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Russell Westbrook's wife, Nina, took to her Twitter account to tell Fox Sports' Skip Bayless "to stop calling people out of their name."
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.
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RIO GRANDE CITY — It was a strange sight in Starr County: More than 70 vehicles, decked out with Trump 2020 flags, parading 13 miles along the Texas-Mexico border from Roma to Rio Grande City. Even Roel Reyes, who flew an “All Aboard the Trump Train” flag from the back of his Harley Davidson, was surprised to have so much […]
The global pandemic has triggered a boom in reading, according to the president of the International Publishers Association.
Online sales of educational, fictional & children’s books have done particularly well in the past six months.
A sign of the times, many scheduled book events around the world have turned over a new leaf due to the global pandemic.
As in the emirate of Sharjah, which split its popular annual literary showcase, the Sharjah International Book Festival , into virtual and socially distanced activations this November.
As one of the world's largest book fairs, it featured 80,000 titles and a host of local writers, as well as international authors like Scottish crime writer Ian Rankin.
“Our slogan this year, ‘The World Reads from Sharjah’, means there is no border between us and the world,” His Excellency Ahmed Al Ameri, Chairman of the Sharjah Book Authority told Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham of Inspire Middle East. “It is the first, physical book fair, to take place this year and seventy-three countries around the world are putting their trust in Sharjah, and the United Arab Emirates.”
Homegrown tomes
Dr. Rehab Alkilani speaks to Inspire Middle East
Zayed University lecturer and writer, Dr. Rehab Alkilani, who explores cultural issues through novels, children’s books & TV scripts, says her students are writing more than ever in lockdown.
“The crisis has helped many people,” the Emirati told Euronews. “It gave us time for ourselves, to sit & rethink what we want to do with projects. Time to think about the books that have been in our bookcases for a long time. And it’s given us time to read, research, write and rewrite.”
The published author & academic has clear advice for aspiring writers during this time:
“Read, read, read,\" she says. \"In fact, read a hundred books before you even write one. And read a ‘real’ book, not social media.”
Tasty leaves
With home-cooking on the rise around the world during the pandemic, recipe books have resurged in popularity.
One launch creating a buzz on social media is called, ‘ Craving Palestine ’, featuring more than 100 dishes by famous Palestinians.
Reality TV star & real estate mogul Mohamed Hadid, who is father of the models Bella, Gigi & Anwar Hadid, leapt at the chance to contribute to the charitable initiative.
Mohamed Hadid enjoys a Palestinian meal
His favourite dish is ‘kibbeh’, made up of bulgur wheat, pine nuts, beef mince and spices.
Despite it being much-loved and cooked a variety of ways across the Middle East region, Hadid is convinced the dish was “perfected” in his hometown.
“Especially in Palestine, they know that us Nazarethans have the best kibbeh. They know it,” he told Inspire.
As one of 8 children, Hadid inherited his passion for cooking from the matriarchs of his family, namely his mother & grandmother.
“What I love about our culture, is that my Mum, in her kitchen, she glued the whole family together.\" he reflected. \"That’s where we all came together, and everything happened.”
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Virginia's governor issues conditional pardon to Black man with autism that injured two people in a car crash.
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“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me” (Proverbs 8:17). I became a morning person during my freshman year at Morgan State University. As a graduation requirement, I did my pastoral internship at the United Pentecostal Miracle Church under the auspices of Bishop Joseph M. Showell. Bishop Showell […]
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden may never forget Ramat Shlomo. On a visit to Israel in 2010, Biden was caught off guard when authorities announced plans to build hundreds of new homes in the sprawling Jewish settlement in east Jerusalem. The incident embarrassed Biden and sparked a diplomatic rift with the Obama administration that never quite healed. Yet despite Biden's opposition to the project, a decade later Ramat Shlomo has ballooned. The episode could foreshadow what lies ahead under the Biden administration — with a U.S. president opposed to Israeli construction on occupied lands […]
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WASHINGTON, DC, United States (AFP) - Most Republican lawmakers have yet to acknowledge Joe Biden as America's next leader, a departure from political norms that suggests President Donald Trump retains an iron grip on his congressional flock.
President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Trump, fresh off his reelection loss to President-elect Joe Biden, remains angry that an announcement about progress in developing a vaccine for the disease came after Election Day. And aides say the […]
Wayne Brady, Byron Allen, Nick Cannon, and other entertainment moguls and business leaders shared insight and inspiration at the Entrepreneurs Summit.
In a state which has become the epicenter of the nationwide coronavirus surge, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is implementing tighter guidelines to protect her city.
In his continued attempts to delegitimize the election, President Trump tweeted that late veteran James
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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.
