The U.S. economy added 49,000 jobs in January after a sharp
contraction the month before.
It's the first monthly jobs report of the Biden administration and the
President says it highlights need for another coronavirus relief
package.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
Friday, February 5, 2021
As Russian, EU's top diplomats meet, relations at 'low point' over Navalny
The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is in Moscow for talks with Russian officials and civil society leaders. He called for the immediate release of the arrested Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny and demanded a thorough investigation into his poisoning. The EU is mulling fresh sanctions against Russia, but Moscow appears unlikely to give in to pressure.
Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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Robinhood lifts all trading restrictions on GameStop
Stock market app Robinhood has lifted trading restrictions on GameStop
following the buying craze that led to its price becoming inflated.
The stock has lost more than eight percent of its price in that last week.
Sarah Walton reports
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following the buying craze that led to its price becoming inflated.
The stock has lost more than eight percent of its price in that last week.
Sarah Walton reports
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U.S. death toll from coronavirus hits 454,000 amid Super Bowl warnings
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus has hit 454,000, amid warnings the highly infectious COVID-19 variant first identified in the UK is spreading fast, and could undermine vaccine efforts.
The number of new infections in the U.S. has fallen by 17 per cent this week. Still, public health officials are pleading with Americans not to host parties and avoid large gatherings for the Super Bowl this Sunday.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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EU top envoy calls for immediate release of Navalny during Moscow visit
The EU's foreign affairs chief says relations with Russia are at their lowest ebb, following the poisoning and subsequent imprisonment of Alexei Navalny.
EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell was speaking during a three-day visit to Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
Lucy Hough has more from Brussels.
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US Senate approves path forward for aid package
The US Senate has approved a plan to push President Joe Biden's $1.9
trillion stimulus package through Congress without Republican support.
The controversial resolution passed after an all-night session in the
chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving the tie-breaker
vote.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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trillion stimulus package through Congress without Republican support.
The controversial resolution passed after an all-night session in the
chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving the tie-breaker
vote.
Nick Harper reports from Washington.
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UK should focus on US and Asia, not EU, recommends Barclays boss
The UK's financial services industry should focus on competing with the US and Asia, rather than the EU, according to the boss of Barclays.
He also said that "Brexit is more than likely on the positive side than on the negative side" as it gives the banking sector "the chance to define its own agenda."
Our UK correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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UK hoteliers unsure on rules for new Covid-19 hotel quarantine plan
UK hoteliers say they are unsure of how hotels will be expected to operate as quarantine hubs.
The government is searching to secure 28k hotel rooms by February 15, as it looks to place those arriving from foreign covid hotspots into isolation.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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AUSTRALIA: Gay Conversion therapy now banned in the state of Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria has passed legislation to ban LGBTIQ+
conversion therapy within the state.
The bill passed without any amendments in the State's Upper House, 27
votes to nine and will become law.
This is despite some tensions within the Opposition and concerns from
some religious leaders.
Arthur Stevens has more
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conversion therapy within the state.
The bill passed without any amendments in the State's Upper House, 27
votes to nine and will become law.
This is despite some tensions within the Opposition and concerns from
some religious leaders.
Arthur Stevens has more
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Ethicists speak out against early freedoms for vaccine recipients
A leading group of German ethicists have spoken out against lifting lockdown restrictions for those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Speaking in Berlin, the scientists predicted such moves could cause tensions in society, by pitting the vaccinated against the non-vaccinated.
In Berlin, Trent Murray reports.
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France accelerates Covid-19 vaccine programme
The French prime minister says 1.7 million new vaccine appointments will be open for the public to book in the next few days, with 500,000 more slots open today February 5.
Jean Castex also says the first vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine will take place from February 6.
Ross Cullen has more.
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Pfizer withdraws emergency approval application for COVID vaccine in India
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Pfizer has withdrawn its application for emergency approval for its COVID-19 vaccine in India.
Despite being approved in countries such as the US and the UK…
Reports say Indian regulators were not convinced with its trial data, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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HOTELS BOOKED FOR UK QUARANTINE
The UK government is block-booking thousands of hotel rooms to prepare for new quarantine measures for international arrivals.
From February 15th UK residents arriving from a designated list of covid-19 hotspots will face 10 day mandatory hotel quarantine at their own cost.
The government believes more than 1000 people a day will arrive in England from these locations and need to enter isolation in a hotel.
The opposition Labour Party is criticising the government for moving too slowly.
Danny Altmann - a Professor of immunology at Imperial College London - says the future of international travel looks very complicated in the short and medium term.
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More than 21 per cent of India's population may have had Covid-19, survey reveals
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More than 21 per cent of the population in India may have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, according to a serological survey.
India has 10.8 million confirmed infections, and is the second worst affected country after the United States in terms of official numbers. But the survey's findings suggest that the figures are far higher than those reported.
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More than 21 per cent of the population in India may have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, according to a serological survey.
India has 10.8 million confirmed infections, and is the second worst affected country after the United States in terms of official numbers. But the survey's findings suggest that the figures are far higher than those reported.
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Fixed - Australia – Tennis Open to go ahead despite covid flareup
ennis Australian boss Craig Tiley says he's confident the Australian Tennis Open has managed to avoid Melbournes covid flare up, and will go ahead as planned.
Warmup events in Melbourne were postponed yesterday after a quarantine hotel worker returned a positive test earlier this week.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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Australia – Tennis Open to go ahead despite covid flareup
Tennis Australian boss Craig Tiley says he's confident the Australian Tennis Open has managed to avoid Melbournes covid flare up, and will go ahead as planned.
Warmup events in Melbourne were postponed yesterday after a quarantine hotel worker returned a positive test earlier this week.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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Hong Kong's national security education guidelines spark controversy
Democracy campaigners in Hong Kong are condemning new government guidelines for teaching the National Security Law in schools. Pupils must now be taught the basics of the legislation from the age of six.
The government says the scheme will promote a safe learning environment. Critics are dismissing it as brainwashing.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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US lawmaker punished for violent rhetoric and embracing baseless conspiracy theories
The US House of Representatives has voted to strip Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments.
Eleven Republicans joined the entire Democratic caucus to remove her after it emerged she had promoted baseless conspiracy theories and showed support for violence against Democrats.
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Thursday, February 4, 2021
Biden delivers first foreign policy speech; condemns Putin over Navalny jailing
US president Joe Biden declared that "America is back" in his first speech on foreign policy since he took office.
He signaled several ways he would reverse actions taken by his predecessor Donald Trump including being tougher on Russia.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Strong jobs data propels markets to another day of gains
Stronger than expected jobs data helped propel Wall Street to a fourth
straight day of gains.
And earnings season continues to be a market driver with EBay, PayPal
and Qualcomm all delivering quarterly figures.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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straight day of gains.
And earnings season continues to be a market driver with EBay, PayPal
and Qualcomm all delivering quarterly figures.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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