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(Today/World) Global survey
(Ben)
We'll look at those issues in depth but first our global survey of headlines.
First up, in Asia,
India's President Pranab Mukherjee has unveiled a new program for rapid economic reforms aimed at creating jobs and boosting foreign investment.
And Japan has revised up its economic figures for the first quarter of 2014 due to stronger growth in business investment.
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In Oceania,
The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced his country will step up efforts to resume its annual whale hunt in the Antarctic.
Plus, New Zealand's government has pledged to grant over 3.2 million U.S. dollars to help build an eye care clinic in the Solomon Islands
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Moving on to Africa,
Sierra Leone has confirmed its death toll from the contagious Ebola virus has now killed 12 people - up from just 6 last week.
And in South Africa, talks aimed at ending the long-running strike in the country's platinum sector have collapsed after the government pulled out of its role as mediator.
(Ben)
And in the Middle East,
Libyan Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteg has announced he is quitting to comply with a Supreme Court ruling that his election was unconstitutional.
In Egypt, seven men have been arrested for sexually assaulting women at celebrations for the inauguration of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.
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Looking to Latin America,
In Brazil, metro workers at Rio de Janiero are going back to work for two days but may resume strike action in time for Thursdays' World Cup opener in the city
And all of this came after police deployed teargas at protests by metro workers in a row over pay which has been ongoing for five days.
(Ben)
And in Europe,
Russia has jailed two men for life for the killing of the campaigning journalist Anna Politkovskaya in 2006.
Meanwhile, the country's accused the European Union of imposing "creeping" economic sanctions following Bulgaria's decision to halt construction of a Russia-backed gas pipeline.
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And finally in North America,
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a presidential memorandum on reducing student debt in a bid to ensure no young people would be priced out of education.
Meanwhile the US Supreme Court has refused to allow BP to stop paying compensation claims while it awaits a review of its settlement with businesses over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
(Ben) That's the global headlines Survey. Now back to the top stories of the day. Zeng Liang starts us off.
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