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A season that after a North Korean foreign ministry official earlier this month critically promised a Christmas gift to the United States but there were no reported weapons tests Wednesday in North Korean state media refrain from any major criticism of the United States the quiet may not last long North Korea has imposed an end of year deadline for the United States to soften its stance on stalled nuclear talks among the more provocative options that can could announce according to analysts a suspension or terminations of negotiations with the u.s. Or through resumption of long range missile or nuclear tests Bill Gallo the only news so Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski says she is disturbed to hear Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell say there would be total coordination between the White House and the Senate over the upcoming presidential impeachment trial a piece Shelley had to report while it appears acquittal is a foregone conclusion in the Senate Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski says it's wrong to make that decision ahead of time for me to prejudge and say there's nothing there or on the other hand he should be impeached yesterday that's wrong speaking to Anchorage station Katie you you work out he adds she was bothered when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in a recent Fox News interview said that there should be total coordination with the White House on the trial I heard what Leader McConnell had said I happen to think that that has further confused the process I surely out there in the United States state and local election officials from key regions are receiving military type training to help them protect their ballots from foreign interference next November a piece Jacki Quinn reports elections leaders from California Georgia North Carolina and other regions have been told to adopt a battle staff command structure with clearly defined channels and steps to quickly react. Any attempt to disrupt their balloting while the federal government will be on high alert for any suspicious cyber activity it will be up to elections officials on the ground to identify and neutralize any hostile activity the training is part of the defending Digital Democracy Project which has created instructions and drills for elections officials to practice handling real threats on election day Jackie Quinn Washington and I'm Jim bird tell v.o.a. News. This is Africa news tonight on The Voice of America. Good evening and welcome welcome to Africa news tonight from English to Africa Service of the Voice of America your source for Pan African nose and world developments I mean he used to he in Washington coming up on Africa news tonight Ben out Ok. Governor of Cummins English speaking Southwest region says people are returning to custody of the crises that Smokey had been kinda cut importing from the town of come back in Cameroon details coming up old so Pope Francis and u.n. Secretary General Antonio would perish express sorrow over attacks this week in go to Kenya Fast Show and federal Wanda ranks high for gender inequality we'll have these stories and more ahead on Africa news tonight. Our top stories at large numbers of English speaking Kemet reunions who fled the separatist crisis that has killed more than 3000 people in 3 years have been returning to their homes to celebrate the Christmas and New Year holidays there which are and however is limited to major English speaking towns as villages had a main battle grounds for separatist fighters and the military market when can the cut of ports from the southwest an English speaking town of combat. About 300 piece chance to sing Christmas carols at the Roman Catholic Church in the English speaking southwestern town of whom by doing this he has only the it is the 1st time in 3 years that has seen such a crowd of washing pots here barely 17 tended to the Christmas Day church service here. Among the Christians who have just returned to the town is 50 year old businessman divine. Is kept to a nearby French speaking town of Darla with his wife unfortunately in December 2017 when clashes between the military and separatist fighters killed 13 people he says he has decided to return because he and his family cannot continue to lie on gifts from well wishers for survival when they can return to Cuba I'm drawn to her family jewelry shop business if it's a bit pricey. Because the right. Price. I want you to. Say is he was abducted in December 2017 by the fighters who are accused him of collaborating with the military by revealing information on the separatists hide out his family paid Iran some of Mars on 2 $1000.00 before he was released. Antonie you pastor of divine Ministries a combat based church that's also welcomed returnees on Christmas Day says he and his class g.p.s. Decided to preach under a constellation and forgiveness we need peace we need love we need forgiveness I saw Jesus Christ being the prince of peace has come we done peace with that we may experience life in abundance Cameroon's minister of transport reported that large numbers of people were travelling to the English speaking regions this December but that they were ending only in major towns like my mentor. I'm coming in and also western region and limb bad boy or cumber Mumfie more thing going to and to go in the south west region it did not give details on how many people had returned. Picton Jimmy a lawmaker from the English speaking Southwest region says most people are refusing to go to villages fight by separatists fighters he says civilians being caught in fighting between the military and the separatists. Some