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Baghdadmdash; Thousands of defiant Iraqi protesters regrouped on Friday across the country s south, the morning after at least 45 protesters were killed in one of the bloodiest days of anti-government rallies yet. Thursday s violence marked a dangerous new turn for the anti-government movement that has rocked the country for nearly two months.Varying tallies put the death toll from the weeks-long unrest at near or even over 400 people. Some 15,000 have been wounded since the protests erupted in Iraq s capital and Shiite-majority south on October 1 against a government accused of corruption and inefficiency.On Friday, Iraq s highest Shiite authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, warned of potential civil war in t adidas samba he country if steps aren t taken to ease the unrest. Sistani, an 89-year-old cleric never seen in public, has backed the protests and repeatedly called for authorities to use restraint in dealing with them. In a Friday prayers sermon read by his representative in adidas samba the city of Najaf, Sistani denounced the viol adidas samba og ence against protesters and called on Iraq s parliament to reconsider its choices in supporting the current government of Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. He urged lawmakers to expedite the approval of a package of electoral laws in preparation for new elections. Deadly protests escalate in Iraq as rallies focus on leaders, Iran 04:26 Ffto KFC Asked To Stay Out Of Tibet
Upset by how long it took to destroy two towering statues of Buddha in Afghanistan, the Taliban s reclusive leader on Friday ordered a sacrifice of 100 cows to atone for the delay.In a broadcast on the Taliban s official Radio Shariat, Mullah Mohammed Omar was quoted as saying the cows would be killed and the meat distributed t stanley cup o the country s poor and hungry on Monday.T stanley quencher he two giant statues of Buddha, hewn from a cliff face in central Bamiyan in the third and fifth centuries, were demolished last week 151; almost two weeks after Omar ordered all statues in Afghanistan destroyed, saying they were idolatrous.The destruction outraged cultural officials in other countries, who sent representatives to ask that the statues be spared.There were reports that Taliban soldiers tried to destroy the mammoth statues with anti-aircraft weapons, cannons and rockets before eventually stuffing explosives into large holes bored into the rock. The larger of the two Buddhas, at nearly 170 feet, was believed to be the world s tallest standing Buddha. Local residents believed the smaller statue, almost 120 feet high, showed a female Buddha.The Taliban have refused to allow anyone into the area, which is also a battle zone between the militia and their northern opponents led by ousted President Burhanuddin stanley becher Rabbani.The Taliban have ruled most of Afghanistan since 1996, when they took control of the Afghan capital of Kabul.They follow a harsh brand of Islamic law that has been disputed by oth
Xwhl King Charles III has a rainy coronation day ndash; just like his mother s. Here are other similarities and differences between the ceremonies.
VestiVille was a concert festival promising luxury accommodations, A-list entertainers like Cardi B, Migos and Future and it s supposed to be happening this weekend. The three-day gathering in northeastern Belgium was canceled Friday as concertgoers were arriving at the venue, drawing comparisons to the infamousFyre Festival.Organizers said in a tweet the local mayor would not let the festival begin and safety was an issue. Rapper ASAP Rocky tweeted that he would not be performi nike air max ng due to infrastructure and security problems. Angry spectators who were told there would be no festival got unruly, while others lashed out on social media, pointing out they spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel.Organizers said they are consulting about offering a refund. If this sounds familiar, it should. In 2017, Fyre Festival lured thousands of concertgoers to the Bahamas, only to strand them when organizers hoka schuhe couldn t provide enough basic services for the guests. Scenes at @VestiVille were beyond scary. Unprofessional and so unsafe air max 1 . No announcement regarding cancellation and staff members put at risk. Ridiculous pic.twitter/IitjUjvFzemdash; Cristina @CristinaXO_LJoy June 28, 2019 It s unclear what prompted VestiVille to be called off but there s another common thread between the two festivals: rapper Ja Rule, who was scheduled to perform this weekend.Fyre Festival LLC filed for bankruptcy in July 2017 because it couldn t pay its vendors and other creditors. Festival organizer Bi Hcrl Displaced Syrians live in ancient ruins
Iran said Monday that it was suspe stanley website nding uranium enrichment and related activities briefly, voluntarily and in hopes of building confidence in the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful.Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters the deal announced Sunday was the best decision under the current circumstances. Iran faces the possibility of being slapped with U.N. Security Council sanctions for a program the United States and others says is aimed at building nuclear weapons.That promise appears to meet demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, an International Atomic Energy Agency report said, but some suspicions remain about the nature of nearly two decades of clandestine nuclear programs.The confidential report of the IAEA, made available to The Associated Press, said all nuclear material that Iran h stanley canada ad declared to the agency in the past year has been accounted for and therefore we can say that such material is not diverted to prohibited weapons activitie stanley quencher s. But the report also said its author mdash; IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei mdash; was not yet in the position to conclude that there are no undeclared nuclear materials that could have been used for a weapons program. Iran notified the IAEA Sunday that it will fully suspend uranium enrichment and related activities. Diplomats at IAEA headquarters in Vienna said Tehran has now agreed to continue freezing enrichment mdash; the process to make either nuclear fuel or the core for nuclear we
