Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Golden Globe Nominations Honor Women Directors

For the first time, three women have received nominations in the best director category at the Golden Globe awards.

Streaming services also performed well, with many US movie theaters closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.


Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.


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Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson involved in alleged heated row

The UK's two main political parties are playing down claims of an altercation between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Labour leader Keir Starmer.


But the opposition Labour Party has made a climbdown in the row over Britain's vaccination rollout.


Chris Jones reports.


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Proud Boys designated 'terrorist group' in Canada

Canada has added the far-right Proud Boys organisation to its list of terrorist groups. Members of parliament voted unanimously to add the group after the storming of the U.S. Capitol last month. Julia Chapman has more.

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US vaccine delivery rises by vaccination rate remain low

The Biden administration says it has increased Covid-19 vaccine
delivery by over 20% in its first two weeks in office.

However, the rollout remains slow and only 2% of the American
population has so far received both doses of the vaccine.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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WHO team visit Wuhan lab

A group of experts from the World Health Organization have visited a
research lab in Wuhan, China.

It's part of the team's search for how the Covid-19 pandemic began.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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UN expresses dismay at Navalny jailing

The United Nations human rights office says it is dismayed at the
jailing of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny,

It has also called for the release of protesters arrested during mass
demonstrations.

Sarah Walton reports

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Ryanair's TV advertisement campaign 'jab and go' banned

A TV campaign titled 'jab and go' from budget airline Ryanair has been banned in the UK.


Around 2.5 thousand people complained about the two controversial television adverts, making the campaign the third most complained about of all time.


Chris Jones has more in London.


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EU UK officials meet to calm tensions at Northern Ireland border

The UK and European Union will be holding talks to resolve trade issues between Britain and Northern Ireland. 

Checks on goods were suspended on Tuesday over threats to staff. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels. 

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Olympic organizers reveal 'playbook' for Tokyo Games

Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have released a 'playbook' - outlining rules which athletes will have to follow in order to avoid coronavirus outbreaks while in Japan. That's assuming the games will go ahead this summer as planned - Grace Lee has more from Tokyo.


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UK PM calls for "urgent action" from EU amid vaccine row and Brexit protocols

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for "urgent action" from the European Union to resolve what he calls "outstanding problems" with the post-Brexit deal. 


His comments come a week after the EU controversially triggered Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol, overriding part of the Brexit arrangement so that the bloc could implement export controls on COVID vaccines. 


Benji Hyer has the details from London. 


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Armed gunmen kill 21, kidnap 40 in northern Nigeria


At least 20 people have been reportedly killed and 40 more kidnapped in an attack in Niger State, Northcentral Nigeria.

The activities of armed men and kidnappers have continued in Nigeria despite the government's efforts to stamp them out.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports from Abuja.


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French president promises vaccine for all French adults "by the end of the summer"

The French president has promised a Covid-19 vaccine "for all French adults who want one by the end of the summer".

Speaking to French media, Emmanuel Macron said that "our objective is to keep the country as open as possible despite the virus".

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After deflecting blame, Commission chief takes 'full responsibility' for vaccine snafu

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will meet with EU ambassadors on Wednesday to discuss the bloc's vaccine strategy as she tries to quell criticism of Brussels' handling of new curbs on vaccine exports.  Toni Waterman has more from Brussels.

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MOSCOW AND WORLD REACTS TO NAVALNY'S IMPRISONMENT

Over a thousand people were detained overnight in Moscow after opposition figure Alexei Navalny was jailed on Tuesday.

Supporters heeded calls from his campaign team to come onto the streets, despite protests laws forbidding them to do so.

Western countries have expressed concern at Mr Navalny's imprisonment, and the treatment of protestors.

Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.

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UK WELCOMES OXFORD TRANSMISSION DATA

New research showing the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine reduces the transmission of coronavirus is being hailed as 'superb news' by the UK government.

Up until now little's been known about how effective the vaccines are at preventing transmission - on top of cutting severe illness and mortality.

But scientists at the University of Oxford found the jab appears to have a "substantial effect" on the spread - raising hopes over the lifting of Covid restrictions.

The new data also shows the Oxford vaccine offered 76% effective protection for three months after a single dose.

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock says the information has flowed from backing the clinical trials. 

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THE US ISSUES TANZANIA TRAVEL WARNING, SAYS COUNTRY HAS VERY HIGH COVID-19 INFECTION LEVELS.

The U.S CDC has warned against all Travel to Tanzania. This comes as the World Health Organization's Africa chief last week urged Tanzania to share its data on infections.

Official figures on the number of Covid-19 cases in Tanzania are still not available.

 

Daniel Kijo reports.


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UGANDA ROAD ACCIDENT


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The Red Cross in Uganda confirms thirty two people have died in a road accident in Uganda's western district of Kasese.

Hillary Ayesiga reporting from Kampala



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India slips to 53rd position on Economist Democracy Index

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India slipped to the 53rd position in the Economist Democracy Index from the 27th position it held six years ago.

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And protests against controversial laws have contributed to the slip.

Ishan Garg has more.

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Rihanna and Greta Thunberg draw attention to India farmer protests with tweets

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Pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg have created a stir after taking to Twitter to draw attention to the farmer protests taking place around the national capital in India. 

Farmers have been demonstrating since November against three new controversial agriculture laws.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Australia – MP censured over vaccine comments

The Australian Prime Scott Morrison has warned controversial Liberal mp Craig Kelly to stop undermining the federal government's Covid response.

Mr Kelly was confronted by opposition front bencher Tanya Plibersek in the halls of parliament where she accused him of posting information on social media, contradicting government advice on vaccines and wearing masks.

Shaun Bindley reports

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