Description
Added on the 13/11/2019 16:29:57 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
South Africans vote in what may be the most consequential election in decades, as dissatisfaction with the ruling ANC threatens to end its 30-year political dominance. 27 million registered voters called to elect a new parliament, which then chooses a president, for the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, the African National Congress is at risk of losing its outright majority and could be forced to negotiate a coalition. IMAGES
The US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces that interest rates wil remain unchanged for the fourth straight meeting. "As labor market tightness has eased and progress on inflation has continued, the risks to achieving our employment and inflation goals are moving into better balance," he says. SOUNDBITE
"The destiny of Ukraine is at stake, but our own fate also lies in the balance," says the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. SOUNDBITE
Barbados' most famous citizen, the singer Rihanna was present at the "Pride of Nationhood" ceremony where the Caribbean island nation declared itself the world's newest republic. Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced that the pop star was a "designee for national hero of Barbados." IMAGES
Activists from a Hindu religious group hold placards and pictures of US singer Rihanna and Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg during a demonstration in New Delhi, after both made comments on social media about ongoing mass farmers' protests in India. The celebrity tweets triggered an online storm in India, where the protests have become the biggest challenge to Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he took power in 2014. IMAGES
|
Support : Technical 
- Content 
- Editors 
