Pentagon Document Shows U.S. Knew of "Credible" Reports of Civilian Casualties After Its Attacks in Somalia
Nick Turse | theintercept.com | 2019-07-10
U.S. Africa Command claimed no civilians were hurt in its attacks in Somalia — but its own internal assessment shows this isn't true.
theintercept.com/2019/07/10/pentagon-airstrikes-civilian-casualties-somalia/
'Nothing left to go back for': UN News hears extraordinary stories of loss, and survival as Mozambique rebuilds from deadly cyclones
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
As UN Secretary-General António Guterres arrives in the southern African nation of Mozambique on Thursday for a two-day visit, he will be surveying the damage wrought by the deadly back-to-back cyclones earlier this year. UN News reports from the ground, on some of the extraordinary stories of loss, courage, survival and recovery, that have defined the months since then.
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Terrorism 'spreading and destabilizing' entire regions, Guterres warns States, at key Kenya conference
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-10
"Trauma from terrorism" hurts families, communities and destabilizes entire regions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, as he expressed solidarity with victims of extremist attacks in Africa.
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'Policing the womb' in Alabama
Minnie Bruce Pratt | workers.org | 2019-07-10
Marshae Jones The intensified attack on women, the gender-oppressed and reproductive justice, denounced as "policing the womb" by reproductive rights advocate and activist Michelle Goodwin, has reached a new level of violence in Alabama. On July 3, Marshae Jones, a young pregnant African-American woman, was arrested after being indicted by . . . | Continue reading 'Policing the womb' in Alabama at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/09/policing-the-womb-in-alabama/
South Africa Condemns the US Blockade Against Cuba
plenglish.com | 2019-07-10
Pretoria, July 10 (Prensa Latina) The US aggressions against Cuba were strongly condemned on Wednesday in this capital as a violation of international law and a transgression of the rights of peace, development and security of such a sovereign State.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=44226&SEO=south-africa-condemns-the-us-blockade-against-cuba
Israeli Occupation, Colonialism and Apartheid
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-09
Israeli occupation, colonialism and apartheid exceed the worst of South Africa's high crimes. | In 2004, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled the West Bank occupied. The same holds for Gaza and East Jerusalem. | According to the ICJ, | "Israeli settlements | …
globalresearch.ca/israeli-occupation-colonialism-and-apartheid/5683096
Racism Dictates Ireland's Policy in Africa. The "French Connection" is Questioned in Dublin
Aidan O'Brien | globalresearch.ca | 2019-07-09
"The tragedy of Africa is that the African has not fully entered into history….they have never really launched themselves into the future…" — Nicolas Sarkozy, 2007 | "The problems Africa face are completely different….they are civilizational…" — Emmanuel Macron, …
globalresearch.ca/french-imperialismracism-dictates-irish-policy-africa/5683105
Algeria's Interim President's Term Expires, Uncertainty Reigns
telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
Uncertainty about Algeria's institutional future reigns on Tuesday as the interim president's three month term is coming to an end with no alternative plan. | RELATED: | Tunisia: 2 Suicide Bomb Attacks Kill Police Officers | Thousands of people have maintained the popular pressure in the streets for a twentieth consecutive week in Algeria's capital and other regions of the country, defying a major police presence. | They demand regime insiders to step aside, more than three months after…
telesurenglish.net/news/Algerias-Interim-Presidents-Term-Expires-Uncertainty-Reigns-20190709-0020.html
Massive protests in Algeria demand sweeping reforms
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2019-07-09
July 5, 1830, was the day the Turkish-appointed ruler of Algiers surrendered to the invading French army. July 5, 1962, was the day Algeria declared independence from French imperialism. July 5, 2019, was the day that many hundreds of thousands of Algerians came out in the streets in Algiers, as . . . | Continue reading Massive protests in Algeria demand sweeping reforms at Workers.org…
workers.org/2019/07/09/massive-protests-in-algeria-demand-sweeping-reforms/
Chile's House: Interior Min. Responsible for Catrillanca Murder
teleSUR -EF | telesurenglish.net | 2019-07-09
A special investigatory commission in Chile's House of Representatives concludes that the nation's interior minister, Andres Chadwick and his undersecretary, Rodrigo Ubilla, are ultimately responsible for the National Police killing of Camilo Catrillanca last November in his home village of Temucuicui. | RELATED: | Chilean Police Sergeant Formally Charged With Mapuche Murder | The eight legislators who voted that the two high-ranking officials are responsible for the death of the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Chiles-House-Interior-Min.-Responsible-for-Catrillanca-Murder-20190709-0025.html
Tuesday's Daily Brief: #GlobalGoals progress, essential meds, updates from Cox's Bazar, Sudan and DR Congo
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-09
This Tuesday's UN top stories are: high-level discussions on the progress made towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals; falling behind on universal education dream; the UN list of essential medicines updated; life-threatening floods in Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; and human rights in Sudan and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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'Beyond reasonable doubt', international court convicts notorious DR Congo rebel leader of war crimes
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-08
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday, found former Congolese rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda guilty "beyond reasonable doubt", of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, in the volatile Ituri district of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), between 2002 and 2003.
