The United Nations is warning that 1. 5 Million People are on the brink of famine in south sudan, with half the country facing severe food shortages. Armed conflict is fuelling the crisis many people are unable to grow food and dozens of aid workers have been kidnapped and murdered in recent months. After years of civil war, a peace deal was signed three years ago between south sudans government and rebel fighters. But its been largely ignored by both sides. From juba, our chief africa correspondent anne soy reports. A troubled beginning for the worlds youngest nation. Tens of thousands have been killed. One in three here is displaced, and now they face the threat offamine. The youngest suffer most. This is the face of starvation. Christine jackson weighs half as much as she should at almost two years. Shes now on life saving treatment, but her father worries that he wont be able to feed her well when they get discharged. Jackson should be one of the better off south sudanese. He has a
The Justice Department what is the latest . You are correct. TheJustice Department is confirming todayjeff sessions, the attorney general was interviewed by Robert Muellers Team Investigating alleged collusion between russia and the donald Trump Campaign. That took place last week. The interview with the special counsel, Robert Muellers team, was conducted, it is being reported, in the presence of the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the attorney general, the first member of the donald trump cabinet to be interviewed by Robert Muellers team. That team, as well as investigating allegations of collusion between Trump Campaign and russia, is also, of course, looking into whether the president obstructed justice by firing former fbi directorjames comey. One of the thingsjeff sessions was involved in was a meeting in the oval office to discuss the firing of james comey, apparently. So, that is certainly an area of interest to Robert Mueller and his team. Meanw
The former doctor of the usa Gymnastics Team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes. More than 150 women filed personal statements against him during the seven day hearing. Thejudge said he would die injail, and dismissed his apology to his victims as insincere. Our correspondent, rajini vaidynathan, has been following the Court Hearing in michigan. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. The amount of physical, mental and Emotional Trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. Over the last seven days, their voices and their stories have become hard to ignore. 156 women say they were sexually abused by this man, larry nassar. I am giving you 175 years, which has 2100 months. I have just signed your death warrant. During the hearing, thejudge invited other women who had been abused to come forward. The response was unprecedented, what started as ten convictions turne
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The usa Gymnastics Team, larry nassar, has been sentenced to 175 years in prison for sexually abusing young female athletes. More than 150 women filed personal statements against him during the seven day hearing. Thejudge said he would die injail, and dismissed his apology to his victims as insincere. Our correspondent, rajini vaidynathan, has been following the Court Hearing in michigan. The tables have turned, larry. We are here, we have our voices and we are not going anywhere. The amount of physical, mental and Emotional Trauma this man has forced upon me is immeasurable. Over the last seven days, their voices and their stories have become hard to ignore. 156 women say they were sexually abused by this man, larry nassar. I am giving you 175 years, which has 2100 months. I have just signed your death warrant. During the hearing, thejudge invited other women who had been abused to come forward. What started as ten convictions turned into an outpouring of testimony. Today she did not