Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Pakistani police arrest top leadership from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party

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Pakistani authorities have arrested several key leaders from former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party, just days after violent clashes between the police and party supporters in the capital city of Islamabad.

Khan has been in jail for more than a year now on corruption charges he denies and claims are a bid to keep him out of power.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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India says mpox case is not part of current outbreak

India says that a case of mpox it has reported in a traveller is not from the new, fast-spreading strain that has prompted the outbreak to be classified as a global health emergency.

India has not yet recorded any cases of the new mpox strain.

Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.

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Protesting doctors in India refuse to end strike despite court deadline

Doctors in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal - where a medic was raped and murdered last month - say they will not return to work, despite a Supreme Court deadline that ends on Tuesday.

The rape and murder sparked a week-long boycott of non-emergency services by doctors across India but medics in the state of West Bengal have refused to return to work, saying justice for their colleague has not been delivered yet.

Neha Poonia has more.

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Bill restricting US contracts with Chinese biotech firms among first to pass House in ‘China Week’

INTRO US lawmakers are pushing ahead this week with a string of bills aimed at countering China.

In what has been dubbed "China Week," the House of Representatives will vote on dozens of bills targeting China and its companies, as Laura Westbrook reports.
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The voice of Mufasa in The Lion King, James Earl Jones has died

Legendary actor best known for his unmistakable baritone voice, James
Earl Jones has died.
He was 93. The cause of death is still unknown.
Jody Jacobs reports from New York.

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Apple Unveils iPhone 16 with new AI features

Apple has unveiled the new iPhone16 - along with other products - at the company's latest launch event.


The phones include a new set of AI tools, called "Apple Intelligence", integrated into the operating system.


Ira Spitzer has more.


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DISGRACED MOVIE MOGUL HARVEY WEINSTEIN RUSHED TO HOSPITAL

Harvey Weinstein underwent emergency heart surgery on Monday. The disgraced film producer was rushed from Rikers Island prison to Bellevue Hospital in New York City, just days before he was due back in court. Toni Waterman has more.

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Google back in court accused of having a monopoly in digital advertising

Google is back in court on Monday as the Biden administration begins its second major legal attack on the US tech giant.


It's expressly seeking to break up the company by trying to prove that it illegally monopolises the nearly 300 billion dollar US market for digital advertisements.


Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports 


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Religiously biased signboards removed from public areas in an Indian state after police swing into action

Police in India have responded to allegations that discriminatory signs have been put up across one of the county's northern provinces.  

These signboards stated that non-Hindus, Rohingya Muslims and hawkers were banned from carrying out business activities in the region.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports...

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GOP lawmakers threaten shutdown if funding not tied to new voter rules

U.S. Congress is back in session debating another potential government shutdown on October 1st. House Republicans are pushing for funding to be passed but only alongside a new election bill. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.


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Princess Of Wales Speaks Of 'Relief' At Completion Of Chemotherapy

The Princess of Wales has spoken of an 'incredibly tough nine months' but says she is relieved to have 'finally completed' her chemotherapy.


The mother of three who's married to Prince William, the next in line to the British throne, revealed in March that she was undergoing treatment for cancer.


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MANHUNT FOR KENTUCKY HIGHWAY SHOOTER ENTERS DAY 3

Classes have been canceled in parts of Kentucky as police continue to search for a gunman who opened fire on drivers on a highway over the weekend. Five people were injured in the attack - some seriously. As police continue to comb a remote region of the state for the gunman - they are warning people to lock their doors and stay inside - describing the suspect as "armed and dangerous". Toni Waterman has more.

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Republicans slam Biden in Afghan withdrawal report

US Republicans have released a damning report on the Biden
administration's withdrawal from Afghanistan, blaming it for ignoring
warnings and botching the exit.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee report comes three years after the
US pulled its final troops out of the country.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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US police officers on trial after death of Memphis Black man

A trial begins on Monday for three former US police officers charged in the killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being pulled over by police.


His death last year sparked widespread protests against police brutality.


The three men on trial, Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith Jr, and Demetrius Haley,

have all pleaded not guilty.


If convicted, they could face life in prison or the death penalty.


Sally Patterson reports.


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Draghi unveils European competitiveness report

A long anticipated report warns that the European Union needs up to
884 billion dollars per year to hit its climate and competition goals.

The study spearheaded by former European Central Bank chief Mario
Draghi calls on the bloc to develop a robust foreign economic policy.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez flees to Spain


Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez has fled to Spain, where he is claiming political asylum.

Gonzalez ran against President Nicolas Maduro in July's presidential elections, which the U.S. and western allies say were rigged by the government.

Our Southern Europe correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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RADIO: UNIDENTIFIED BODIES AT PRISON

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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they are unable to identify several bodies of inmates who were killed during an attempted jail break in the capital Kinshasa last week.
The Justice Ministry says a fire that broke out in Makala Central Prison and the ransacking of the registry has hindered them from identifying all the dead prisoners.

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Paris 2024 closes with a party as Paralympics end

Paris 2024 has come to an end with a closing ceremony party to conclude the Paralympics.

Despite inclement weather, a spectacular electronic music concert had thousands of spectators on their feet dancing in the national stadium.

Ross Cullen reports.


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At least 48 killed in Nigerian fuel truck explosion

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A mass burial has been held for 48 people who died in a fuel tanker explosion in Nigeria's North Central State of Niger.


They were caught up in flames after the fuel truck collided with another vehicle carrying travelers and cattle. 


The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Sunday.


Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.


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The former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party leadership is pressing authorities to release Khan immediately

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The Chief Minister of Pakistan's northwestern province and the party leader of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan are demanding the authorities release Khan immediately.

He has been in jail on corruption charges since August last year and has strained relations with the country's powerful military.

Hira Mustafa has more.

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