Latest news bulletin | August 27th – Midday
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00:00 After the latest in a string of deadly mass shootings in the US, police in Florida say
00:04 a gun attack that killed three black people was racially motivated.
00:10 Tens of thousands of coup supporters rally in Niger as the French ambassador defies a
00:16 48-hour deadline to leave the country.
00:20 A second ship carrying Ukrainian grain has left the Black Sea port of Odessa but will
00:24 have to use an alternate route after the collapse of the grain deal with Russia.
00:30 All but the head of the Spanish women's football coaching team resign over the kissing scandal
00:34 that emerged after the team's recent World Cup victory.
00:43 Police in Florida say a gun attack on Saturday that killed three black people was racially
00:47 motivated.
00:48 A masked white gunman opened fire in a general store in a predominantly African-American
00:53 neighborhood of Jacksonville before killing himself.
00:57 Officials said he used a gun painted with a swastika.
01:00 It was the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings to hit the US.
01:04 Earlier in Boston, seven people were injured in a shooting during a festival celebrating
01:08 Caribbean culture.
01:10 Two suspects were arrested and multiple weapons were recovered during subsequent searches.
01:15 Police don't believe the incident was connected to the carnival itself but was the result
01:19 of a quarrel between two groups.
01:21 State authorities in Oklahoma believe a similar dispute was behind a shooting at a stadium
01:25 in Choctaw City.
01:27 It happened during a high school football game, spreading panic throughout the crowd.
01:31 A 16-year-old teenager died from wounds and another man was taken to hospital.
01:35 There were no immediate arrests but police said they were looking for a person of interest.
01:42 In Niger, tens of thousands attended a rally in the capital Niami on Saturday in support
01:47 of last month's coup.
01:48 The crowd waved the country's flag but some also carried Russian flags and there was even
01:52 evidence of support for the Wagner Mercenary Group.
01:55 The demo came a day after the country's new military rulers gave France's ambassador 48
02:00 hours to leave the country.
02:16 The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has told the coup leaders in Niger
02:21 it's not too late to return to civilian rule, despite the junta demanding the expulsion
02:26 of the French ambassador.
02:27 The group has been attempting to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis but has also made it
02:32 clear it's prepared to intervene militarily.
02:35 Neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso have made clear their support for the coup leaders.
02:43 A ship carrying Ukrainian grain has left the port of Odessa bound for Bulgaria.
02:48 It's the second grain vessel to depart the country since Russia pulled out of a deal
02:52 allowing such carriers to cross the Black Sea.
02:55 The Primus will have to use an alternate route, skirting the coast of NATO members Romania
03:00 and Bulgaria.
03:01 But Turkey is still hoping to broker a new deal with Moscow.
03:23 Kiev is actively seeking solutions to protect its vessels from possible Russian attacks.
03:28 Those include increasing land routes for export, as well as a possible convoy system with NATO
03:33 escorts but the latter idea was not accepted by the USA.
03:43 All but the chief of Spain's national women's football coaching staff have stepped down
03:47 after the country's Football Federation president, Luis Rubiales, kissed player Jennifer Hermoso
03:52 after her team's victory in the World Cup.
03:54 The 11 staff members called it inappropriate.
03:57 FIFA has suspended Rubiales from all football-related activity for 90 days.
04:26 Rubiales faces inquiries by FIFA and the Spanish Football Federation but can only be forced
04:32 out by a legal verdict.
04:34 The women's team's head coach, Jochi Wilder, remains in place despite agreeing the kiss
04:38 was wrong.
04:38 (whooshing)