VOA [Voice of America] Africa : April 21, 2019 11:00PM-12:00AM EDT

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News I'm Steve Miller elections have come to 00:00:06 a close in Ukraine and the country has elected comedian followed Amir's Alinsky 00:00:11 president orders Collette Luke as more. 41 year old comedian Voloder Meares the 00:00:17 Linsky one cranes presidential election on 00:00:20 a Sunday defeating incumbent Petro Poroshenko in 00:00:23 a landslide victory the national exit polls showed the little he had won 73 percent 00:00:28 of the vote with portion go winning just 25 percent chance to study the legacy who 00:00:34 played a fictitious president in the popular Ukrainian t.v. 00:00:38 Series servant of the people had no political experience entering the presidential 00:00:42 race that was Reuters Collette Lou But Francis has denounced the cruel violence of 00:00:48 the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians in foreigners in Sri Lanka were 290 00:00:52 people were killed maybe Correspondent Karen Chamas reports Francis gets his how 00:00:57 many journeys to mass but delivered history to snow or be it or be speech which 00:01:01 means to the city in the world highlighting conflicts in the Middle East Africa and 00:01:05 the Americas from the not just in pieces Basilica falses as political leaders to 00:01:10 put aside their differences and what can set the peace the pope ended his speech by 00:01:14 the Mensing what he described as the grave of Texans for one can hotels and 00:01:18 churches only Sunday the 82 year old Francis has just completed an exhausting few 00:01:23 days of Holy Week commemorations which included presiding over the way of the Cross 00:01:27 procession on Good Friday and celebrating the east of it till late Saturday night 00:01:31 in St Peter's Basilica on current police and British High Commission say 00:01:36 a British woman and I jury and citizen had been shot dead in north central Nigeria 00:01:40 on Friday Kaduna State Police spokesman. Tells reporters that the gunman kidnapped 00:01:46 3 other people as well the region has witnessed 00:01:49 a spate of kidnappings and by our men in recent months were Fishel stories visit 00:01:55 our website this is video way news. Protesters 00:02:01 demonstrating against the ruling military council in Sudan said on Sunday they were 00:02:06 disappointed by suspended talks between the 2 sides I did not. Want to follow one 00:02:12 protester thought the military council would see the crowds and take action but the 00:02:16 protester called the Military Council an extension of the regime which has stolen 00:02:21 30 years from them one protest organizer said their move to suspend the goshi 00:02:26 ations came when the ruling council failed to meet demands for an immediate 00:02:30 transfer to civilian government following the overthrow of President Omar al Bashir 00:02:37 Iranian state media States Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has begun his 1st 00:02:42 official visit to neighboring Iran for talks set to focus on strengthening 00:02:46 bilateral ties fighting terrorism and safeguarding borders the 2 day trip started 00:02:51 on Sunday with 00:02:52 a stopover in the holy city of mush odds were Khan was expected to visit the shrine 00:02:57 of Imran Reza who served who is River revered by Shiite Muslims the I are in 00:03:04 a said Khan was expected to fly to the capital to have Iran to hold talks with 00:03:08 President Hassan Rouhani and other top officials White House advisor Kellyanne 00:03:14 Conway is defending u.s. 00:03:15 President Donald Trump's efforts to fire Robert Muller The special counsel in 00:03:19 charge of investigating his campaign speaking on a.b.c. 00:03:23 This week California Congressman Adam Schiff who serves as the ranking member of 00:03:27 the House Intelligence Committee said the information in the report amounted to an 00:03:32 obstruction of justice I do believe that he obstructed justice and did so in many 00:03:37 ways and I think that the report points out how the elements of 00:03:41 a struction are met in several instances several courses of the president's conduct 00:03:47 Conway however defended the president saying Mr Trump was trying to defend himself 00:03:52 knowing that his campaign was innocent of Russian collusion. Our men and 00:03:57 motorcycles have attacked 00:03:59 a Malayan army camp and killed unknown people number of people near Molly's 00:04:05 border with Mauritania army spokesman Darien Cohn said the complex attack took 00:04:12 place on Sunday morning in the village of D.