civilians who have been very vocal in the media advocating for separatists to drop their guns and surrender cannot return to their villages where they may be attacked by the fighters. I want to wantonly to come out on my. Bed not Ok. Governor of Commons English speaking Southwest region says people are returning because. Of the crises which just lost its closest 3 years he says the military has also made gains in restoring peace to most affected towns and villages. Cities people should not be afraid of going to any parts of the English speaking regions of the city to welcome them this should not be a free for me. To put it to. Any. Woman If you can make it easy for the police or the permission I said enough is enough most of the villages either completely raised by the fighting or abandoned and need to be rehabilitated others separatists who have fled from towns. Separatist launched attacks on government troops in 2017 stating that they wanted to create an English speaking state in the English speaking northwest and southwest of regions of the country they complained of an overbearing influence of the French speaking my Gerrity the government organized what it called a grand national dialogue from September 10th to talked about 4 to solve the crisis be like claimed they might simply turn civilians was because they were happy with the outcome of the dialogue that proposed a special status for the 2 English speaking regions with elected presidents and vice presidents and additional powers to mayors separatists rejected the proposed special status saying they want nothing but an independent state the United Nations reports the crisis has killed at least 3000 people and displaced Monson 500000 others with about 50000 as refugees in the neighboring Nigeria. Moki. For. So I was Western chemical. Pope Francis and u.n. Secretary general and good tetration have expressed sorrow over the attacks this weekend but can a fast so that killed more than 120 people the country is observing a 48 hour mourning period in response to the Christmas Eve attacks but enough us as military chief says it's alarmist and surrogates attacked a military base in the town of Ajdabiya and. China has cemented its position as most African countries biggest economic and political partner it is a complex the No one stair relationship this week we are presenting a series of reports by via ways Dad and Taylor in July and this burg Today we look at the growing number of Chinese owned companies opening factories on the continent making everything from cutlery to cars a leading authority on China's economic influence says Chinese driven manufacturing is heralding a new dawn of poverty busting industrialization in Africa but critics fear China wants to plunder the continent's assets and resources. If. Workers search machines to crush rocks at a cement factory in South Africa the owner moved from China several years ago costs have been rising in China labor costs energy and so factories are looking for locations overseas with lower costs and one of those locations that Cheney didn't get she has worked at is Africa Irene your own son is an expert in. China Africa economic relations at the Center for Global Development in Washington d.c. While working for the McKinsey international consulting company suddenly led the most definitive study yet into Chinese business in Africa and that point at a minimum very conservatively there were at least $10000.00 Chaney's businesses operating in sub-Saharan Africa about a 3rd of those are Main you factures that's the biggest group you get 15 to 20 percent chunks Chinese businesses that are in services in trade import export art and in construction. Massive blue and green computerized machines look to multi colored fabric between balloon sized balls of white polyester at a polo factory near Johannesburg Peter dad is the Chinese owner of this company 55000000 pieces need every year so it's a huge market it's only South Africa and the our target is not only South Africa also include a neighbor country Zimbabwe of course wanna now also in the future maybe after 3 years we're going to export to the European research at South Africa's Institute of Security Studies stellar quasi says China's production expansion in Africa could spark of industrialization the continent needs but at a high cost she points out that some African governments offer incentives such as subsidies to Chinese investors that's like up pretty in the entry you for the Chinese in Pasto will really have the capital and the government thinks they have access to credit she says the African administrations that's also eager to attract Chinese money too little to support a mystic entrepreneurs who struggle to get loans quasi added that even if African businesspeople get funding they called competes with a technology that allows the Chinese to produce goods on a much larger scale and thus more cheaply she also maintains that relatively few local businesses benefit from China's huge infrastructure projects in Africa China literally imports everything they get contracts to say construct already equipped meant comes from China all the cement comes from China quasi says China essentially exports its surplus steel and cement to Africa and when its factories produce. Seeing these materials shut down because of oversupply of Beijing relocate them to Africa where they're able to operate more easily than anywhere else because Africa's labor and environmental laws are weak quasi thing some African leaders know that China exploits the continent but may allow it because they stand to benefit Chinese do not just come to Africa someone get them in but our leadership but the governing elite So what kind