Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Biden and Sanders fight it out for Super Tuesday supremacy

Joe Biden saw his chances of being the Democratic candidate surge after an impressive Super Tuesday performance.

The Former Vice President won the majority of the 14 state primaries, with particular success in America's south.

Bernie Sanders also had cause to celebrate after he secured the most delegate rich state of California

In Washington here's Kevin McAleese

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Joe Biden bounces back in strong Super Tuesday showing

Former US vice president Joe Biden has staged a stunning comeback on
Super Tuesday in the race to become the Democratic nominee to take on
President Donald Trump.

He's overtaken Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders after 14 states voted
for their preferred candidate.

Speaking to supporters Biden said his campaign had made a comeback.

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Sanders told supporters he was still on track to win the Democratic nomination.

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Sanders noted he needs more support from African Americans, a key
voter base that are siding more with Joe Biden.

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Speaking to supporters in Florida, who'll vote in 2 weeks, Bloomberg
gave no sign of giving up.

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Bloomberg says he won't quit Dem race after Super Tuesday results

Before all the Super Tuesday democratic primary votes had been counted one of the five remaining Candidates, Mike Bloomberg, suggested he'd stay in the race regardless of the outcome.

Million of democratic voters cast their ballots in 14 states across the US in the biggest day of the 2020 election season so far.

Super Tuesday was the first time Bloomberg has put his name on the ballot choosing to ignore the opening primary contests but spending 500 million dollars of his own money on a far-reaching advertising campaign

Addressing a crowd of supporters in the key swing state of Florida, Bloomberg also took the opportunity go after the current occupant of the White House

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Biden starts strong as polls begin to close in Super Tuesday democratic contest


A strong start for Joe Biden in Super Tuesday as polling begins to wrap up across 14 states voting for their preferred democratic candidate

Biden is projected to win in Virginia and North Carolina

Kevin McAleese has the latest from Washington

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Travel bans jump for S. Koreans and recent visitors to the country

Nearly 100 countries are banning or restricting entry to South Koreans amid the global coronavirus outbreak. South Korea has now confirmed more than 5-thousand cases of the virus and at least 30 deaths.


Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.


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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Super Tuesday voting underway in US

Millions of Americans are heading to the polls as Democrats in fourteen states and one US territory vote for the candidate they want to see challenge Donald Trump for the presidency.

Bernie Sanders is the current frontrunner but former vice president Joe Biden is gaining momentum with two other moderate candidates pulling out of the race and endorsing him.

The other centrist - billionaire Mike Bloomberg - has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on advertising in Super Tuesday voting states.

Kate Fisher has been speaking to voters at a polling station in Virginia

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EU offers Greece 'full support' to deal with Turkish border controls

European leaders have declared solidarity with Athens, following Turkey's decision to reopen the migrant channel at its western border. 

EU Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen visited the land border on Tuesday, announcing a range of measures including additional funding to support Greek authorities. 

Lucy Hough (HOFF) has more from Brussels: 

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FRANCE LOOKING TO INVEST IN TANZANIA, EYES 3 AREAS


France and Tanzania are looking to improve bilateral ties

Daniel Kijo has more from Dar es Salaam


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Nine killed by Tennesee tornados

At least nine people have been killed by tornados in the US state of Tennessee.

There is also widespread damage in the city of Nashville.

Our US correspondent Sarah Walton reports.

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Second Covid-19 case confirmed in New York and Fed slashes rates to protect economy

A second case of the Covid-19 coronavirus has been confirmed in New York.

Over 3,000 people have died from the virus worldwide and in the United
States, the death toll has risen to six.

And amid fears over the economic cost of the outbreak, the U.S.
Federal Reserve has cut interest rates.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Super Tuesday voting underway in US

Super Tuesday is underway in the US... 14 states and American Samoa are voting on which Democratic candidate will challenge Donald Trump for the presidency.

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Mike Bloomberg, and Elizabeth Warren are all in contention... with their former rivals Pete Buttegieg and Amy Klobuchar having dropped out of the race within the last day or so.

Washington correspondent Rebecca Foster reports.

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DR Congo's Last Ebola Patient Discharged

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The World Health Organization has announced that the last Ebola patient in DR Congo has been discharged from the treatment unit.

This comes weeks after The WHO maintained that the outbreak in the DRC is still a public health emergency.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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UK government unveils coronavirus 'action plan'


The British Army could be deployed to provide support to emergency services as part of the UK government's 'action plan' to tackle the coronavirus crisis. 

Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned in a statement on Tuesday that it's "highly likely" that there'll be a "significant expansion" in UK cases, as the total number rose to more than 50.

But he also reassured the public that coronavirus is "just a mild disease" from which most people will recover, and that everybody should continue to go about their business as usual.

Benji Hyer reports from London. 

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Iran condemns violence against Muslims in New Delhi

Iran became the fourth Muslim-majority nation to speak out against violence against Muslims in India.

Iran condemned the violence that broke out in New Delhi last week following similar statements from Indonesia, Pakistan and Turkey.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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Confirmed German coronavirus cases rise to 170

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany continue to rise, with health officials reporting at least one hundred seventy.

Hospitals are bracing for the outbreak to continue amid concerns about how to protect staff from exposure.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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Coronavirus continues to spread in France

France now has 191 confirmed cases of coronavirus, raising the total from 130 a day earlier.

The head of the public health service has confirmed that three people have died from the illness so far. Jessica King has the latest from Paris. 


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UK SETS OUT CORONAVIRUS CONTINGENCY PLANS

The UK government is setting out its plan to tackle a possible wide-scale coronavirus outbreak.

Measures include urging people to work from home and restrict their travel, if the virus spreads further.

Retired doctors and nurses could also be drafted in to help deal with patients, as part of the contingency plans.

39 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the UK but health officials are warning it's highly likely it will spread.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the UK is still at the stage of trying to contain the virus.

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S. Korea declares 'war' on coronavirus outbreak

South Korea's government has declared 'war' on the coronavirus outbreak as confirmed cases in the country climb closer to 5-thousand. Nearly 30 people have also died from the respiratory disease in South Korea.


Bruce Harrison has the latest from Seoul.


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Coronavirus: Two foreigners from ‘high-risk country test negative’ in Lagos



Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says two foreign nationals suspected to be carrying the coronavirus disease from a high-risk country in Asia have tested negative and the country's only infected patient is recovering.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza in Abuja reports

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First Moscow case of coronavirus confirmed

Russia has confirmed the first coronavirus diagnosis in the capital Moscow. It's only the third case of the disease reported so far in the country, which shares a more than 4,000km land border with China. Julia Chapman reports.

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