-Day Cohn's says the military is still 00:04:17 working to determine the death toll toll there was no immediate claim of 00:04:21 responsibility though suspicion immediately fell on al Qaeda linked groups known to 00:04:25 be operating in the area a similar attack last month left 21000000 soldiers dad 00:04:31 a coalition of extremist groups linked to al Qaeda eventually said it was behind 00:04:35 that attack at least 17 people had been killed and 5 others injured by 00:04:40 a landslide in southwestern Colombia Sunday heavy rains triggered the mudslide in 00:04:45 the province of Calcutta the country's disaster relief agency sad from Washington 00:04:50 I'm Steve Miller v.o.a. 00:04:52 News. 00:05:08 Good morning Africa welcome to daybreak Africa from the votes the from the recount 00:05:12 I'm James about 00:05:12 a Washington today is Monday April 22nd 10 Here are some of the stories we're 00:05:16 covering soon on these protesters say they have suspended talks with the ruling 00:05:20 military council state military about one faction over the. Way of the. 00:05:29 First but it didn't before that that is one of the furthest built out the Iraq 00:05:34 military up much easier on what it promised. Yes 00:05:39 a member of the Plaza to be rid of the 27 November movement they do then the police 00:05:44 spokesman will explain why and 00:05:45 a police council moneywise he still Holiday Concert will learn to pile among the 00:05:51 revokes seen this Tuesday and out Liberia's justice minister some was 00:05:55 a member of parliament. Mitt critical of President George Weah to appear today 00:05:59 Monday. Right I'm going to do what I'm going to let the people. 00:06:06 I don't know what yeah it's a member of the I do elect and I do receive 00:06:12 a mission minister says that we our government believes in the rule of law and 00:06:17 those stories. Coming up on Daybreak Africa. 00:06:28 Report out of Sudan on Sunday said the Sudanese professional association has 00:06:32 suspended talks with the ruling military council for the Council's failure to 00:06:37 transfer quickly to 00:06:38 a civilian government group led protests led to the overthrow of President Omar al 00:06:44 Bashir. A member of the Politburo of the 27 of member movement says you know 00:06:51 addition the military council has been too close to the deposed leader Bashir. The 00:06:57 military agree with the protest I'd be said that they're going to agree with them 00:07:03 on all what had been signed before and what's happening now there is some delay in 00:07:09 their numbers through the military contact and some of the hostages who were 00:07:16 part of the machine. So for that reason the protests that are still the 00:07:23 military. Here to carry on what they promise in there for this announcement 00:07:30 5 days ago so what do you think is going to happen next now what's going to happen 00:07:35 knowledge think we are going to just wait for the military with the reaction we 00:07:41 hope that they will be wise enough to agree with the protesters and to sit down 00:07:47 with them to sort out all the property so they Richen back to the table in the 00:07:54 military council to continue on the same old the same it's kids will also be issues 00:08:01 then things will not be good we keep talking about the military did 00:08:04 a civilian groups put forward and in names that they would like to see in 00:08:09 a transitional government known they hold on announcing names they said Now let's 00:08:14 ask finish this cherished which is to make sure that the military council will 00:08:19 agree on the fairest important issue which is to relieve the powerful being done in 00:08:25 professional gathered so that his profession out of the whole of the rule is 00:08:32 an effective will young to be agreed aboard by him all sorts of people are very 00:08:39 present to them and we don't want other. To speak on behalf of the Saddam needs 00:08:45 except it's done it's professional there was 00:08:49 a story on Sunday that the military led government is planning 00:08:54 a delegation to Washington. Get the United States to drop Saddam from the list of 00:09:00 countries that sponsor terrorism do you think that it has to happen right now I 00:09:05 heard that in the end did you know that they have revealing to send 00:09:08 a delegation and I think that's would be 00:09:10 a good release by lifting of the sanctions against Sudan even when the military 00:09:15 government has not made it possible as smooth transition to actually address the 00:09:21 reads from the dentist