of regulation what kind of leadership do we have and some African administrations she says see a political benefit from the backing of a great power like China. Chinese investment and whatever Chinese activity is taking place in Africa and trenchant the various forms of government or a game types that we have and Africa Chinese do not ask questions and Africa does not like to be asked questions quasi urges Africans to look beyond the solver lining of China turning back continents into the world's next factory and to continue on their government's questions while demanding answers about the costs that this involves I'm tiring Taylor for v.o.a. News in Johannesburg. The 2020 gender gap report from the World Economic Forum ranks or Wanda 9 globally in promoting equality for women recently Rwandan President Paul Kagame May said he wants to be replaced by a woman when his tenure and in 2024 to keep fostering gender parity with Gen women are as more from Kigali the report puts 100 between Spain at 8th place in the German and Italian for support in promoting women with white no other African nation is in the top 10 going as government has made steady for us to make women's voices hard. He's the country's president their fight for gender equality is common sense women are mothers sisters wives and daughters women. Everybody. Lose however many gender activists say there is still a long way to go to protect and promote women who leave America is agenda t.v. Working with the organization International we know that there are so many women while living in violence women who don't have access to the opportunities that are out there and simply because they don't have the capacities the power we. To understand that you have the voice you might it can be in again as national dialogue which concluded in last Friday. The day idea of a woman leading the country. And therefore. He wishes at the end of his tenure his position can be taken by the hopes that is what men want to. The World Economic Forum reports about in the past 50 years 85 states have had no female head of state and to say that in times of economic But station the gender gap we take 257 years to close according to the report there are 72 countries where women bared from opening bank account obtaining credit for. President of African Development Byrne This is an issue that's been tackling it was nice women the opportunities to access. Women. Life Yes. Life. According to the World Economic Forum it would take 95 years at the current rate to close the worldwide Jenna gap in the political representation the journey should not be that long for land today women hold more than half of them as ministerial positions and more than 60 percent of the seats in parliament for over 7 Supreme Court judges are women as we feel when you lose ground. The coalition effort but one opposition parties has lost its bid to have some goods out of the country's recent general election overturned the opposition coalition had argued in court that there were irregularities in the conduct of the Oktober election which the ruling on a Democratic Party won the coalition is considering an up. Heal from abroad but the one or more can the see do bear the ports the opposition Qualis in under an eye for Democratic Change u.t.c. Had asked the court to nullify results in 16 parliament adequacy trances but one at Democratic Party one Dr my 23 general Lucian making 58 of the 57 National Assembly seats why the u.t.c. Quote 15 smaller opposition parties won the remaining seats but u.t.c. Refused to accept the results citing irregularities including allegations of top avoiding by b d p support as however I district the High Court in how we really wrote the petitions challenging the results were not properly failed it was a split decision with 23 judges ruling in favor of the b.g.p. Justice Mysie I want to say that the petitions were dismissed due to a technicality if they did not comply with certain regulations where f.a.a. Is not time limited in prosecuting prosecuting acts in proceeding in the ordinary. Day there is a question in respect because of bringing back to our processes have to be completed and if you see him run the benefit of the one who believe. That the 5. Best respond back to Justice Michael liberal I due to the very detail of the opposition's claims should have been tested to through a trail. That I thought. Was going. To. U.t.c. Vice president demands I wish and I'm suggesting analyzing this it's really with a view to act in a. Piano was a seat by dismissing the party seems to technicality without going to train reporting tonight commission an opportunity to know the truth but b.p. . Welcome to drilling in cd trust key that these complaints went for any pity. This is going to see how many ports on a. Basketball originated in the u.s. But increasingly it's a game Africa and Mike of the world has come to love since 2010 the u.s. National Basketball Association has been developed developing the basketball African league on the continent its 1st pro season starts the next in the next few months 4 years they n.b.a. Has also conducted a grassroots basketball programs for young people it's a way to develop a fan base offer team sportsmanship for kids and provide some of them with the path to a future with the game both on and off the court the new African League was in New York recently to showcase some of its data and that's where via ways Adam Phillips interviewed Dawn smite the N.B.A.'s international grassroots lead in Africa Smyth began by explaining what she loves about her job. My passion around impacting people's 1st kind of few touches with the game whether it's a player or a fan and I don't see league you know pick up a