Tuesday, December 3, 2019

France fires back over digital tax after Trump threatens tariffs

The French finance minister has hit back over tariffs threatened by the US - saying France will impose reciprocal duties on American products. 

On Monday, US trade authorities announced they could impose 100 per cent tariffs on products including wine and cheese, in retaliation against France's new tax on digital services. 

Elena Casas reports from Paris.  


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AUSTRALIA: Drivers using hand held phones to be caught by AI cameras in New South Wales

Holding your mobile/cell phone in your hand whilst driving, even if it's
below the line of the dashboard may well find you with a A$344 (GBP180)
fine or A$457 (GBP241) if you're travelling through a school zone. It's
all due to what's believed to be world first Mobile/cell phone detection
cameras.
Arthur Stevens has more

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NIGERIA TARGETS PRODUCTION OF THREE MILLION BARRELS PER DAY

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The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is looking to increase the nation's oil production to three million barrels per day.

The corporation's group managing director Mele Kyari says exploration at its frontier is very critical in achieving that.

Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja

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UK URGES NATO UNITY AT 70TH ANNIVERSARY

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging NATO member states to show unity as the military alliance meets to mark its 70th anniversary.

The summit in and around the British capital comes after a row between France and Turkey over the Turkish military incursion in northern Syria.

US President Donald Trump has also repeatedly criticised some NATO allies for not contributing required funding to the alliance.

Boris Johnson says NATO helps 'keep a billion people safe', despite current tensions in the organisation.

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says Britain wants to strengthen it.

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New foreign agents law signed into law in Russia

A new law on foreign agents has been signed into law in Russia.

Under the new legislation, all material published by a person who receives funds from abroad will be labelled as having been distributed by a foreign agent.

Ross Cullen has more.

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Protests erupt across India against brutal rape and murder of a 27 year old doctor

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In India, protests broke out across the country on Monday over the gang-rape and murder of a twenty-seven-year-old doctor.

She was brutally attacked last week and then set on fire in the southern state of Telangana.

Ishan Garg reports.

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US Considering Retaliatory Tariffs on French Imports

The US government says it is considering tariffs on more than 2 billion dollars worth of French exports. 

The tariffs would be in retaliation for France's new digital services tax. 

Technology Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Monday, December 2, 2019

Trump campaign bars Bloomberg News from events


U.S. President Donald Trump's 2020 campaign says it won't give press credentials to Bloomberg News for campaign events.

The news organisation's billionaire owner, Michael Bloomberg, recently announced he's running for the Democratic nomination for next year's presidential election.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports

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UN Secretary General Issues Dire Warning as COP25 Kicks off in Madrid

The UN Chief issued a stark warning just as a two-week climate summit kicked off Monday in Madrid.  Secretary General Antonio Guterres asked the global community whether they would like to be remembered as the generation that buried its head in the sand as the planet burned.  The 25th Conference of the Parties comes as nations are being urged to cut carbon emissions five-fold in the race to fight climate change.

UN Correspondent Jillian Wolf reports.  

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Tanzania Authorities Ban Heartburn Medications Over Cancer Risk

Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) says the drugs which use trade names such as Raniplex 150 mg, Rantac 500 mg/mL and Aciloc 150 mg, which were allowed to be used in Tanzania, contain an impurity that can cause cancer.

Daniel Kijo has more.


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China bans U.S. Navy from Hong Kong ports


China is banning US navy ships from docking in Hong Kong ports

The move is in retaliation to the US passing legislation in support of Hong Kong protesters last week

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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Trump restores tariffs on Brazil & Argentina

US President Donald Trump has unexpectedly reintroduced steel and
aluminum tariffs on Brazil and Argentina.

The President accused the countries of devaluing their currencies.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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VW drivers launch 'dieselgate' case in UK

More than 90,000 British drivers are accusing German carmaker Volkswagen of fitting some of its vehicles with devices to cheat clean air laws.

This is being described at the biggest class action lawsuit in the UK to tackle the "Dieselgate" scandal.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Frankfurt.

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NIGERIANS AT RISK OF HEAT WAVE

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According to a report by Sustainable Energy, an International Organisation working on Sustainable Development Goals, more than one billion people in poor rural and urban areas are now at risk of heat wave from lack of access to cooling.

According to the report the risk is particularly high across Nigeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, and eight other African countries.

Ajeck Mangut reports

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Donald Trump set to arrive at two-day NATO summit in London

The US President Donald Trump will be arriving in London on Monday evening for two days of meetings with NATO leaders, as the alliance marks its 70th year. 

Mr Trump will meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, before joining world leaders in Watford the following day. 

The visit comes ten days before the UK goes to the polls in a winter general election. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has more: 

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Nineteen people killed in bus crash in Russia's far east

Nineteen people have been killed in bus crash in the Far East region of Russia.

At least 20 others were injured when the vehicle skidded off a bridge and plunged onto a frozen river on Sunday.

Ross Cullen has more.

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Five people killed in flooding in the south of France

Two people have drowned and three rescuers been killed in a helicopter crash after flash flooding in the south of France. 

It was the second weekend in a row of very heavy rain around Marseille and Nice, meaning the water table was already saturated.

Elena Casas reports from Paris.  


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Merkel coalition shaky after SPD leadership change

Germany's coalition government is on shaky ground after its junior partner party elected leaders who say they're prepared to walk away from the alliance.

The Social Democrats' new party chairs called for significant concessions from chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in exchange for staying in the government.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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UK REVIEWS TERRORIST RELEASES

An urgent review's underway in the UK into the licence conditions of convicted terrorists released before the end of their sentences.

It comes after Friday's attack on London Bridge which killed two people.

The attacker, Usman Khan, was released from prison early in 2018 after serving half his sentence for plotting a terrorist attack.

Dozens of convicted terrorists are now being vetted after Friday's incident, with a number expected to be sent back to prison.

Retired counter terror detective Scott Wilson says early releases are dangerous.

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India to import 11,000 tonnes of onion from Turkey to meet local demand


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India is grappling with an eye-watering surge in the cost of a key ingredient in kitchens across the country – the onion, that is.

To stop households sweating over the matter, the government now plans to import masses of them from overseas.

Ishan Garg reports.

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