Rumors, conflict challenge Ebola response in eastern Congo
9/19/2018, 2:50:20 PMGENEVA (AP) — The regional Africa chief for the International Federation of the Red Cross says the latest deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo presents complex challenges as lon ✔ She says her teams at times limit working hours to reduce security risks after dark, and the dangers are an important impediment to aid operations ✔ The World Health Organization as of Monday had counted 111 confirmed Ebola cases since the outbreak emerged in North Kivu province on Aug. 1 ✔ As often occurs when Ebola enters a new area, suspicion of outsiders has presented challenges
Do North Korea and South Korea speak the same language?
9/19/2018, 3:54:21 PMTHE physical border dividing North and South Korea is not the only barrier the two nations share. While the opposing countries share a common language there are some major differences in the way th… ✔ In the North, a Stalinist regime was installed under client Il-sung - the grandfather of Kim Jong-un - and a powerful North Korean People's Army was created which was equipped with Russian tanks and artillery, reports the BBC ✔ They are separated by a 160-mile long demilitarised zone which has been the scene of numerous clashes and skirmishes
Donald Trump sees ‘tremendous progress’ in North Korea
9/19/2018, 2:41:01 PMPresident Trump said Wednesday that “tremendous progress” was being made toward North Korea giving up nuclear weapons. ✔ North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un committed Wednesday to permanently shut down a key missile site under the supervision of foreign inspectors ✔ He made the commitment during a meeting with South Korea President Moon Jae-in, which appeared to regain traction lost since the denuclearization deal struck at a June summit between Mr. Trump and Mr. Kim in Singapore ✔ I have to tell you, at least on a personal basis, they’re very good
UN warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
9/19/2018, 3:14:42 PMThe child is shown being assessed by a doctor in a hospital in the northern district of Abs in the north western Hajjah province of impoverished Yemen. ✔ UN figures show the number of Yemenis who face starvation without aid has risen to 8.4 million ✔ Deadly clashes resumed on Monday night around Hodeida after UN-sponsored talks collapsed in Geneva earlier this month ✔ Nearly 10,000 people, mostly civilians, have been killed since the Saudi-led coalition intervened in the Yemen conflict in 2015
Global faith leaders urge action over 'ignored millions' displaced by conflict
9/19/2018, 1:45:05 PMOpen letter from 50 religious leaders calls on states at UN general assembly to support protection plan for people forced from home ✔ Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, chief executive of Christian Aid, the letter’s coordinator, said: If not at the United Nations, then where will the voice of internally displaced women, men and children be heard ✔ The letter will be discussed at the UN’s advisory council on faith on Friday
North Korea's Kim agrees to inspections in bid to salvage nuclear...
9/19/2018, 12:11:19 PMNorth Korea said on Wednesday it would permanently abolish its key missile facil... ✔ As a next step, North Korea will allow experts from concerned countries to watch the closure of its missile engine testing site and launch pad in the northwestern town of Dongchang-ri, according to a joint statement signed by Moon and Kim ✔ Slideshow (24 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
World Bank reports slower progress on extreme poverty
9/19/2018, 12:18:45 PMPopulation explosion in Africa and Syrian war hamper efforts to improve poverty rates ✔ Sign up to the daily Business Today email or follow Guardian Business on Twitter at @BusinessDesk Much of the reduction in global poverty over recent decades has been in China and neighbouring countries in Asia that have benefited from China’s spectacular growth rate
ICC opens probe into crimes against Rohingya
9/19/2018, 12:43:34 PMThe International Criminal Court initiated a preliminary investigation into alleged crimes against the Rohingya. ✔ The announcement followed the release of a UN report that detailed allegations of crimes committed by the Myanmar military against the Rohingya ✔ Labelled 'Bengali' by the government and much of the Myanmar population to infer that they are interlopers from Bangladesh, Rohingya are denied access to healthcare, education and freedom of movement
Thousands back home in north Syria after Russia-Turkey deal
9/19/2018, 1:02:46 PMBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say thousands of people who were recently displaced by violence in northwest Syria have returned home following a Russia-Turkey deal that ✔ Syria-based activist Yazan Mohammed said the flow of people back to their homes started days before Monday's deal was announced between Russia and Turkey as residents were expecting it ✔ As the decisive battle for Idlib looms, a motley crew of tens of thousands of Syrian opposition fighters, including some of the world's most radical, are digging their heels_ looking for ways to salvage what is possible of an armed rebellion that at one point in the seven-year conflict controlled more than half of the country
