The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide.
Millions more people in England will be placed under the toughest COVID rules, as the country tries to slow the infection rate.
The government made the announcement amid warnings that the Health Service could soon be overwhelmed.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
IN: "Almost 70 percent...
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0:54
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1217-tier3-bevir-generic.mp3
IN: "Emmanuel Macron had..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0:20
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1217macroncovid-rc-generic.mp3
LEAD
Uganda is now less than a month away from presidential elections set to test the democratic process- widely seen to be coming under mounting threat.
The January 14th polls will see President Yoweri Museveni - who has ruled the country since 1986 run for re-election following a brutal crackdown on the opposition.
Now, President Museveni has reinstalled his son as chief of the country's elite military unit, amid a wider shake-up of its security forces.
Leon Solomon reports:
LINK: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1217museveninamessonarmychanges-ls-gen.mp3
IN: This is the second time the president's eldest son is being
OUT: SOC
DUR: 53mins
The UK government is announcing a review of Covid-19 restrictions in towns and cities across the country, as it comes under pressure over plans for Christmas.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
IN: “ The latest…
OUT: SOC
DUR: 35 seconds
 |
With no end in sight to Chinese trade sanctions on Australian products, the Australian federal government is seeking new markets.
Shaun Bindley reports
IN: After an investigation into
OUT: SOC
DUR: 40secs
GENERIC: http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/1217china-sb-gen.mp3
COURTESY AIR NEWS MEDIA – AUSTRALIA
China's Chang'e-5 moon probe has landed back on earth bringing back lunar samples for the first time since the 1970s.
The mission makes China only the third country ever to have retrieved lunar samples.
Patrick Fok reports from Beijing
IN: According to
OUT: signoff
DUR: 33
LINK: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1712_capsulereturn_pf.mp3
The US's Food and Drug Administration says some vials of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine could contain extra doses that can be used.
The country's supply could be increased by up to 40 percent as a result.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the story.
In: "Pfizer's vials …"
Out: SOC
Dur: 37 sec
Clip: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1216PfizerDoses-jd.mp3
Vice President Mike Pence will get a COVID-19 vaccine in public on Friday according to an announcement made by his office.
The President Elect Joe Biden will reportedly receive his next week.
From Washington Jagruti Dave reports.
In: "Mike Pence …"
Out: SOC
Dur: 45 sec
Clip: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1216PenceVaccine-jd.mp3
U.S. lawmakers are racing to nail down a Covid-19 relief bill. They've been negotiating for months, and now Friday is the deadline to fund the government.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
IN:Congressional leaders
OUT:SOC
DUR: 30
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/
All 14 defendants in the trial of those accused of involvement in the January 2015 terror attacks in Paris have been found guilty.
17 people were murdered at the offices of satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and at a Jewish supermarket in the attacks.
Ross Cullen has more from Paris.
+++
IN: "All 14 defendants..."
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0:54
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1216terrotrialverdict-rc-generic.mp3