professional gathered about this issue are they going to 00:09:26 help the military council on that issue or are they going to contact the American 00:09:32 government to stop that initiative and I'm issuing Grice 00:09:36 a member of the political be revealed the 27 new member movement speaking with me 00:09:41 from Washington d.c. 00:09:43 And I direct justice minister has some of 00:09:45 a member of the House of Representatives yet to call Luba to the justice ministry 00:09:50 today Monday to discuss tension in the country involved in the representative and 00:09:55 President George Weah some form of rebels who are now members of the armed forces 00:10:00 of Liberia have threatened to arrest Kluber But Representative Columbus' says he's 00:10:05 not afraid of what might happen because he's speaking on behalf of the Liberian 00:10:10 people according to the Constitution we don't know what will be discarded by 00:10:14 receive a communication citing 00:10:16 a conference so I wonder respect the justice ministry I respect the rule of law 00:10:20 with God I don't need. Anything I got to do with me going to report what I said if 00:10:26 it is 00:10:26 a lie with the Constitution I'm going to respect it you're not concerned that you 00:10:30 could get 00:10:31 a rest that fall you'll call for impeachment of the president if I will be 00:10:35 a rest of the Constitution let me be arrested and I'm going by the constitution as 00:10:42 it's my right eye going to the Constitution to do what I'm doing to speak to Lebron 00:10:46 people if. I don't follow what I meant to morrow and the history I want to achieve 00:10:52 was to get to the people according to the government you made threats in 00:10:55 a statement to the gov. I meant everything I said was an hour with the Constitution 00:11:00 not going wrong an instance where you say everything you said is in line with the 00:11:04 Constitution what did you say for me I said the president will be leaving in 3 00:11:09 months I will make 00:11:10 a reference to the impeachment Hobbs because I think in my mind and about 00:11:15 a lot of the impeachment that will go on the flu and 2 to 3 months will be 00:11:19 different with the impeachment of this president why do you feel the president 00:11:23 should be impeached because the content is on the volatile of so many occasions and 00:11:28 waiting for the constitution on the law of this country the Constitution is all it 00:11:32 about as president which includes 00:11:34 a bill on the floor of breaching the Constitution he can be impeached by that in my 00:11:37 mind I think the average 00:11:38 a constitutional So I think he should be engaged in what way do you think the 00:11:42 president has breached the Constitution Take for example think placement was 00:11:46 a bit of a common agenda it was strictly against 00:11:48 a constitution of this country and what are some of the provision I have voted in 00:11:52 so. I will be pleased on the floor but impeachment proceeding to start some for Mom 00:11:58 rebel have made threats on the lives of people who they believe to be quite 00:12:03 a call what do you make of those comments that these people have made before that 00:12:07 we are going on and cause you win and the American government to him for the 00:12:10 establishment of the walk unquote in this country because you are not one of the 00:12:14 rebels general Stretton into 00:12:16 a Reza see the lawmaker It is because the walk uncle is not here that is what it 00:12:20 did it would appear that so we are called on our international committed to prevail 00:12:24 our president want to walk uncle to come if we are dumb we have gone wrong and 00:12:28 whether our people so again be accountable for what we have done the more that was 00:12:32 said I want to overthrow RINGBACK the brother of this country they are tracking the 00:12:34 peace of this day so we are quoting one of President of the essential that 00:12:38 a war crime can cause so we can kill justice yet the Colobus 00:12:42 a member of till I do House of Representatives he was speaking with me from the 00:12:47 capital Monrovia lighted with the information minister Eugene numbly says democracy 00:12:52 Liberia is not on the threat he accused the opposition for what he. Talks the 00:12:57 rhetoric which he says has left the impression that there is 00:13:00 a breakdown of the rule of law this comes as the country's justice minister has 00:13:06 some of 00:13:06 a member of the House of Representatives yet to Colusa to the justice ministry 00:13:10 today Monday to discuss detention in 00:13:12 a