ball go outside of that what we try to do to grow the game to provide opportunities for us to play but also to continue a lot of you say get them involved but how do you get them involved and thinking especially the young ones who might otherwise be drawn Foursquare into the world of football or soccer is because here in the u.s. So we've got sort of a list of programs that are designed to fit for the region as again with so much diversity in the world you want to make sure that you're bringing it to how it fits with. The people that are in the country and so in Africa got leagues throughout Africa and so it's starting to create some competition structure for the young kids under 18 under 16 under 14 for them to. Play a kid but their school their school will join into a junior n.b.a. League and play against other schools locally we often do draw the beginning sometimes depending on the region will put it like a skills competition in there where they get to try you know 5 different scales been to take some of those skills competitions and go to their own courts and practice you know competing against yourself and when they see the competition again next year it's improved and then you know it kind of finishes at the finals so it mimics a full season so it's a great fans in the n.b.a. Games but then also to get to experience the game as a player it's very interesting. Point of view on the one hand you want. Africa it's good for business purposes market development etc These kids are losers if they don't. Wear the same time you do want to identify and develop the. Belief for the real big time would you view that you know we've got a great department that does talent identification and I think the one thing about talent is it shows along a pathway so it's not like 9 year olds that it's the time that you have to be identified you can actually be identified later developers tend to get picked up a little bit later in their pathway so you know you want to make sure there's a place for everyone to play and so they're identified and when they stop playing and if they're not identify that there are so many different places and sort of ministration or the game itself like refereeing and coaching and organizers but there are so many places for people outside of the one percent that move on to like a pro career or an n.b.a. Career I know the newly created basketball Africa is a big part of all of this for the there's a place for telling some great careers off the court Yeah great question 2 things one I think with the ball league it's obviously extremely exciting I think it creates role models for their use you thing. Leagues you know where can I go what can I do you see they can see their own pathway in their own future and it's so impactful but as we're building competition it's equally important to build coaching education and referee education and we never want the athletes to get so good that the coaches don't have the technical knowledge and don't have the education to support their development and that the referees continue to grow and we support them such that they can referee the competition so there's lots of room for everybody excited tell me what's your biggest gratification almost I mean like what is you want about me I love the different cultures coming together under the wind game so I think it's like everyone's got different languages different cultures day to day however when you bring the basketball out everyone does the same job everyone does the same shooting and so it becomes like a language of basketball a culture of basketball and so it was really cool in this position as working with the globe the world speaking and communicating and being about this one culture in the one language while embracing everybody's individuality and so like for me it's got to be one of those thing. That was mine the international grassroots lead for the National Basketball Association she spoke with believes Adam Phillips in New York. And that wraps up this edition of Pfeffer canoes tonight. In Washington for all the latest developments on the continent 247 visit our website at v.o.a. Africa dot com on behalf of our producer Bill work and you're in our in the near Joel Gill thanks for the choosing the Voice of America. I my name is Larry London tune in on January 3rd and 1500 universal for an interesting program on border crossings featuring the songs with time in the title it's the new year 2020 is here and will be playing songs from Michael Jackson ariana grande a Justin Bieber all the hits with the word time in the title c.e.o. At 1500 universal on January 3rd right here on border crossings. And. Friends we can all this into the sunny side of sports great. Right here on The Voice of America. This is Dan free Delon for v.o.a. Is sunny Young in Washington welcome to the sunny side of sports it's December 26th and I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is looking forward to the final week of 2019 before we run full tilt like a sub 2 hour marathon or into 2020 here in the United States we had a big day of basketball thanks to the schedule makers in the n.b.a. The league provided us with 5 games a number of which featured likely playoff bound teams the day started with an east coast match up between the defending n.b.a. Champion Toronto Raptors and perennial Eastern Conference challengers the Boston Celtics the Celtics used to big game from jail and Brown to defeat the Raptors and win their 4th straight game moving into 2nd place in the conference 118102. The next game featured 2 of our favorite young n.b.a. Stars here on the sunny side of sports the Philadelphia 76 ers hosted the conferences number one team the Milwaukee Bucks Now of course