On mars and put russia ahead in the space race but before future manages to do all of that you 1st needs to prove himself as an assistant on board the International Space station step fasten aljazeera moscow. Now nigerias president mohamed the bihari has sworn in a new 43. 00 men the cabinet 3 months after starting his 2nd term behind has kept the Petroleum Portfolio to himself yet another area as africas top producer of crude oil. A south African Court has barred the display of the apartheid era National Flag in public saying that such gestures amount to hate speech and harassment the ruling follows a petition by the Nelson Mandela foundation after the flag was displayed in october 27th t. And during the protest against the murders of white farmers the ban was opposed by an afrikaans rights group which argued that it would infringe on freedom of speech and expression. The Southern Somalia state of juba land is in lockdown in the lead up to thursdays president ial elections access to t
Tell us more, matt. Reporter well, look at all the people around me here at gerard college. They are very busy since early this morning. Theyve been here for hours, and they are packing the gymnasium, helping out one another, helping others who are not even here. Some of the volunteers i talked to today say this is the message of the day, to serve. With a hammer in hand, these folks are hoping to build a better future. They are building. Im helping. Reporter step by step, building shelves for kids in the shadow of murals and videos of dr. King, these folks are hard at work when most have the day off. Its a way for us to continue on his legacy. He had a dream, and right now, we are actually living his dream out. Reporter this is the 22nd year for the Martin Luther king day of service in our region, the largest in the country. All told, some 145,000 people from all ages and backgrounds are expected to get their hands dirty for a good cause. Hands on Service Projects, trainings, workshops
But there is an adjustment. The biggest adjustment is to make sure that you keep your timing with pitches. The indians announced that record bond from the Movie Major League will not throw out the first pitch from the first two games, no optimal throughout the first first pitch from game one and then the ceremonial first pitch for game two. O. Er the indians or keep it in the family to prepare for the world series for the First Time Since 1948. For the best running team and the gradually, would you agree with that assessmentnt ua that we have ex pep in our step . If he can run some basis for the indians are sure that would the cubs, that could be one of the things that would give the indiansth and advantage is baserunning. Two greats from the 90s to bring in this new era of world series baseball , the first 19 years. Preparations underway as clear than hosting big game in front of an audience. Real. Inside of Progressive Field spray painting major league logos along the baseline. Curta
Checked and rolled back, and thats what were determined to do. The british Prime Minister pays a surprise visit to afghanistan to bolster the new leadership. President ashraf ghani thanked the contribution from british troops. Your presence here has meant that london has been safe, as well as the rest of the world. Also, what does faith mean to families in these modern times . We meet a catholic family in the philippines. Hello, thanks for joining us. Student leaders at the forefront of the prodemocracy protests in hong kong have told the bbc that talks with the government will not be beginning at any stage on friday. The demonstrations go on, despite that offer of talks, over demands for electoral reform. We can give you the scene live in the city center. Clearly, the numbers of protesters have dwindled, but security is still pretty tight. The mood pretty tense. Some angry confrontations between occupy central protesters and progovernment groups. Roads have been blocked here for some
Told them he had traveled from liberia. Thousands of people came into contact with duncan and still being moni american survivor has donated blood to another ebola victim. He donated to the nbc cameraman who is being treated for people at the nebraska Medical Centerthree ebola at t Medical Center they believe his blood could have d help themtha fight off the disease. Ordered agents and airports to observe our rivals for potential signs of ebola infection. Passengers from liberius he early on and any weather temperates taken and have to answer questions. The new security measures will reportedly take effect this weekend and early next week. Burial teams responsible for collecting corpses of people of victims have gone on strike. Workers get 100 a week for working under extremely dangerous conditions. People and has killed more than 600 people and sierra leone. Health workers say they plan to strike their demand. Back to our top local story. Chicago police capt recovering from gunshot wo