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Georgian protests, military parade, Libya and Turkey
unitedEditor | uwidata.com | 2019-07-08
Georgian protests New protests took place this week in Georgia. On July 4, the Georgian Interior Ministry announced the detention of four people accused of assaulting police officers during rallies in central Tbilisi on June 20-21. On Thursday, the Prosecutor General's Office announced that it was investigating a meeting about organizing mass riots and an …
uwidata.com/4172-georgian-protests-military-parade-libya-and-turkey/
Charges Dropped Against Pregnant Shooting Victim Amid Outcry over the Criminalization of Pregnancy
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-08
Following immense public pressure, prosecutors in Alabama have dropped manslaughter changers against Marshae Jones, a 28-year-old African-American woman whose pregnancy ended after she was shot in the stomach by a coworker. Local police accused Jones of starting the fight that led to the shooting in the parking lot of a Dollar General store outside of Birmingham. A grand jury then indicted Jones on manslaughter but dismissed any charges against the shooter. The case drew national outcry from women's rights advocates concerned about the criminalization of pregnant women and the legal implications of so-called feta…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/8/seg_3
Iran Threatens Seizure of UK Oil Tanker if Iranian Oil Tanker Not Released
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2019-07-05
(ZH) — Iran has called for the "immediate release" of its oil tanker after British Royal Marines boarded and seized it off Gibraltar a day ago after it took a long 90-day trek around the tip of Africa, presumably to evade sanctions enforcement en route to Syria. Authorities had accused the Grace 1 supertanker of illegal smuggling …
theantimedia.com/iran-threatens-seizure-uk-oil-tanker/
What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger
Rémi Carayol | thenation.com | 2019-07-05
What Happened When the EU Moved Its Fight to Stop Migration to Niger…
thenation.com/article/niger-agadez-migration/
Six children among 53 confirmed fatalities after Libya detention centre airstrikes: Security Council condemns attack
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-05
The toll from Tuesday's reported airstrikes on a detention centre in the suburbs of Tripoli has risen to 53 dead and more than 130 injured among the "severely traumatized" surviving migrants and refugees, UN aid agencies said on Friday, reiterating their appeal to close all such facilities in the embattled country.
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UN chief welcomes power-sharing deal between Sudanese military and opposition
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-05
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday he was "encouraged" by reports of a newly-inked power-sharing deal between the Forces for Freedom and Change — a coalition of opposition and protest groups — and Sudan's ruling military council.
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Friday's Daily Brief: Sudan power-sharing deal welcomed, hope for Venezuela talks, Rohingya camps flooded, Libya airstrikes update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-05
Friday's main news stories include: Guterres welcomes Sudan power-sharing deal; six children are among 53 confirmed dead after Libya detention centre airstrikes; Monsoon rains wreak havoc in Rohingya camps; and Bachelet calls for "time and space" in Venezuela.
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What's really happening in Sudan?
