Monday, March 2, 2020

Trade talks kick off in Brussels in phase one of EU-UK trade negotiations

Three years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, trade talks have begun in Brussels. 

The UK and the EU have just nine months to thrash out the terms of the future trade agreement - with the deadline at the end of the year. 

At the moment, the UK is in a transition period meaning it is still operating under the terms of EU membership. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has more from Brussels: 

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North Korea Launches Two Missiles

North Korea has launched two projectiles from a town off its east coast.

They flew around 150 miles and are thought to be short range ballistic missiles, according to the South Korean Military.

Our correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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TANZANIA TO HOST SADC MINISTERIAL COUNCIL


Tanzania is expected to host the Ministerial council of the Southern Africa Development Community this week

Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam




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US-Taliban deal hits problems over prisoner swap

The United States peace deal with the Taliban has run into problems
after the insurgent group said it would not participate in talks
unless 5,000 of its prisoners were released.

The Afghan President has ruled out a prisoner exchange - a key
component to negotiations to end the 18-year war in the country.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Second Covid-19 death in the United States

A second death caused by the Covid-19 coronavirus has been recorded in
the United States.

At least 88 cases have now been confirmed in the country and Florida
has declared a public health emergency.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports

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Ethiopia /Egypt Dam Row

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Egypt has expressed disappointment with Ethiopia's position that it will continue to fill the reservoirs of a hydropower dam it is constructing on River Nile . This is despite a warning from the United States that no action should be taken without an agreement from Egypt and Sudan.

 

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:

 

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First round of UK/EU trade talks begin in Brussels

Three years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, trade talks are finally beginning in Brussels between the two sides. 

The deadline to reach an agreement on a future trade arrangement is the end of year, leaving a tight timetable to rework 47 years of EU membership. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has more from Brussels: 

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Clashes between migrants at Greek-Turkish border as thousands attempt to cross into Europe

Europe is facing the possibility of another migrant crisis, following Turkey's decision to reopen its western border into Europe.

There have been clashes at the Greek-Turkish land border as thousands tried to push into the country overnight. 

Greece says it will not accept any asylum applications for a month's following the announcement from Ankara. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels: 

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France's Louvre museum remains closed amid coronavirus fears

The Louvre in France was closed for a second day today [Monday]. 

The world's most visited museum shut its doors on Sunday, due to risks associated with the coronavirus outbreak. Some management and staff said they were concerned they might be in danger of contamination - as Jessica King reports from Paris. 


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EMERGENCY MEETING AS FIRST COMMUNITY TRANSMISSION IN UK

UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, is chairing an emergency meeting to sign off a plan for tackling the COVID-19 coronavirus.

He'll be joined by the UK's chief medical advisor and the Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon.

It comes as the UK experienced its first instance of community transmission - when a case is detected which has not been brought from abroad.

UK correspondent, Stuart Smith, reports.

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UK-US and UK-EU trade talks kick-off

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pledging to "drive a hard bargain" as he set out his country's negotiating position for a free trade deal with the United States. 

 

The government claims a deal would boost the UK economy by more than $4bn USD. The USA is the UK's largest trading partner after the EU, accounting for nearly 20% of all exports and more than 10% of imports.

 

Meanwhile, talks are also beginning in Brussels between the UK and the European Union, aimed at reaching a post-Brexit trade agreement. 

 

Benji Hyer has the latest. 

 

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India's largest public sector bank to launch IPO for its payment and card services

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India's largest public sector bank, the State Bank of India or 'SBI', is launching part of its business onto the stock market.

SBI Card is the part of the bank which handles payments and cards services - and its offering will last for three days, starting on the 2nd of February.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Putin and Erdogan to meet after 33 Turkish soldiers killed in Syria


Russia's President Vladimir Putin will meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan later this week after a weekend in which 33 Turkish soldiers were killed by Russian-backed Syrian government forces. Dan Ashby has more. 

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First death from Coronavirus in Thailand

The first death in Thailand from Covid-19 was announced by the department of disease control on Sunday. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old woman was confirmed as the latest case, bringing the total to 43.

Daniel Quinlan reports.

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43 quarantined persons test negative to coronavirus in Plateau state


43 people have tested negative to the deadly Coronavirus in Plateau state north-central Nigeria.

They were being quarantined in the state over suspicion that they may have contracted coronavirus.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports.



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AUSTRALIA: First person to person transmission of COVID19 within the country

The coronavirus has now been confirmed in Australia in the first human to human transmission.
A Sydney doctor who was treating a patient who had arrived from Iran last week has now contracted the virus.
Arthur Stevens has more

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More than 400 Indian Tamil fishermen stranded in Iran, call for urgent government intervention

Around 400 Indian fishermen stranded on boats, have appealed to the Indian government for help.

Fishermen from India's state of Tamil Nadu are stuck in Iran in the middle of the coronavirus outbreak.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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Seoul City pushes to charge church leader over virus outbreak

South Korea has now confirmed more than 4-thousand cases of the coronavirus. And as the numbers continue to climb, anger continues to build against a church believed to be partly responsible for the massive spread. 

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul. 

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Pete Buttigieg suspends presidential campaign

Former Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg has suspended his presidential campaign just days before Super Tuesday, the biggest event of the democrat's primary season so far.

Standing as the first openly gay democratic primary candidate, he outperformed expectation in the opening primary caucus in Iowa but struggled to broaden his appeal with minority voters

Kevin McAleese has this from Washington

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Sunday, March 1, 2020

Tanzania government refutes claims of suspected Corona Virus case


The Tanzanian government has refuted widely circulating reports on social media which claim there are suspected cases of foreigners infected with the novel coronavirus in the country.


Isaac Lukando has more from Dar es Salaam


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