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Trump Nominates Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Judge

President Trump has announced the nomination of Neil Gorsuch for the US Supreme Court

President Donald Trump has announced he has chosen Neil Gorsuch as his nominee for the US Supreme Court. The nomination will have to be confirmed by the Senate, where Democrats have threatened to block any candidate seen as too conservative.

In Saudi Arabia many welcome Donald Trump as someone they can do business with. Our Chief International Correspondent Lyse Doucet is in the capital Riyadh, where she has been speaking to the Saudi Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih.

A year ago the World Health Organisation declared Zika a global emergency after the mosquito born virus caused hundreds of babies in Brazil to be born with microcephaly, which causes abnormally small heads. Scientists are now beginning to piece together how the virus impacts children born to Zika infected mothers.

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Wed 1 Feb 201704:06GMT

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  • Wed 1 Feb 201704:06GMT