March 2, 2020

Many in Myanmar still view domestic abuse as a normal part of marriage that women must endure, says lawyer and activist Hla Hla Yee

No Country For Young Women? Myanmar’s Battle Against Rape

March 2, 2020 5:31 pm

Officially, rape hardly happens in Myanmar and domestic abuse is non-existent. The reality? Violence against women is so pervasive it is regarded as normal — and as a result — woefully underreported, says lawyer and activist Hla Hla Yee.

“Domestic abuse in Myanmar is regarded as a family matter and even if it is reported, the police fail to take action,” she explains, adding that many still view it as a normal part of marriage that women must endure.

The UN has warned violence against women and girls is a “silent emergency” in the country, with incidents spanning groping on …

Johnson To Skip Tokyo Olympics, Cites Schedule

Dustin Johnson To Skip Tokyo Olympics, Cites Schedule

March 2, 2020 5:30 pm

Former world number one Dustin Johnson has become the first high-ranking golfer to withdraw from this year’s Olympic games, with his agent citing a tight schedule for the withdrawal, reports said Monday.

World number five Johnson, who by current rankings would be eligible for a place amongst the US squad for Tokyo, pulled out of the 2016 Olympics due to concerns over the Zika virus.

The 35-year-old’s decision to skip the Olympics comes as the sporting world grapples with turmoil from the coronavirus outbreak, which has forced the cancellation of several high-profile events across the globe.

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Arsenal Reach FA Cup Quarters To Ease Euro Woe

Arsenal Reach FA Cup Quarters To Ease Euro Woe

March 2, 2020 5:29 pm

Arsenal bounced back from their Europa League heartache to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals as goals from Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Eddie Nketiah sealed a 2-0 win at Portsmouth on Monday.

Mikel Arteta’s side desperately needed a morale-boosting success after Olympiakos snatched a late winner to knock them out of the Europa League at the Emirates Stadium on Thursday.

Arteta said his players were still feeling “very down” several days after that kick in the teeth, but they survived an early barrage from third tier Portsmouth to avoid more misery in the FA Cup fifth round.

Sokratis put Arsenal ahead …

Pakistani surgeon Shakeel Afridi, pictured in 2010, has been languishing behind bars for years since helping US agents track and kill Osama bin Laden in 2011

Bin Laden’s Doctor Launches Hunger Strike In Pakistan

March 2, 2020 5:28 pm

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer and family said Monday.

Shakeel Afridi has been languishing behind bars for years since his fake vaccination programme helped US agents track and kill the Al Qaeda leader in 2011.

“It is to protest the injustices and inhumane attitudes being committed against him and his family,” his brother Jamil Afridi told AFP after meeting with Afridi in a prison in central Punjab province.

His attorney Qamar Nadeem also confirmed the hunger strike.

Afridi was jailed for …

Voice Of The Unknown Woman: Afghan Filmmaker Roya Sadat

Voice Of The Unknown Woman: Afghan Filmmaker Roya Sadat

March 2, 2020 5:27 pm

For a generation, Roya Sadat has been a voice for Afghan women in one of the world’s worst places to be one.

One of the first female filmmakers to make her name after the fall of the Taliban in 2001, she has won plaudits at home and abroad for works such as “A Letter to the President”, and “Three Dots”, and “Playing the Taar”.

She has lived through the Soviet occupation — fleeing with her family for their lives at times — endured the brutality of civil war, and then the violent oppression of Taliban rule, where women existed only …

Virus Death Toll Tops 3,000 As Airlines Cut Flights

Virus Death Toll Tops 3,000 As Airlines Cut Flights

March 2, 2020 5:27 pm

The global death toll from the new coronavirus topped 3,000 on Monday, as airlines cancelled or reduced flights and stock markets swung wildly.

Andorra, the Czech Republic, Indonesia, Jordan, Latvia, Portugal, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia were among countries that confirmed their first cases, along with Senegal, which became the second sub-Saharan African country to do so.

Africa is feared to be particularly vulnerable with its widespread conflicts, poor health infrastructure, porous borders and crowded cities with inadequate sanitation.

