Somaliland: Can the unrecognized state get out of poverty?
18 March, 2019 Comments Off on Somaliland: Can the unrecognized state get out of poverty?
Somaliland leader Musa Bihi Abdi greets supporters during an election campaign in the city of Hargeisa on Nov. 9, 2017. Somaliland has an estimated GDP per capita of only around US$300. Photo: Reuters A recent of trip of mine was to Somaliland, an impoverished region in East Africa that has remained largely unrecognized by the […]
Continue reading …Rioting in Paris: What went wrong and how will Macron respond now?
18 March, 2019 Comments Off on Rioting in Paris: What went wrong and how will Macron respond now?Protesters hold a French national flag reading “Freedom, Equality, Fraternity, my Ass!” on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on March 16th. Photo: AFP The French government has admitted its security measures had been “insufficient” to stem an arson and looting rampage by black-clad anarchists during Act 18 of the “yellow vest” protests along the famous Champs-Elysees […]
Continue reading …World’s 1st remote brain surgery via 5G network performed in China
17 March, 2019 Comments Off on World’s 1st remote brain surgery via 5G network performed in China
FILE PHOTO © Reuters / Yves Herman A Chinese surgeon has performed the world’s first remote brain surgery using 5G technology, with the patient 3,000km away from the operating doctor. Dr. Ling Zhipei remotely implanted a neurostimulator into his patient’s brain on Saturday, Chinese state-run media reports. The surgeon manipulated the instruments in the Beijing-based PLAGH hospital from […]
Continue reading …Christchurch mosque shooting: Faces of the dead, missing and injured
17 March, 2019 Comments Off on Christchurch mosque shooting: Faces of the dead, missing and injured
The death toll has risen by one – 50 now confirmed dead… 34 in hospital 12 in critical condition – one of them four-year-old girl Alin Alsati. Bodies are now being returned to families. Two days after the inconceivable act of terrorism in Christchurch, more details about the victims are emerging. Friends and family have […]
Continue reading …New Zealand mosque attack Brenton Tarrant, a licensed gun owner, used five weapons to kill at least 49 Muslim worshippers, including children.
16 March, 2019 Comments Off on New Zealand mosque attack Brenton Tarrant, a licensed gun owner, used five weapons to kill at least 49 Muslim worshippers, including children.
Brenton Tarrant, 28, sneered as he glared at reporters in court on Saturday [Al Jazeera] The Australian suspect arrested after dozens of worshippers were shot in two mosques appeared unrepentant in court in New Zealand on Saturday, staring down media members with a smirk on his face. Brenton Tarrant, 28, appeared in a Christchurch District Court and […]
Continue reading …Christchurch mosque shootings: Accused gunman sent manifesto to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office before attack
16 March, 2019 Comments Off on Christchurch mosque shootings: Accused gunman sent manifesto to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office before attack
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office received alleged gunman’s manifesto, along with several other MPs, before Friday’s attack The Prime Minister’s Office has confirmed it received a copy of a “manifesto” from the alleged gunman less than 10 minutes before the attacks began on Friday – along with about 70 other recipients. Other politicians on the […]
Continue reading …Christchurch shooter threatens Turks living in Thrace and Europe, calls for Erdoğan’s death
15 March, 2019 Comments Off on Christchurch shooter threatens Turks living in Thrace and Europe, calls for Erdoğan’s death
A still image taken from video circulated on social media, apparently taken by the gunman Brenton Tarrant and posted online live as the attack unfolded, shows him driving in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. (Handout via Reuters) As nearly 50 people perished in a heinous terror attack targeting two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, […]
Continue reading …Christchurch mosque massacre: 49 confirmed dead in shootings; four arrested – three men, one woman
15 March, 2019 Comments Off on Christchurch mosque massacre: 49 confirmed dead in shootings; four arrested – three men, one woman
KEY POINTS: • 49 confirmed dead in ‘terrorist’ shootings at two Christchurch mosques • Seven died at Linwood, 41 at mosque near Hagley Park • Four people initially arrested, including one woman • Man, 28 due in court tomorrow charged with murder • One of the gunmen livestreamed shooting at Al Noor Mosque in chilling […]
Continue reading …Venezuela:Darkness Remains, Sick Children Wait
14 March, 2019 Comments Off on Venezuela:Darkness Remains, Sick Children Wait
Since Thursday, March 7th, day one of the blackout, the plant that provides electricity for the emergency wing at JM de los Ríos Children’s Hospital in Caracas has presented failures. Since then, there have been no new admissions. The hospital is offering limited treatment for 72 children only, the lowest rate in the hospital’s history. […]
Continue reading …Ethiopian Airlines crash: France to analyse Boeing’s black boxes Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from crashed Boeing 737 MAX 8 sent to Paris for detailed analysis.
14 March, 2019 Comments Off on Ethiopian Airlines crash: France to analyse Boeing’s black boxes Flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder from crashed Boeing 737 MAX 8 sent to Paris for detailed analysis.
France’s BEA air accident investigation agency will handle the black boxes from Ethiopia [File: Alain Jocard/AFP] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The black boxes from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 that crashed on Sunday in Ethiopia have been sent to France for analysis, Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday. Addis Ababa said on Wednesday it was sending the Flight Data […]
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