Ckrh China lifts COVID lockdown in Xi an as 2 million are tested in Beijing ahead of Olympics
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia AP 鈥?The lead U.S. development agency plans to restart food aid deliveries for millions of people across Ethiopia in December, five months after it took the extraordinary step of halting its nationwide program over a massive corruption scheme by local officials.U.S. Agen
stanley cup cy for International Dev
stanley cup elopment officials on Wednesday described wide-ranging new reforms in handling of food aid to the East African country to try to prevent a repeat of what they have said may have been the largest theft of food aid in history.These anti-theft measures will be tested for one year, USAID spokesperson Jessica Jennings said, adding that they will fundamentally shift Ethiopias food aid system and help ensure aid reaches those experiencing acute food insecurity. Ethiopia is Africa second-most populous country and one of the largest recipients of U.S. humanitarian aid due to droughts, conflict and other factors disrupting food supplies. About one-sixth of Ethiopians received food aid before discovery of the food theft early this year.The suspension has affected 20 million Ethiopians. The AP has reported that hundreds, possibly thousand
stanley cup s, of needy people聽have starved to death聽in the Tigray region since the suspension.聽A cease-fire a year ago ended a two-year conflict聽in Tigray.READ MORE: Scores of women and girls were sexually assaulted after peace deal in Ethiopia, study showsThe theft of U.S. and U.N. food aid included the manipulation of beneficiary lists that Ecvk New Orleans political patriarch Moon Landrieu dies at 92
ISTANBUL AP 鈥?Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who were taken into custody for unfurling rainbow flags, according to Turkish news reports. The detentions came amid growing government intolerance towa
adidas campus rd the LGBT community.Students and faculty at Istanbul prestigious Bogazici University have been demonstrating regularly since January against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointment of a new rector who has links Turkey ruling party. Police and protesters have clashed several times.The 12 students were detained Thursday after they displayed the flags of the LGBTQ rights movements duri
stanley cup ng a protest. They were denouncing the rector appointment as well as Erdogan decision to pull Turkey out
stanley cup of a European pact that aims to protect women against violence. Government officials have argued that the Istanbul Convention normalizes homosexuality.As court officials questioned the students Friday, police detained 42 of their supporters outside the courthouse, the left-leaning daily newspaper Evrensel and other Turkish media outlets reported.The 12 students were later released on condition that they regularly report to authorities. Left: Demonstrators scuffle with riot police during a protest against the detention of the 12 Bogazici Universi