CGTN America | cgtn.com | 2019-07-05
On the latest episode of The Heat Podcast, guest host Mike Walter joins columnist and activist Azaz El Shami to discuss the uprisings in Sudan and the road toward peace.
america.cgtn.com/2019/07/05/whats-really-happening-in-sudan
Freedom, justice and peace for Sudan
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-04
The Sudanese community and supporters turned out across Australia on June 22 and 30 in support of the revolution in Sudan. | Rallies in Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney have featured energetic dancing, poetry and singing, with protesters chanting "Peace, justice, freedom in Sudan" and "End the killings now". | Dozens of protesters have been killed by the military regime in Sudan. One of the victims was 26-year-old engineer Mohamed Mattar, whose favourite color was blue. This prompted #BlueForSudan, with people wearing blue clothes at rallies around the world to remember the victims. | Speakers call…
greenleft.org.au/content/freedom-justice-and-peace-sudan
Libya's Civil War is Becoming a Proxy War
Staff | therealnews.com | 2019-07-04
The shooting down of a Turkish drone near Tripoli and the capture of six Turkish sailors by Gen. Haftar's forces reveals the Turkey's and Egypt's involvement on both sides of the civil war. Meanwhile Haftar's forces are accused of bombing a migration detention center near Tripoli, killing 44 and injuring 130…
therealnews.com/stories/libyas-civil-war-is-becoming-a-proxy-war
Danny Glover & Ta-Nehisi Coates Make the Case for Reparations at Historic Congressional Hearing
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-07-04
On June 19, a subcommittee of the House Judiciary held a historic hearing on reparations for slavery–the first of its kind in over a decade. The hearing coincided with Juneteenth, a day that commemorates June 19, 1865, when slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally learned that the Emancipation Proclamation had abolished slavery. This year marks the 400th anniversary of the transatlantic slave trade. Lawmakers are considering a bill titled the "Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act." It was introduced by Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston, after former Congressm…
www.democracynow.org/2019/7/4/ta_nehisi_coates_danny_glover_make
Africa and Palestine: A Noble Legacy That Must Never Be Betrayed
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2019-07-03
Netanyahu's diplomatic conquests in Africa have been celebrated by Israeli media as "historic", while the Palestinian leadership remains oblivious to the rapidly changing political landscape.
mintpressnews.com/africa-palestine-solidarity-legacy-betrayed/260187/
I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement and Now I'm Fighting to End It
aclu.org | 2019-07-03
A new report proves that the degrading conditions in solitary confinement continue to harm people and communities. | I was just 17 years old when I was sent to solitary confinement in "Camp J," one of the most severe lockdown units at one of America's most brutal prisons, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. I languished in solitary for 16 months. | Back then I didn't know that Louisiana was the solitary confinement capital of the world. All I knew was that I'd been convicted of a crime I didn't commit, and I had to maintain my humanity in one of the most dehumanizing places on earth. | It's called "23 and…
aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/solitary-confinement/i-spent-16-months-solitary-confinement-and-now-im
Waiting to Be An American
Kiki Monifa | progressive.org | 2019-07-03
In terms of how I feel, as a lesbian of African descent, I am not an American, not completely.
progressive.org/op-eds/waiting-to-be-american-monifa-190703/
Wednesday's Daily Brief: Libya 'war crime' attack, Sudan, Myanmar rights violations continue, 'xenophobia' in Assam, South Sudan update
United Nations | un.org | 2019-07-03
In the news this Wednesday: "Outraged" Guterres demands independent inquiry into fatal Libya migrant centre airstrike deaths; Violence and broken promises in Sudan and South Sudan, while Rohingya violations continue in Myanmar; "xenophobia" and citizenship in India's Assam state.
