The latest short-form news audio from FSN Bureaus worldwide
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to ramp up fundraising for his re-election bid, according to sources.
The President is expected to hold fundraisers in New York and Philadelphia with wealthy Democratic donors next week.
President Biden has not yet officially announced his bid to return to the White House in 2024.
Sally Patterson has more.
IN A donor who
OUT SOC
DUR 36
The Police chief of the US city of Memphis has warned against a violent reaction to the release of body cam footage of the police confrontation with a black man who died three days after a traffic stop.
Chief Cerelyn Davis called 29-year-old Tyre Nichols' death "heinous, reckless and inhumane".
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
IN: Mr Nichols
OUT: SOC
DUR: 42
The owner of British postal service Royal Mail says recent strike action by staff has cost the company $250m. Members of the Communications Workers Union have been walking out over job security concerns. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
IN: Postal workers…
OUT: Laura Makin-Isherwood, London
DUR: 0:41
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0126-royalmailstrikehit-lmi-generic.mp3
Ukraine's allies are set to meet in Brussels to coordinate on military aid next month at NATO headquarters, the alliance has announced.
At the talks, defense ministers and officials will likely work on the logistics of delivering arms to Ukraine, following a major transatlantic announcement on the supply of modern, western-made main battle tanks.
Rosie Birchard has more from Brussels.
In: On Wednesday, Ukraine
Out: RB, Brussels
Duration: 00:43
https://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0126-UkraineDefense-RB-Brussels.mp3
IN: "Thursday and..."
Google is making changes to its Android system in India after losing an anti-trust case in the country.
The US tech giant will allow users to choose their own default search engine on Android as part of this move.
Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
IN: "Google's sweeping changes…"
OUT: SOC
DUR: 27 secs
GENERIC: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0126IndiaGoogle-rb-generic.mp3
China’s health authorities say the country’s Covid outbreak is significantly easing, with major falls in the number of deaths and severe cases. Beijing is continuing to promote its handling of the virus, despite international concerns over the sudden relaxation of its longstanding Covid rules last month.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
IN: China’s
OUT: SOC
DUR: 0.46
LINK:
Heavy snow continues to batter much of northern Japan, as a winter storm wreaks havoc throughout the country.
A once-in a decade cold snap has brought record low temperatures, strong winds, and snow dumps, stranding vehicles and crippling public transport.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
IN Japan's western coast
OUT SOC
DUR 0.44
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/230126-japan-storm-cg.mp3
Stocks fell across the board on Wednesday, following a disappointing forecast from Microsoft earlier in the week.
The tech giant predicted slower growth in its cloud computing business after the markets closed on Tuesday.
Sally Patterson has more in New York.
IN Microsoft shares fell
OUT SOC
DUR 47
The man accused of killing at least seven people in a shooting rampage in Half Moon Bay, California is due to appear in court for the first time Wednesday.
California has been rocked by a series of mass shootings in the past ten days that have left at least twenty four people dead.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
IN: Chunli Zhao..
Personal, domestic or workplace disputes sparked half of mass attacks in the United States from 2016 to 2020 according to research from the U.S. Secret Service.
Nearly all of the attacks were carried out by men and a quarter were driven by conspiracy theories or hateful ideologies.
The report aims to prevent violence by identifying warning signs and comes days after a pair of mass shootings in California took the lives of 18 people.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
IN: This report
OUT: SOC
DUR: 44 seconds
LINK:
http://fsnradionews.com/feeds/0125massattack-kf.mp3