Monday, October 8, 2018

UK DAMPENS BREXIT DEAL OPTIMISM

The UK is urging caution after reports a Brexit deal with the European Union is edging closer.

EU officials have talked up the chances of an agreement in recent days.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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UBS on trial in France over tax fraud

Swiss banking giant UBS goes on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of running a giant tax fraud scheme. 

Prosecutors say the bank helped rich French individuals hide 10 billion euros (11.5 billion dollars) from the exchequer.

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 


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Japan PM says UK would we welcomed into TPP

The Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has backed Britain's ability to retain its global strength after it leaves the European Union bloc.


Prime Minister Abe has also said the UK would be welcome to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal - or TPP - following Brexit.


The TPP is a trade agreement signed between 11 countries including Japan.


UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.


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Outrage continues over horse race advertising on Sydney Opera House

Australia's New South Wales State government says it stands by its decision to force Sydney Opera House management to promote a horse race despite an increasingly vocal community backlash describing the move as "crass commercialism" and concerns it could be illegal.
Arthur Stevens reports

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Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban Fails in Romania

A referendum to enact a constitutional ban on gay marriage has failed in Romania. 

Turnout in the weekend referendum was dismal, despite polls showing the majority of Romanians wanted the ban. 

Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels. 

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IPCC releases grim outlook on climate change

A United Nations Panel on climate change says time is running out to address global warming before the world is at serious risk. According to the panel's latest report, unprecedented steps are needed to bring the situation under control.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the report Monday in Incheon, South Korea.


Scientists from around the world gathered in the port city west of Seoul to share their grim outlook.


Their report says the world has just over a decade to take measures to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre industrialization levels.


If that goal isn't met, the panel says, there could be more extreme weather, including heat waves, drought and rainfall.


Species extinction would be higher and more people would face water shortages.


The report says there needs to be a major transformation to society at every level to prevent greater risk. That includes massive cuts to carbon emissions that country are failing to enforce.


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Moscow on alert ahead of Salisbury suspect revelations

Moscow is bracing itself for another week of revelations, after the investigative website Bellingcat said it would disclose the real identity of Salisbury suspect Alexander Petrov in the next 48 hours. Dan Ashby has more.

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India promises more steps to support battered rupee

India's government has promised to take more steps to stabilise the rupee, which has tumbled to a series of record lows against the US dollar. 

The weak rupee is adding to costs of imports including oil for India. 

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Indian women take to social media to name sexual harassers

A year since the #MeToo movement took the world by storm, scores of women in India have taken to Twitter and Facebook, naming and shaming their alleged harassers.

The allegations of sexual harassment have been levelled at journalists, authors, filmmakers, editors and stand-up comics.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Interpol Chief Quits After China Confirms he is Under Investigation

Interpol says it's received the resignation of its President with "immediate effect".

The development comes after Chinese authorities confirmed that Meng Hongwei is under investigation for suspected criminal activity.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Pres. Trump to swear-in Brett Kavanaugh in 'prime-time' White House event

President Trump will hold a swearing-in ceremony for his new Supreme Court Justice at the White House Monday evening

Brett Kavanaugh's highly contentious passage to becoming the ninth Justice on the bench followed a knife-edge Senate vote over the weekend.

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington...

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Twenty killed in upstate New York Limousine crash

Twenty people are dead after a crash involving a limousine in upstate New York over the weekend. 

The State Police Department says the incident happened when a 2001 Ford Excursion Limo failed to stop at an intersection, running into a parking lot and hitting a parked vehicle. 

All 18 people in the limousine were killed, including the driver. 

All of the victims were adults. 

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Trump prepares 'prime-time' swearing-in ceremony for Brett Kavanaugh

As President Trump prepares for a Monday-night swearing-in ceremony at the White House for his successful supreme court nominee, senior counselor Kellyanne Conway defended Brett Kavanaugh, who passed a senate vote 50 to 48 over the weekend.

Kavanaugh managed to seal the congressional majority despite being the subject of a number of allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades

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China confirms it has detained missing Interpol chief

China says the president of Interpol is under investigation there on suspicion of breaking the law

Meng Hongwei's wife reported him missing to French police after she lost contact with him following his trip from their home in Lyon to his native China last Saturday. 

Meng was named president of Interpol, which is headquartered in France,  in 2016. 

Before then he held a number of senior positions in China, including vice minister of public security.  

Interpol said he had resigned with immediate effect on Sunday but didn't say why.

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Friday, October 5, 2018

Collins confirms support for Kavanaugh ensuring Supreme Court confirmation

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is poised to join the US Supreme Court after a key Republican senator announced her support for President Trump's nominee.

The full US Senate will vote to confirm Judge Kavanaugh tomorrow, and our US Correspondent Simon Marks says the result is now a foregone conclusion.

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Apple and Amazon Deny Chinese Hack Report

Apple and Amazon are denying a report published by Bloomberg which alleges China carried out a hardware hack on their servers. 

They are among dozens of companies named in the report, which relied on anonymous government and corporate sources. 


Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 


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US Senate votes to advance Kavanaugh nomination

The US Senate has voted to advance Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination to a final vote that is due to take place on Saturday.


But there's still uncertainty about the final outcome of the process.


Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.


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U.S. unemployment rate falls to near 50-year lows

The U.S. unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since 1969.
That's according to the latest figures released by the Labor
Department.

This comes despite September being the worst month for job creation in a year.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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French police investigate disappearance of head of Interpol

French police say they've opened an investigation into the disappearance of the head of Interpol, which is based in the French city of Lyon.

Meng Hongwei was last seen boarding a plane for a visit home to his native China on September 29th.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.


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Anti-rape campaigners awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Congolese doctor Denis
Mukwege and Yazidi rights activist Nadia Murad for their work to
combat rape and sexual violence as weapons of war.

Both of the winners have become public campaigners to raise awareness
about the issue.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin

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