimony in the UK and United States.

It follows revelations that the firm Cambridge Analytica used personal data to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US presidential elections.

From Washington, Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Republicans warn President Trump not to fire special counsel

The White House says President Trump is not considering firing the Special Counsel investigating in the 2016 US election.

The announcement comes after Mr Trump attacked Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry and his private lawyer suggested it was time to end the investigation.

From Washington, Harry Horton reports.

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WTO meet kicks off in New Delhi

Representatives from 50 nations are in New Delhi for an informal meeting of the World Trade Organisation.

WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo has said that the Delhi meeting comes at a time when the global trade environment is very risky.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Brexit transition meetings continue

Brexit negotiations are resuming in Brussels with the UK keen to secure the promise of a 21 month transitional period from the European Union.


Britain wants to remove doubt for businesses to prevent them moving their headquarters into the EU as goods giant Unilever did over the weekend.


Jack Parrock reports. 


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UN Backs Free and Fair Elections in Zimbabwe


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The United Nations has backed plans to hold elections in Zimbabwe in July.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa took over as Zimbabwe president in November last year after the military ousted the 37 year rule of Robert Mugabe.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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UK FM Trying to Get EU Backing to Condemn Russia

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is in Brussels, hoping to secure support to sharply condemn Russia for the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter.

This comes as the row between Russia and the UK is intensifying as Secretary Johnson accuses Moscow of stockpiling nerve agents. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek reports from Brussels. 

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OPCW TEAM VISITS UK TO TEST NERVE AGENT

International weapons experts are visiting Britain to test the substance used to attack a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury.

The  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons team have been invited to the UK to independently verify the nerve agent used in the March 4th attack.

Britain has expelled 23 Russian diplomats over the incident - with Russia responding by sending the same number of British staff back to the UK.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, after winning his country's election, described claims of Russian involvement in the nerve agent attack as 'nonsense'.

UK Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington says even if President Putin exploits the incident for a domestic audience - Britain's response will continue to be robust.

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Aung San Suu Kyi in Canberra for talks with Turnbull

Australia has offered support to end the humanitarian crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine State, as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Australia's capital, Canberra.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Australian Cardinal George Pell accused of "kiddy fiddling"

Australian Cardinal George Pell is accused of abusing a complainant while watching the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind at a country Victorian cinema.
Australia's highest-ranked Catholic has also been accused of abusing another complainant at a swimming pool.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Bushfires destroy properties across two Australian states

Australia is experiencing incredibly protracted fire seasons as a consequence of climate change, according to experts, and the nation willhave to get used to the "new normal".
This realisation comes as a town on the New South Wales South Coast was devastated by a bushfire much later in the year than usual.
Arthur Stevens has more

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Uber drivers plan strike in Mumbai

An Indian right wing regional party has called for an indefinite strike by Uber drivers in  Mumbai.

Police in the city have warned of arrests in case of violence arising from the proposed strike.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai 

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Vladimir Putin wins fourth term

Vladimir Putin has won another six year term as President of Russia.

Putin won what his government is calling a landslide re-election victory on Sunday.

This will be Putin's fourth term, second only to Josef Stalin.

A nationalist, Communist and two liberals were also on the ballot. Putin reportedly won 74 percent of the vote.

Lucy Taylor reports from Moscow.

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