More people died in China, Iran and the United States from the virus, which has now infected nearly 90,000 people with cases …

Biden In Trouble As Klobuchar, Buttigieg Exit

Biden In Trouble As Klobuchar, Buttigieg Exit

March 2, 2020 5:25 pm

Joe Biden’s presidential hopes received a major campaign boost Monday as fellow centrist Amy Klobuchar dropped out of the Democratic race and prepared to endorse the former vice president on the eve of the crucial Super Tuesday primaries.

As candidates including national frontrunner Bernie Sanders make a final pitch to voters in 14 states, Biden has capitalized on the momentum he seized at the weekend when he scored a blowout victory in South Carolina’s primary.

The 77-year-old former vice president is counting on moderate voters coalescing around him to blunt the advance of Sanders, the firebrand leftist senator who is …

Indicted Netanyahu Claims Victory In Israel Vote

Indicted Netanyahu Claims Victory In Israel Vote

March 2, 2020 5:24 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory in Israel’s general election Monday, with exit polls putting the indicted premier in a strong position to form the next government.

The election, Israel’s third in less than a year, was called after inconclusive votes in April and September plunged the Jewish state into political stalemate.

The surveys conducted by three Israeli networks gave Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party between 36 and 37 seats in Israel’s 120-member parliament.

Likud’s main challenger, the centrist Blue and White party, was estimated to take 32 or 33.

Those projections mark a major improvement on Likud’s performance in Israel’s …

‘STOP BUYING MASKS’: Health Officials Beg Americans

March 2, 2020 10:27 am
Americans Panic-buying face mask for fear of being infected by the Virus as the US records a new Corona Virus case and fear of widespread increases. President Donald Trump signaling a more robust response to protect Americans from the virus as US cases rise. While Vice President Pence who is heading the fight against the virus warns Americans that hoarding medical supplies can put health workers at risk. 

The morning after the United States reported its second coronavirus death, health and government officials continued to plead with Americans to stop buying precautionary face masks — unless they are already

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Britain

Britain Gets 13% For All Nigeria Oil Sale – Nnamdi Kanu

March 2, 2020 9:26 am

Britain, Nigeria Oil, Nnamdi Kanu, and Biafra Restoration – Understanding why Britain supported Biafra Genocide

The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his verified Facebook account to reveal that Britain as a nation is receiving 13 percent from every barrel every Nigeria oil sale. This certainly explained why the British government is doing all in its power to ensure that the Biafra nation does not emerge as a nation and Nigeria remains one. Nigeria is the creation of Britain has since its amalgamation in 1914 through to her 1960 independence and up until now …

Govt Warns Kenya Of UN Action For Its Destabilising Role

March 2, 2020 8:13 am

Somalia’s United Nations envoy denounced Kenya on Thursday as a “destabilising force” in his country and threatened to initiate UN action against the country.

In a strongly worded speech to the UN Security Council that is sure to escalate tensions between the two countries, Ambassador Abukar Dahir Osman said Somalia has “exhausted all diplomatic means with Kenya”.

The ambassador accused Kenya of interfering in Somalia’s internal affairs and violating the UN Charter by engaging in “anti-peace actions”.

Mr Osman did not specify the Kenyan behaviour that he found objectionable but condemned its alleged breach of Somalia’s “sovereignty, independence and unity”.

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The 2020 edition of the annual Kigali International Peace Marathon is scheduled for May 17, Rwanda athletics federation (RAF) has announced.

Rwanda: Kigali Peace Marathon 2020 Set For May 17

March 2, 2020 8:13 am

The 2020 edition of the annual Kigali International Peace Marathon is scheduled for May 17, Rwanda athletics federation (RAF) has announced.

As has been the event’s tradition since 2004, the participants will compete under three categories; full marathon, half marathon and the open-for-all 10km run for peace.

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According to RAF officials, this year’s marathon expects more elite marathoners from across the world than any of the previous 15 editions.

Last year, local athletics star Marthe Yankurije struck silver in women’s half marathon, while other podium slots – in both full …

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