Monday, April 12, 2021

Cardiologist testifies that George Floyd's death was completely preventable

George Floyd's death was "completely preventable," according to a cardiologist giving evidence in the trial of Derek Chauvin, former police officer who is charged with killing the unarmed black man.


US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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US markets fall after day of flat trading

US markets ended the day down after a muted day of trading.

It comes ahead of key inflation and earning figures due out later this week.

Sarah Walton reports from New York

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Minnesota shooting body cam footage released

Police have released body camera footage of the fatal shooting of a
black man that led to protests in the US city of Brooklyn Center.

The video shows an officer accidentally fired a gun instead of a taser.

Sarah Walton reports.

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UKRAINE & US FOREIGN MINISTERS HEAD TO NATO HQ

Ukraine's foreign minister is due to visit NATO headquarters on Tuesday amid major troop movements in Ukraine and Russia.

Mr Dmitro Kuleba (D-meetro Kool-yay-ba) and his US counterpart  — Secretary of State Antony Blinken — will be there later in the week, to reaffirm the US commitment to iits NATO allies.

Stuart Smith reports from Brussels.

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Police killing sparks violence near Minneapolis

Police have clashed with protestors after a black man was shot dead
during a traffic stop near Minneapolis.

The city is on high alert as the trial of the police officer accused
of killing George Floyd is underway.

Sarah Walton reports

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Tanzania and Uganda finally sign the final agreement in the EAST AFRICA CRUDE oil pipeline deal.

President Yoweri Museveni has called the signing of the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline between Tanzania and Uganda a victory for the two countries. The high-level signing ceremony was attended by Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and the French oil giant, Total SA's chief executive, Patrick Pouyanne.

Daniel Kijo has more.


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EU Commission confirms first deliveries of J&J vaccines to member states

Johnson & Johnson has begun shipping vaccines to the European Union. 

The manufacturer has promised to supply 55million one-shot doses to the EU by the end of June. 

Lucy Hough has more from Brussels. 

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Zuma instructed to suggest an appropriate punishment

Uganda Jails Police Officer for Illegal Possession of Ivory

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A court in Uganda has jailed a police officer and one other person over illegal possession of ivory.

The two were found with two elephant tusks weighing 45kgs.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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All shops, gyms, hairdressers and pub gardens reopen across England

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging everyone to "behave responsibly" as the hospitality and retail sectors in England further reopen. 


Monday marked the first time in months that pub gardens, hairdressers and non-essential retail stores could welcome customers again.


Benji Hyer has the details from London. 


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PRINCE HARRY RETURNS TO UK FOR DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S FUNERAL

Prince Harry has returned to the United Kingdom ahead of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. The Duke of Sussex arrived without his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. Tributes are continuing to be paid to Prince Philip following the announcement of his death. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.


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Ukraine says 80,000 Russian troops along border

The Ukrainian government says some 80,000 Russian troops have been moved to the border. It says Russia is refusing dialogue to de-escalate a growing standoff. Julia Chapman reports.

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India overtakes Brazil as the world's second worst-hit country

India has reported another record spike in COVID infections in the past day, and has overtaken Brazil as the world's second worst-hit country by overall COVID-19 cases.

The country recorded 168,912 fresh cases in the last 24 hours taking the total caseload to over 13.5 million.

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in India's northern state of Uttarakhand for the Hindu festival called Kumbh Mela.

Sreoshi Mukherjee has more on this story.

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UN Confirms Boko Haram Attack On Its Facilities In Borno, northeast Nigeria


The United Nations Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has confirmed an attack on its facility in Borno state northeast Nigeria.

Insurgency has persisted for more than 10 years despite government's efforts to end it.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja

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UN Confirms Boko Haram Attack On Its Facilities In Borno, northeast Nigeria


The United Nations Office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs has confirmed an attack on its facility in Borno state northeast Nigeria.

Insurgency has persisted for more than 10 years despite government's efforts to end it.

Correspondent Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja

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Tech giant Alibaba plays down impact of record fine

Chinese tech giant Alibaba is playing down the impact of a record 2.8 billion dollar fine from China's antitrust regulator. Analysts say the fine marks a turning point in Beijing's approach to fast-growing Chinese tech companies. But Alibaba's bosses say they are unaware of any similar probes taking place into other companies. 

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong. 


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Matsuyama becomes first Japanese man to win golf major

Hideki Matsuyama claimed victory at the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday, becoming the first player from Japan to win a men's major championship.


He started the day with a four-shot lead, finishing one stroke ahead with a final-round score of one-over 73.


Phoebe Amoroso reports.


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Fed Chair warns US economy at an "inflection point".

US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned reopening the economy too soon could lead to another jump in coronavirus cases.

He also said the Fed was unlikely to raise interest rates this year.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Blinken criticises China over COVID and Taiwan

US  Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has criticised China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it failed early on to share information which led to the virus getting "out of hand faster."

He also warned China about acting against Taiwan and expressed concerns about Russian troop numbers at its border with Ukraine.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.

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Sunday, April 11, 2021

Uganda and Tanzania Reach Oil Pipeline Agreement

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Uganda, and Tanzania have signed agreements to kick start the process of building a crude oil export pipeline.

 

The over 1400km pipeline will run from Hoima in Western Uganda to the Indian Ocean Port of Tanga – in Tanzania.

 

The pipeline project is the main pre-requisite for the production of Uganda's crude oil resources…

 

Michael Baleke has more from Kampala.

 

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