Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in
Trials raising questions about their findings and police in indias capital. Those borders asked thousands of fall must protest against laws. They say what affects their livelihoods. And joining us, roscoe with sports as tributes pour in for diego maradona. We look back at the career of the argentine legend, want to have made him such a special football player. Thank you very much for joining us. Ethiopias foreign minister says the final phase of the offensive on the norgate northern to grey region. As begun in a statement made is telling residents to stay indoors as the army is ordered to move in on the regional capital make a government imposed deadline fatigue. Reenforce sister surrender expired on wednesday of a nearly 3 weeks of fighting with hundreds killed and tens of power disgraced. Lets take a closer look at where all this is happening to gray is in northern semiautonomous region of ethiopia. The tea, great Peoples Liberation front govern the region and are estimated to have u
That is a memorial. She will be for the artist working to one of the hundreds of thousands of americans who died from covert 19. So the ethiopian Prime Minister has ordered a final offensive on the Northern Territory region and says that a humanitarian corridor will be opened to help those fleeing the conflict. It has warned residents to stay indoors after ordering the army to move in normally regional capital of mecca. The government imposed deadline for to Ground Forces to surrender expired on wednesday. That has been nearly 3 weeks of fighting with hundreds killed and tens of thousands displaced. Well, the u. N. Is warning of critical aid shortages in the region. It says that fuel cash and food are all running out. And many of those displaced have already fled over the border to neighboring sudan, where him or his right now, where we are is a camp thats not far from the sudan, is here border. And its where more than 15000 refugees have arrived over the past 3 weeks. All of them sayi
Restrictions could remain in place well into next year. And huge crowds gather in argentinas capital to pay tribute to football legend. Diego maradona died of a heart attack at the age of 60. 00. As the world of sports pays its tributes to maradona, we look back at his career. What made him such a special Football Player . Thank you very much for joining us. Ethiopias from ministers say is a humanitarian corridor, will be opened in the Northern Tier grey region. Telling residents to stay indoors after he ordered the army to move in on the regional capital mckelway. A government imposed deadline fatigue reinforces to surrender expired on wednesday. Theres been nearly 3 weeks of fighting with hundreds killed and tens of thousands displaced. Lets take a closer look at where all this is happening to gray is a northern semiautonomous region. Avi, the tikrit Peoples Liberation front govern the region and are estimated to have up 2250000 fighters. They had control the National Government for
Get us into even more trouble. The Washington Post reporting, quote, as daily covid19 deaths climb to levels not seen since early in the pandemic, nine states have hit one more grim marker. More than one in every 1,000 people dead of coronavirusrelated causes. On friday south dakota became the latest state to reach that unwanted marker, including new york, new jersey, and neighboring north dakota which currently has the highest covid Mortality Rate in the world. Its Early Morning here outside the badlands region of south dakota. Were traveling to key locations across the country, areas that have been hard hit by the coronavirus, even before the arrival of covid19 Native Americans had the countrys lowest life expectancy. Now south dakota is reporting some of the highest deaths per capita. Residents are fighting for their very lives. With a Positivity Rate of 24 , south dakota and neighboring north dakota have the highest incidence of covid19 cases nationwide over the past week, a stark