country involving the representative and presidential which we are information 00:13:17 minister non-biased says the justice minister simply wants representative Colaba to 00:13:22 clarify what he meant when he said that President George Weah may not be in power 00:13:27 within 3 months the reason for the 'd fight is on 00:13:30 a very simple as we call him to clarify 'd statements that he made last week. 00:13:38 In 00:13:38 a statement the president will not be in power within 3 months and I have caused 00:13:43 a lot of excitement for the minister of justice of calling for him to clarify the 00:13:48 statement minister the what we understand is that there are 00:13:51 a number of people including some army generals or former rebels who are making 00:13:56 threats on people who are critical of the government the question of why you would 00:14:01 not be some 00:14:01 a citizen of Liberia have any complaint to the Ministry of Justice of the 00:14:07 authorities about 00:14:09 a particular threat by any particular former general Now last week 'd again or of 00:14:14 most of the county 500 some of the generals who have made 00:14:18 a statement already you. Have to make so those are the number of 00:14:25 Justice they were questioned and they want and then the rest of our apologies. 00:14:31 Desire on the part of some people to create the impression that there is 00:14:35 a breakdown of will of law in Liberia and that is not the case what is happening is 00:14:39 that his arm have ramped up the rhetoric they have called for mass demonstration on 00:14:47 'd. The democratic right to. But just do it peacefully for our democracy is not 00:14:53 under threat we were told 302 hours after going. And instead of people who are out 00:14:58 of work expressly freedom of assembly you mentioned the June 7th demonstration all 00:15:02 rally is your government concern about this rally and the possibility of what might 00:15:09 come out of it because people say the reason this rally is being planned is because 00:15:14 President is not running the country effectively the government has 00:15:18 a responsibility to ensure that the rights of all of those who want to protest 00:15:23 demonstrate. Are those rights are protected and we have also call on our allies on 00:15:28 the demonstration to show that the demonstration is peaceful and it is orderly and 00:15:33 that there is no cooperation of our apartment out of the law last week there was 00:15:37 this story about snakes in the Foreign Ministry where President we as offices are 00:15:43 suggesting that the snakes forced the president out of office when is the office 00:15:48 expected there is a tropical country there are so many snakes around 00:15:53 a foreign ministry building yes there were 2 snakes in the building and other 00:15:58 result of the weather this is a made to reaffirm a gate into 00:16:02 a building and naturally Mr President will not be in the billions watching you know 00:16:06 any of this stuff in a building be a what a wide it from 00:16:09 a gate and if that was. Really kind of for the money huge numbers Liberia's 00:16:16 information minister speaking with me from the capital Monrovia today is Monday 00:16:20 April 22nd to you are listening to daybreak Africa and the Voice of America James 00:16:24 Butty it Washington they break Africa time 16 and 00:16:28 a half minutes past the hour buck in a fossil his face 00:16:31 a massive internal displacement because of violence the United Nations reports more 00:16:36 than 100000 people have been displaced this year in the West African nation and as 00:16:42 viewers Cala bad reports from booking 00:16:44 a fast of capital luggage Dugu the displacements are taking 00:16:48 a deep toll on children and teachers forced out of the classroom these are the not 00:16:54 the students are hard at work but they're related. Social studies lesson here but 00:16:58 with each passing week in Burkina Faso fewer classrooms like this one remain open 00:17:05 for a reason so you're concerned if it is 00:17:08 a matter of life and then the threat from the hottest violence is now so severe and 00:17:12 working 00:17:13 a fossil that 150000 children can't go to school and about 5000 teachers can't 00:17:18 teach in the classroom. The laughter in this elementary school playground remains 00:17:24 bittersweet in the years of displaced teacher see 00:17:27 a Michael he remembers the joy of his students he says before Islamic militants 00:17:33 burned down his school and forced him to flee so. They 00:17:40 often left messages saying that if they return and you're