Tuesday, February 9, 2021

EU's top envoy faces calls to resign after Moscow 'humiliation'

Germany, Poland and Sweden have each announced the expulsion of one Russian diplomat.

The move is in retaliation to Moscow's expulsion of European diplomats last week for their alleged participation in protests in support of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. 

The EU's chief diplomat is facing calls to resign after a three-day visit to Moscow last week.

Lucy Hough has more.

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DRC EBOLA RESURGENCE

The World Health Organisation has warned of a resurgence of the Ebola disease in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a woman died there last week.
The global health body has sent a rapid response team to support Congolese health officials to contain the spread of the new case that has occurred at the epicentre of a previous outbreak.
Chris Ocamringa has more...

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COVID-19 Cases Drop in Rwanda After Three Weeks Lockdown

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Rwanda says its COVID-19 cases have dropped by almost half after a three weeks lockdown to contain the spread of the virus.

The country's Health Ministry says new cases have gone down from 365 per day to 150 and the deaths from 10 to two per day.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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Nigerian military kill 52 armed gunmen in Zamfara state


The Nigerian military has reportedly killed more than 50 armed gunmen suspected of terrorising Zamfara state and other parts of the northwest. 

It's part of efforts by the government to put an end to theft, killings and kidnappings by criminals in the country.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja


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UK TO BOOST TESTING FOR INTERNATIONAL ARRIVALS

The UK is bringing in a requirement for further testing of all international arrivals while in quarantine.

All travellers to the UK are likely to be required to be tested on the second and eighth of ten days of isolation.

This is in addition to hotel quarantine, which is being imposed for UK residents who arrive from designated Covid-19 hotspots from Monday.

It's part of plans to try and avoid new variants spreading in Britain, but opposition politicians say it's come too late, and doesn't go far enough.

Cabinet minister George Eustice admits contracts haven't yet been signed with hotels which will be used for mandatory quarantine from next week.

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Rescue operations continue following Uttarakhand glacier disaster

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Rescue operations are continuing at a tunnel in north India where more than 30 people are believed to be trapped, after a Himalayan glacier collapse triggered floods and burst open a dam.

Some 170 people are still missing following the disaster which took place on Sunday in the state of Uttarakhand. Officials have confirmed that at least 26 people were killed in the incident.

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Twitter at odds with the Indian government after being asked to block more than a thousand accounts

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Twitter is at odds with the Indian government after the social media giant was asked to block more than a thousand accounts.

Many of them were critical of the government's handling of the farmers' protest…

Which have been going on for more than two months.

Ishan Garg has more.

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Mainland China Users of Clubhouse app Get "Walled"

China appears to have blocked an uncensored app that had attracted masses of Chinese internet users to talk about sensitive topics.

The Clubhouse had been used to discuss issues ranging from the detention of Uighurs to democracy protests in Hong Kong.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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US CDC: Covid-19 strain spreading "rapidly"

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a variant of
Covid-19, first seen in the UK, is spreading "rapidly" through
America.

New daily infection numbers in the US have been falling for the last
few weeks, but the daily death toll remains around 3,000.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Monday, February 8, 2021

Wall St. rally extends into the new trading week

A rally on Wall Street has carried into its second week with the Dow
Jones hitting another record high.

Many investors are growing increasingly hopeful that another round of
coronavirus relief will be coming soon.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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GERMANY EXPELS RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT

A Russian diplomat has been expelled from Berlin, just days after Moscow did the same to a group of European diplomats from Germany, Poland and Sweden.

The row stems from Russia's claim that some European diplomats took part in illegal demonstrations supporting Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

Ryan Thompson has more from Frankfurt.

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US rejoins Human Right Council

US President Joe Biden has instructed his administration to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council. 


The move reverses former president Donald Trump's withdrawal from the agency on allegations of an anti-Israel bias. 


UN correspondent Liling Tan reports. 


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Donald Trump's second presidential impeachment trial due to start Tuesday

Lawyers for Donald Trump say the impeachment of their client should be dismissed - insisting that the Senate "lacks jurisdiction" to try a former president. 


They made their argument in a filing ahead of Mr Trump's second impeachment trial, which is due to begin on Tuesday.


Kate Fisher reports from Washington


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Tesla plans to accept Bitcoin payments

Tesla has announced it's investing 1.5 billion dollars in Bitcoin and
plans to begin accepting the cryptocurrency soon.

The electric car maker's CEO Elon Musk has frequently expressed his
support for digital currencies over recent days.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Joseph Borel: "EU sanctions on Navalny's case are not excluded"

" Europe and Russia are drifting apart"- that's the message from the EU's foreign policy chief Joseph Borell, who has refused to rule out sanctions against Moscow over its treatment of opposition leader Aleksey Navalny. A team of EU officials including Britain, the U.S., Canada and Ukraine held a video call with the jailed Kremlin critic earlier, while Russia faces mounting international criticism. Galina Polonskaya has more.

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UK government remains confident over Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine efficacy

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reassured the public over the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines in current use.


This comes after fears the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine may only offer 'minimal protection' against the variant found in South Africa.


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Four Ugandan Soldiers Injured in Helicopter Crash in Somalia

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The Ugandan army says the crash of its helicopter while on a peacekeeping mission in Somalia will not affect its operations in the hunt for the Al Shabaab militant group.

The African Union Mission in Somalia says it's started investigations into the crash that left four Ugandan soldiers injured, but preliminary reports point to mechanical failure.

Isabel Nakirya reports

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NEW EBOLA CASE IN DRC

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The Democratic Republic of Congo's health ministry has announced a new case of Ebola in the eastern city of Butembo.
Health officials say they confirmed the disease in the sample of a woman who has since died.
The announcement comes three months after the government declared the end to its 11th Ebola outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur.


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Over one hundred feared dead as glacier triggers flash flood in India

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A massive flash flood triggered by a glacial outburst has wreaked havoc in Northern India.

170 are feared trapped in debris…

While more than one hundred could be dead.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Hong Kong denies lowering its standards for Sinovac approval

The Hong Kong government is dismissing accusations of lowering its standards in order to approve China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. 

Critics say the government is irresponsible for exempting Sinovac from needing to publish its latest trial data. 

But health officials say that won't affect the safety of their approval process.

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. 


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