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A report into the death of a Sri Lankan woman detained at a Japanese immigration facility has found that the medical care system was inadequate. The facility's top officials have been reprimanded.
President Biden says he has no regrets about authorizing the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, even though the Taliban have now seized control of 6 provincial capitals and are fighting to take over several others.
He’s ordered a US Special Envoy to try and negotiate a ceasefire with Taliban representatives in Doha.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Biden says he has no regrets about authorizing the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, even though the Taliban have now seized control of 6 provincial capitals and are fighting to take over several others.
He told reporters it's now up to Afghanistan's armed forces to step up and repulse the Taliban advance.
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The President told reporters he believed it is still possible that Afghan forces can defeat the Taliban, and he expressed hope for a political solution to the crisis.
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OUT: "….regret my decision"
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US President Joe Biden has welcomed the decision by Governor Andrew Cuomo, a prominent Democrat, to resign as Governor of New York.
The Governor quit one week after an independent investigation showed he had sexually harassed 11 women including a member of his own security detail.
Kathy Hochul (PRON: HOAK-ULL) , the Lieutenant Governor of New York, will now make history becoming the first woman to run the state….its reported that she has not spoken to Governor Cuomo since February.
At the White House, President Biden was asked for his reaction to the Governor's announcement.
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Later at the same White House event, a reporter probed further.
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OUT: "…so sad"
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A Canadian citizen, Robert Schellenberg, has lost his appeal against the death penalty in China.
He denies charges of smuggling methamphetamine into the country and the Canadian government says he's a political pawn being held in retribution for Canada's arrest of a top executive with Huawei.
Reporter Patrick Fok is in Beijing.
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OUT: "….for review"
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned….saying that he no longer wishes to serve as a distraction for the state or its people.
The bombshell announcement came one week after the publication of an independent investigation claiming that he sexually harassed eleven women including a member of his own security detail, and presided over a toxic workplace.
He insists that those allegations are false, but made this bombshell announcement from the state capital Albany.
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OUT: "…for you"
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With the White House reaction, press secretary Jen Psaki.
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She said the White House had been given no advance notice of the Governor’s decision, nor had President Biden spoken to Governor Cuomo since the report's publication.
Lionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain to complete his shock move from Barcelona.
The Argentinian striker is reported to have agreed a deal worth $41m a season for two years.
Ross Cullen reports from Paris.
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Prince Andrew is refusing to comment after a civil lawsuit was filed against him in the United States by a woman who alleges she was sexually abused by the Duke of York when she was just 17.
Victoria Guiffre's (PRON: GOOF-RAY) lawsuit also alleges that the Duke caused her intentional emotional harm.
Nigel Cawthorne has written a biography of the prince.
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OUT: "….to do since"
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Indeed Victoria Guiffre's lawyers claim the Prince has stonewalled them and prosecutors who are investigating a possible separate criminal case.
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has arrived in Paris where he's signing for Paris St. Germain after ending a career of more than 2 decades at Barcelona.
More than 50 thousand people were monitoring his flight online as it entered French airspace.
Rob Harris is global sports writer for the Associated Press.
IN: "Lionel Messi…."
OUT: "….with Barcelona"
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A U.S. envoy is in the Middle East for three days of talks, in a bid to pressure the Taliban to end its military offensive in Afghanistan.
The Biden administration is preparing to fully withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by the end of the month, as the situation rapidly deteriorates on the ground.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Former president Jacob Zuma is too sick to appear in court. As a result, proceedings have been postponed to the 9th of September, with the presiding judge ruling that a detailed medical report must be provided to the court by the 20th of August. Mark Roughton reports.
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Results in end-of-school assessments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have reached a record high.
For the last two years, 'A-level' exams were cancelled due to Covid-19. Instead, this time, teachers used in-class work to determine students' grades.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Uganda says it has placed its military on high alert following renewed fighting in South Sudan between rival factions of the Sudan People Liberation Army – In Opposition.
The fresh clashes erupted days after South Sudan's Vice President Riek Machar was deposed by his party and its military.
Michael Baleke has more…
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