Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130 as thousands rendered homeless
Emergency workers fear the death toll could rise since there were many people still unaccounted for. Parts of the country remained cut off and inaccessible after roads and bridges were washed away, marooning thousands of residents.
Kennedy assassination: 60th anniversary finds family apathetic as Kennedys choose other paths to public service
During JFK’s 1960-63 presidency, governing was decidedly a family affair. Robert Kennedy was attorney general and the president’s closest adviser, brother-in-law Sargent Shriver was heading the newly formed Peace Corps and brother-in-law Stephen Smith was White House chief of staff. Youngest brother Ted Kennedy was elected to John F. Kennedy’s former Senate seat in Massachusetts.
Australia’s Fortescue sets aside $750 million for investment green projects in Kenya, Brazil and Norway
About $550 million will be used for developing an electrolyser and liquefaction facility in Phoenix, where first production of liquid green hydrogen is targeted for 2026.
Former defender sues ‘bemused’ Man City for £10m for ‘unauthorised deductions’ from wages
HM Revenue and Customs is seeking a bankruptcy order against the French left-back over a tax debt of nearly £800,000, a specialist judge was told. In a statement, Nick De Marco KC confirmed he is acting for Mendy, who now plays for French club Lorient.
Hamas hopeful of agreement with Israel is near, US cautions ‘sensitive negotiations can fall apart at last minute’
Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday that he hoped for an agreement “in the coming days” while Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said that the remaining sticking points were “very minor.”
British government has ‘the most invasive network surveillance programme anywhere in the world – Edward Snowden
The principles of “know your customer” will be imposed on everybody for everything, and anything that doesn’t have that will be made illegal under National Security justifications. Essentially, what we’re looking at is a cyber Patriot Act, which will allow for the unfettered surveillance of everyone’s online activities, and the ability to restrict or block access to the internet.
Technology: In US the balance of power between the citizenry and government has become that of the ruling and the ruled
The US government implemented Stellar Wind, a programme to actively – and illegally – spy on all Americans within days of the 2001 9/11 attack. Ten years later, in 2011, construction began on an NSA data centre in the Utah desert. It’s now the largest surveillance storehouse in the US.
UN plastic treaty talks in Nairobi grapple with 500 proposals on reuse, recycle and ban debate
The plastics industry, oil and petrochemical exporters, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, have said a global deal should promote recycling and re-use of plastic, but environmental campaigners and some governments say much less needs to be produced in the first place.
NBA ace LeBron James leaves Houston Rockets wingless after dunking season-high 37 points
James scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and gave the Lakers their fifth win in the last six games. Earlier in the game, the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer became the fourth player in league history with at least 10,500 assists (he finished with eight and is at 10,504). He also tied Vince Carter for seventh on the 3-pointers list with 2,290, and moved past Clyde Drexler for eighth on the steals list at 2,208.
Debt restructuring: Zambia dealt major setback as official creditors object to bond deal
Zambia’s debt restructuring is taking place under the Common Framework, a process set up in response to Covid-19 by the G20 to bring in China, India and other bilateral creditors that are not members of the Paris Club of creditor nations.