that's a match up between Cameroon's Joelle m.b.d. And Younus onto the composer who was born in Greece to Nigerian parents for that game we're joined by Michael Longo of the Associated Press the 76 control early and hell of a late rally for a 121 when I and when a with a box full of he was down by 3 when one of the 147 run taken a 3024 lead in a paraphrase those by Joel then bade by as much as 29 early in the 4th 6 or so Malaki close with a 9 late in the 4th quarter but felt that they got Apparently point baskets by Tobias Harrison Al Horford and b. If that he won't points have a set of 22 Chris Middleton had 31 for Milwaukee Michael Longo Philadelphia. Thanks Michel. We have we also heard from Tobias Harris of the 76 ers who lend his perspective to the when I just think that's a bus we kind of fit with them with our size and we just had some great energy to us I think you know Joel had a great energy from the start defensively we did a great job in the 1st half of them incident to Fritos and from there we just we just kind of rolled and that's Tobias Harris of the 76 ers who defeated the Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day Harris had 22 points and Joel Embiid had 31 for the Sixers who are in 4th place in the Eastern Conference now well earlier in the year the schedule makers might have thought this game would be a big deal but they couldn't have expected it to feature what's turned out to be the last place team in the Western Conference playing against the Houston Rockets but with the Golden State Warriors suffering an injury filled season that's what we got on Wednesday however it turned out to be the upset of the day as the Warriors received balanced scoring from their starters and surprise the rockets with 811-6104 victory chambers harden and Russell Westbrook combined for 54 points but the rockets didn't get much more from their off ounce. There were 2 more games the night cap saw the New Orleans pelican still without prospect the Psion Williamson defeat the Denver Nuggets 112-2100 However the big game of the day was the 2 Los Angeles teams the Lakers and the Clippers fighting it out in front of the home crowd at the Staples Center Mark Meyers of the Associated Press has this report the Clippers beat the Lakers 111-2106 in a marquee Christmas Day match up led by 35 points from collide Leonard the Clippers came back from being down 15 in the 2nd half Montrose Harrell added a team points and Paul George scored 7 team coach Doc Rivers on the win after the game now is just another day you know because you don't get anything for this there's no trophy or anything like that is just a win and is a win against a western conference opponent which is good the clips are now to a no head to head against the Lakers this season had 25 points to top the Lakers who have now lost 4 straight games Marc Meyers Los Angeles thanks Marc the big news out of that game however is that Le Bron James aggravated a growing injury and he may miss some time heading into the new year could be another January break is on the horizon for King James whose Lakers have struggled a bit lately after starting the season so strong Paul George of the Clippers had this appreciation for a koala nerds defense on the Lakers pair of James and Anthony Davis he has some great challenges when he was only a. Body a knew him a great presence on the broad. Some big time rebounds. You know it's no acquire going to and you know he did it. That's Paul George appreciating koala Leonard's defense along with his gift of 35 points and 12 rebounds in the Clippers win over the Lakers on Christmas I'm dnd free Del and you're listening to the sunny side of sports on the Voice of America. Speaking of games and Christmas we're joined now by Gene Parker reporter for launcher The Washington Post's video game coverage science. Welcome to the sunny side of Sports Gene good morning good to be here Dan thank you so Gene considering we're now just 24 hours removed from Christmas morning here in North America. What's your what's your favorite video game related gift from this time of year in your history mine for sure I was born in 1975 was during the original Nintendo Entertainment System and I had to look that one up I'm guessing tons of kids like me in America in the mid eighty's got it for Christmas in December 1905 how about you Oh definitely I remember my Christmas when I grew up and running one day and my dad it brought home a Super Nintendo so that you know that's the generational shift. I remember you ever your 1st and they'll ever buy 1st though you know a lot of kids are growing up and they remember their 1st and that's a cue for you know like we're all entering the states and different in different areas but you know yeah that's pretty much what happens sooner or later we'll get into that yeah that's right so so Gene I was always a huge sports fan and probably my 1st favorite sports video game from back in the old days was the the n.f.l. Game known as tech mobile I remember like checking the mail every day hoping that maybe the delivery driver had arrived and dropped off that cartridge. So for me though in the current decade I got a p.s. For a while back and started playing the fifo series of games and I really got hooked How do you any of the sports games of the last decade or so clicked for you like for example. And be a 2 k. Fan or a Madden Football Fan Yes. I do enjoy the n.b.a. Series they met and I think that the Genesis days but n.b.a. Series has always had a reputation really solid. But think about you James. What he's become on so often because he come on annually and then a lot of the games have different like Mike Griffin transaction. Methods to put more money out