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Published 2 hours ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, AFP By Wycliffe Muia BBC News Authorities in Comoros have cut access to the internet in the wake of protests against the re-election of President Azali Assoumani. One person has reportedly been killed and six others injured as police continue to battle angry opposition supporters in the capital, Moroni. Several roads in the capital have been barricaded and an unspecified number of protesters arrested. A night-time curfew has been imposed to curb the spreading unrest….

A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth’s atmosphere on 8 February. The Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, owned by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, recorded a time-lapse of the fireball blazing across the night sky, followed by smaller glowing streaks. It is thought it could a Chinese satellite called Object K.This post was originally published on this site

Published 49 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Reuters Violent protests in Senegal against the postponement of presidential elections have spread across the country, with the first fatality reported. A student died in clashes with police on Friday in the northern city of Saint-Louis, an opposition leader and a local hospital source said. In the capital Dakar, security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the crowds. The 25 February elections were last week delayed by MPs until 15 December. President…

Published 1 hour ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing By Joel Gunter BBC News, in Shuafat refugee camp In the last few seconds of his life, Rami Hamdan Al-Halhouli lit a firework and held it above his head. Then there were three sharp cracks – the first was a police officer’s bullet, the second was the firework leaving Rami’s hand, the third was the sound of the firework bursting over Rami’s body in a bright shower of red and gold. Rami al-Halhouli was a 12-year-old Palestinian…

Published 19 minutes ago Share close panel Share page Copy link About sharing Image source, Mohammed Badra/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock By Paul Kirby BBC News The French government says it will push through a controversial immigration law “in the coming hours”, despite many of the measures being struck out as invalid. Most of the 35 measures rejected by France’s nine-member Constitutional Council were added to the bill because of right-wing and far-right pressure. But the new law still represents a hardening of the immigration rules. Foreigners legally in France could now be deported…

For decades, the biggest star at ESPN was ESPN. That’s changing as it transitions from cable dominance to a much less certain streaming future. As it morphs from a television company into a streaming company, ESPN is undergoing rapid transformation. But if the extraordinary events of the past week are any indication, the transformation of its corporate culture is just as seismic. For decades, the biggest star at ESPN was ESPN. A long list of its best-known employees — like Keith Olbermann, Bill Simmons and Dan Le Batard — clashed…