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President Edgar Lungu to attend AU summit this weekend
He was welcomed at the Bole International Airport by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Dr Sibusiso Moyo, who was already in Addis Ababa, and Zimbabwe's ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the AU Mr Albert Chimbindi. [Full Article...]
Prince Philip surrenders his driving licence
Some 48 hours after the crash he was pictured driving without a seatbelt, prompting criticism. Prince Philip has voluntarily given up his driving licence after his horror crash outside the Queen's country estate Sandringham at Norfolk. "In other words, the sun was shining low over the main road". The Duke appeared to admit responsibility in a letter to Ms Fairweather several days after the... [Full Article...]
Instagram to ban photos of self-injury
It marks a major victory for the family of 14-year-old Molly Russell, who is thought to have taken her own life after viewing content on Instagram that was said to glamorise suicide . The simple question to this is: why does "this kind of thing" need to be the trigger for change? "We need to do more to consider the effect of these images on other people who might see them". [Full Article...]
Winter storm warning issued for western Washington
Many businesses closed early so workers could get home. The San Juans and the Northern Interior could see one to four inches of snow with wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour. There are more than 100 flight cancellations at Sea-Tac Airport due to weather, and more than a dozen King County Metro bus routes are canceled. [Full Article...]
French 'Yellow Vest' Marches Continue for 13th Weekend
Police confirmed that a protester had a hand injury, but provided no further details other than to say treatment was being provided. Fire department spokesman Gildas Lecoeur told The Associated Press that the injured man had a bloodied hand and was taken to a hospital. [Full Article...]
Five Juveniles, Ages 12-16, Arrested In Murder Of Nashville Musician
Police say that during their interaction with the victim, they took his wallet and demanded his vehicle keys. Witnesses near the scene of the arrest told police they saw three juveniles get out of the pickup truck. Yorlets managed to make his way back into the residence where one of his housemates found him with a gunshot wound shortly after. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center,... [Full Article...]
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren enters 2020 presidential race
Ed Markey and Rep. Lori Trahan, as well as Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera and Boston City Councilwoman Michelle Wu, those sources said. Amy Klobuchar is expected to be the 10th on Sunday. Following the formation of a presidential exploratory committee on December 31 , Warren had a successful first month on the campaign trail, making well-received trips to Iowa and New Hampshire with her message of t... [Full Article...]
Inmate falls through ceiling trying to escape from jail
He got across the fingerprint room, but then he got stuck and fell through the ceiling while tangled in wires. Jail officers tried to get Ayers out of the ceiling, but he refused, and crawled through the ceiling, trying to escape. Ayers was originally booked for failure to appear in court for a battery charge. Ayers was treated for minor injuries and charged with attempted escape, a level 5 fe... [Full Article...]