Wildfire ravaged this rancher’s cattle and maybe his family legacy. He blames politics
It was a long, mellifluous chant that sounded like “Come Boss,” taught to him by his own father and, he thinks, maybe originating with the genus of the species he hoped to find, Bos taurus, domesticated cattle.
When the sound finished bouncing off the far hills, miles across a plunging valley where the Feather River meandered into Lake Oroville, he waited in a silence so deep it can be made only by absence — of animals in underbrush, of leaves for wind to rustle, of life — hoping to hear the clanking of the bells each of his animals wears. But the silence held.
Twitter faces backlash over abuse policy in wake of Trump illness
Ava DuVernay among those accusing firm of double standards over abusive tweets
Twitter is facing a growing backlash in the wake of Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis as users accuse it of double standards in the way it polices those who wish death on others.
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay and former children’s laureate Malorie Blackman OBE are among thousands of Twitter users accusing the platform of failing to protect women and minority users from abuse.
Many people have tweeted messages to wish the president well, including his opponent Joe Biden, while others have expressed the opposite sentiment.
German Unity Day: Steinmeier hails 'joy and courage'
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Germany can be proud of the "free and democratic country" it has become in the 30 years since reunification. It's an achievement even the pandemic can't take away, he said.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday paid tribute to the courage of protesters who led the peaceful revolution that paved the way for the reunification of East and West Germany 30 years ago.
Commemorations to mark German Unity Day are underway in the city of Potsdam, about 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) southwest of Berlin. Such a momentous anniversary would usually be met with fervor, but this year's festivities have been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sudan govt, rebel groups sign landmark peace deal
Sudan's government and rebel groups on Saturday inked a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades of war in which hundreds of thousands died.
Ululations and cheers rang out as one by one, representatives from the transitional government and rebel groups signed the deal, a year after the peace talks began, at a ceremony in the South Sudanese capital Juba, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.
"Today we have reached a peace agreement. We are happy. We have finished the mission," Tut Gatluak, head of the South Sudanese mediating team said shortly before the signing took place.
Nagorno-Karabakh: Fresh fighting erupts dashing ceasefire efforts
Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of new offensive, while Azeri defence ministry says it destroyed Armenian military equipment.
Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have been engaged in intense fighting over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, scuttling diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire to end the latest conflict that has killed hundreds of pwoplw.
Shushan Stepanyan, spokeswoman for the Armenian defence ministry, said on Saturday that Azerbaijan had launched a new large-scale offensive, which was repelled by Armenia-backed forces who then launched a counter-push.
Ardern, Navalny, WHO - but not Trump. A diverse list of contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize
Updated 1054 GMT (1854 HKT) October 3, 2020
After a year brutally dominated by conflict, division, economic uncertainty and a pandemic, the awarding of the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize will mark a rare moment of hope.
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