of players after the initial purchase Yeah my little tired of buying you know packs on fifa ultimate team to try to hopefully unwrap a player who is you know going to be a star player and help my ultimate team go you know higher and higher in the upper echelons of the Ultimate Team universe but for me it it really has been an allure the ultimate team section of really getting to know the players and getting deeper into the sport of soccer. And that's been helpful hosting this show which is an international sports show where you have to know about the European players and the African players and the North American players from the smaller leagues so it's really been great for me. How do you think how valuable has has like virtual sports the video game World of major sports been to cultivate the next generation of sports fans who might not have been watching sports on t.v. Or watching sports in the stadium but they get really into it on their console. Yeah I think. You know it makes sports a lot more accessible you know. You know there's only one really great way to learn the rules and that's play the game and sometimes just playing the big the video game. Can help you learn so you know it helps you enrich your experience as a fan you know like I remember. When I was a kid I was like bulls and ball like a video game and I kept playing the Chicago Bulls those high you know because I grew up in the ninety's you know that's that's bull there right yeah that's a big theme of that era for sure exactly so you know yeah so to that I will remember that it would image makes parents you know what I don't know I never knew the whole time but soccer and the way actually the game and then suddenly I was able to finally catch up on the World Cup and understand and process everything that's going on so yeah it's it's it's educational tool it's a cultural tool right yeah you know speaking of that I was considering the games of the last 5 years or so that have become kind of a phenomenon in a way they're not specifically about sports but they have trickled into the culture so for example I remember a lot of the conversation about pokémon go when it came out in 2016 that just had people getting out and walking around more to one town characters you know there was a lot of stories about people getting into accidents but it probably made video game players a little bit more healthy because they were out walking around and also for tonight we saw some dance moves from fortnight uses goal some celebrations in the recent World Cup Games and European soccer matches what does that say about the way these games have become so present in our lives that we see them you know replicated on t.v. Screens when we're watching games on Saturdays and Sundays. Look I seen it all the time and every time I think about launcher every time I thought about monster in the Washington Post and why become a video game this is my personal life and I personally think that video games are technically the rock n roll of our era you know rock and roll back in the sixty's was something that. They don't understand the kids only knew them and they really loved that they had their own personalities and started to be wanting to latch on to and grow up to be nowadays you know video games are now like the out rock albums of today and the people they want to be the want to be sports players they want to be You Tube influencers they want to be a twitch. You know kids these days they don't get form together together and I know because I did put together a band when I was a high you know high school yeah but if the kids these days get on do that they would rather get a webcam rather get some good software divide is set up a good studio at home so they can start streaming a video game playing from their bedroom and they can earn money that way and they can they can push themselves into a sing kind of celebrity that they feel comfortable with yeah it's kind of hard to believe that you know something that I was doing for fun and in the mid eighty's now could actually become a career path for people but it is very interesting to see the evolution of sports as. A career path Yeah yeah so we're joined by we're joined by Gene park from the Washington Post he's a writer for The Post site called Monterey the cover of video games and Jeanne I started our conversation talking about how I got my 1st antenna system for Christmas in 1985 and here it is it's Christmas 2019 and we're one year away I think from the launch of the to next big consuls from Sony and Microsoft So what do you know about them and for us sports fans how do you think the new technology will influence the next generation of sports video games. Well so we are expecting the next generation of console Play Station 5 surprising them I know and the x. Box series. You know but the next x. Box what we know about the systems is basically they're going to be pretty much around the top end of P.C.'s in terms of a graphical power. And the thing with the x. Box and with Playstation you're going to see a lot of experimentation with streaming both companies are heavily invested as is Google now into streaming video games the concept of playing a video game like you would watching youtube video just off your browser but you could use this to play off your computer or your phone everything. So. That's kind of where the industry is kind of moving towards open open really excessive goals like streaming environment that requires like a heavier and net but I think a lot of people are going to have to like you know sooner or later with it we're going to have to catch up I mean what does it mean for sports is that it just it would just make things even more accessible