Equatorial Guinea confirms Marburg virus outbreak

Equatorial Guinea has recorded its first outbreak of the Marburg virus.

Officials say at least nine people are suspected to have died from the Ebola-like viral disease.

Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports…...



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Elections Won’t Hold in 240 Polling Units, says Nigeria’s Electoral Body – INEC

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Nigeria's electoral body - The Independent National Electoral Commission says elections will not be held in 240 polling units in 28 states and the Capital Abuja.

INEC says this is because no voter chose the polling units during the last Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) between June 2021 and July 2022.

The country is preparing to hold presidential elections later this month.

Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

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NATO says Russian offensive underway

NATO's Secretary-General says a fresh Russian offensive is underway in Ukraine.

And Dutch forces have reportedly intercepted three Russian jets near
Polish air space.

William Denselow reports from Kyiv.

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India to receive second tranche of cheetahs as part of its conservation plan

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India is set to receive its second tranche of African cheetahs as the country moves ahead with its efforts to reintroduce the extinct animal back into the wild. 

The Cheetahs will be flown in from South Africa and kept in enclosures before being released in the wild. 

Cheetahs were declared extinct in India in 1952, primarily due to habitat loss and excessive poaching by Indian royals and colonial officers. 

 Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.

 

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Japan and South Korea back U.S. on Chinese balloon incident

Japan and South-Korea say they fully support the US response to dealing with a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

At a trilateral meeting in Washington, Japanese and South Korean foreign ministry officials said they trusted the US assertion that the balloon was a "surveillance apparatus".

Nora Weinek reports from Tokyo.

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al-Assad green lights two additional border crossings for U.N aid

Syrian president Bashar al-Assad has approved the use of two additional border crossings to be used by the United Nations to deliver aid to areas affected by an earthquake which has left at least 37,000 people dead in Syria and Turkiye. 

Jody Jacobs has more from the UN.

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Stocks up ahead of key inflation data

Stocks rose on Monday as markets recovered from their worst weekly declines in nearly two months.

All US indexes ended last week down after the Federal Reserve said that there is still a long way to go in the fight against inflation.

Sally Patterson reports.

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Hope fading of find more earthquake survivors

Hope is beginning to fade of finding more survivors from the
earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria.

At least 37,000 are now known to have died.

Criticism of authorities is also growing for the slow rescue response
in some regions.

Trent Murray is in Malatya in Turkiye.

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Georgia judge orders partial release of 2020 election interference report

A judge in the US State of Georgia has authorised a partial release of a special grand jury's findings following an investigation into attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

The information is expected to be made public on Thursday.

Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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US warns citizens to leave Russia "immediately"

The US has issued an alert telling all American citizens to leave
Russia immediately.

The level 4 alert - the highest possible - comes just ahead of the one
year anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Rihanna reveals pregnancy during Super Bowl show

Pop star Rihanna's revelation that she's pregnant with her second child during her halftime show at the Super Bowl has caused a social media storm.

Her representative confirmed the news after she performed in an outfit that showed off her growing baby bump.

US correspondent Kate Fisher reports

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Calls for information after more mysterious objects shot out of sky over US

US lawmakers are demanding transparency as officials face mounting pressure to explain the downing over North America of three unidentified objects in as many days. 

The US military shot down another object on Sunday — the fourth such incident since a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon was destroyed near America's east coast earlier this month.

It's not confirmed if these objects are connected in any way. 

From Washington DC, Benji Hyer reports. 

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French MPs continue debate over controversial pensions reform

French lawmakers are continuing to debate the government's planned pensions reform.

Opposition MPs have tabled more than 15-thousand amendments in an attempt to slow the progress of the proposed legislation through parliament.

Ross Cullen reports.

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Jury debating death penalty for NYC bike path killer

A US jury is considering whether to give the death penalty to a man who killed eight people on a New York City bike path.

Sayfullo Saipov was convicted last month in the 2017 attack,

Now, he could receive New York's first death penalty in 60 years.

Sally Patterson has more.

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U.N Security Council to discuss more border crossings for humanitarian aid into rebel-held Syria

Malta's representative to the United Nations and president of the
Security Council has defended criticism that the council is dragging
its feet following the earthquake that struck Syria.
The council is the only U.N body that's able to authorise additional
border crossings especially into rebel-held regions of Syria, where
the aid is needed most.
Vanessa Frazier told reporters that she believes the Security Council
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UN: Humanitarian Aid into Syria to be ramped up

The search and rescue phase in Türkiye and Syria is slowly coming to a
close, says the U.N humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths.
Griffiths has been in Syria this weekend on the request of the
Secretary General to assess the urgent needs in Syria following the
devastating earthquake.
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Border arrests drop 42% under Biden’s new plan

Arrests at the US southern border dropped 42% in January. The reduction in attempted crossings comes shortly after the White House launched a new plan which allows for greater legal migration and punishes those who try to cross into the U.S. undocumented.  But while this appears to be a success for the Biden Administration, Republicans say it's mostly smoke and mirrors. Toni Waterman has more from Texas.

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RUSSIAN TREASURY ASKING BIG-BUSINESS TO HELP FUND BUDGET DEFICIT

The Russian government is relying on a mixture of business donations, windfall taxes, and national reserves to make up an unexpected budget shortfall.

That's according to analysis published by independent Russian media working abroad, which has found sanctions on oil and gas revenues — and a major increase in defence spending — have required the Finance Ministry to take action.

Stuart Smith has the details, from Moscow.

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Earthquake death toll tops 35,000

The death toll from the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria has now topped 35,000.

However, the United Nations has warned that figure could still double
as more victims are found.

It's been a week since the deadly earthquakes, with UN officials on
the ground saying rescue missions are now becoming recovery efforts.

Trent Murray is in Malatya in Turkiye.

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Trent Murray in Malatya in Turkiye says scrutiny is turning to the
housing developers who built the properties that collapsed.

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European economy to perform "better than expected"

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The European Union's economy is set to exceed expectations and avoid recession in 2023.

The bloc had previously predicted it would go through a technical recession brought on by high energy prices caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 

Alex Cadier reports from Brussels

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