Donald Trump expected to surrender in Georgia Thursday

Donald Trump is expected at the Fulton County Jail later today (Thursday) where he will surrender on charges that he tried to overturn Georgia's 2020 presidential election results. The former president though isn't expected to spend much time there - since a $200,000 bail has already been agreed.  All 19 co-defendants have been given until noon on Friday to turn themselves in. Toni Waterman has more.  

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Pakistan officials arrest owner of the cable car that malfunctioned 900 ft in the air

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The police in Pakistan have arrested the owner of the cable car that left eight people dangling 900 feet in the air when it broke down.

Authorities were able to rescue all on board after a heart-wrenching operation that lasted for more than 12 hours.

Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.

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Indian moon mission rover set to carry out experiments on south pole

Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO says its spacecraft's lander and rover are in good condition and have rolled on to the moon's surface. Over the next 14 days, the rover will carry out experiments on the moon's surface, to further understand the south pole region of the moon, which is believed to hold water ice.

Shalu Yadav has more.

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Hong Kong bans Japanese seafood even before Fukushima discharge starts

CUE: Hong Kong’s ban on imports of Japanese seafood has begun, even before discharges of radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear started.

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Fukushima wastewater discharge begins

Japan has begun discharging treated, nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. 

The highly controversial project started on Thursday after years of planning. 

The water has been treated to strip it of radionuclides in a special facility after being used to cool molten fuel from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was wrecked by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. 

Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo

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Russian Mercenary Leader Who Attempted Coup Dies in Plane Crash

Russian authorities say the man behind the short-lived coup attempt in June has died in a plane crash near Moscow. 

Yevgeny Prigozhin, who founded the Wagner mercenary group, was one of ten people on board the plane when it went down.

Dasha Chernyshova is in Moscow with more on Prigozhin's significance to the Kremlin.

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Tech Stocks Drive Wall Street Rally

Tech shares led a rally on Wall Street, with the Nasqaq index closing in the green for the third straight day.

Nvidia shares surged after hours the chipmaker reported record sales.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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Striking Writers Slam Studios' Latest Offer as Strike Continues

The latest talks between the Writers Guild of America and movie studios have broken down, with the writers union accusing the studios of failing to protect them from what it calls an "existential threat."

The writers' strike has now  gone on for almost four months.

Ira Spitzer reports.

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BIDEN LAUNCHES ‘SAVE’ PROGRAM TO HELP WITH STUDENT LOANS

President Biden has officially launched a new program to help people pay back student loans - after his loan forgiveness plan was struck down by the Supreme Court. The plan comes as a year-long pause on loan repayments comes to an end in October. Toni Waterman has more.  

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Co-defendants reach bond agreements in Georgia 2020 election case

More than half of the defendants charged in the US state of Georgia with trying to overturn the 2020 election have reached bond agreements.

A total of 19 people, including former US president Donald Trump, have until Friday to turn themselves into authorities.

Trump says he plans to surrender to Fulton County authorities on Thursday… and denies any wrongdoing.

Sally Patterson has more.

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India makes historic landing on Moon's south pole

Intro - In a historic moment for India, the country's lunar mission Chandrayaan – 3 has successfully landed on the south pole of the moon – making it the first and only country in the world to have achieved this feat.
India now joins the US, China and Russia in the club of the countries who have achieved a soft landing on the moon.

Shalu Yadav has more.

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UK MP Accuses Greece of “blatant opportunism” following British Museum's missing artefacts scandal

A UK MP has accused Greece of "blatant opportunism" over criticism of the British Museum, following the disappearance of artefacts. 

Tim Loughton, the chair of a parliamentary group for the British Museum, made the comments after the head of the Association of Greek Archaeologists questioned the safety of Greek artefacts in the Museum. 

Over a thousand items are reported to have disappeared from the Museum over the past two decades. 

Simon Gaitán reports.  

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RADIO: DRC MALNUTRITION RISES

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The World Health Organisation says more than 4 million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo are suffering from malnutrition. The UN agency says the situation is particularly alarming in the country's east where an ongoing conflict has displaced thousands of people since 2021. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa...

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Hungary’s Parliament is yet to schedule a vote on Sweden’s NATO bid

Hungary’s Parliament has published its agenda for the autumn session, but absent is a vote on Sweden’s NATO accession. This could further delay the Nordic country’s bid to join the military alliance.

Pablo Gutierrez reports.

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Former Nigeria Oil Minister Charged for Bribery in the UK

Police in the United Kingdom have charged Nigeria's ex-oil Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke with bribery offences.

The British cops say they suspect she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi million pound oil and gas contracts while as Minister in Nigeria.

Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

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Zimbabwe Election Underway

Voting has started in Zimbabwe's second general elections since 2017. Approximately 6.6 million Zimbabweans have registered to vote in a population of more than 15 million.
This comes as Zimbabwe's government has come under sharp criticism for delaying the accreditation of foreign observers and journalists as well as a crackdown on prominent government critics.

Daniel Kijo reports.

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17 workers killed in Mizoram in railway bridge collapse

17 workers are feared dead in the north-eastern state of Mizoram in India, where a railway bridge that was under-construction, collapsed. Several workers are still trapped, as rescue teams work to pull them out.  

Shalu Yadav has more

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Thai king approves new PM; ex-PM Thaksin in police hospital

CUE: The king of Thailand has confirmed Srettha Thavisin as prime minister, after parliament chose the property developer to lead a coalition government. 

And a former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has spent most of his first night in detention in hospital, and not prison.  

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Eight rescued from dangling cable car in Pakistan

Rescue teams in Pakistan have successfully pulled seven children and one man to safety. Their cable car was stranded high over a remote ravine for over 15 hours.
The high-risk operation in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was completed by the military and locals.

Shalu Yadav reports from Delhi.

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India aiming for space history with third lunar mission

India's lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 is set for a historic touchdown at the moon's south pole. If successful India will become the first country in the world to land there, an area where water ice is believed to be present.  
Space agency ISRO says it's confident that the landing will take place without a hitch.

Shalu Yadav has more.

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