Wednesday, September 26, 2018

More than 382,000 dead in South Sudan civil war according to new study

At least 382,000 people have died in South Sudan's civil war according to a new study funded by the US State Department. 

That number is far higher than an earlier estimates from the United Nations.

The research was conducted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington

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Salisbury suspect 'was actually top spy colonel who got Putin medal'

An investigative website has published what it says is the real identity of one of the Salisbury suspects, accused of poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter in the UK. Bellingcat says Ruslan Boshirov's real name is Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga, and as Dan Ashby reports - he's linked to Russia's intelligence services.

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Kavanaugh denies third sexual assault claims

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is denying new allegations of sexual misconduct, saying they're from the "Twilight Zone."

It comes after a third woman has accused the judge of sexual misconduct.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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Murdoch accepts Comcast's offer for Sky


After almost three decades at the helm of broadcaster Sky, Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox has sold its 39% share in the media business.


It comes after Comcast won a bid for the broadcast operation on Sunday. Now Murdoch has agreed to take Comcast's share offer.


Uk correspondent Natalie Powell reports 

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Real identity of one of Salisbury assassins "revealed"



The real identity of one of the Russian assassins wanted in connection with the poisoning of several people in the British city of Salisbury has reportedly been revealed. 

The man the British authorities said used the named Ruslan Boshirov is a decorated colonel in Russia's military intelligence according to the investigative journalism organization Bellingcat.  

From London, Catherine Drew reports. 

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Top US Diplomat Heads to North Korea Next Month

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accepted an invitation to travel to North Korea next month. 

Pompeo is working toward a possible second meeting of Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump late this year.

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Second Trump-Kim summit likely after October

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it's unlikely President
Donald Trump will meet North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before the end
of October.

This comes after Trump told world leaders at the United Nations that
the two countries were working to replace the specter of conflict with
a push for peace.

William Denselow reports from UN headquarters in New York.

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Indian court upholds country's biometric scheme, with conditions

India's Supreme Court has decided that the Aadhaar, the country's biometric identity card, is constitutionally valid.

But the court has included some limits on how people can use it- putting in various safeguards to prevent its misuse.

Aadhaar records a person's biometric and demographic details- petitioners had alleged this violates a citizen's right to privacy.
 
Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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More protests against pension reforms in Russia

Further protests against pension reforms have taken place in Russia, despite the recent concessions offered by President Vladimir Putin. The plan to lift the retirement age to 65 for men and 60 for women has sparked controversy across the country - as Jessica King reports.


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MAY: NO UK ELECTION

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says there shouldn't be a general election ahead of Britain's exit from the EU next year.

The opposition Labour Party is calling for an election if MPs reject any Brexit deal reached by Mrs May's government and Brussels.

And it's been reported the Prime Minister's Conservative Party has been making contingency plans for a snap poll.

A general election is not scheduled in the UK until 2022.

And Theresa May says her focus is on Brexit.

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BELUGA WATCH IN THE THAMES

Conservationists and rescue teams are on standby to help a beluga whale if it reappears in the River Thames.

It was spotted on Tuesday near Gravesend in Kent, to the east of London.

Experts say the whale, which normally lives in the Arctic, must be lost - and were concerned it would swim down the Thames into London rather than back out to sea.

Tanya Ferry from the Port of London Authority says whale sightings in the Thames are not unheard of.

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Passenger offloaded for trying to enter plane cockpit to charge phone

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A passenger had to be offloaded from a flight after trying to enter the cockpit of a plane flying out of Mumbai, saying that he had to charge his phone.

Our India correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports.

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Senate schedules Kavanaugh vote on Friday

The US Senate Judiciary committee has scheduled a Friday vote on embattled Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, less than 24 hours after it will hear testimony from a woman accusing him of sexual assault.

Senate Democrats have repeatedly asked for any vote to be delayed. 

US correspondent Mary MacCarthy has the latest: 

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The United States has imposed new sanctions on the inner circle of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.

The socialist president of Venezuela said the sanctions were an honor coming from his ideological foe Donald Trump. 


Juan Carlos Lamas reports from Venezuela. 



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Cosby Sentenced to Prison


Actor and comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to a term in state prison. 

He's also been ruled a sexually violent predator. 


US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Bill Cosby jailed in Pennsylvania for between 3 and 10 years

The comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been jailed for between 3 and 10 years by a judge in Pennsylvania who branded him a sexually violent predator.


The disgraced star was convicted of sexually assaulting a university basketball coach.


Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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Trump attacks Iran in UN speech

US President Donald Trump has savaged Iran in his United Nations
General Assembly speech saying more sanctions are coming this year.

He also defended the US decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear
agreement in May.

Nick Harper reports from the UN in New York.

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Instagram Founders Resign

The founders of Instagram have resigned from its parent company Facebook.


Their departures raise questions about Instagram's future….during an already rocky time for Facebook. 


Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Beijing Doubts Trade Deal With US "Knife to China's Neck"

A senior Chinese official says the United States is putting "a knife to China's neck" over trade.

President Donald Trump has so far imposed tariffs targeting $250 billion of Chinese goods. 

From Washington Daniel Ryntjes reports.

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Trump mocked with laughter by world leaders at UN


World leaders have laughed at President Trump when he claimed in a speech at the United Nations that his administration has accomplished more than any of its predecessors.

Mr. Trump used his address to attack what he called the "ideology of globalism".

He praised North Korea, but blasted Iran.

Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.

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President Trump used his speech to launch a vigorous assault on international institutions that he claimed threaten the sovereignty of individual nation states.

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