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Apr
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw

WORLD
ELIZABETH PIPER and STEFANIIA BERN LADEN with bags, trolleys and the odd pet, Ukrainians are returning to the capital Kyiv, some tearful, others nervous about going home after Russian troops withdrew from the outskirts of their city. A week after Russian forces pulled out of villages to the north of Kyiv, leaving behind razed buildings and corpses in some of the streets, officials have warned people not to return to the capital quite yet, fearful of a renewed offensive. Yet for several of those returning on Thursday at the busy main train station in central Kyiv, the desire to see…
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Apr
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

Senate confirms Jackson as first Black woman on U.S. Supreme Court

WORLD
LAWRENCE HURLEY, ANDREW CHUNG and RICHARD COWAN KETANJI Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate as the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in a milestone for the United States and a victory for President Joe Biden, who made good on a campaign promise as he seeks to infuse the federal judiciary with a broader range of backgrounds. The vote to confirm the 51-year-old federal appellate judge to a lifetime job on the nation's top judicial body was 53-47, with three Republicans - Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney - joining Biden's fellow Democrats. A simple…
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Apr
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Turkish court halts Khashoggi trial, transfers it to Saudi Arabia

Turkish court halts Khashoggi trial, transfers it to Saudi Arabia

WORLD
ALI KUCUKGOCMEN A Turkish court halted the trial of Saudi suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and transferred it to Saudi Arabia, a ruling that drew condemnation from rights groups and comes as Ankara mends ties with Riyadh. The decision was expected after the prosecutor called last week for the trial in absentia of 26 Saudi suspects to be transferred from Istanbul to Riyadh. The justice minister later endorsed the request, which was initially sought by Riyadh. Khashoggi's killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul four years ago raised a global outcry and put pressure on Saudi Arabia's…
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Apr
08
2022
By The African Mirror
Tense Ramadan nights at Jerusalem gate stir escalation worries

Tense Ramadan nights at Jerusalem gate stir escalation worries

WORLD
A week into the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, a flashpoint Jerusalem site is seeing nightly confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli police that have raised concern about a repeat of the violence that erupted last year. The amphitheatre-style plaza outside the Old City's Damascus Gate is a popular spot for Palestinians to meet after breaking their daily holiday fast. Vendors roll carts of snacks and juice into the square. Palestinian youth at times perform acrobatics to cheers from the crowd. But tensions are again high in the city holy to Christians, Jews and Muslims. Israel has deployed extra security forces…
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Apr
07
2022
By The African Mirror
Russian forces bombard Ukraine cities as U.S. sanctions target Putin family

Russian forces bombard Ukraine cities as U.S. sanctions target Putin family

WORLD
NATALIA ZINETS and CONOR HUMPHRIES RUSSIAN artillery bombarded Ukrainian cities, as Ukraine's president urged the West to act decisively in imposing new, tougher restrictions on trade with Russia in response to civilian killings widely condemned as war crimes. The United States announced new sanctions, including on Russian President Vladimir Putin's daughters, days after the grim discovery of civilians shot dead at close range in the Ukrainian town of Bucha north of Kyiv when it was retaken from Russian forces. Pope Francis, without apportioning blame, described the killings as a "massacre" and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the West needed to…
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Apr
07
2022
By The African Mirror
In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka’s ruling dynasty teetering

In stunning reversal, protests leave Sri Lanka’s ruling dynasty teetering

WORLD
DEVJYOT GHOSHAL and UDITHA JAYASINGHE IN 2020, Mahinda Rajapaksa won elections to become Sri Lanka's prime minister, serving under his brother and president Gotabaya. In 2021, another sibling, Basil, was named finance minister, tightening the family's hold on power. Less than a year later, the country's pre-eminent political dynasty is in trouble, as protesters take to the streets making demands that would have been unthinkable before the economic crisis struck: that the president steps down. "Gota go home!" hundreds of people chanted along a leafy boulevard in Sri Lanka's commercial capital Colombo this week as cars drove past, honking their…
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Apr
07
2022
By The African Mirror
‘So many bodies piled up’: Hong Kong funeral services overwhelmed by COVID

‘So many bodies piled up’: Hong Kong funeral services overwhelmed by COVID

WORLD
JESSIE PANG TRADITIONAL wooden coffins are running short in Hong Kong as authorities scramble to add mortuary space in the global financial hub's battle against COVID-19, which is swamping funeral parlours. "I have never seen so many bodies piled up together," said funeral director Lok Chung, 37, who has been working round the clock, with about 40 funerals organised in March, up from roughly 15 in an average month. "I have never seen family members so upset, so disappointed, so helpless," Chung, wearing a sober grey suit with a black polo T-shirt, told Reuters. Since the fifth wave of coronavirus…
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Nov
26
2025
By AMANDA BECKER
‘This piggy won’t be quiet’: The women who spent two nights on a bus to protest the president

‘This piggy won’t be quiet’: The women who spent two nights on a bus to protest the president

WORLD
WHEN the olive green charter bus pulled into the suburban civic centre in a conservative area east of Cincinnati just after 9 p.m. on Friday, the women were ready. They loaded duffels, coolers and bags of snacks into the bus. They carried handmade “Impeach, Convict, Remove” signs, transgender pride flags, and the red hooded cloaks and white bonnets made famous by “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dystopian feminist novel adapted into a popular Hulu series.  Cincinnati was the first of three stops in a “turn and burn” trip from Ohio to the nation’s capital for a “Remove the Regime” protest —…
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Jun
26
2020
By The African Mirror
Calls for reparations gain steam as U.S. reckons with racial injustice

Calls for reparations gain steam as U.S. reckons with racial injustice

WORLD
NELLIE PEYTON AND CHRISTINE MURRAY WHEN California State Assemblywoman Shirley Weber introduced a bill last year to study reparations for African Americans, she was worried people wouldn't accept that racial inequality and injustice were still alive and well. Instead, the bill came up for a vote two weeks after the death of an unarmed Black man, George Floyd, at the hands of a white police officer spurred a nationwide reckoning on that very topic. It passed the assembly on June 11 with a 56-5 vote. The bill goes next to the California State Senate, where she expects it to pass…
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Jun
25
2020
By The African Mirror
George Floyd’s death – one month later. What’s been achieved?

George Floyd’s death – one month later. What’s been achieved?

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ANASTASIA MOLONEY, THIN LEI WIN and NELLIE PEYTON JUNE 25 marks one month since George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody in the United States when a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. What tangible change has the protests sparked by Floyd's death brought about? From Brazil to Britain, here are examples of action taken in business, sport, culture, and policing to address racial inequality. MONUMENTS AND PUBLIC SYMBOLS - From Britain to Belgium and the United States, authorities face growing pressure to remove monuments connected to colonialism and statues of people…
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