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In today’s briefing update, an American couple on their honeymoon has been seriously injured by the deadly New Zealand volcano eruption. A series of strikes and protests have broken out in India after the government considers a controversial citizenship bill.
In Paris, the Ukrainian and Russian leaders have met for the first time and agreed to a prisoner swap – but their meeting was frosty. A Chilean military plane has disappeared whilst on a routine mission with 38 passengers on board. In the UK, Labour seeks to keep the focus on the NHS as the election day draws closer.
Entertainment, the Golden Globes nomination list backlash, award nominations are dominated by white men.
All this and more in today’s news briefing – A daily roundup of all the news headlines that you need to know, summarised as part of WTX News Briefing.
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An American couple on honeymoon seriously injured in New Zealand volcano eruption
Fox News says an American couple who were on honeymoon in New Zeland were seriously burned in Monday’s deadly volcano eruption, according to new reports. 
Matthew and Lauren Urey were on a day trip to White Island from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship when the volcano went off.
Matthew, 36, was airlifted to a hospital with burns over 80 per cent of his body and Lauren, 32, underwent surgery at an Auckland hospital with over 20 per cent burns.
Matthew later left a voice message back at his mother’s home telling her he and his wife were “very badly burned.”
Read the full story on Fox News
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Protests, strikes as India Parliament considers controversial citizenship bill
Arab News says the Indian government on Monday tabled its controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the lower house of parliament amid strike threats and protests against it. 
The bill is aimed at granting citizenship to persecuted minorities such as Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Christians and Parsis from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but excludes Muslims.
After introducing the bill in Parliament, Indian Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah said: “Why do we need this bill today? After independence, if Congress had not partitioned the country on the basis of religion, we would not have needed this bill. Congress did partition on the basis of religion.”
Read the full story on Arab News
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Chilean military plane with 38 onboard disappears en route to Antarctica
RT News says a Chilean military transport aircraft carrying 38 passengers and crew has gone missing, losing radio contact on its way to a base in Antarctica. 
The military lost contact with the plane on Monday evening while it was travelling to the Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva airbase in Antarctica. It is not known where and what condition those onboard are in – 17 on the flight were crew members and the rest were passengers.
The Chilean Air Force said it had assembled a “multidisciplinary search and rescue team” to locate the missing plane which was on a routine support and maintenance mission.
Read the full story on RT News
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Russia and Ukraine leaders, in first talks, agree to a prisoner swap
France24 reports the leaders of Russia and Ukraine agreed on Tuesday to exchange all remaining prisoners from the conflict in east Ukraine by the end of the year.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met for the first time in Paris.
The conflict in eastern Ukraine that broke out in 2014 has killed more than 13,000 people and aggravated the deepest east-west rift since the Cold War.
Zekenskiy promised to resolve the conflict but the body language between him and Putin was chilly. There was no public handshake and they avoided eye contact.
Read the full story on France24
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Labour seeks to keep the focus on NHS
BBC News reports Labour says NHS under-funding is putting patients at risk and the Tories are warning about a hung parliament as the race to No. 10 enters its final stretch. 
Labour is pledging a “relentless focus” on the health service if it wins power.
Whilst the prime minister will try to keep the focus on Brexit and the “danger” of another hung Parliament.
The PM is set to pledge that the Tories would “smash through the gridlock” if given a majority.
Read the full story on BBC News
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Golden Globes list looks like ominous backlash
CNN says the Golden Globe nominations have been announced. And leading the pack are ‘The Irishman’ and ‘Marriage Story’. 
But missing from the list for Best Picture (both drama and comedy) and Best Director nominations: A single film directed by or even remotely about, women.
The mostly white, mostly male Golden Globes nominations come after years of talks on ‘#MeToo and #TimesUP and systemic discrimination against women and people of colour in the film industry.
Read the full story on CNN
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