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US Scholars: 'An American attack on Iran would be an unmitigated disaster for the US, Iran, and the world'
susan_p | greenleft.org.au | 2019-07-02
A number of Middle East and Islamic Studies scholars in the United States have signed this open letter below, calling on US President Donald Trump to pull back from war with Iran. | We, the undersigned scholars of the Middle East and North Africa and broader Muslim world, call on President Trump to immediately pull back from the brink of a war with the Islamic Republic of Iran. | It is clear to us that the human, diplomatic, legal, political, and economic costs to both countries, the Persian Gulf and larger Middle East, the global economy and the global system of international humanitarian law of a US attack woul…
greenleft.org.au/content/us-scholars-american-attack-iran-unmitigated-disaster-us-iran-and-world
Florida Man Arrested for Racist Threats Once Attacked an African American Police Officer
Rachel Janik | splcenter.org | 2019-06-28
A long string of felony charges and a tip-off from the Department of Homeland Security led to the arrest of a Florida man for racist and antisemitic threats posted to Gab and Bitchute.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2019/06/28/florida-man-arrested-racist-threats-once-attacked-african-american-police-officer
Egypt's Morsi Dies During Trial
Middle East Eye | theantimedia.com | 2019-06-17
(MEE) — Egypt's deposed President Mohamed Morsi has died following a session in court, a state-run television station and newspaper reported on Monday. Morsi, 67, fell into a coma after attending a session in his trial over charges of espionage, according to al-Ahram newspaper. In the session he was granted permission to address the judge, al-Ahram said. …
Ousted President Morsi Dies in Court During Trial
Staff | truthdig.com | 2019-06-17
CAIRO — Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapsed in court during a trial and died Monday, state TV and his family said. | The 67-year-old Morsi had just addressed the court, speaking from the glass cage he is kept in during sessions and warning that he had "many secrets" he could reveal, a judicial official said. A few minutes afterward, he collapsed in the cage, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to th…
truthdig.com/articles/egypt-tv-says-ousted-president-morsi-dies-in-court/
UGANDA: LoP DECRIES LOW AGRICULTURAL SECTOR GUDGET AS UNIVERSITY WANTS SECTOR ATTRACTIVE
John Muto-Ono p'Lajur | blackstarnews.com | 2019-06-17
Mr. Robert Kabushenga (in sun glasses) with Betty Aol Ocan inspecting stalls. | "My position as Leader of Opposition is to tell government where they are not doing well. Agriculture is one of the sectors that should be prioritized but unfortunately this is not so. We should be allocating 10% of our national budget to agriculture but unfortunately we have never gone beyond 2%. We don't prioritize our budget. Uganda is still poor and we must cut down on extravagance" | "We have 'fertility' to maximum but the challenge is; how do we transform this land into the food basket of East Africa? What is the future of food…
www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/global-politics/uganda-lop-decries-low-agricultural-sector-gudget-as
Boeing executives 'very sorry' for deadly air crashes which killed 346 people
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2019-06-17
Boeing executives have apologised to the families of those who died in two 737 Max crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia.Kevin McAllister, the CEO of Boeing's commercial aircraft, told reporters at the Paris Air Show that the firm was "very sorry for the loss of lives" in the Lion Air crash last October and the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March, both involving Boeing's 737 Max aircraft.A total of 346 people were killed.Investigations into the malfunctions are underway.Boeing planes on display at a previous Paris Air Show (AP)McAllister also said he was sorry for the disruption to airlines from the subsequent groun…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2019/06/17/boeing-executives-very-sorry-for-deadly-air-crashes-which-killed-346-people/
"16 Shots": Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
Staff | democracynow.org | 2019-06-17
The documentary "16 Shots" examines the 2014 murder of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald in Chicago and the attempt by the city's police department to cover up the events. McDonald, who was 17, was shot 16 times by former police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was found guilty in 2018 of second-degree murder and sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for McDonald's murder. He was also found guilty on 16 counts of aggravated battery–one count for each of the 16 bullets he fired at McDonald. The film is screening on Showtime. We speak with Rick Rowley, director of "16 Shots."
