Monday, April 1, 2019

Brexit Showdown Continues

The UK could reportedly leave the EU by May 22nd if the U.K Prime Minister's deal or one including a customs union is back by MPs.


Currently The U.K Prime Minister is still trying to win approval for her Brexit deal with just days to go before  the EU leaders' summit on 10 April.


Briohny Williams has more from Brussels: 


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Five pensioners die from food poisoning at French care home

At least five pensioners have died at a care home in France from suspected food poisoning.

Another 15 are seriously ill and are being treated in hospital.

Shares in the company which runs the care home have tumbled on the news. 

Our Paris correspondent Oliver Whitfield-Miocic reports. 

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Shadowy anti-Kim Jong-un group planning 'major event'


The mysterious group claiming to be behind the raid on the North Korean Embassy in Spain says it's planning a 'major event.' It made the announcement shortly after North Korea demanded an investigation into the raid, calling it a terrorist attack.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

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Another cryptic message.

This time Cheollima Civil Defense saying it's preparing for a major event.

And until then, it says, it will remain silent.

The organization says it's goal is regime change in North Korea.

But it's unclear beyond the embassy raid how it plans on bringing down Kim Jong-un.

On Sunday, the North Korean government called the group a 'small-fry' organization.

Still, it described the break-in as a 'grave terrorist attack' and said members of Cheollima beat embassy staff.

The anti-Kim group, however, claims the raid was non-violent.  

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UK MPs Second Round of Indicative Votes

MPs in Britain are holding further votes on possible Brexit outcomes in an attempt to break the deadlock.


Last week, British MPs were unable to agree on a way forward through indicative votes, though it is thought a customs union with the EU is the most popular idea being considered.


UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports


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Emmanuel Macron reshuffles government

French President Emmanuel Macron has reshuffled his government after two ministers quit to run for mayor of Paris.

He's brought in loyalists who've worked with him since the beginning of his presidential campaign.

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 


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President Erdogan's Party Suffers Major Blow

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suffered a major political blow as his party has lost local elections in Ankara.


The ruling AK party also underperformed in Istanbul as well.


Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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Actor wins first round of Ukrainian presidential election

An actor and comedian has become the frontrunner in the Ukrainian presidential election, comfortably winning the first round.


He'll face incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the run-off vote.


Julia Chapman reports.


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India's Jet Airways pilots demand payment of salaries amid airline's financial crisis

Pilots at struggling Indian airline Jet Airways say that they'll give the carrier two weeks to clear their unpaid salaries.

They are threatening to strike if they do not receive the pay owed to them.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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India delays retaliatory tariffs on American goods to May

New Delhi has once again delayed the implementation of higher tariffs on goods imported from the United States to May 2.

The new tariff structure was to come into force from April 1.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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Trump's aides say border closure threat is serious

President Trump's aides insist his threat to close the US-Mexico border is serious and Mr Trump could take action this week.

Border agents say they've been overwhelmed by a surge in migration. President Trump has also ordered the suspension of aid payments to three central American countries.

From Washington Harry Horton reports.

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Friday, March 29, 2019

US doctors complete first-ever HIV kidney transplant

The US has performed what's believed to be the first-ever HIV kidney transplant.


Surgeons at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, have transplanted a kidney from a woman living with HIV, to an HIV-positive patient.


It's being touted as a major milestone for patients living with the disease.


Here's US correspondent Liling Tan with the details.


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EU Fears No Deal Brexit Now Likely

The EU continues to call for answers from the UK in how it wants to leave the bloc.


With the House of Commons rejecting the Brexit Withdrawl Agreement for a third time, EU leaders say a no deal Brexit is more likely then ever.


Here's our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek.


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Ride hailing firm Lyft goes public

The ride-hailing company Lyft has opened trading at over $87 a share.

The IPO price was set at $72 per share valuing the company at a little
over $24 billion.

It's now the biggest firm to go public since China's e-commerce giant
Alibaba in 2014.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US Treasury Secretary: latest trade talks with China were "constructive"


US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says the latest round of trade talks with China in Beijing were "constructive."

The two countries are trying to find a deal to end a trade war that's seen both sides slapping tariffs on billions of dollars of goods.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports:

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UK PM's Brexit Withdrawal Bill Defeated

The British Prime Minister's EU Withdrawal Agreement has been defeated by a majority of 58 votes in Parliament.


The country was given the deadline of March 29th by the EU to agree to a deal or face a no-deal scenario on 12th April. To avoid a cliff edge exit, Britain will now have to find an alternative route, which could mean a number of outcomes including a long extension. 


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Film director Agnes Varda dies aged 90

French film director Agnes Varda has died in Paris at the age of 90.

One of the pioneers of Nouvelle Vague cinema, she continued to make films until the end of her life, winning a honorary Oscar in 2017.

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 


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Germany extends Saudi weapons ban

Germany will extend a ban on weapons exports to Saudi Arabia for another six months, but agreed to a ninth month extension for export licenses that have already been granted.

The compromise allows the UK and France to continue with joint projects using German components that had been under question because of the ban.

Ira Spitzer reports from Berlin.

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UK MPs TO VOTE ON BREXIT DIVORCE DEAL

UK MPs will vote later (approx 1430G) on the Withdrawal Agreement which would take Britain out of the EU.

It's been separated from the Political Declaration part of Prime Minister Theresa May's deal with Brussels.

She says voting in favour of the divorce terms later is crucial to ensuring Britain doesn't need a lengthy Brexit delay.

Mrs May's considered unlikely to win the vote, which opposition Labour says is 'desperate'.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says it's yet another important moment in the process.

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Yellow Vests ringleader fined for organising illegal demonstrations

One of the key figures of France's yellow vests movement has been fined 2000 euros for organizing an illegal demonstration, but escaped a custodial sentence.

Eric Drouet denied organizing the protests on December 22nd and January 2nd.

Elena Casas reports from Paris. 


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Belgium Projects GDP Drop if No Deal Brexit

New figures from the Belgian government show the country's economy would contract by nearly one percent if there's a no deal Brexit.


The relatively small Belgium will suffer a big blow economically if UK lawmakers don't agree on a way to exit the bloc soon.


Our Europe Correspondent Kevin Ozebek has more from Brussels.


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