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UCT has thanked all volunteers who helped salvage the Jagger Library after it was destroyed by last week's devastating fire.
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****Psyches started to thaw at the news that the 2020 presidential election was called for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Supporters gathered; they danced. They relaxed. Then they froze up again as pundits talked concessions, cons and coups. The anxiety of Trump’s tenure, specifically 2020 and, even more specifically, the last quarter of the year, has been a constant buzz of apprehension. There’s nothing exciting about it.
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NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Getting the flu vaccine is especially important this year. If you get the flu, you may need to be hospitalized, in this time of COVID-19, in an already overwhelmed healthcare system. Get your flu shot. Avoid getting the flu. Stay out of the hospital due to the flu,” said Eduardo Sanchez, M.D., M.P.H., FAAFP, American Heart Association chief medical officer for prevention and former commissioner of health for the state of Texas.
New Delhi - The Indian government has amended its rules to bring streaming platforms and digital news outlets under the purview of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, which already regulates television programs and movie, [...]
Kataza (SK11), the much-loved chacma baboon who has been such a headache to the City of Cape Town over the last 80 days, was finally released back into his home range this morning, where he is expected to be welcomed back by his native, Slangkop troop.
The lengths to which Donald Trump and his cronies will go in an effort to block their eviction from the White House are not surprising. Some call it a coup attempt. Others urge us to drop the…
The University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) is the beneficiary of a grant from the National Commercial Bank Financial Group (NCBFG) through its NCB Foundation. The university was gifted J$25 million to assist students in need of financial support...
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, November 13. Some fights aren’t over Image via iStock California still has 1.2 million votes left to count from last week’s election, but the 2022 ballot is already taking shape — and some potential measures may fight 2020 battles all over again. When voters approved Proposition 22 — exempting Uber […]
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In this week’s Defender… Joe Biden vows to do right by the Black community after his historic victory with Kamala Harris. Find out what his plan is to “Lift Every Voice.” Defender Managing Editor ReShonda Tate Billingsley takes on President Trump after refusing to acknowledge Biden’s victory as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. The doors […]
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The St Catherine South Police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in the community of Washington Mews in Newlands, Portmore, St Catherine last night.\tThe man is yet to be identified and no motive has been established for...
The Westmoreland Police on Tuesday charged 46-year-old Greg Morgan, an electrical welder of Farm Pen district in the parish, with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition following an incident in his community.\tThe police report that about 10:...
Topline Twitter will make investments $100 million in group improvement monetary establishments, the New York Occasions DealBook first reported on Thursday, becoming a member of a handful of main tech…
[The Conversation Africa] As the world grapples with COVID-19, a quieter and even more ferocious pandemic ravages the globe. Type 2 diabetes rates continue to soar internationally, linked to lifestyle factors such as poor diet, excessive sugary drink consumption, being sedentary, stress and smoking. These have been so \"normalised\" into modern culture, that diabetes escapes attention and urgent action.
‘The Med is a cemetery with no gravestones,’ refugee rescue organisation says as it announces infant’s tragic death.
Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election to Biden is motivated by money, not his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud, Washington insiders say.
AURORA, Colo.- - A hooded suspect armed with a handgun entered a convenience store in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado, and shot the clerk while fleeing the scene. The crime took place at the [...]
Minister Without Portfolio in the Ministry of National Security, Matthew Samuda, has cited as worrying, the death of yet another member of the national security apparatus as he mourned the killing of a correctional officer this morning.
