Orlando, United States | AFP | Fifty people died and another 53 were injured early Sunday when a heavily-armed gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police said, in the worst mass shooting in US history. Terrified survivors — who moments before were laughing …
Read More »VIDEO: Obama endorses Hillary Clinton for president
Washington, United States | AFP | Barack Obama on Thursday endorsed Hillary Clinton to succeed him as president of the United States, declaring in a video message “I’m with her.” After months of assiduously avoiding tipping the scales of the Democratic presidential primaries and a Thursday meeting with Clinton’s closest …
Read More »Snoop Dogg returns to rap roots on new album
New York, United States | AFP | Snoop Dogg has returned to his rap roots — as well as his familiar love of marijuana — as he released a new song Tuesday and detailed his upcoming album. “Coolaid,” which will come out on July 1, will be Snoop Dogg’s first …
Read More »Hillary Clinton: a burning ambition and resilience to match
Washington, United States | AFP | On the subject of women in politics, Hillary Clinton is fond of quoting the words of another illustrious first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, who once said: “You need to grow a skin as thick as a rhinoceros.” When out on the stump, in cafes, churches …
Read More »Clinton says Trump should never be given US nuclear codes
Clinton: Trump dangerous, unfit to be commander in chief San Diego, United States | AFP | US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton tore into her likely election rival Donald Trump as never before Thursday, saying his foreign policy is dangerously incoherent and labeling him unfit for office. “He is temperamentally unfit …
Read More »America versus Museveni
Ambassador Malac redefines the rules Can someone be defined by their hair? Possibly, in the case of U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac. As President Yoweri Museveni discovered recently at his most recent swearing-in ceremony, Malac can be as edgy, unconventional, and anti-establishment as her low cut punky blonde head. …
Read More »Turkey offers US joint Syria operation — without the Kurds
Antalya, Turkey | AFP | Turkey is offering to “join forces” with Washington for a special operation inside Syria on condition it doesn’t include a Syrian Kurdish militia blacklisted by Ankara but seen as an ally by the US, the foreign minister said. Washington’s support of Kurdish fighters in Syria …
Read More »Uganda: US Ambassador Malac redefines the rules
America versus Museveni Can someone be defined by their hair? Possibly, in the case of U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac. As President Yoweri Museveni discovered recently at his most recent swearing-in ceremony, Malac can be as edgy, unconventional, and anti-establishment as her low cut punky blonde head. On May …
Read More »Twitter drops photos and videos from 140-character limit
Washington, United States | AFP | Twitter announced Tuesday it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short messages. The move comes as Twitter’s efforts to increase its user base and engagement have been sputtering, raising questions about …
Read More »First US penis transplant performed on 64-year-old man
Washington, United States | AFP | A 64-year-old man who lost most of his penis to cancer is recovering well after undergoing the United States’ first penis transplant operation, doctors said Monday. The 15-hour surgery took place earlier this month at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and is the third …
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