Landslide levels village in Sudan’s Darfur region, kills roughly 1,000 but one person survived, rebel group controlling area says

[ad_1] Cairo — A landslide wiped out a village in Sudan ‘s western region of Darfur, killing an estimated 1,000 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in the African country’s recent history, a rebel group controlling the area said late Monday. The tragedy happened Sunday in the Tarasin village in Central Darfur’s Marrah…

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U.S. comic Tim Dillon says Saudi Arabia fired him from comedy festival over jokes about slavery

[ad_1] American stand-up comedian Tim Dillon says he has been dropped from the bill of Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Comedy Festival because of remarks he made about the country’s alleged use of forced labor. Dillon was one of many high-profile American comedians set to perform at what organizers have promised will be the “world’s largest comedy festival,” in…

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10/19: Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

[ad_1] This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican Sen. Katie Britt discuss the government shutdown as an impasse in Congress nears the three-week mark, and weigh in on the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats. Plus, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde joins. [ad_2] Source link

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