Michigan sheriff: Woman hit by deputy had bitten him first

news4jax Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Protesters march in the streets towards U.S. 23 and cross into Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, May 28, 2020, during a protest for Sha'Teina Grady El, an Ypsilanti woman who was punched repeatedly in the head by a Washtenaw County Sheriff's deputy last weekend. (Nicole Hester/Ann Arbor News via AP) (Nicole Hester/Mlive....

US: Russian jets in Libya present broader worries for region

click2houston Friday, May 29, 2020 11:35:00 PM EAT | info [other]

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2020, file, photo, Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter joins a meeting with the Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens. The U.S. military Tuesday, May 26, 2020 accused Russia of deploying fighter planes to conflict-stricken Libya to support Russian mercenaries aiding.......

Slaughterhouses reopen but farmers still euthanizing pigs

ChinaPost Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:07:00 AM EAT | info [other]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Meatpacking plants that had to briefly close due to coronavirus outbreaks have been back up and running for weeks , but production backlogs are forcing farmers to euthanize thousands of hogs that can’t be processed, drawing complaints from animal welfare advocates....

MDC Alliance court application dismissed

thezimbabwemail Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:50:00 AM EAT | info [other]

HIGH Court Judge, Justice Tawanda Chitapi has ruled that the MDC-Alliance is not a juristic person. This means that the MDC Alliance is not recognized by the law as being entitled to rights and duties in the same way as a natural or human person. The ruling came after the MDC Alliance sought an.......

Communion unchanged in Greek Orthodox Church despite virus

news-yahoo Friday, May 29, 2020 11:27:00 PM EAT | info [other]

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — One by one, the children and adults line up for the centuries-old ritual of Holy Communion, trying to keep a proper social distance. The priest dips a spoon into the chalice of bread and wine, which the faithful believe is the body and blood of Christ, and puts it into the mouth of the first person in line....

UN extends S. Sudan arms embargo through May 2021

pulse Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:48:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Drafted by the United States, the resolution received 12 votes in favor, with the three above countries abstaining. The Council additionally scheduled a midterm review to take place by December 15 and expressed its "readiness to consider adjusting measures... including through modifying, suspending, lifting or strengthening....

No nation has veto power over AfDB, African leaders back Adesina

vanguardngr Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:52:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Akinwumi Adesina By Jimoh Babatunde. Former African leaders have thrown their weight behind the embattled President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, stating that no nation has veto power over the Bank, and no nation should have such power....

First Two UN Peacekeepers Die Of Coronavirus

ibtimes Saturday, May 30, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT | info [other]

Two UN peacekeepers in Mali have died from the coronavirus, officials said Friday. Out of the some 100,000 UN troops deployed on about 15 different missions around the world, these two are the first whose deaths were directly linked to the pandemic. "Unfortunately, I also want to say that yesterday.......

US prosecutors cite Damond in charging cop

illawarramercury Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:15:00 AM EAT | info [other]

The Minneapolis police officer captured on video kneeling on the neck of a handcuffed African American man has been charged with the same murder and manslaughter counts as the officer convicted of shooting dead Australian life coach Justine Ruszczyk Damond....

5th Anniversary: Gov Emmanuel commissions Isolation Center

onlinenigeria Saturday, May 30, 2020 1:34:00 AM EAT | info [other]

… reassures A’Ibom of better days ahead. As part of events to commemorate his fifth anniversary in office, Governor Udom Emmanuel has commissioned the 300- capacity Isolation Center in Ituk Mbang, Uruan Local Government Area while reassuring citizens of Akwa Ibom state of better days ahead despite.......