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Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, from left, Wes Moore, governor of Maryland, and Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, outside the White House in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024
Democratic governors voice support for Biden after 'candid' meeting
WASHINGTON — Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said Wednesday that President Joe Biden is “fit for office,” following a meeting with the president as he looks to ease fears about his ability to lead the country and take on Donald Trump in November.“Yes, fit for office,” the governor said in response to a question from a reporter, shortly after the closed-door meeting between Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and nearly every Democratic governor in the country.“None of us are denying Thursday night was a bad performance. It was a bad hit, if you will on that, but it doesn’t impact what I believe: He’s delivering.”The vote of confidence comes as Biden has faced increasing pressure and questions from some within his own party over the viability of his presidential...
July 04, 2024

Democratic governors voice support for Biden after 'candid' meeting

Javier Milei
Lula to steer clear of visiting Argentine leader
BRASILIA — The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has canceled a visit to the southern state of Santa Catarina because his Argentine counterpart is there this weekend.Javier Milei is expected to meet Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro at a gathering of conservative leaders.Lula recently demanded an apology from Milei, who had described him as corrupt, a communist and a dinosaur.Milei said he "had no regrets". The leaders of South America's two biggest economies have never talked face to face.Milei, a right-wing economist and former television personality, is expected to attend a meeting of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Santa Catarina.At the gathering, he plans to meet Bolsonaro, whom Lula defeated in the 2022 Brazilian presidential...
July 04, 2024

Lula to steer clear of visiting Argentine leader

Jamaica's capital Kingston under the storm
Hurricane Beryl batters south coast of Jamaica
KINGSTON — A powerful hurricane has hit Jamaica with heavy winds and rain, damaging buildings and felling trees on the Caribbean island.Beryl - a category four storm with winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) - struck the island's southern coast.Photos on social media show flooded streets and roofs being blown up.At least seven people have been killed so far as the storm sweeps through the Caribbean."It's terrible. Everything's gone. I'm in my house and scared," Amoy Wellington, resident of a rural farming community in the southern St Elizabeth parish, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency. "It's a disaster."A hurricane warning is in effect in Jamaica, where the authorities have imposed a curfew from 06:00 to 18:00 local time (11:00-23:00...
July 04, 2024

Hurricane Beryl batters south coast of Jamaica

President Biden and Vice-President Harris presented a united front to Democrats on Wednesday (file image)
I'm not leaving, Biden says, as pressure to drop out grows
WASHINGTON — US President Joe Biden worked to calm senior Democrats and staff on his campaign on Wednesday, as reports suggested he was weighing his future after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump last week.Biden held a closed-door lunch with Vice-President Kamala Harris at the White House as speculation mounted over whether she would replace him as the party’s candidate in November’s election.The pair then joined a call with the broader Democratic campaign where Biden made clear he would remain in the race and Ms Harris reiterated her support. “I'm the nominee of the Democratic Party. No one's pushing me out. I'm not leaving," he told the call, a source told BBC News.That same phrase was repeated in a fundraising email sent out a few hours later by the...
July 04, 2024

I'm not leaving, Biden says, as pressure to drop out grows

People walk around the site of the deadly crush on July 3, a day after the incident occurred
Survivors recall chaos and confusion at deadly crush in India
NEW DELHI — Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when scores of people were killed in a crowd crush.At least 121 people died – almost all of them women – and 35 others were injured when overcrowding at a sermon in Mughal Garhi village in Uttar Pradesh led to the deadly crush on Tuesday. Police said they were investigating the organizers, saying a quarter of a million people arrived at the venue – more than three times the number expected – and just a few dozen police officers had been deployed.The crush happened as female devotees rushed toward the stage to touch the feet of Bhole Baba, the self-styled godman, or guru, who led the event, according to Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister. Other...
July 04, 2024

Survivors recall chaos and confusion at deadly crush in India

The paintings were found in the caves of Karampuang Hill in the Indonesian Island of South Sulawesi
World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pig
SYDNEY — The oldest example of figurative cave art has been discovered in the Indonesian Island of South Sulawesi by Australian and Indonesian scientists.The painting of a wild pig and three human-like figures is at least 51,200 years old, more than 5,000 years older than the previous oldest cave art.The discovery pushes back the time that modern humans first showed the capacity for creative thought.Prof Maxime Aubert from Griffith University in Australia told BBC News that the discovery would change ideas about human evolution.“The painting tells a complex story. It is the oldest evidence we have for storytelling. It shows that humans at the time had the capacity to think in abstract terms,” he said.The painting shows a pig standing still with its mouth partly open and at least...
July 04, 2024

World's oldest cave art found showing humans and pig

The injured have been taken to local hospitals
Crush at India religious event kills more than 120 dead
NEW DELHI — At least 121 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India, officials have said.The incident took place at a satsang (a Hindu religious event) in Hathras district in Uttar Pradesh state.The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified.Survivors have described how the disaster unfolded as they tried to leave the event in Phulrai village.It is not yet clear what led to the crush. Witnesses said the exit was too narrow and when people were leaving, a fierce dust storm led to confusion and panic, causing many people to become trampled.An eyewitness, who asked to remain anonymous, told the BBC everything was "going fine", until "all of a sudden I heard screams and before I knew it, people...
July 03, 2024

Crush at India religious event kills more than 120 dead

Joe Biden, 81, appeared to struggle through some responses during a debate with former President Donald Trump last Thursday.
Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has blamed his poor debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he "wasn't very smart" for "traveling around the world a couple of times" before the debate."I didn’t listen to my staff... and then I nearly fell asleep on stage,” he said.Biden, 81, last returned from travel on 15 June, nearly two weeks ahead of the 27 June debate.The president's remarks come amid intra-party panic ahead of November's election over his mental fitness, and after a congressman from Texas became the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call for him to step aside following the debate."I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw," Rep Lloyd Doggett said in a statement on...
July 03, 2024

Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance

Displaced people in Gaza on Tuesday
Ex-officials say Gaza policy has put US at risk
WASHINGTON — Twelve former Biden administration officials who resigned over policy on Israel and the Gaza war say the government’s actions have endangered US national security.The policies have further destabilized the region and “put a target on America’s back”, they say in a joint statement.One of the 12 resigned only on Tuesday from the US Department of the Interior.The US Department of State has previously denied such claims, pointing to its criticism of civilian casualties in Gaza and its efforts to boost humanitarian aid.The joint statement by the former officials says: "America’s diplomatic cover for, and continuous flow of arms to Israel has ensured our undeniable complicity in the killings and forced starvation of a besieged Palestinian population in...
July 03, 2024

Ex-officials say Gaza policy has put US at risk

Gayton McKenzie at the Patriotic Alliance (PA) Victory Rally At Athlone Stadium on10  May 2024 in Cape Town
The ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports minister
JOHANNESBURG — A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen to become South Africa's minister of sports, arts and culture.President Cyril Rampahosa appointed McKenzie — the leader of the Patriotic Alliance (PA) — to the portfolio in the multi-party government that he announced on Sunday after his African National Congress (ANC) lost its parliamentary majority in the 29 May election.A prolific tweeter, the 50-year-od relished his appointment, posting a photo of himself putting on football boots and, with a touch of humor, typed: "Thank you for all the well-wishing messages, I will reply shortly I’m just busy getting ready, I have work to do
July 03, 2024

The ex-gangster who has become South Africa's sports minister

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