October 27, 2019

Mozambique’s Nyusi Wins Second Term As President

Mozambique’s Nyusi Wins Second Term As President

October 27, 2019 8:30 pm

Incumbent President Filipe Nyusi was declared the landslide winner in Mozambique’s election this month, despite claims of widespread cheating, the electoral commission announced on Sunday.

Nyusi of the ruling Frelimo party scored 73 percent of the vote, ahead of Ossufo Momade of Renamo, the rebel group turned opposition party, with almost 22 percent, commission chairman Abdul Carimo told a press briefing.

Nyusi had been widely predicted to win, based on unofficial results from the October 15 vote, and Frelimo had already organised victory celebrations in the capital on Sunday.

“For this election, Frelimo worked hard and our candidate Filipe Nyusi

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Hostages ‘Killed’ As Rakhine Rebels, Myanmar Army Clash

Hostages ‘Killed’ As Rakhine Rebels, Myanmar Army Clash

October 27, 2019 8:28 pm

A number of hostages seized by ethnic Rakhine rebels in a raid on a ferry packed with scores of Myanmar security forces have been killed, the insurgents and army said late Sunday, blaming each other for the deaths.

On Saturday rebels from the Arakan Army (AA), who are fighting for greater autonomy for Rakhine Buddhists from the state, forced a ferry to the shore taking around 50 people hostage including 14 soldiers and 29 police officers.

The army said it deployed attack helicopters in pursuit of the rebels who tried to escape with the detainees loaded onto three boats.

Both …

UK’s Johnson Says Battle Against IS Group ‘Not Yet Over’

UK’s Johnson Says Battle Against IS Group ‘Not Yet Over’

October 27, 2019 8:21 pm
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday hailed the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as “an important moment” but said the fight against his group “is not yet over”.
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Germany's Far-Right AfD Makes Gains In State Elections

Germany’s Far-Right AfD Makes Gains In State Elections

October 27, 2019 8:16 pm

Alternative for Germany (AfD) party more than doubled its share of the vote but failed to become the largest party in the German state of Thuringia, in an election widely seen as a bellwether of the far-right party’s growing strength in its eastern heartlands.

The AfD overtook Chancellor Angela Merkel’s slumping Christian Democratic Union (CDU) to receive 24 percent of the vote, according to exit polls by public broadcaster ARD, finishing behind socialist Linke on 30 percent, which made history by becoming the first left-wing party to win a state election in reunified Germany.

Thuringia, a small state in the

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Toyota Fortuner 4x4 Challenge Crowns New Winner

Toyota Fortuner 4×4 Challenge Crowns New Winner

October 27, 2019 1:18 pm

The crispy cold weather in Knysna added to the perfect start of day two. The first challenge for contestants and their celebrity partners in the Toyota Fortuner 4×4 Challenge was another timed trail-run high up on the mountains against a spectacular backdrop of the Indian Ocean. Using the wrist-mounted Garmin navigation systems provided for the teams proved crucial in tracking the correct path.

It was a good start to the day for team Michelle Meyer and Giniel de Villiers who set off third on the list but passed the finish line first. They looked set to claw back some lost

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Fire Destroys Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams' Mthatha Home

Fire Destroys Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams’ Mthatha Home

October 27, 2019 1:17 pm

The home of communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams in Marhambeni village home in Mthatha was engulfed by a fire on Sunday morning.

Firefighters and community members had to rush in to douse the flames. No one was injured according to villagers.

Ndabeni-Abrahams could not be reached for comment as she was believed to be on a flight.

A man who did not want to be named said two fire trucks were currently at the scene.

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“We are still here trying to put the fire out. Many things, including her furniture have …

Carmakers Warm Up To Friendly Hackers At Conference

Carmakers Warm Up To Friendly Hackers At Conference

October 27, 2019 1:17 pm

At a conference where hackers can try their hands at picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavor to break into the control units of cars and take over driving functions.

Those efforts at the DEF CON security convention in Las Vegas, US, at the weekend, were sponsored by carmakers and suppliers that have increasingly recognized the need to collaborate with so-called white-hat hackers, cyber experts who specialize in discovering vulnerabilities to help organizations.

Attendees who visited the car hacking site had to escape a vehicle by deciphering the code to open its trunk,

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Kanye West: Jesus Is King Meets Terrible Reviews

Kanye West: Jesus Is King Meets Terrible Reviews

October 27, 2019 11:19 am

Confronted with the task of creating songs about religion, West delivers a set that lyrically is as thin as Bible paper. As you would expect, there are plenty of assertions of his faith: “When I get to heaven’s gates / I ain’t gotta peak over,” he jerkily raps over the organ chords of Selah before the rapturous choir chants of “Hallelujah” set in.

In Closed on Sunday, he suggests turning off Instagram to spend more time praying with family, a statement that would spark significant eye-rolling from kid worshippers if they heard it coming from the church pulpit. A …

Kincade Fire: Mass Blackout Begins Amid California Wildfire

Kincade Fire: Mass Blackout Begins Amid California Wildfire

October 27, 2019 11:19 am

Power cuts expected to affect more than two million people have begun in California as fires continue to surge.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) initiated the precautionary blackout – expected to be the largest in state history – due to forecasts of extreme winds, which it said could damage facilities and cause new fires.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the outages were “unacceptable”.

Some 90,000 people have been ordered to evacuate towns in northern California.

The new evacuation order encompasses a huge area of Sonoma County, where the Kincade Fire has already burned through 25,455 acres (10,300 hectares) of land.…

Uruguayans Vote On Security Reform In General Election

Uruguayans Vote On Security Reform In General Election

October 27, 2019 11:18 am
Polls opened in Uruguay Sunday with voters electing a successor to leftist President Tabare Vazquez and deciding on constitutional reforms including the establishment of a military police force.
Uruguayans will also be electing all 99 deputies and 30 senators in the Congress.

The vote comes on the same day as a general election in Argentina and against a backdrop of regional strife following massive street protests in Ecuador, Chile, and Bolivia, the latter over alleged electoral fraud.

“Democracy in Uruguay is very strong and must be protected,” Vazquez said Thursday in his final message before voting began.

Uruguay has long

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Italian Right Hopes To Conquer Left Stronghold In Key Vote

Italian Right Hopes To Conquer Left Stronghold In Key Vote

October 27, 2019 10:30 am
Italians began voting in Umbria Sunday for a regional election heralded as a key test for both the young left-leaning government and a zealous new right-wing opposition alliance.
Firebrand Matteo Salvini is determined to wrest the hilly region prized for its truffles and prosciutto from the left, which has governed it for 70 years, by capitalising on a health scandal and biting economic crisis.

“Never before has Umbria, with its 884,000 inhabitants, been such an important thermometer for national politics,” the Sole 24 Ore daily said in the run-up to the vote.

Polling stations opened at 7 am and close

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Afghan Election Results Delayed Again

FG Inaugurates Milk Collection Center In Kano

October 27, 2019 8:28 am
The Federal Government on Saturday inaugurated a mini milk collection center in Tassa Village in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano state.
Speaking at the event, the Minister of Agriculture, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, said that the center would alleviate the plight of milk sellers and improve their business.

Nanono said ‎that the government would establish additional centers in other states of the federation in order to further improve the economic wellbeing of the people.

“Additional collection centers would be established in Gujungu and Ringim is Jigawa so as to get fresh and hygienic milk,” he said.
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He further

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