Daybreak Africa
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.
Each morning, Daybreak Africa looks at the latest developments on the continent, starting with headline news and providing in-depth interviews, reports from VOA correspondents, sports news as well as listener comments.
Donald Trump has paved the way for Republicans to get away with statements that are nearly as outrageous as his own. Take the shameless claims the Republicans have used to push for the tax bill over the past two months. The only question that remains is, are GOP lawmakers saying these things because they truly believe them? Or are they pandering to Trump's base?
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Acting by fiat and claiming the opposite has been a hallmark of this presidency. On Monday in Salt Lake City, President Trump announced he was reducing the Bears Ears National Monument by 85 percent, from 1.3 million acres to 201,876 acres -- despite it being unclear whether he has the legal right to do so under the Antiquities Act. The heads of state from the five Indigenous nations protested outside.
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A woman wearing a hijab stands outside the US Supreme Court, October 11, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)
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As Palestinians protest President Trump's announcement that he would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and begin moving the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, we go to East Jerusalem to speak with Budour Hassan, a Palestinian writer and project coordinator for the Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights, and speak with Rebecca Vilkomerson, executive director of Jewish Voice for Peace. We are also joined in Ramallah by Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian politician and scholar.
On Wednesday, Time magazine announced the 2017 "Person of the Year" goes to the women who have spoken out against sexual assault and harassment, sparking an international movement. It called the group "the Silence Breakers" and included Hollywood actresses, journalists, farmworkers and hotel cleaners. We look at how sexual abuse also thrives in low-wage sectors like farm work, hotel cleaning and domestic work, where workers are disproportionately women of color and immigrant women and are highly... Читать дальше...
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Donald Trump's election marked a perilous watershed for the descent of democracy in the United States into authoritarianism. Not only is the public in peril, it is on the brink of collapse as the economic, political and cultural institutions necessary for democracy to survive are being aggressively undermined. There is hope, however: A robust intersectional resistance can result in radical social and political change.
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Elizabeth Warren speaks to a crowd protesting Donald Trump's appointment of Mick Mulvaney to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in rally on November 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. (Photo: Stephen Melkisethian)
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When I first talked to the three Honduran men in the train yard in the southern Mexican town of Tenosique, I had no idea that they were climate-change refugees. We were 20 miles from the border with Guatemala at a rail yard where Central American refugees often congregated to try to board La Bestia ("the Beast")... Читать дальше...
On the face of it, Borussia Dortmund are among Europe’s elite clubs.
Almost always qualifying for the European Champions League, the German side enjoy one of the biggest followings, with their 81 000-seat Signal Iduna Park arena always packed to the rafters for their home matches.
However, Dortmund are a realistic club, and they do not consider equality with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid something even worth whispering.
“We are a challenger,” says the club’s... Читать дальше...
Many retailers advertised price reductions on Tuesday, 5 December, the day that the Finnish Tax Administration paid a total of 2.6 billion euros in tax refunds to 3.7 million Finns.
Читать дальше...Woody Allen has made so many great and near-great movies that every new release begins with an audience wondering — is this going to be another one? Usually, within about 15 minutes, the answer is apparent, and usually the answer is no. That’s how it works, even with the best. Babe Ruth hit a lot of home runs, but most of the time he made an out, and when he did get a hit, it was usually a single. Allen’s latest, “Wonder Wheel” is a single — or maybe it’s a single stretched to a... Читать дальше...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is asking Israel to temper its response... Читать дальше...
'Phantom Thread' follows the tumultuous love story of a 20th-century dressmaker.
Republicans pushed a bill through the House Wednesday that would make it easier for gun owners to legally carry licensed concealed weapons across state lines — and into cities like New York. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act would allow gun owners with any state-issued concealed-carry permit to carry a handgun in any state that allows...
JOHANNESBURG - Zimbabwean opposition parties have welcomed a call by Zimbabwean President, Emmerson Mnangagwa for all persons who under Mugabe's rule, externalised money to return the said monies within three months.
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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council will meet on Friday at the request of eight states on the 15-member body... Читать дальше...
NBCSports.com | Washington hands No. 2 Kansas its first loss |
DETROIT — Detroit police say a 3-year-old boy has died after being shot in the face on the city’s East Side. Police say the child was shot Wednesday night at about 7:30 and was taken to a local hospital, where he died. No suspects have been named but police have identified the 22-year-old boyfriend of...
It starts off innocently, with Santa -- or rather Saint Nicholas -- giving out sweets. But fear is in the air because soon come his satanic sidekicks, dozens of them.
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Four herdsmen have reportedly been killed after they allegedly attempted to invade the Mbiabong Ito Community in Odukpani local government area of Cross River.
Action, fun, superheroes, and super villains – this year’s crossover had it all!
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