Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Paralympics get under way in Paris with opening ceremony

The 2024 Paralympics get under way on Wednesday in Paris with the opening ceremony.

There will be 549 gold medals across 22 sports awarded over the next 12 days in the French capital - with the same iconic Olympics venues being used for Paralympic events.

Ross Cullen reports.


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UK NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY REPORTS HUGE INCREASE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING AFTER PASSENGERS RECEIVE FALSE ASSURANCES

The UK National Crime Agency says traffickers are being duped into taking hundreds of kilograms of cannabis into Britain under false assurances authorities are soft on drug trafficking.

Officials are keen to stress they are not, after hundreds were arrested this year for "brazen" attempts to bring cannabis across the border.

Stuart Smith has more from London.

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US Donates 10,000 Mpox Vaccines To Nigeria

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Nigeria has received 10,000 doses of Mpox vaccines to help curb the spread of the disease.


The vaccines were donated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday.


It is the first African country to receive doses to respond to the outbreak that has spread to 12 countries in the region and killed over 500 people.


Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.


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Pakistan allocates $215 million to fight terrorism

Days after 22 civilians were gunned down by terrorists, Pakistan has vowed to 'crush militants' targeting its economic partnership with China.

The country's Prime Minister has allocated $215 million for this 'fight against terrorism'

Islamabad is battling resurgence in terror attacks and blames external forces for fueling the violence.

Hira Mustafa has more.


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NGOs file lawsuits over EU climate policies

Environmental groups have filed a pair of lawsuits taking aim at the
European Union's climate policies.

The campaigners say the EU's emissions targets aren't ambitious enough
to meet the goals set in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

William Denselow reports from Brussels.

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Africa Needs 10m Doses of Mpox Vaccines


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 The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the continent requires 10 million doses of Mpox vaccines to curb the disease outbreak. Mpox was recently declared a public health emergency, and health specialists warn the global shortage of Mpox vaccines will affect all immunisation campaigns in Africa. 

Michael Baleke has this report…


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Indian officials meet to discuss immediate security measures for doctors

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Short term measures to boost safety of Indian medical professionals will be the main agenda at a government meeting on Wednesday.

This comes after the Supreme Court ordered making fundamental changes to safety provisions at hospitals after the rape and murder of a young doctor earlier this month.


Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.


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STARMER IN GERMANY FOR 'POST-BREXIT' COOPERATION TALKS

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's visiting Germany for talks on a new co-operation pact.

It's set to include areas from energy security, to technology, science, and trade.

London says his talks German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are part of attempts to "turn a corner on Brexit".

It follows a major domestic speech from Keir Starmer in which he warned of 'pain' in upcoming economic decisions.

Former Labour cabinet minister Lord Hutton says the Prime Minister's being realistic at home and abroad.

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Typhoon Shanshan to hit west Japan

Japan is bracing for powerful Typhoon Shanshan to hit the country’s west. 


The storm is bringing storm surges, torrential rain, and high winds. 


Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo. 


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Top US and China officials to meet on military, Taiwan and fentanyl

INTRO: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat Wang Yi said they werehoping for productive talks as they met in Beijing. The meetings are aimed at quieting tensions between the two superpowers ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. election. Laura Westbrook reports from Hong Kong.

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Harris & Walz agree to first joint interview

US presidential hopeful Kamala Harris has agreed to her first sit-down
interview since taking over the Democratic ticket from Joe Biden.

It follows weeks of criticism from her Republican rival Donald Trump
who has suggested she was scared of facing the media.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Tuesday, August 27, 2024

US prosecutors file revised indictment against Trump in wake of Supreme Court immunity ruling

US federal prosecutors have filed a revised criminal indictment against Donald Trump.

The revision comes in response to the Supreme Court's recent ruling granting former presidents broad immunity for official acts while in office.

Ira Spitzer reports.


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Trump reaches agreement on Sept 10th Harris debate

Former US president Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement to
debate his rival Kamala Harris on Sept 10th.

Trump's confirmation on his social media site Truth Social suggests
the mics will remain muted as they were during his debate with Joe
Biden in June.

Nick Harper reports from Washington.

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Space X launch delayed by helium leak

The launch of the Space X mission carrying four commercial astronauts hoping to conduct a pioneering space walk has been delayed due to a helium leak.


The risky endeavor which involves two crew members venturing out of the capsule on a tether, has previously only been conducted by government astronauts.


US correspondent Kate Fisher reports


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Migrant groups hit back after Texas judge hits pause on policy granting undocumented spouses path to citizenship

Immigration advocates are condemning a Texas judge's ruling that temporarily blocks a new Biden Administration program allowing undocumented spouses of US citizens to apply for green cards. Toni Waterman has more

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AMERICAN SOLDIER WHO CROSSED INTO NORTH KOREA, EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TO SERIES OF CHARGES

An American soldier who crossed into North Korea last year, is expected to plead guilty to a series of offenses he was charged with by the US Army.

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US Presidential campaign hots up

The US election campaign is in full swing, with candidates hitting key battleground states in a bid to woo voters.


Donald Trump's running-mate, Senator JD Vance, is in Michigan and Tennessee on Tuesday, whilst Vice-President Kamala Harris is reaching out via a video address to a church gathering in Ohio, before she begins a bus tour of Georgia on Wednesday. 


With a round-up of where we are, Benji Hyer reports. 


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Zuckerberg said wouldn't remove social media content under government pressure again

Mark Zuckerberg the CEO of Meta formerly Facebook says he regrets bowing to pressure from the White House in 2021 during the pandemic to take down content related to COVID-19.

House Republicans see this as a big win against Big Tech, which - they say -restricts free speech.

Caroline Malone reports.


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Millions of polio vaccines arrive in Gaza

The UN Children's Fund has announced the arrival of around one million
doses of the polio vaccines in Gaza.
Last week, the World Health Organisation confirmed the first case of
polio in the enclave with the organisation calling for urgent
humanitarian pauses to reach hundreds of thousands of at-risk children
that need to be vaccinated.
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WHO MPOX DISEASE RESPONSE PLAN

The World Health Organization has launched a global plan to stop new outbreaks and spreading of the  Mpox disease through collective national, regional and global efforts.

The suggested plan will cover 6 months starting September 2024 to February 2025 


 Daniel Kijo has more


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