Archive du mois : mai 2018
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The suspect accused of attacking a Texas high school exchanged « a lot of firepower » with authorities before he surrendered, a top county official said Saturday, a day after the shooting in an art classroom that killed 10 people. In addition to a shotgun and a handgun, Dmitrios Pagourtzis also had…
An opposition coalition in Burundi has said it will not accept the results of a referendum on constitutional reforms that could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza’s time in office, calling the process a « parody » and undemocratic. In comments made on Saturday to The Associated Press, Agathon Rwasa, head of the Amizero y’Abarundi bloc, alleged that government…
On May 2, representatives of Afriforum, a controversial South African organisation, travelled to the US on a mission to lobby the US government to take a stance against what they called a « racist theft » of land in South Africa. Afriforum had launched an international campaign to stop the South African government from making constitutional changes that would allow…
Hazard penalty puts Chelsea ahead in FA Cup finalEden Hazard’s penalty secured Chelsea the FA Cup for the eighth time as they beat Manchester United in what could be Antonio Conte’s final match in charge. Hazard sent goalkeeper David de Gea the wrong way at Wembley, having won the kick when brought down by Phil…
Beirut, Lebanon – Safa’a Smeen sits propped between a Quran, some lurid decorations and her son’s grave. « Of course I agreed », she says, when asked about her son’s request to fight for Hezbollah in Syria, where the Lebanese political party and militia helped turn the conflict’s tide in favour of the government of President Bashar al-Assad.…
Kim Min-gi* did not like how her upper eyelid drooped over her eye. She says it made her feel unattractive. As soon as she graduated from high school seven years ago, she decided to send a text message to a clinic to book an appointment for a plastic surgery. She got blepharoplasty, a minimally invasive…
Wegen schwerer Kämpfe hat die afghanische Regierung beschlossen, Hunderte Schulen in der westafghanischen Provinz Farah vorübergehend zu schließen. Die Maßnahme sei zum Schutz von Schülern und Lehrern erfolgt, sagte der stellvertretende Leiter des Bildungsministeriums, Mohammed Sadik Halimi. Sie betreffe 411 Bildungsstätten, unter anderem 397 Grundschulen und 32 weiterführende Schulen. Insgesamt haben nun 140.000 Schüler in…
Enlarge / Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), as seen on April 18, 2018. The Federal Communications Commission has taken preliminary steps to examine the actions of LocationSmart, a southern California company that has suddenly found itself under intense public and government scrutiny for allowing most American cell phones’ locations to be easily accessed. As Ars reported…
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Guests are thronging the streets for the ceremony, which will see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle exchange vows, trade rings, and become elevated to the status of Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
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