Thursday, November 10, 2016

Morning Mail: Trump meets Obama, tens of thousands join anti-Trump protests across US, India in panic over rupee note cancellation, Keating on US election




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Thursday 10 November 2016
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India's rupee note cancellation

 Customers at a bank in Amritsar. Many Indians were left without cash for their daily expenses. Photograph: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images

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Among the stories leading our website this morning is news that India has plunged into panic after the cancellation of the rupee note, leaving many without cash for their daily expenses. Queues of angry, panicked Indians wound around bank buildings in Mumbai, the financial capital, on Thursday morning, two days after prime ministerNarendra Modi announced that 500- and 1,000-rupee notes, worth around $10 and $20, would be taken out of circulation.

Keep reading for the rest of the top stories this morning, with more news from around Australia and the world.

Headlines

Donald Trump at the White House: Obama reports 'excellent conversation' – live
Follow live updates as Barack Obama hosts President-elect Donald Trump at the Oval Office and first lady Michelle Obama welcomes Melania Trump

The real 'shy Trump' vote - how 53% of white women pushed him to victory
Early data suggest a clear majority of white women voted Republican, and supporters say Trump's offensive remarks didn't affect their decision

Amy Schumer calls Trump voters 'kicking and screaming babies'
The comedian has criticized those who voted for the Republican candidate as 'weak' and says she is 'furious' with the result

Corporate winners from Donald Trump's election
From private prisons to pharamceuticals, several industries stand to gain from the president-elect's policy agenda

Americans march against Trump election – in pictures
From New York to Los Angeles, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against the election of Donald Trump as the 45th US president

Australian news and politics

Tony Abbott says US election shows 'we shouldn't be ruled by polls'
Former PM deposed after a run of negative opinion polls says Malcolm Turnbull has become 'a much more orthodox centre-right leader' since the federal election

New Acland mine operator paid workers to attend protest against water licensing changes
New Hope Group transported workforce to rally, telling those who work part-time as farmers to 'please wear your check shirt and Akubra'

Paul Keating calls for more independent Australian foreign policy after US election
Former prime minister says Australia should take the hint that it is on its own in terms of foreign policy and forge its own path in Asia

Australian removalist company forced to pay thousands to asylum seeker it exploited
Shelly Removals and Storage Pty Ltd only paid the man for 38 to 40 hours a week when he regularly worked 50

Queensland MPs rush into late-vote half-dressed – video
Queensland lawmakers hurry onto the floor of the regional parliament on Thursday night to attend a late vote.

Push to weaken Racial Discrimination Act opposed by ethnic and religious groups
Groups are against change to 18C but welcome proposal by MP Julian Leeser to amend Human Rights Act

Nauru security firm says it wasn't required to pass on 400 'information reports' to Australia
Wilson Security says downgraded reports of self-harm or abuse often could not 'be verified or substantiated' so were not given to immigration department

Around the world

Democratic Republic of the Congo 'faces civil war' if president fails to quit
Country has suffered repeated unrest since Joseph Kabila announced elections would be delayed and opposition leaders say people will 'take to the streets'

Man charged with setting off bombs in New Jersey and New York heads to court
Ahmad Khan Rahami appeared in court to face terrorism charges for detonating a pipe bomb in New Jersey and two pressure cooker bombs in New York

'An epochal change': what a Trump presidency means for the Asia Pacific region
From China and Japan to India and the countries of south-east Asia, leaders are being confronted by the unknowns of a new American president

Will you get nasty flu this year? The year you were born can predict it, says study
First type of flu virus you encounter as a child gives you protection against similar strains, and leaves you vulnerable to others, research suggests

Google to European commission: Android is key to mobile competition
Android-maker dismisses accusations that Google abuses its market dominance to hinder competition


One last thing

What is the supermoon? The science behind the lunar wonder

The science of supermoons: the lunar lowdown on the biggest and brightest in 60 years Technically a 'perigee full moon', the phenomenon occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon being the closest it gets to the Earth on its orbit Have an excellent day and if you spot something I've missed, let me know on Twitter at @earleyedition.
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