still there your life 00:17:43 will be in danger. In this case what are you going to do you have to 00:17:50 leave was it that they said they bombed down the school then your life is next. 00:17:56 Vehement and the closings have spread across the country's east and north were the 00:18:02 hottest from neighboring the air and Mali have spilled over the borders opposed to 00:18:07 Western education the militants destroyed some schools like Michael's others are 00:18:13 closed by teachers worried they'll be targeted next but Dina Joseph fled his 00:18:18 village near the nation's northern border with Mali after Salafist showed up with 00:18:23 specific demands they didn't want to see again today and you can see the warm teach 00:18:30 us that if we did not mean teaching in Arabic the following day we better leave the 00:18:35 village in a quiet as to teach in 00:18:37 a language on known to us so we closed the schools and left before December 00:18:42 holidays. When the need to be sponsored education advocates say the closings will 00:18:48 lead to long term repercussions for Burkina Faso future. In the book and must be 00:18:54 concerned because to destroy 00:18:56 a country you just need to destroy education. Officials are working to reopen some 00:19:02 schools but many fear children more attention as long as violence remains on the 00:19:08 rise Harlem abt feeling is wanted is working Afonso 00:19:13 a malaria vaccine pilot program will be launched this Tuesday in Malawi after 00:19:19 nearly $1000000000.00 u.s. 00:19:20 Dollars of investment and decades of research Glaxo Smith Kline p.l.c. 00:19:26 Is the pharmacy giant behind the drugs that treat malaria which kills nearly half 00:19:32 a 1000000 people each year the World Health Organization's program manager for 00:19:37 Immunization and vaccine development Dr Ritchie me go spoke to Rickie strike by the 00:19:43 upcoming pilot and his hopes for the future of malaria prevention as you know 00:19:50 country malaria is one of the leading cause of. Letting young and we do 00:19:56 have. Other tools to control. 00:20:03 That. Said 00:20:06 a number of. Men but I think at the last but one or 2 years we've 00:20:13 seen that sort of surge in the number of cases of malaria region so I think I think 00:20:18 if I seen. The large arsenal of tools that we have it's kind of funny 00:20:25 story called moment. So we really hope that the new era. 00:20:33 By the. Scene but I think it's probably going to. 00:20:40 See significant. Contribution to the fight against malaria I know the 00:20:46 $700000000.00 has been spent on the project by the British trying to make 00:20:52 a glass so but they're saying that they would need more money to hand over the 00:20:58 baton to either. Partner I'm getting back that w.h.y. 00:21:02 What is the goal and how much money is needed to get back to character because for 00:21:06 the moment to it he makes what could be the overall outlook to control or to get 00:21:13 malaria globally and in the particularly in the African region but I think that 00:21:19 speaking for destruction in particular diseases. In that for the moment. Only 00:21:26 produce for those 3 countries. Because we have 00:21:30 a. Lesson to learn from the pilot implementation as you know this will be 00:21:35 a project that is going to get me 39 for those 2 which was not the case for most of 00:21:42 the vaccine so I think 00:21:44 a country has to learn how to reach the target population with these vaccines as 00:21:50 you mentioned there has been 00:21:51 a upsurge in malaria in recent years what do you think about writing that very 00:21:56 difficult to generalize restriction but I think it's good that we have enough 00:22:02 search of. The last 2 to 3 years and I think many reasons behind that 00:22:09 complacency the implementation of the proven strategies that do exist for the 00:22:15 moment which is why we want to take support for not only the world malaria Bay but 00:22:20 also the. Vaccine to make sure that. We continue to 00:22:27 mobilize the population of the countries. So was Dr Richard me he go the World 00:22:33 Health Organization program manager for Immunization and vaccine development you 00:22:37 are speaking to Ricky strike that from Brazzaville Ugandan police have been 00:22:41 explaining why they asked member of parliament Robert chuckle i.e. 00:22:46 Popularly known as Bobby wanting to cancel his upcoming concerts Bobby Why has been 00:22:51 a critic of the Ugandan president Yoweri most 70 my friend and Nigga Commissioner 00:22:55 of Police for public relations says the concert organizers failed to meet public 00:23:00 safety and security standards. Following the faster truth in housing for the faint 00:23:07 of 00:23:07 a number of will. Cause some promotions we came up with no guidelines 00:23:15 on all security regarding. And we called the major 00:23:21 promoters behind 00:23:23 a number of music wasn't. A very big planes come August when many 00:23:30 promoters that we met the promoters of the chair and of course who promote. 