Monday, September 14, 2020

Former UK Prime Minister joins other ex PMs in criticising Boris Johnson's new Brexit bill

David Cameron has become the fifth former UK Prime Minister to criticise a bill which would override the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.


MPs will vote on The Internal Market Bill on Tuesday (21:00GMT). If it passes, it will give ministers the power to pass regulations, specifically on trade and state aid, even if they contradict the legal text previously agreed with the European Union.


Benji Hyer reports from London. 


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NVIDIA ACQUIRES UK ARM HOLDINGS

ARM Holdings, a UK computer chip manufacturer, is being bought by US firm Nvidia (pron: en-vidia), which specialises in graphics chips.

The 40 billion dollar deal comes only four years after it was bought by Softbank - a Japanese conglomerate - for 32 billion dollars.

Stuart Smith has more on the deal from London.

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Germany leading high-level virtual summit with China

Germany is leading European talks with China, aimed at easing political tensions. 

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping for the discussions, due to be held virtually. 

Talks will also focus on an EU-China investment agreement that was due to be signed off by the end of this year. 

Lucy Hough is our Correspondent in Brussels. 


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18 Bodies Recovered in DR Congo Collapsed Mine

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Search and rescue workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered 18 bodies of miners who died in an accident in the eastern province of South Kivu on Friday.

At least 50 people were killed when the mine caved in after torrential rain.

Mining accidents are common in the DRC with deaths reported every year due to poor safety standards.

Chris Ocamringer reports.

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French cities of Marseille and Bordeaux set to announce new measures on Covid-19

Marseille and Bordeaux are set to announce new measures on Monday to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Officials in the two cities were asked by the prime minister on Friday to provide plans to try to control the surge in numbers of positive cases.

Ross Cullen has more.
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UK MPs TO VOTE ON INTERNAL MARKET BILL

UK MPs will vote later on controversial legislation which could lead to a breach of international law.

The Internal Market Bill contains what the government calls an 'insurance policy' to avoid checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland - in the event of no trade deal being reached with the EU.

A number of Conservative MPs are due to vote against the bill, criticising the government for attempting to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement agreed with the European Union.

Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse says the legislation is necessary.

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$3.5 BILLION TANZANIA UGANDA PIPELINE BACK ON TRACK

 All is set now for the kickoff of the Tanga-Hoima Pipeline, with Tanzania looking to March 2021 for the start of the construction of the $3.5 billion project. This follows a confirmed agreement between French oil company Total and the Ugandan government over differences that forced the project to stall since 2018.


Daniel Kijo reports.


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Lukashenko arrives in Russia for talks with Vladimir Putin

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has landed in Russia ahead of talks with President Vladimir Putin. The leaders are expected to discuss greater political integration as Lukashenko faces a sixth week of protests against his rule. Julia Chapman has more.

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India records another surge in COVID19 cases

For five days in a row now, India's recorded more than 90,000 new COVID19 infections daily.

With more than 4.8 million total cases, it lags behind only the United States in overall infections but has been adding more cases than any other country daily for weeks now.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Japan’s ruling LDP party to elect president

Japan's main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to choose its new leader on Monday. The vote will also effectively elect the country's prime minister after Shinzo Abe, who is stepping down due to health issues. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo.


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Microsoft loses and Oracle wins bid for TikTok

Microsoft's bid to take over the US operations of TikTok has been rejected by TikTok's Beijing based parent company Byte Dance.


They instead have chosen to enter into a partnership with Oracle Corp, according to media reports.


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Sunday, September 13, 2020

Tanzania, Uganda Presidents sign agreement for construction of crude oil pipeline


Presidents John Magufuli of Tanzania and Yoweri Museveni of Uganda have signed a pact to commission a 1,445-km East African Crude Oil Pipeline running from Hoima in Uganda to the port city of Tanga in Tanzania.


Isaac Lukando reports.


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Wildfires Rage on West Coast of United States

Rescue workers continue the grim search for dozens of missing people in burned out communities on the west coast of the United States. 

Massive clouds of smoke are posing serious health risks for millions of people, and complicating firefighting efforts. 

Rachel Silverman has the details. 


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Death Toll from Wildfires Expected to Rise.

 

Officials say the death toll from wildfires on the West Coast of the United States is at least 28, and it's expected to rise. 

And wildfire smoke posing a health hazard to millions of people has choked the entire region…moving from California, Oregon and Washington state up into western Canada.

Rachel Silverman has details. 



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Saturday, September 12, 2020

Total looking to sign agreement with Tanzania on cross-border Oil pipeline


France's Total says it is looking forward to concluding a host government agreement with Tanzania that will see the construction of a crude oil pipeline. 

Isaac Lukando reports.


Friday, September 11, 2020

Investors turn to the Federal Reserve in the week ahead [Preview]

Traders on Wall Street will be turning their attention this week to
news out of the Federal Reserve.

The Central Bank will be holding its last meeting before November's
Presidential election.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Bahrain to normalise relations with Israel, just a month after historic UAE deal


US President Donald Trump has announced that Bahrain will normalise relations with Israel.

Another Gulf state, the United Arab Emirates, also agreed to establish diplomatic relations with Israel last month.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has the details.

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Fires Burn Closer to Portland

Wind-driven flames are burning record setting fires across the Western United States.

Ten people are reported dead in the monstrous North Complex fires in California alone ….and more than 2 dozen people are reported missing. 

And, as Rachel Silverman reports, hundreds of thousands of people have been told to get ready to evacuate their homes.   



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Tanzania monitoring ‘blocked’ wildlife crossing into Kenya

Tanzania says it is paying close attention to reports that a tourist camp in the Maasai Mara in Kenya has blocked an important wildebeest route.


Isaac Lukando reports


UK RATE OF INFECTION INCREASING EXPONENTIALLY

The UK's COVID-19 infection rate has surpassed one — a critical level meaning, on average, one infected person is likely to pass the disease on to at least one other person.

Government scientists believe the rate is between 1 and 1.2, but it varies between regions.

The stats come as Britain's second largest city - Birmingham - heads into lockdown with the second highest rate of infection in England.

Stuart Smith reports from London.

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