Boeing to lay off more than 12,000 employees due to pandemic

Boeing plans to dismiss more than 12,000 workers in the US, it said on Wednesday,

Almost 6 thousand of these are involuntary layoffs and it comes as the coronavirus pandemic has slashed demand for air travel.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details..

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US Coronavirus death toll passes 100k mark

The number of coronavirus deaths in the United States has passed the 100 thousand mark according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

The US has the highest number of infections and deaths than any other country in the world.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Space X historic launch cancelled

Poor weather has meant the cancellation of the first manned Space X
flight to the International Space Station.

The planned launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center would have
marked the first time NASA astronauts had flown with a commercially
built spacecraft.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Major gains for the markets despite U.S.-China tensions

The U.S. markets posted another day of healthy gains Wednesday despite
souring relations between Washington and Beijing.

Investors shrugged off those concerns instead focusing on the easing
of shutdown restrictions.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US AMBASSADOR TO TANZANIA SUMMONED BY GOVERNMENT

The government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation has summoned the acting US Ambassador Dr. Inmi Patterson for clarification over issues that the mission has in the recent past posted on its website and social media platforms.

Daniel Kijo reports

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Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou loses bid for freedom, as Canada mulls US extradition

A judge in Canada has delivered a major blow to China’s Meng Wanzhou, ruling that extradition proceedings against the Huawei executive should proceed.

The British Columbia Supreme Court found that the fraud charges leveled against Meng Wangzhou by American prosecutors would also be considered a crime in Canada - clearing the way for extradition proceedings to continue.

Nina-Maria Potts has more:

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New York Governor slams lawmakers for ugly and un-American response to funding request

New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo says the response from some lawmakers
that resist funding local governments is ugly and un-American.

The Governor is calling on the federal government to provide 61
billion dollars in aid to help his state recover economically from the
Covid-19 pandemic.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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EU Commission presents proposals to rescue crippled economies

The EU Commission has presented its proposals for a stimulus package worth 750billion euros to help the bloc recover from the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

The package will include unprecedented amounts of joint EU debt to help revive crippled economies such as Italy and Spain. 

Our correspondent in Brussels Lucy Hough has this report: 

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JOHNSON: "MOVE ON" FROM CUMMINGS ROW

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defended his top aide Dominic Cummings saying people should now "move on from the row." 

Dozens of Conservative MPs are calling for Mr Cummings to go after he drove hundreds of miles with his family during lockdown. 

Holly Hudson has more. 

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US: Hong Kong No Longer Politically Autonomous from China

The US has officially declared Hong Kong is no longer politically autonomous from China. 

This declaration from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo comes just days after Beijing imposed new national security legislation on the territory. 

Rachel Silverman has more. 

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UN warns job losses could create a "lockdown generation"

More than one in six young workers has lost their job according to the
United Nations.

It's warning that the long term fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak could
create a "lockdown generation".

Sarah Walton reports from New York

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Space X Set to Launch

Space X is set to launch its first crew into orbit…. scheduled to lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 4:33 in the afternoon local time. 

The historic launch will be the first time NASA astronauts fly to the International Space Station in a commercially built spacecraft. 

Rachel Silverman has more. 

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Trump hits back at social media after Twitter slaps fact-checking label on his tweets

U.S. President Trump has gone to war against social media, including his own preferred communications vehicle, Twitter.

President Trump accused social media platforms of “ silencing conservative voices” , further escalating a row with Twitter over slapping his tweets with a fact-check label.

Nina- Maria Potts has more:

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Canada set to rule on US extradition case against Huawei executive

Fraught relations between China, the U.S. and Canada are under even more pressure over an extradition ruling involving a top Huawei executive.

Meng Wanzhou - CFO for the Chinese telecoms giant- has been held in Canada under house arrest for the past eighteen months, and is wanted by the U.S. over sweeping fraud charges.

As Nina-Maria Potts reports, the political stakes are high for Canada- which has to decide whether the charges constitute a crime in Canada.

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Moscow eases lockdown with rota system

Moscow is easing its lockdown from Monday after a fall in the number of people being hospitalised with coronavirus. Non-food shops are reopening, and people will be allowed to walk outside on a rota system, as Moscow Correspondent Lucy Taylor reports.

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Death of unarmed black man sparks violent protests

The death of an unarmed black man in police custody has triggered
violent protests in the U.S. city of Minneapolis.

Video from the incident shows a police officer kneeling on George
Floyd's neck despite his cries that he couldn't breath.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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AUSTRALIA: police drop charges against Newscorp journalist

Australia's Federal Police have opted to drop their investigation of Newscorp Canberra-based journalist Annika Smethurst .
She had her home raided last year as the AFP tried to uncover the source of a sensitive story which had been published in 2018.
Arthur Stevens reports

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UK PM to face questions over adviser and government handling of coronavirus

The UK's Prime Minister will soon be questioned by MPs amid continued calls for his most senior adviser to resign.

Boris Johnson is set to appear before the Commons Liaison Committees, during which he'll be asked about Dominic Cummings's controversial trip during the coronavirus lockdown. 

From London, Benji Hyer reports. 

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UK TO IMPLEMENT LOCAL LOCKDOWNS WHEN REQUIRED

Local lockdowns will become part of England's test, track and trace system, to deal with isolated 'flare-ups'.

Should a local spike in coronavirus infections be recognised, schools, businesses or public spaces could be closed to quash infections before they spread too far.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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HUNDRED IN D.R.CONGO PROTEST REMOVAL OF PARLIAMENT'S DEPUTY SPEAKER

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Hundreds of people have staged a violent protest in the south central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the removal of the country's deputy speaker of parliament by legislators. MPs impeached Jean-Marc Kabund on Tuesday for reportedly spreading defamatory information about the convening of a plenary session. Police were deployed to disperse the angry protesters.Chris Ocamringa has more in this report.

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