www.democracynow.org/2019/6/17/16_shots_rick_rowley_showtime_documentary
What's Trending: Black News Weekly
Vanessa Mbonu | naacp.org | 2019-06-17
The New York Times: This Empty Lot Is Worth Millions. It's Also an African-American Burial Ground. The owner of a plot of land in Queens wants to sell it or develop it. Others want to memorialize one of the city's first communities for former and freed slaves. Blackpress USA: Rep. Waters Works …
naacp.org/latest/whats-trending-black-news-weekly/
eSwatini bans live pigs imports from countries hit by African swine fever
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
FILE PHOTO: Pigs are seen on a farm. REUTERS/Ryan Woo/File Photo | The Kingdom of eSwatini on Monday banned imports of live pigs from countries that test positive for African swine fever (ASF). | The move comes in the wake of a report of an outbreak of the disease in neighbouring South Africa nearly two months ago. | The country's director of veterinary and livestock services Xolani Dlamini told a local daily (Swazi Observer) that the movement of pigs between farms will be strictly controlled and a system put in place to track and identify the animals. | "Importations are only from slaughterhouses and establishme…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/eswatini-bans-live-pigs-imports-from-countries-hit-by-african-swine-fever/
Death toll from Tripoli conflict nears 700: WHO
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
A man walks as he checks his destroyed house after an airstrike launched by Khalifa Haftar forces in the Tajoura area, east of Tripoli, Libya June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed | The death toll from the armed conflict in the Libyan capital Tripoli has risen to 691, according to the World Health Organisation. | The WHO says 41 civilians are among those killed in the conflict between forces of the United Nations-backed government of Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj and those of Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army. | The WHO says a further 4,012 people have been injured, 135 of whom are civilians. | On Saturday…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/death-toll-from-tripoli-conflict-nears-700-who/
How the Upheaval in Khartoum Affects One of Sudan's Longest-Running Crises
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-17
This article was originally published by The New Humanitarian, a news agency specializing in reporting humanitarian crises.The stand-off in Khartoum between pro-democracy protesters and the ruling Transitional Military Council is being closely watched in troubled Blue Nile — an impoverished Sudanese region cut off from aid and largely forgotten by the world. | Blue Nile has been at war with Khartoum for decades. Hopes for a more peaceful future rest on the TMC being willing to negotiate on rebel demands for greater autonomy, and on the rebel leaders thems…
truthout.org/articles/how-the-upheaval-in-khartoum-affects-one-of-sudans-longest-running-crises/
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi dead aged 67
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has died in a courtroom aged 67. | Morsi served as the fifth president of Egypt from 30 June 2012 to 3 July 2013, when he was deposed following mass protests and a military coup. | He reportedly collapsed after a court session on Monday, where he was facing espionage charges and subsequently died. | "He was speaking before the judge for 20 minutes then became very animated and fainted. He was quickly rushed to the hospital where he later died", AFP quotes a source from the court session. | Morsi has been in prison since he was removed from office, and an organization tha…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/former-egyptian-president-mohamed-morsi-dead-aged-67/
At least 161 people killed in DR Congo over past week
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
At least 161 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province over the past week, local officials said on Monday. | The killings are reported to have been ethnically targeted in an apparent resurgence of clashes between farming and herding communities. | Although identities of the attackers has not been confirmed, fingers point to violence between Hema herders and Lendu farmers, who have been embroiled in bitter conflicts for years over grazing rights and political representation. | Open conflict between the two sides from 1999-2007 resulted in the deaths of around 50,000 people in one o…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/at-least-161-people-killed-in-dr-congo-over-past-week/
Monday's News Brief: World population, Desertification Day, ocean protection, Nigeria, Yemen and Gaza
United Nations | un.org | 2019-06-17
To start this week, we cover: food aid diversions in Yemen; 9.7 billion of people on earth by 2050; Law of the Sea Convention; World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought; triple suicide bombing in Nigeria; and a solar power plant for health care in Gaza.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2019/06/1040691
Revolution in Sudan – A Group Discussion
Party for Socialism and Liberation, Sonoma | indybay.org | 2019-06-17
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Prince Harry urges international community to help Angola clear landmines
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
The Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry, has urged world governments to clear Angola of landmines, amplifying his late mother's appeal. | Princess Diana made landmine removal a focus of her humanitarian work, and drew the world's attention to the Angolan situation after visiting Cuando Cubango province in January 1997. | In a speech on Monday, Prince Harry reiterated the call to clear the southern African country of landmines, noting that the explosives do not only affect human lives, but also wildlife. | "I was told just the other day of the positive transformation in Huambo since my mother walked that minefield all…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/prince-harry-urges-international-community-to-help-angola-clear-landmines/
