Gain a stronger grasp of the english language. Welcome to al Jazeera America, im stephanie si and begin this morning with breaking news out of south sudan, 200300 people drowned in a ferry accident on the white nile river and the boat was overloaded with refugees at the time. The victims of the ferry accident were civilians trying to flee from fighting in the town of molacal, the gate way to the oil fields of the upper nile region and heavy fighting is there as they attempt to seize the town. Control of the town has already changed hands twice since the conflict in south sudan began last month. The bitter budget battle on capitol hill is finally over. House and Senate Negotiators have brokered a 1 trillion spending deal and finance the government and prevent a shut do you know and its a pact agreed upon by republicans and democrats last month and the plan contains dozens of tradeoffs and Thomas Drayton has more. Reporter with the threat of another government shut down only days away, t
The winner of the 24-hour event at this year’s Wexford Festival of Running ran a total of 230.525km, the equivalent of running from Dundalk to Wexford. Held in Johnstown Castle, this annual event, now in its fourth year, attracted runners from across the runner, and its marquee race brought out the very best in competitors.