Thursday, January 23, 2020

Russia's Parliament backs constitutional changes

Russia's lower house of parliament has unanimously backed sweeping constitutional changes proposed by President Vladimir Putin. Nobody abstained or voted against the reforms in their first reading. Lucy Taylor reports.


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Rohingya Refugees Await the Verdict Set to be Delivered by the ICJ

The International Court of Justice is set to deliver an initial verdict in a genocide case filed against Myanmar.

Gambia accuses Myanmar of genocide against the Muslim minority Rohingya population.  

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports.  

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Locust Swarms Heading to Uganda

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Uganda has urged its residents to stock up on food as a precautionary measure following reports that desert locusts are making their way to the country.

 

Information coming in from Kenya indicates that the locusts have now reached the Samburu and Turkana areas, which are close to the Uganda-Kenya border.


Michael Baleke reports from Kampala.

 

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India screens over 9,150 passengers for Coronavirus

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After the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, India has stepped up its preparedness to prevent the entry of the virus into the country.
The deadly virus has claimed 17 lives so far in China.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Germany bans neo-Nazi group in wake of far-right violence

Germany has banned the Neo Nazi group Combat 18 and carried out a series of raids against the organization throughout the country.


The move comes amidst growing concern about far-right violence in the country.


Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.


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Coronavirus: FG intensifies screening at ports as death toll rises in China


The federal government has intensified screening at the different ports in Nigeria following an outbreak of a disease known as Novel Coronavirus in China.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.


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Thailand biggest mover on Democracy Index

Thailand jumped up 38 places on The Economist Intelligence Unit's 2019 Democracy Index, making the largest improvement of any country. National elections last year helped it move from "hybrid regime" to a "flawed democracy" after five years of military rule.

Daniel Quinlan reports.

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Russia's Putin to meet mother of jailed Israeli backpacker

President Vladimir Putin is visiting Israel where he is expected to meet the mother of an American-Israeli backpacker jailed in Russia. The Israeli government hopes Russia will release the 26-year-old while President Putin is in Israel for Holocaust remembrance events. Julia Chapman reports.

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AUSTRALIA: Mine worker missing following Gold Mine collapse in Tasmania

Thermal imaging has failed to detect any signs of life in the search for a worker missing after an earth collapse at the Henty Gold Mine on Tasmania's west coast.
Colleagues of the worker raised the alarm early Thursday when they couldn't contact or find him.
Arthur Stevens has more

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AUSTRALIA: Three dead in crash of a bushfire air tanker - UPDATE

Three people are dead after a C-130 airtanker crashed as it fought bushfires south of the Australian capital Canberra.
Arthur Stevens has more

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AUSTRALIA: Firefighting air tanker believed crashed during bushfire response.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft working as a firefighting tanker above bushfires in Australia's south east is believed to have crashed.
Authorities have lost contact with the tanker as it worked on the Adaminaby complex fire south of the nation's capital, Canberra.
Arthur Stevens has more

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AUSTRALIA: Firefighting air tanker believed crashed during bushfire response.

A C-130 Hercules aircraft working as a firefighting tanker above bushfires in Australia's south east is believed to have crashed.
Authorities have lost contact with the tanker as it worked on the Adaminaby complex fire south of the nation's capital, Canberra.
Arthur Stevens has more

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IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: Democrats open case for Trump's removal

The opening statement of Donald Trump's senate trial got underway on Wednesday.

The Democrat prosecutors have 24 hours over 3 days to put forward their case for the removal of Donald Trump from office

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

President Trump Says Coronavirus Under Control

US President Donald Trump says the United States has a plan to contain the deadly coronavirus. 
The virus has sickened more than 400 people in China and has spread to five other countries. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Opening arguments underway in Weinstein trial

Opening arguments have began in the trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.

He faces charges of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another.

The trial centers around these allegations but over 90 other women
also accuse Weinstein of sexual abuse and misconduct.

William Denselow reports from New York State Supreme Court.

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Nine Universities In Tanzania deregisters Over Quality

Universities were given almost four years to work on the identified academic shortcomings, but very few improved.
  
Dar es Salaam correspondent Daniel Kijo has more.

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Claims Amazon boss's phone was hacked by Saudi crown prince

UN Human Rights experts say there's evidence the Crown Prince of Saudi
Arabia hacked the phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos.

They claim it was part of efforts to influence reporting by Bezos's
newspaper, The Washington Post.

Our US Correspondent Sarah Walton has more

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Trump says he'd "love" to attend trial to stare at "corrupt" Democrats

President Trump has told reporters he would "love" to attend his own
impeachment trial to "stare in the corrupt faces" of his Democrat
accusers.

They're expected to lay out their case against the President during
Wednesday's session.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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WHO Holds Meeting To Decide Whether Coronavirus Should be Declared International Public Health Emergency

The World Health Organization is holding a meeting Tuesday, in Geneva, to discuss whether the Coronavirus should be declared an international public health emergency.  The virus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has already killed at least 9 people, and has spread to several Chinese provinces, as well as Thailand, South Korea, and the United States.  

 Jillian Wolf has more from New York. 

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Carmaker Mitsubishi in emissions test probe in Germany

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors is under investigation for possibly selling vehicles in Germany that cheated emissions tests.

Carmakers including Volkswagen and Daimler have been grappling with allegations that they manipulated diesel emissions tests.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Frankfurt.

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