AFTER A LOSING STREAK - US STOCKS UP

US markets ended higher on Wednesday trade.
This of course follows a turbulent first day of trade on Tuesday.
Jody Jacobs has more from New York...

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‘Bomb cyclone’ threatens more California flooding

California is bracing for more dangerous conditions with the arrival of a weather pattern known as a 'bomb cyclone'.

Authorities are warning that the storm could cause widespread flooding and power outages.

Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco 

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US House continues to fail to elect Speaker

The chaos is continuing for a second day in the US Congress as
lawmakers try to elect a Speaker for the House of Representatives.

Republican Kevin McCarthy has lost two more rounds of voting - adding
to the three rounds he lost on Tuesday.

The last time the House failed to elect a Speaker in the first round
of voting was back in 1923.

No business - including the swearing in of new lawmakers can proceed -
until a Speaker is elected.

President Joe Biden - who was about to get on a helicopter - was not
impressed, saying it was "embarrassing".

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[ALT] Among the hardline Republicans opposing Kevin McCarthy, is
Texas's Chip Roy.

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Jeremy Renner sends message from hospital bed

Jeremy Renner has thanked his fans for their support in his first message since being seriously injured in a snow plow incident Sunday.

In an Instagram post, the American actor said he was "too messed up" to type, but was sending his love.

The message comes as new details emerge about the accident.

Toni Waterman has more.

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Former funeral home owner who sold body parts sentenced to 20 years

The former owner of a funeral home in Colorado has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling body parts.

Megan Hess pleaded guilty for defrauding relatives of the dead by dissecting 560 corpses and selling body parts without permission.

Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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U.S. retail pharmacies can now sell abortion pills to patients with prescriptions

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is allowing pharmacies to sell abortion pills.

It's a move to make abortions more accessible following the Supreme Court decision that put the responsibility on individual states on whether to ban or allow procedures.

Caroline Malone reports from Washington

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UK PM makes 5 promises in New Year's speech, including to cut NHS waiting times

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made 5 promises to the British people in a New Year's speech, including a pledge to cut waiting lists in the National Health Service.

The UK has kicked off the year with another round of train strikes and senior doctors warning the NHS is in crisis.

Giles Gibson reports from London.

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LAST SURVIVING APOLLO 7 ASTRONAUT DIES

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut of Apollo 7 has died at age 90.
Cunningham, together with Walter Schirra Donn Eisele orbited the earth
in 1968 aboard the Apollo 7,
in a highly televised first mission.
Our US correspondent, Jody Jacobs has more...

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US House readies for second day of Speaker voting amid Republican in-fighting

The fight to elect a new speaker of the US House of Representatives is
entering its second day, following chaotic scenes on Tuesday.

Republicans failed to coalesce behind a candidate - making it the
first time Congress has failed to elect a Speaker in the first round
of voting in a hundred years.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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UK rail workers walk out over pay, conditions and lay-offs

Rail workers in the United Kingdom have walked out in an on-going dispute over pay, conditions and lay-offs.

It is the second day in a row of train strikes, disrupting many passengers' commutes as they return to work after the festive season.

Bus drivers, highway workers and health workers are also due to walk out this month, with hundreds of thousands of employees taking action.

Sally Patterson has more.

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Gambia charges three people with coup plot.

Officials in Gambia have charged three people over an alleged coup plot which occurred last year.

Police prosecutors say the suspects conspired and failed to report information on a planned overthrow of President Adama Barrow.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.

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UK food prices rise 13.3%

Food prices in the United Kingdom rose by a record 13.3% in December, according to trade body figures. The data illustrates the pressures households were under in the lead up to Christmas. Julia Chapman reports.

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Three Boko Haram Commanders, Twenty Seven Fighters Killed in Nigeria

Three commanders of the terror group Boko Haram have been killed by strikes from the Nigerian Airforce in the country's northeast state of Borno.

Twenty seven other terrorists were also neutralised as a result, while fourty others sustained gunshot wounds.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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GERMAN GOVT FACES PRESSURE OVER LEGALIZING MARIJUANA

Germany's government is being criticised for moving too slow on long held plans to legalize cannabis for recreational use. 

Under the proposal, marijuana would be able to be bought and sold at specialised stores - but campaigners say the Chancellor needs to move faster in making the plans a reality, 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports

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Tanzania's Samia Suluhu lifts ban on opposition political rallies

Tanzania's  President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a 6-year ban on political rallies. She says her government seeks to create a level playing field ahead of civic elections next year and the 2025 general election.

Daniel Kijo reports from Dar Es Salaam

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SUNAK TO DELIVER MAJOR SPEECH WITH NHS IN 'CRISIS'

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will deliver a major speech later setting out priorities for the year.

A key focus will be on expanding maths to as many pupils as possible through to the age of 18.

The opposition Labour Party says it shows he's not focusing enough on a crisis in the country's National Health Service.

The Chief Executive of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust Alex Whitfield says there are more patients on her wards now than at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Google alleges India's competition investigators copy-pasted European ruling in report

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Google has appealed India’s anti-competition watchdog’s order in a tribunal – arguing that investigators copied a European ruling word for word in their investigation report.

Google was fined 161 million dollars by the competition commission of India for violating the dominating position of its Android operating system in the Indian market.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Japan vows to unify UNSC on N Korea

Japan is vowing to unify the United Nations Security Council on the issue of North Korea, as it begins its two year term as a non-permanent member. 

The security council has not passed any new resolutions to curb Pyongyang’s weapons program since China and Russian began using their veto right last year. 

Chris Gilbert reports. 

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China warns of counter measures against international travel curbs

China is threatening to hit back at what it says are "politically motivated" Covid restrictions being placed on Chinese travelers. A growing list of countries are tightening their immigration rules for arrivals from China, amid concerns over the scale of the Covid outbreak there.

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.

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Suspect in Idaho University killings waives extradition

The man suspected of killing four university students has waived his extradition rights, voluntarily agreeing to return to Idaho to face murder charges.

Bryan Kohberger - a graduate student studying criminology not far from where the fatal stabbings took place - was arrested at his parent's house in Pennsylvania last week.

Toni Waterman has more.

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