Damascus 'Welcomes' Idlib Deal but Still Plans to 'Liberate Last Inch' of Syria
9/19/2018, 2:11:41 PMEditor's note: How did the Syrian government take the news that Putin called off the Russian-Syrian offensive on Idlib jihadistan (or at least the Russian support for it) in order to appease Erdogan? ✔ Editor's note: How did the Syrian government take the news that Putin called off the Russian-Syrian offensive on Idlib jihadistan (or at least the Russian support for it) in order to appease Erdogan ✔ The government affirms it is pressing on with its war against terrorism until the liberation of the last inch of Syrian land, whether by military operations or local reconciliation, it said
UK’s Def Sec Gavin ‘Russia should shut up’ Williamson tours Ukraine’s ‘frontline’
9/19/2018, 3:56:42 PMBritish Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson has visited Ukraine and toured the eastern part of the country, where Ukrainian officials told him how they are fighting against a “Russian aggression.” ✔ Or maybe it’s just that manly helmet and bulletproof vest that did the trick ✔ UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson the latest Western official to visit the frontline of the war in eastern Ukraine ✔ pic.twitter.com/HE9hEg0VvR Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) September 19, 2018 Of course, visiting Ukraine must feel like a great reprieve ✔ He’d have a street in Kiev named after him or something
Hilarious. Having Waged War on Russia's Oil Sector Washington Now Needs Russia's Help to Cap Soaring Oil Prices
9/19/2018, 12:21:50 PMAs crucial mid-term congressional elections in November draw near, the Trump administration is feeling the heat over higher oil prices. London-traded global oil benchmark Brent breached the $80 per barrel price point on Wednesday, its highest level since May 2. NYMEX-traded U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) reached over $70 per barrel on Wednesday. ✔ As crucial mid-term congressional elections in November draw near, the Trump administration is feeling the heat over higher oil prices ✔ NYMEX-traded U.S. oil benchmark West Texas Intermediate Crude (WTI) reached over $70 per barrel on Wednesday ✔ Dubious message To those in Russia it could also appear to be a dubious message
From the mum-of-two who killed 115 by blowing up a plane to the bouquet killer who is still walking the streets today… these real-life female assassins make Killing Eve look mild
9/19/2018, 2:30:58 PMFEMALE assassins are particularly chilling as they jar with women being seen as maternal. But new hit drama, Killing Eve, shows just how ruthless and merciless they can be. The new BBC series, crea… ✔ FEMALE assassins are particularly chilling as they jar with women being seen as maternal ✔ The assassin also severely injured an American commander and his wife by firing an anti-tank rocket at their armoured car ✔ They recruited her as an agent, paying for her lavish lifestyle and funding her love of furs and jewellery in return
KDB, KIC urged to lead NK investment
9/19/2018, 12:16:47 PMundefined ✔ The North Korean regime has largely failed to provide sufficient funds to its companies in need of stable and constant capital inflow to ensure operations ✔ All the bright prospects aside, however, it is expected to be a long shot to achieve tangible results because the international sanctions against the North remain largely intact, he said
Mexican morgue director fired over stench of 157 corpses in truck
9/19/2018, 3:54:43 PMThe former director told local media he warned officials two years ago that the overflowing morgue couldn't handle the number of bodies ✔ He denied he was insensitive to the families of missing people whose bodies might be unidentified, noting, My own daughter is disappeared ✔ But neighbors of that project, which would hold 800 bodies, oppose it, fearing it would bring crime, disease, smells or decreased property values
Western leaders descend on Macedonian 'battleground' as Moscow pulls its punches
9/19/2018, 2:25:58 PMOutside of the Balkans, Macedonia is a country rarely on the radar. Yet, this month, its two million people are at the center of an illusory tug-of-war. ✔ The other naysayers, Janko Bacev's United Macedonia party, are opposed to Western integration and in favour stronger ties with Moscow ✔ A US-funded survey puts the margin at 49 percent-22 percent and a local equivalent calls it as 41 percent-35 percent ✔ That said, the Kremlin's Western rivals appear to be heavily invested in shaping the outcome they desire
Ukrainian journalist pelted with eggs and punched in the face in Kiev