you know look at how previous 45. A fortnight itself has become kind of a social platform it's kind of replacing Facebook for kids. So you know which would more games coming out allow why connectivity. You know people kids adults are just going to be able to live in these different Metaverse is likely anywhere to go with their phone with their computer with their consulate so it'll make it a more immersive experience overall whether we're talking about a sports game or a fantasy game or whatever you have an opportunity to engage will be even a little bit deeper than we're currently seeing today yeah I mean what's that's all to you know that's an interesting question sledge you want to pull up next on the play for tonight and I can write that with that what that would have been for so many other games Oh well that's that's cool I'm looking forward to it fast forward 12 months and we'll see how things go Gene thank you very much we're joined by Gene park from the Washington Post launcher site video game coverage site Jeanne thanks so much for taking some time out of your day during this holiday week on the sunny side of sports No problem thanks so much and Happy Holidays Thanks again Jane thank you so now we're joined by Jim Stephenson the producer of the game room pod cast who has this wrap up on what's going on with the World Anti-Doping Agency's ongoing conversations about sanctions on the Russian Olympic team and some of the other top stories of the year in World Soccer gyms 5 cast can be found every week at v.o.a. News dot com Welcome to the show Jim. Russia's Olympic Committee is to appeal a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency to ban its athletes from competing in the Tokyo games you know this goes. On I am confirming that Russia that we should participate at the Olympic Games in Tokyo who is part of the team formed by the Russian Olympic Committee as it's written in the on the big charter we will do everything that the pains of us to let our athletes compete at the games in Tokyo and to the colors of the Russian play. Stanislaw was not caught president of the Russian Olympic executive committee claimed what a sanctions against Russia violated the Olympic charter it wouldn't in your book but English you object if you sat it decides not to agree where the water sanctions the Russian Olympic Committee will participate in this appeal process as the 3rd party because of the a live picture writers violations we've selected more years that will represent our interests and that is a. Lot of ruled in December that Russia had manipulated doping laboratory data to cover up past offenses it handed Russia a 4 year ban from all major sporting events for doping irregularities both nad called maintains Russian athletes should be able to compete under their national flag. Despite the pressure coming from the situation with water we're working hard to ensure the most comfortable conditions for our electric Adelaide story in the preparation for the Olympic Games in Tokyo and at the games themselves. Depending on the timing and outcome of the appeal process Russia's 4 year ban may cover the 2024 Paris Olympics instead of the upcoming Tokyo games. 2019 was filled with many sports memories some you may. Recall some you may have missed in football or soccer Aaron Ramsey made a move away from the English Premier League at the end of the 20192020 season the Welshman signed for your bench use in the January transfer window as a free agent and he becomes the highest earning British player ever based on base salary of more than a half $1000000.00 in their $11.00. Of the inventors from was interesting I couldn't refuse that so. Now it's. A great one of the think it's in the world. On top of the opportunity to come. To play for the. Suns and dream to come and play on the top level. But the Manchester United Club controversial manager Jose Marino was out in March succeeded by all a good are sold stare and you know when people get a new job in the face of them on the moon trying to moan or plea for money. Thoughts more and to need them to anyone this is in my. Belief all the time. Maybe a name Greene who. Always come to. My mind. When. You come up on the roof of. The Manchester City beat Watford 6 to nothing in the f.a. Cup Final at Wembley stadium and may they become the 1st men's team in England to appreciate the development has seen the steps we've made for them as well it's great. For the players knew they were very much. Why. People need to sort of most of us so maybe it's so much to us. It's the governing body for English football referee Professional Game Match Officials limited spent the early season conducting live and non live testing of technology allowing referees to double check goals penalty calls straight red cards and mistaken identity the ultimate decision on calls remains with the on field referee but decision accuracy has risen from 84 percent to 87 percent according to Mike Riley former English Premier League referee this is. Being used around the world in money to save and as we all experience more of it we also have discussions . Like t.v. News and how to embrace him for the benefit of the. Spanish football great Ferdinando Torres announced his retirement in June saying he wanted to stop off the field before he reached a point in his career when he could no longer play to the level he expects from himself. Time to live in the I think I should. On like in the time that I was going to perform live and not by the money so. Far on my bone one through our right. To the kind the bang going to be time I know this going into one. And before the Hopkins told no one in my body of music and way more than you think especially mentally. Not