Thursday, September 10, 2020

India crosses 4.46 million COVID 19 cases

India reported a jump of nearly 96,000 fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday, taking the country's caseload past 4.46 million infections.

The country has also recorded more than 1100 deaths in the last 24 hours which is the highest single-day mortality figure, pushing the total death toll to beyond 75,000.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports -  

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Australia – Covid Infections Decrease In Victoria As Curfew Debate continues

The Australian state of Victoria has recorded 51 new cases of Conronavirus and seven deaths overnight as debate over the states curfew continues.


Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.


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India-China Foreign Ministers to meet in Moscow

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Foreign Ministers of India and China are meeting in Moscow today.

This comes amid rising border tensions between two countries.

On Monday shots were fired on the India-China border for the first time in 45 years.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Analysts Say China-India talks Unlikely to Ease Border Tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaiyshanker are set to meet in Moscow today in the hope both sides can resolve an increasingly tense border dispute.

But analysts say with the two countries hardening their positions, any breakthrough is unlikely.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Legal concerns for Hong Kong fugitives detained in China

Lawyers hired by the families of 12 Hong Kongers detained in China, say they are being denied access to meet them. That's adding to concerns in Hong Kong over the fate of the 12 people, who were arrested by Chinese coastguards while reportedly sailing to Taiwan to seek political asylum. 


Richard Kimber reports.


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S. Korean semiconductor makers to suspend sales to Huawei

Leading South Korean semiconductor producers will reportedly suspend sales to China's Huawei from next week. The suspension would come the same day the U.S. plans to enforce new sanctions against Huawei amid its ongoing trade war with China.

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.

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Intelligence whistleblower claims he was instructed to downplay threat of Russian election interference

An intelligence official at the US Department of Homeland Security says he was instructed to downplay concerns of Russian interference in November's election because it reflected badly on President Trump.

In a whistleblower complaint Bryan Murphy claims he was instead told to highlight threats from Iran and China.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington

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Ethiopia's Northern region defies government


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A northern province of Ethiopia has held regional elections in a move the country's prime minister has deemed illegal.

The move has put the country on edge following months of violence.

Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa.

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Smoke Turns San Francisco Sky Orange

Smoke from wildfires burning hundreds of miles away has turned the skies over the San Francisco Bay Area orange and red.

The other-worldly light has conjured images of life on another planet. 

Rachel Silverman reports from San Francisco. 


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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Major rally on Wall Street as tech rebounds

The U.S. markets saw a major rally Wednesday with the tech sector
leading those gains.

This comes after the tech-heavy Nasdaq index had dropped roughly 10
percent in the previous three trading sessions.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Tanzania Electoral Commission reinstates dismissed candidates

Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) has reinstated 15 opposition parliamentary candidates who were initially sidelined as ineligible. 

Isaac Lukando reports.


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UK IMPOSES 'RULE OF SIX' TO STEM COVID

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's urged people in England to restrict social contacts - or risk another full lockdown.

Social gatherings of more than six people are being banned to try and stem a rise in covid-19 cases.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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President Trump said he intentionally "played down" threat of coronavirus at start of pandemic


In an explosive, newly-released audio recording from March this year, US President Donald Trump said he wanted to "play down" the threat of the coronavirus.

He made the comments in an interview with veteran journalist Bob Woodward for his upcoming book about the Trump administration, "Rage".

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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UK and EU to hold emergency talks on Brexit plans

The UK and EU are expected to hold emergency talks about plans to override key elements of the Brexit deal.

Ministers have now tabled the UK Internal Market Bill, which the government has admitted will breach international law.

They say it will protect peace in Northern Ireland.

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Top police officer quits over death of unarmed black man

One of New York state's top police officers has resigned following the
backlash caused by the death of an unarmed black man who suffocated
during an arrest.

Officers put a hood over Daniel Prude's head after he was detained in
Rochester in March.

Sarah Walton reports from New York

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Department of Justice moves to defend President Trump in defamation case

The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to defend President Donald
Trump in a defamation case.

Trump is accused of assaulting a woman in a Manhattan department store
in the mid-90s. A claim he denies.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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US withdrawing third of troops from Iraq

The United States plans to cut troop numbers in Iraq and Afghanistan
to help meet President Trump's campaign promise to end America's
"endless wars".

The US presence in Iraq is falling by a third, from 52-hundred to
three-thousand troops.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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ENGLAND RESTRICTS GATHERINGS AS CASES RISE

Social gatherings of more than six people are being banned in England, as the government attempts to stop a rise in confirmed coronavirus cases.

However, pubs and restaurants will be staying open for now.

Olly Barratt reports from London.

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ECOWAS halts single currency launch, adopts gradual approach




The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has postponed its planned launch of its single currency, the 'ECO.'

The decision was made during the recently concluded 57th Summit of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.


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Dozens arrested in Belarus protests

Dozens of protesters have been arrested in Belarus after gathering in support of Maria Kolesnikova, the opposition leader who was taken into custody on Tuesday. Her colleagues have confirmed that she thwarted an attempt to deport her by tearing up her passport at the Ukrainian border. Julia Chapman has more.

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