9/19/2018, 3:24:18 PMDarina Bilera, 20, was reporting on the decision to extradite Russian man accused of fighting for ISIS, when protesters pelted her with eggs and punched her in the face in the capital Kiev. ✔ This is the shocking moment a young reporter is pelted with eggs and punched in the face by nationalist protesters while carrying out a live broadcast in Ukraine ✔ Despite this attack, police officers still remain passive, and Ms Bilera is forced to compose herself and keep reporting
Kim Jong Un Agrees to Dismantle North Korean Nuclear Site — With Strings Attached
9/19/2018, 2:17:42 PMKim Jong Un looks like he did just enough on Wednesday to get stalled talks with U.S. President Donald Trump back on track. ✔ Kim Jong Un looks like he did just enough on Wednesday to get stalled talks with U.S. President Donald Trump back on track, without coming close to giving up North Korea’s nuclear weapons ✔ In Pyongyang, both leaders hailed their latest agreement as groundbreaking in emotional statements
Korean Deal Offers New Life to Nuclear Talks—But Old Doubts Persist
9/19/2018, 12:41:43 PMA broad agreement between the leaders of North and South Korea on denuclearization promises to rejuvenate a stalled diplomatic process between President Trump and Kim Jong Un, but renews questions about the North Korean leader’s sincerity in relinquishing his nuclear and missile arsenal. ✔ Kim] may be committed to improving inter-Korean relations, but didn’t show enough commitment to denuclearization’ Moon Seong-mook While the U.S. had complained that the North wasn’t moving quickly enough on denuclearization, Pyongyang had accused the U.S. of dragging its feet on signing a declaration to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended in armistice without a peace treaty
Storms, floods and protests: Wednesday's best photos
9/19/2018, 1:21:07 PMThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you photo highlights from around the world ✔ Yangchun, China A man carries a child in a pot as he wades through floodwaters in the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut, Guangdong province Photograph: Reuters Tahara, Japan Justine Dupont of France competes during the fifth round of the ISA World Surfing Games Photograph: Matt Roberts/Getty Images Burayu, Ethiopia Children smile for the camera at a temporary refuge centre where they have fled with their families
Does Hungary's relationship with Russia send a message to the EU?
9/19/2018, 2:25:54 PMOrban and Putin have announced expanded energy deals. Analysts say they're economically and strategically important. ✔ Pogatsa explained that Hungary has received between six and seven percent of its GDP from the EU Cohesion Fund, which from 2014 to 2020 is meant for member states whose gross national income per inhabitant is less than 90 percent of the EU average so they can complete priority projects of European interest, according to the EU Commission's website
Jordan Scrambles to Recoup Funds for Palestinians Lost to U.S. Cuts
9/19/2018, 12:16:29 PMJordan has embarked on an overseas lobbying campaign to replace funding that the Trump administration pulled last month for an agency that supports hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees in the kingdom. ✔ Children attended class this month at a school backed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency at the Palestinian refugee camp Wehdat in Jordan’s capital of Amman ✔ Jordan’s stability also is a concern for Israel next door ✔ Ultimately you suffocate those people, said Mr. Safadi
Kim Jong-un promises to visit Seoul this year
9/19/2018, 12:18:26 PMundefined ✔ Previously, Kim's father Kim Jong-il pledged to visit Seoul at an appropriate time in the future during the first inter-Korean summit with then President Kim Dae-jung in 2000, but failed to do so ✔ Citing a history of the North's opposition to using the term return visit in a past joint declaration made in 2000, he commented, In that sense, the North's chairman made a pretty tough decision and Moon encouraged it
‘The Apprentice’ book excerpt: At CIA’s ‘Russia House,’ growing alarm about 2016 election interference
9/19/2018, 1:21:31 PMWhen President Trump visited the agency on his second day in office, he stood several floors below the point of origin for a probe that would define his first 18 months in office. ✔ The name on the hallway placard had changed often over the years, most recently designating the space as part of the Mission Center for Europe and Eurasia ✔ It means a great deal that you chose to come to CIA on your first full day as president, she told him ✔ By week’s end there was a small mound of bouquets placed by employees who passed by the stars in silence
Analysis | The Daily 202: Senate Republicans playing hardball with accuser in push to swiftly confirm Kavanaugh
9/19/2018, 1:45:53 PMSupreme Court nominee rehearses for the hearing during a two-hour “murder board.” ✔ Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) leaves a meeting about Brett Kavanaugh at the Capitol on Tuesday ✔ (Reuters) -- Government records show Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao’s flights on private Federal Aviation Administration planes cost nearly $94,000
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