The Dutch Government s trial of the Russian Government for shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
reached new lows on Thursday when it was revealed in court that the US Government continues to conceal the satellite evidence alleged to show a BUK missile firing at the aircraft; that the release on Dutch television of thousands of telephone taps of one of the Russian soldiers accused of the shoot-down was the work of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) and by a source among the Dutch police and prosecutors; and, finally, that an investigating judge has decided in secret to prevent any cross-examination of the Dutch government experts responsible for reports allegedly proving the prosecution s case.
Swansea University is hosting a virtual festival with celebrity guest speakers
Former Welsh rugby captain Gareth Thomas will be one of the guest speakers at the Festival of Ideas
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Former Wales and British Lions rugby captain and LGBT advocate Gareth Thomas is one of the key speakers
Swansea University will celebrate the very best of its international academic, industry and community partners as its annual Festival of Ideas event returns.
After the success of previous years, the university will host the four-day online event, which will include talks, debating panels, videos as well a range of guest speakers.
The event is organised by the UKRI funded CHERISH-DE team, which is an integral part of the university s Computational Foundry, a £32.5 million world-class facility that drives research into computational and mathematical sciences and comprises staff from the computer science and mathematics departments as its core team.
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The Government of Ethiopia issued a statement on Tigray Region expressing its concern over “unsubstantiated and politically motivated misinformation that is being extensively shared by several actors about the situation in Tigray.”
Below is the full statement. “A call for much needed assistance to the people of Tigray needs to be extricated from other political motivations and partisan support whose sole purpose is aimed at undermining the sovereign powers and responsibilities of the government. The following updates provide an overview of developments in the region.”
“Humanitarian Assistance: Unlike the prevailing and inaccurate narrative that purport vast parts of the region are inaccessible, the Federal Government in partnership with international and local organizations has made significant progress in delivering humanitarian assistance to care for our citizens in Tigray.“