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London will not grant a new licence to ride hailing app Uber, after the body Transport for London found the services was not 'fit and proper'.
An independent review of Uber's systems discovered more than 14 thousand rides by unauthorised drivers in late 2018 and early 2019.
But Uber says it has made significant changes to its safety standards, as UK correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
The UK Conservative Party will "get Brexit done" and "forge a new Britain", according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, as he launched his party's election manifesto.
The 59-page manifesto comes 18 days before the 12th December general election.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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The French government has announced it will recognize coercive control in the legal system and impose tougher penalties on men convicted of domestic violence, after a three month public consultation.
At least 138 French women have been killed by their partner or ex thus far this year.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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A government report found that the state of ground water reserves in India is critical.
The report concluded that 22 per cent of the country's water table has dried out.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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South Korean police are investigating the death of K-pop singer Goo Hara (HAH-LAH). Goo's death comes amid growing scrutiny of the intense K-pop industry and the darker side of South Korea's entertainment world.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.
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US President Donald Trump has called antigovernment protests in Hong Kong a "complicating factor" for his trade deal with China.
He suggested he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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The US Federal Communications Commission voted Friday to designate Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE as national security threats.
The move effectively bars both firms from a multibilion-dollar government subsidy program.
Our U.S. correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.
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The 21st Ordinary Meeting of the EAC Heads of State Summit that was set to happen on the 30th of November has been postponed to either January or February 2020.
East Africa Community officials say the postponement was due to a request by one of the Members of the Summit.
Daniel Kijo has more.
A number of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria are to be brought home, according to the UK's Foreign Secretary.
They will be the first British citizens to be repatriated from the area formerly controlled by the terrorist group Islamic State.
Benji Hyer sends this report from London.
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The parents of American Otto Warmbier have called on the South Korean government to pressure North Korea over its human rights abuses. Warmbier died in the United States in 2017 shortly after his release from North Korea, where he had been detained for 17 months.
Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.