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A senior leader of India’s government has said the BJP will deport 10 million Muslims. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) announced that the government of India is working full throttle in implementing and executing the nationwide National Register of India and announced that the government will send back at least 10 million Bangladeshi Muslims living in the West Bengal state illegally. They have been classified as illegal because they have failed to provide accurately held identity documents, despite having lived in the country for generations. Such are the strict guidelines of the National Register defined by the Citizenship Amendment…

China: Top officials have warned lower-level officials not to cover up the spread of a new coronavirus that has now infected nearly 300 people.  The warning came as state media confirmed six people have now died from the virus, which causes a type of pneumonia. And it has been confirmed the virus can pass from person to person.  The World Health Organisation (WHO) will consider declaring an international public health emergency – as it did with swine flu and Ebola. If this declaration is made it will be seen as an urgent call for a coordinated international response.  So far…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: The Republicans plans for a quick impeachment trial for President Donald Trump has drawn out anger. Davos 2020 will see Climate Change take centre stage – President Trump is to give the first keynote speech at the meeting. Climate activist Greta Thunberg will also attend a meeting at the forum.  In the US, a pro-Second Amendment rally – a rally against new anti-gun measures in Virginia was not ‘extremist’ as the media and Hollywood would have you believe.  In Baghdad, anti-government protests have left 3 dead after clashes…

Three men have died in a stabbing in east London.  Police were called at about 19:40 GMT on Sunday to reports of a disturbance in Elmstead Road in Seven Kings, Ilford.  Three men in their 20s or 30s were found by emergency services with apparent stab wounds, the Met Police have said. The three men were pronounced dead at the scene. And no arrests have been made yet, the Met added.  Police are in the process of formally identifying the victims and informing the next of kin.  Ch Supt Steve Clayman said: “While inquiries into this tragic incident are at…

BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFING In today’s briefing update, The headlines are: In Bangladesh, a 10-year-old’s communication app is creating a big buzz. Since Saturday 10,500 people have already downloaded the app.  Prince Harry has broken his silence since it was announced him and Meghan are to lose their HRH titles and step down from all royal duties. A trove of documents recently published show how Africa’s richest woman stole her fortune from her country. In China, a mysterious virus has spread beyond the city it was first reported in. Over the weekend 139 new cases were reported. One person…

Brief. BrIEf.Me In today’s briefing update, the Sunday papers focus on the recent royal news – a deal has been reached for Meghan and Harry. They will stop all royal duties and give up their HRH titles.  In our special feature, we take a look at the Harvey Weinstein trial – ‘Bias, big-data and likes’  ……………………………………………………. Freedom at a price “Freedom… at a price” says the Sunday Express as news Prince Harry and Meghan will no longer use their HRH titles and will not receive public funds. They will now be known as Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess…

BRIEF – ME! – ENTERTAINMENT NEWS BRIEFING Entertainment Briefing, Catch up with this week’s top stories from the world of art, music, film and TV. In music, Eminem’s surprise new album has dropped – some fans are outraged at the rapper’s ‘mocking’ of the Manchester bombing. Mac Miller’s final studio album – Circles – has been released, two years after his death. The album is still pushing Hip Hop’s boundaries.   Film and TV, Gwyneth Paltrow has forgotten she was in Spider-Man…Again! The film star explains why she keeps forgetting her MCU roles. And Netflix has released a new docuseries on…

Growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to rise to 2.9 per cent in 2020. According to the World Bank on Tuesday in its January 2020 Global Economic Prospect report. The bank cited improved investor confidence in some large economies, easing of energy hurdles, a rise in oil production, which led to a recovery in oil exporters, as indicators. It also mentioned robust growth among agricultural commodity exporters within the region. https://twitter.com/WorldBankAfrica/status/1217861870817808387 This is a weaker forecast than previously expected. And it reflects a softer demand from key trading partners, lower commodity prices and adverse domestic developments in several countries. In…

New York State’s financial regulator has proposed a new plan that would allow licensed virtual currency firms that have already received approval for digital coin listings to introduce new coins without additional permission. The announcement was made earlier this week on Wednesday and The plan would impose certain conditions on New York- licensed virtual currency firms that want to offer new coins without the regulator’s preapproval. New crypto framework The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is asking for the public’s input about the plan, which the regulator said stems from a review of its current virtual currency…

WeWork’s leasing activity plunged 93% in the fourth quarter after a failed IPO attempt. Total space leased dropped to 184,022 square feet from an average of 2.54 million square feet over the previous four quarters. The company signed only four new leases covering 184,022 square feet of space in the last three months of 2019, marking a 93% drop from an average of 2.54 million square feet over the previous four quarters. Newly leased space in the flexible office leasing market plummeted 75% in the fourth quarter to just under 1 million square feet from 3.95 million in the prior…