Monday, January 30, 2023

NZ braces for more rain following severe flooding

New Zealand’s biggest city Auckland is bracing for yet more torrential rain after the city was crippled by severe flooding.

Waist-deep water throughout the central city has claimed at least four lives, destroyed homes, and resulted in cancelled flights.


Chris Gilbert reports. 


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India's Adani hits back at fraud claims

India's Adani Group has hit back at claims by US-based Hindenburg Research of financial irregularities – following a report which led to some $50 billion being wiped off the value of Adani's listed companies.

The conglomerate led by Asia's richest man, the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, has described the report as a "calculated attack" on India.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Sunday, January 29, 2023

US Secretary of State visits Middle East amid renewed tensions between Israelis and Palestinians

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is in the Middle East for a three day visit which has coincided with a renewed flare up of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.

He is in Jerusalem on Monday with plans to visit the West Bank.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.

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Calls for police reform mount after Tyre Nichols death in Memphis

Calls for police reform are mounting in the US - after the tragic death of Tyre Nichols.

The 29-year-old black motorist died after a routine traffic stop involving 5 Memphis police officers turned violent.

Memphis police said the unit they were a part of has now been disbanded.

Our reporter Chris Jones is in Memphis for us and he has the details.

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KLM ‘unrest’ travel warning for Kenya, Tanzania sparks anger

The governments of Kenya and Tanzania have hit out at KLM for spreading "unfounded" claims after the airline published an advisory warning of travel disruptions due to purported civil unrest in the two countries.

Isaac Lukando reports from Dar Es Salaam


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Saturday, January 28, 2023

Memphis police beating video leaves many questions unanswered

Footage released of the violent arrest that led to the death of Tyre Nichols shows he repeatedly called out for his mother as police beat him.  

The graphic video shows five former Memphis officers repeatedly kicking and punching Nichols, and hitting him with a baton until he was unconscious.

He does not seem to be resisting arrest.

The Black officers involved have all been charged with second-degree murder, assault, and kidnapping, among other charges.

And while the swift release of the video is being praised - it leaves many questions unanswered, as Toni Waterman explains from Memphis.

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Friday, January 27, 2023

Police footage released of attack on former US House of Representatives speaker's husband

A San Francisco court has released police body camera footage showing an intruder attacking Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul with a hammer in the 82-year-old's home in late October last year. 


The suspect, David DePape, faces numerous felony charges in state court, including attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty, but if convicted, he would face the possibility of life in prison. 


Benji Hyer reports. 


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Fresh data points to cooling inflation

Fresh data released Friday suggests that inflation in the U.S.
continues to ease.

This comes just days before the Federal Reserve is expected to again
raise interest rates as it continues to battle price pressures.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Blinken heads to Middle East following West Bank violence

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit Israel and
the West Bank after Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians.

The US is concerned about the escalating situation amid the deadliest
day in the West Bank in more than a year.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Report reveals how superhero actor Renner survived being runover by snow plough

More information is coming out about how actor Jeremy Renner was seriously injured in a snow-plough accident.

He's been in hospital with multiple broken bones and has a long road to recovery.

U.S. correspondent Caroline Malone reports.


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Labor market and key earnings to dominate on Wall Street [preview]

Investors are set for a busy week on Wall Street with the U.S. labor
market expected to be in firm focus.

And traders expect the Federal Reserve to again take steps in their
running fight against inflation.

William Denselow reports from New York.


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UN holds remembrance ceremony for Holocaust victims

On Friday people around the world are marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.


The annual memorial day remembers the six million Jewish people killed under Nazi persecution during the Second World War.


It also memorialises the millions of other minorities killed by the Nazis and in subsequent genocides.


The United Nations is holding a series of events and a ceremony in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.


Sally Patterson reports from the UN headquarters in New York


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Memphis braces for outrage as “heinous” police beating video is released

Officials in the US city of Memphis are bracing for outrage and protests on Friday when law enforcement releases a violent video of an encounter between police and a black motorist that ended in his death.

Twenty-nine-year-old Tyre (PRONO: Tie-ree) Nichols died three days after he was pulled over and beaten by five black officers earlier this month.

Those officers have all been fired and charged with second-degree murder, assault, and kidnapping.

Toni Waterman has more from outside the Shelby County Courthouse in Memphis.

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Congressman Santos was once also a drag queen

More controversy surrounds congressman, George Santos.
This time it's all got to do with dresses, make-up and eyelashes.
Pictures have surfaced of him as a drag queen in Brazil back in 2008.
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MONITORING SHOPPING DATA COULD SPOT OVARIAN CANCER SYMPTOMS

Researchers in the UK suggested tracking the painkillers and other over-the-counter medication bought by women could help identify ovarian cancer symptoms months before being seen by a GP. Doctors at Imperial College London say they hope it could help improve womens' options for treatment. Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.


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British finance minister dismisses talk of decline

Britain's finance minister has dismissed talk of decline in the UK in a major speech setting out his economic thinking. Jeremy Hunt says the country needs to take advantage of opportunities from Brexit, which many experts argue has held the economy back. Julia Chapman reports.

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50 years since the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the Vietnam War

Today/Friday/27 January, marks 50 years since the Paris Peace Accords officially ended the Vietnam War.


The historic peace deal was signed in a hotel in the French capital in 1973.


Ross Cullen reports.


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CZECH VOTERS HEAD TO THE POLLS TO CHOOSE PRESIDENT

Voters in the Czech Republic head to the polls Friday to choose a new President. 

The election has been marred by disinformation and even death threats, and is seen as a key vote on whether the Central European nation will integrate further into the European Union. 

From Berlin, Trent Murray reports. 

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WHO to decide if COVID still constitutes public health emergency

World Health Organisation officials are meeting in Geneva to mull whether the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a public health emergency of international concern. 


The WHO's emergencies committee is expected to issue a statement with their recommendations to the organisation's Director General after the meeting.


Rosie Birchard has more.


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HOLOCAUST DAY MARKED AROUND THE WORLD

International Holocaust Remembrance day is being marked around the world in memory of the victims of the Nazis.

In the UK - a new exhibition about survivors of the Holocaust has opened at the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.

It's filled with their portraits - to celebrate their lives and connections with younger generations who'll ensure their stories live on.

98-year-old Marianne Philipps was born in Germany but now lives in Manchester lost nearly all of her family in the Holocaust.

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