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JUNE 12 (Reuters) — Nigeria and its neighbors agreed on Thursday (June 11) to set up a joint military force to counter Boko Haram, a sign of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intent to crush the Islamist militant group during his tenure. At a one-day summit at Abuja airport, the 72-year-old former military ruler, who was inaugurated just two weeks ago, welcomed the leaders of Chad, Niger and Benin, and the defence minister of Cameroon. Aliyu Ismail, […]
JUNE 11 (Reuters) — South Korea’s health ministry on Thursday (June 11) reported 14 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), taking the total to 122 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia. “Fourteen more cases were confirmed yesterday. As of now, there are a total of 122 MERS cases,” a South Korean assistant minister of health care policy, Kwon Deok-cheol said at a regular news briefing. Among the newly […]
JUNE 11 (Reuters) — A total of 342 victims from capsized ship on the Yangtze River have been identified as of 09:00 Thursday after their DNA matching process were finished, according to police officers in central China’s Hubei Province. About 170 legal medical experts and technicians have been allocated for body identification work in Jianli, Jingzhou, and Wuhan in Hubei after the 2,200-ton-“Eastern Star” sank in the river with 456 passengers and crews on board […]
JUNE 9 (Reuters) – People in Johannesburg react to reports from a family member that Oscar Pistorius is to be released on parole in August. The authorities later confirm that the athlete will be released on parole on August 21. SHOWS: SOUTH AFRICA, JOHANNESBURG, (JUNE 8, 2015) (REUTERS-ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE OF TRAFFIC SCENE (MUTE) 2. PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET 3. MORE OF PEOPLE WALKING ON STREET (MUTE) 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ISAAC PLAATJIES SAYING; “In […]
Hong Kong issued a “red alert” advisory on Tuesday (June 9) against non-essential travel to South Korea, where eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported bringing the total to 95 with seven fatalities. The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong has cancelled all tours to South Korea that were scheduled to set off between now and June 30, excluding cruises. “I think for the month, whole month of June we have […]
JUNE 9 (Reuters) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis says a cash-for-reforms deal is needed quickly, and that it is Europe’s collective duty to find a solution to Greece’s debt crisis. SHOWS: BERLIN, GERMANY (JUNE 8, 2015) (REUTERS – ACCESS ALL) 1. FRENCH CATHEDRAL IN BERLIN’S GENDARMENMARKT SQUARE 2. VARIOUS OF ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTERS 3. GREEK FINANCE MINISTER YANIS VAROUFAKIS ARRIVING AND WALKING UP STEPS 4. VAROUFAKIS ENTERING ROOM AND TAKING SEAT 5. VAROUFAKIS SITTING 6. […]
JUNE 9 (Reuters) – Argentina, Paraguay and Ecuador practice in Chile ahead of impending Copa America tournament. SHOWS: LA SERENA, CHILE (JUNE 7, 2015) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (TVN – NO ACCESS CHILE/CNN/CHILE WEBSITES) 1. VARIOUS OF PLAYERS FROM ARGENTINE NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM LEAVING PLANE UPON ARRIVAL 2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) UNIDENTIFIED ARGENTINA FAN SAYING: “We came here representing all of Argentina and we are still waiting for the arrival of 35,000 more Argentines. I’m not sure what […]
JUNE 9 – (Reuters) Global airlines raised their forecast for 2015 industry profits by more than 17 percent to $29.3 billion, almost doubling from last year and heralding a boom for carriers in North America that stand to reap half the worldwide total. SHOWS: MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (JUNE 8, 2015) (REUTERS – ACCESS ALL) 1. DELEGATES AT CONFERENCE 2. SIGN READING IATA AGM 3. DELEGATES IN LOBBY 4. PROJECTION SCREEN WITH OLD PLANE […]
JUNE 8 (Reuters) — Turkey’s government gathered for an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday (June 8) after the ruling AK Party failed to win a majority in Sunday’s (June 7) parliamentary election, dealing a devastating blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s dream of boosting his powers. AK will try to form a coalition government as its first option after losing its parliamentary majority, but an early election could be on the cards if it fails to […]
JUNE 8 (Reuters) — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) fear caused face mask sales surge in South Korea, as a sixth person died and tally of MERS rose to 87. South Korean Health Ministry announced 23 new infections, bringing the total to 87. South Korea now has the second highest number of infections in the world after Saudi Arabia, according to data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Fears over MERS led […]
JUNE 8 (Reuters) — Malaysian authorities said on Sunday (June 7) 16 bodies had been recovered from the country’s highest peak Mount Kinabalu after a magnitude 6 earthquake caused landslides and aftershocks. Minister for Tourism, Culture and Environment Masidi Manjun told reporters in Kinabalu park that two people were listed as missing and that body parts had been found. “Today we’ve found five new bodies, three of whom have been recovered and flown by helicopter. […]
JUNE 8 (Reuters) — An Australian man has been arrested after allegedly using a stolen bulldozer to destroy a house in New South Wales with several people inside it, local media reported. SHOWS: TERALBA, AUSTRALIA (JUNE 08, 2015) (NINE NETWORK – NO ACCESS AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA-BASED INTERNET SITES, MOBILE PLATFORMS OR SITES OF MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS BASED IN THOSE COUNTRIES, NVO CLIENTS/ SMH.COM.AU/NEWS.COM.AU) 1. […]