Baghdadmdash; Thousands of defiant Iraqi protesters regrouped on Friday across the country s south, the morning after at least 45 protesters were killed in one of the bloodiest days of anti-government rallies yet. Thursday s violence marked a dangerous new turn for the anti-government movement that has rocked the country for nearly two months.Varying tallies put the death toll from the weeks-long unrest at near or even over 400 people. Some 15,000 have been wounded since the protests erupted in Iraq s capital and Shiite-majority south on October 1 against a government accused of corruption and inefficiency.On Friday, Iraq s highest Shiite authority, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, warned of potential civil war in t adidas samba he country if steps aren t taken to ease the unrest. Sistani, an 89-year-old cleric never seen in public, has backed the protests and repeatedly called for authorities to use restraint in dealing with them. In a Friday prayers sermon read by his representative in adidas samba the city of Najaf, Sistani denounced the viol adidas samba og ence against protesters and called on Iraq s parliament to reconsider its choices in supporting the current government of Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. He urged lawmakers to expedite the approval of a package of electoral laws in preparation for new elections. Deadly protests escalate in Iraq as rallies focus on leaders, Iran 04:26 Ffto KFC Asked To Stay Out Of Tibet
Upset by how long it took to destroy two towering statues of Buddha in Afghanistan, the Taliban s reclusive leader on Friday ordered a sacrifice of 100 cows to atone for the delay.In a broadcast on the Taliban s official Radio Shariat, Mullah Mohammed Omar was quoted as saying the cows would be killed and the meat distributed t stanley cup o the country s poor and hungry on Monday.T stanley quencher he two giant statues of Buddha, hewn from a cliff face in central Bamiyan in the third and fifth centuries, were demolished last week 151; almost two weeks after Omar ordered all statues in Afghanistan destroyed, saying they were idolatrous.The destruction outraged cultural officials in other countries, who sent representatives to ask that the statues be spared.There were reports that Taliban soldiers tried to destroy the mammoth statues with anti-aircraft weapons, cannons and rockets before eventually stuffing explosives into large holes bored into the rock. The larger of the two Buddhas, at nearly 170 feet, was believed to be the world s tallest standing Buddha. Local residents believed the smaller statue, almost 120 feet high, showed a female Buddha.The Taliban have refused to allow anyone into the area, which is also a battle zone between the militia and their northern opponents led by ousted President Burhanuddin stanley becher Rabbani.The Taliban have ruled most of Afghanistan since 1996, when they took control of the Afghan capital of Kabul.They follow a harsh brand of Islamic law that has been disputed by oth
Xwhl King Charles III has a rainy coronation day ndash; just like his mother s. Here are other similarities and differences between the ceremonies.
VestiVille was a concert festival promising luxury accommodations, A-list entertainers like Cardi B, Migos and Future and it s supposed to be happening this weekend. The three-day gathering in northeastern Belgium was canceled Friday as concertgoers were arriving at the venue, drawing comparisons to the infamousFyre Festival.Organizers said in a tweet the local mayor would not let the festival begin and safety was an issue. Rapper ASAP Rocky tweeted that he would not be performi nike air max ng due to infrastructure and security problems. Angry spectators who were told there would be no festival got unruly, while others lashed out on social media, pointing out they spent thousands of dollars on tickets and travel.Organizers said they are consulting about offering a refund. If this sounds familiar, it should. In 2017, Fyre Festival lured thousands of concertgoers to the Bahamas, only to strand them when organizers hoka schuhe couldn t provide enough basic services for the guests. Scenes at @VestiVille were beyond scary. Unprofessional and so unsafe air max 1 . No announcement regarding cancellation and staff members put at risk. Ridiculous pic.twitter/IitjUjvFzemdash; Cristina @CristinaXO_LJoy June 28, 2019 It s unclear what prompted VestiVille to be called off but there s another common thread between the two festivals: rapper Ja Rule, who was scheduled to perform this weekend.Fyre Festival LLC filed for bankruptcy in July 2017 because it couldn t pay its vendors and other creditors. Festival organizer Bi Hcrl Displaced Syrians live in ancient ruins
Iran said Monday that it was suspe stanley website nding uranium enrichment and related activities briefly, voluntarily and in hopes of building confidence in the world that its nuclear ambitions are peaceful.Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters the deal announced Sunday was the best decision under the current circumstances. Iran faces the possibility of being slapped with U.N. Security Council sanctions for a program the United States and others says is aimed at building nuclear weapons.That promise appears to meet demands from the U.N. atomic watchdog agency, an International Atomic Energy Agency report said, but some suspicions remain about the nature of nearly two decades of clandestine nuclear programs.The confidential report of the IAEA, made available to The Associated Press, said all nuclear material that Iran h stanley canada ad declared to the agency in the past year has been accounted for and therefore we can say that such material is not diverted to prohibited weapons activitie stanley quencher s. But the report also said its author mdash; IAEA head Mohamed ElBaradei mdash; was not yet in the position to conclude that there are no undeclared nuclear materials that could have been used for a weapons program. Iran notified the IAEA Sunday that it will fully suspend uranium enrichment and related activities. Diplomats at IAEA headquarters in Vienna said Tehran has now agreed to continue freezing enrichment mdash; the process to make either nuclear fuel or the core for nuclear we
