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The Belarusian democratic opposition and some Western governments are calling for harsher sanctions against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime following the forced diversion in late May of an international airliner to arrest a Belarusian dissident blogger on board.

South Korea Blind Mobility width No media source currently available 0:00 0:03:05 0:00 Cities around the world are installing new technology that connects to the personal devices of pedestrians, drivers, and riders on public transportation. Some cities are using these systems to make transportation easier for people with disabilities, like those who are blind. Share

Mnangagwa Officially Launches Bulawayo Arts Festival 4 hours ago width No media source currently available 0:00 2:05:41 0:00

Some people staged a protest Wednesday outside the Voice of America's headquarters in Washington DC, complaining about what they called "undue and unfair" coverage of the violence in Tigray where the government has allegedly killed many people. (Video: VOA)

Former Bulawayo deputy mayor, Tinashe Kambarami, who won a Supreme Court case to return to the city council is forced to leave a full council meeting. He was recalled by the MDC-T led by Douglas Mwonzora. The council argues that he is no longer a local councillor. (Video Credit/CITES)

Fight breaks out at AU parliament meeting 2 hours ago width No media source currently available 0:00 0:00:59 0:00 Lawmakers aimed kicks, tussled over a ballot box and shouted at a meeting of the Pan-African parliament on Monday, amid a dispute over electing the AU bodys next president. They fought over the process for electing a new president. Southern Africans want to their representative to be president. Share

PROTEST: Some people staged a protest Wednesday outside the Voice of America's headquarters in Washington DC, complaining about what they called "undue and unfair" coverage of the violence in Tigray where the government has allegedly killed many people. (Video: VOA)

President Joe Biden was in Oklahoma Tuesday, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to commemorate the anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, the destruction in 1921 of a prosperous Black community by a white mob that left up to 300 people dead and thousands homeless.

Spam Mania width No media source currently available 0:00 0:03:20 0:00 Before “spam” became a computer term, it was an American luncheon meat that was exported and embraced by cultures around the world, especially Asians. Spam is sold in more than 40 countries worldwide, and immigrants in the U.S. are serving it — but with a twist. Share

Saudi Arabia is requiring all pilgrims for the scaled-back, annual Hajj in July to be vaccinated against COVID-19. In Tanzania, where vaccinations have still not begun, Muslims hoping to go to Mecca are urging authorities to start jabbing. Charles Kombe reports from Dar es Salaam.