Has called for unity in the governing African National congress as it prepares to select a new leader jacob zuma who is facing corruption allegations is stepping down as head of the party before a new leader is elected on sunday the contest has been marked by deep divisions within the party on your page now from johannesburg. The conference started with two warnings dont to saying divisive songs and to keep the chairs on the ground everybody its beds that chairs will be flying around this conference or we can say that you will not happen in this conference. A. N. C. Members from competing factions have hurled cheers at one another in the build up to this crucial event there have been allegations of vote buying and intimidation those accusations have led disgruntled members to take legal action that delayed the start of the conference by several hours but the trend to turn to the countrys courts was criticized by president jacob zuma and his last speech as party leader it is actually. T
Im down with a quick reminder of the top stories on the al jazeera has become the latest latin American Country to shift to the political right by electing conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera as president and. His opponent in the runoff vote its the second time hes been elected to the countrys highest office in america. Reports in santiago. Chiles billionaire president elect of god what he wanted another crack at the presidency for the second time in twenty seven years chile has swung from the center left to the center right both times the city. The markets favorite the former president a successful businessman promises better times ahead as he extends an olive branch to the uk if he does i want to renew our commitment to all chileans a commitment to unity and dialogue and so i invite all of our previous president s to share their experience and advise with me so that we can reach National Agreements to tackle the biggest problems. At the headquarters of center left candidate. Th
Hoping for a trip to the podium. Youve got a lot to get there. And believe in yourself that i can do it. And youre going to do it. And then potential olympians of the future. Young kids and extreme sports. To the parents who say youre too young to be doing this, what would you say . Plus you the olympic ideal from winning the gold one way to the british runner who wouldnt give up even after tearing a hamstring. Terry smiths looks at the games. And weve got another great group assembled around our table. Well talk politics in a moment. Lets start with roundup of olympic action. Team usa got its first gold right out of the gate, 19yearold Ginny Thrasher making it look easy in the air rifle. This is the first u. S. Gold in that competition since 2000. The american Mens Basketball Team trumps china blowing them out by a score of 11962. Kevin durant leading the way with 25 points. The womens soccer team is moving on to the quarterfinals after beating france 1nil. Carli lloyd had the america
A trip to the podium. What you have to do is be competent and believe in yourself that i can do it and youre going to do it. Then some potential olympians of the future, young kids and extreme sports. To the parents who say youre too young to be doing this, what would you say . Ill beat you to the top. Plus the olympic idea from kerry strug winning on one leg and the british runner that wouldnt give up after tearing a ham stranstring hamstring. Enduring cultural moments. We got another great group assembled around the table. Well talk politics but lets start with the roundup of the olympic action from the first full day in rio. Team usa got it. 19yearold Jenny Thrasher making it look easy. This is the first u. S. Gold in that competition since the year 2000. The american Mens Basketball Team trumped china 11962 kevin durant leading the way. The womens soccer team won 1nil. Tennis super star Venus Williams out. The australians too much for the pool. Australia taking home the gold medal
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