Senegal, Egypt, Algeria secure friendly wins ahead of AFCON 2019
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Head coach Aliou Cisse of Senegal gives instructions to his players during a past friendly match. (Photo by Xaume Olleros/Getty Images) | Three of the teams regarded among the pre-tournament favourites for the upcoming 2019 African Cup of Nations secured wins on Sunday in their respective friendlies just five days to the start of the continental showpiece. | Senegal edged fellow African giants Nigeria 1-0, Egypt beat Guinea 3-1 while Algeria overcame Mali 3-2. | At the IsmaàØlia Stadium in IsmaàØlia, Egypt, Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye netted the only goal of the game after 18 minutes for Senega…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/senegal-egypt-algeria-secure-friendly-wins-ahead-of-afcon-2019/
2016 Olympic silver medalist Eunice Kirwa banned for doping
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
FILE PHOTO: 2016 Rio Olympics — Athletics — Women's Marathon — Sambodromo — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 14/08/2016. Bahrain's Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa celebrates after finishing second at the Women's Marathon during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Sambodromo in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jonannes Eisele/Pool | The Athletics Integrity Unit on Monday announced that Kenyan-born Bahraini runner Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa had been banned for four years after she tested positive for the prohibited substance Erythropoietin (EPO). | The AIU says Kirwa, a silver medalist…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/2016-olympic-silver-medalist-eunice-kirwa-banned-for-doping/
Arsenal appoints Freddie Ljungberg as assistant first-team coach
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Freddie Ljungberg [Image Courtesy: Arsenal.Com]Former Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg has been appointed as assistant coach by Arsenal, replacing Steve Bould. | Ljungberg will deputize Unai Emery in Arsenal's technical bench, a step up from his role as head coach of the club's under-23s side. | "Freddie Ljungberg, who currently leads our under-23s, will become assistant first-team coach. We are delighted with the impact Freddie has made in helping to develop our young players into the first team and he fully deserves this promotion. Alongside his new coaching responsibilities, Freddie will have a strong focu…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/arsenal-appoints-freddie-ljungberg-as-assistant-first-team-coach/
Egyptian Newspaper Praises Cuba's Stance against US Blockade
plenglish.com | 2019-06-17
Por Nicholas Valdes | Cairo, Jun 17 (Prensa Latina) The Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram (The Pyramids), which has the largest circulation in the country, on Monday praised Cuba"s stance against the economic and financial imposed by the United States on the Caribbean island.
www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=43336&SEO=egyptian-newspaper-praises-cubas-stance-against-us-blockade
Boeing admits mistake in handling 737-Max warning system malfunction
Jerry Omondi | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
Boeing made mistakes in its handling of a warning system in the 737 Max Airplanes, the company's CEO Dennis Muilenburg admitted at the world's biggest air show in Paris on Sunday. | Muilenburg referred to a cockpit warning light designed to alert pilots whenever two sensors on the plane's wings differed on the aircraft's angle of attack. | When the airplane manufacturer delivered the 737 Max to airlines in 2017, it believed the light was operational on all jets. After they began flying that year, engineers at the company learned that the warning light would only work if a carrier purchased a separate cockpit i…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/boeing-admits-mistake-in-handling-737-max-warning-system-malfunction/
Chicago Police Killing of Laquan McDonald Exposed a System Built on Lies
Staff | truthout.org | 2019-06-17
The documentary 16 Shots examines the 2014 murder of African-American teenager Laquan McDonald in Chicago and the attempt by the city's police department to cover up the events. McDonald, who was 17, was shot 16 times by former police officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was found guilty in 2018 of second-degree murder and sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for McDonald's murder. He was also found guilty on 16 counts of aggravated battery — one count for each of the 16 bullets he fired at McDonald. The film is screening on Showtime. We speak with Rick Rowley, director of 16 Shots. | TRANSCR…
truthout.org/video/chicago-police-killing-of-laquan-mcdonald-exposed-a-system-built-on-lies/
WHO director-general meets Museveni to discuss Uganda's Ebola response
David Ochieng Mbewa | cgtn.com | 2019-06-17
The World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus poses for a photo with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Entebbe. COURTESY: TWITTER/WHO | The World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday held discussions on Uganda's response to the Ebola outbreak with officials from Uganda's Ministry of Health, the WHO's country branch and other partners following his arrival in the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Ghebreyesus, like all travelers, had his temperature screened by a trained health worker, upon arrival, to ensure he was healthy eno…
africa.cgtn.com/2019/06/17/who-director-general-meets-museveni-to-discuss-ugandas-ebola-response/