far and I want. To finish my career you know with way before the carbons. A statue of David Beckham was unveiled in March outside l.a. Galaxy stadium in California and with good reason the Englishman a wired up a Major League Soccer Club in 2007 and spent 6 seasons there scoring 18 goals in all competitions some rounds me when I 1st joined the galaxy and with so much about that you know so many times it's amounts to saying one day you're going and I was left on the plate and the other just Longleat you know nothing very polite about it but you know it's a pain in the night celebrating people. On burned down. And that's David Beckham talking about his impact on the l.a. Galaxy thanks for our colleague Jim Stephenson to the work that he did putting that together for this week's show before we wrap up today a show I just want to mention some news that was trickling out in the sports world here in the u.s. On Christmas Day sad news about Edward Ashoka 34 year old reporter for e.s.p.n. Who mostly covered college football passed away on Tuesday after an illness so our thoughts go out to his friends and family that wraps up the December 26th edition of the sunny side of sports thanks to Voice of America producer Bill work and your thanks also to v.o.a. Engineer Joe Gill and thank you for tuning in I'm Dan free Del in for v.o.a. Is sunny Young in Washington and that's the sunny side of sports. Hello Douglas simple the host of Below is a reporter's roundtable joining us hypnotized as we've discussed until a ton of the time talk bits and you think I have a plan Obama from John understand it but just to discuss the topic of time with people I think of time music talk that's what I want a waiver of 75 to you to see right here on v.o.a. Africa. I my name is Larry London tune in on January 3rd and 1500 universal for an interesting program on border crossing speech during the songs with time in the title it's the new year 2020 is here and will be playing songs from Michael Jackson ariana grande a Justin Bieber all the hits with the word time in the title c.e.o. At 1500 universal on January 3rd right here on board across. Sings. Hello uppercut I'm James about to close the deal with daybreak I forgot. When news breaks for guys and they have bring you the news as it copies listen to daybreak Africa Monday through Friday at 3 hole by and 6 Alice u.t.c. And went to 5 minutes newscast come to you at the top of each hour of the Africa your trust a source of information. 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Research is led by Binghamton University and the New York state is reporting that they have discovered the remains of the oldest forest in earth's history the scientists say their discovery provides evidence that the transition from ancient to modern forests began earlier than thought but the research team found while going through agency oil near Cairo New York where the remnants of an extensive root system of 385000000 year old trees this discovery is said to predate the fossil forest at nearby Gill Bowen New York which formerly held the title of world's oldest forest the researchers say they found 3 different tree species within the ancient widespread root system while sea varying plants that in the merge until some 10000000 years later the trees forming the age at root system tied qualities similar to modern seed plants I need be a ways Rick pencil a. 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News anchors recently sorry said he is challenging Tanya predicting a better chance of forming a majority government turnout was low partly because of a winter storm sweeping through Israel most analysts expect Natanya who is still popular in the party to prevail even if Natanya who prevails as expected it's not clear if he will win the 2020 general election Linda Gradstein for v.o.a. News Jerusalem disaster officials in the Philippines say a typhoon that hit the central part of the country on Christmas Day killed at least 13 people the typhoon brought sustained winds of at least 120 kilometers per hour tens of thousands of people evacuated their homes with many turning to improvise shelters and schools gyms and government buildings. Riot police stormed shopping malls for a 3rd day of Christmas protests in Hong Kong on Thursday and detained a number of people after masked protesters roamed through shops but during this holiday streets and malls and shopping districts are filled with tension after police fired tear gas rubber bullets and pepper spray at protesters and beat and arrested many of them u.s. Stock indexes are up with the Nasdaq and the s. And p. $500.00 at record highs in the day trading for more on any of today's top news please go to v.o.a. News dot com This is v.o.a. News a tragedy in Turkey today where a boat filled with migrants sank Reuters him or McCarthy has more 7 people have died and 64 had to be rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank in eastern Turkey is like Dan Rather the accident happened at around 3 am on Thursday the like is near the border with Iran when migrants regularly cross into Turkey heading west towards you already it was not clear why the migrants were on the boats in like van which is completely within Turkey's borders 5 people were found dead at the same and 2 died in hospital according to the governor's office the 64 people risk youth which taken to nearby hospitals in the shelters search operations are continuing that is Reuters emo McCarthy reporting the United Nations says the war in Afghanistan has caused more than 100000 civilian casualties it is urging all sides to take genuine and concrete steps to end the 1000 year old.

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