00:23:36 Because we have been having track records. And of course that's where. 00:23:43 We have. To. 'd get involved in markets today and publicly 00:23:51 due to overcrowding. Characterising and the 00:23:58 community. Which is one of the beaches that he has was also 00:24:04 complaining to traffic rules and various Nichol that it did number one 00:24:11 responsibility of the police department is to ensure public safety and instead of 00:24:16 counseling 00:24:17 a concert by the police job is to make sure that whatever the nature of the concert 00:24:22 that it takes place but I do police they have to make sure that everyone is safe 00:24:28 that is 00:24:28 a. Mandated But you know where it comes through some of these private events. 00:24:37 Where you find property corners in the private sector coming up with Foley thing 00:24:44 to support the public on 00:24:45 a single to do carry out and I believe where you are in the America it is not 00:24:52 totally left to the police the police comes into over mankind supported President 00:24:58 policy initiatives. For any guys the Commissioner of Police for public relations 00:25:04 you're speaking with me from the Ugandan capital Kampala. 00:25:16 Is no not for they've recovered as well so here is something all mounted in 00:25:19 a Belgian Nigeria 00:25:20 a very good Monday morning to you some saying Good Monday morning to you James we 00:25:24 begin the sports with the 2970 finalist at the cap on to 17 championship. 00:25:32 Emerged 00:25:32 a group be running app in the calf want to say jumping ship intends on yet to book 00:25:37 a place to feast Nigerian December finals on Wednesday Guinea throws peaked 00:25:42 Africa's 4th ticket for the World Cup holding in Brazil later this year in order 00:25:48 group b. 00:25:48 Marches Cameroon already will fight play to draw with Senegal Cameroon Wolfie's 00:25:54 Angola in the all the semifinal match that will come immediately after the Nigerian 00:25:59 gimme unplugs in boxing news Larry 00:26:02 a can dial now Jews number one books are as valid to fight like 00:26:06 a worrier in his next fight to make Nigerians proud Larry 00:26:11 a can die or would be defending his European i 00:26:13 b f Well the wheat belt as well as fighting for the vacant into continued to belt 00:26:19 in the commune months he says the new job should imagine born British heavy wood 00:26:23 books it has been an inspiration I've got the biggest support so far when they have 00:26:28 a weight champion of the ward I can enjoy He knows what they were like where the 00:26:35 politics of boxing and he's been it's been very very supportive and I'll try to 00:26:41 spend 00:26:42 a table bring to bring the titers back and I'm sure in defending the high work in 00:26:48 tennis teams president of the Ghana Tennis Federation Isaac aboard 00:26:53 a draw has announced that about 30 participants from Africa and Europe who 00:26:58 participate in the 5th edition. Of the markdown International Tennis Federation War 00:27:03 2 or in 00:27:03 a crowd the competition billed for Monday April 29th 24th of me at the tennis court 00:27:09 of the cross sports stadium East open to all players and has 00:27:13 a cash prize of $5000.00 for the winner see that play is all about award who are 00:27:18 coming to get the question. Of the best of tournaments. And then 00:27:25 to athletics Kenya's former Olympic 1500 metres champion as Bill keeper up has been 00:27:31 handed 00:27:32 a 4 year ban for duping that latex Integrity Unit said at the weekend the 21 year 00:27:38 old who warned 3 would championship golds tested positive for the banned blood 00:27:43 booster 00:27:44 a little protein in the film but 2017 as big has argued he's using sample which was 00:27:50 sticking out of competition could have been tampered with by his test is who had 00:27:55 tipped him off about the a visit and taking 00:27:58 a payment from him remember my some. Effort it says Norris out you know from the 00:28:04 liberal sort of from the one I don't support that. And been accused of at 00:28:11 1st and 1st analytical finding which is you know which brings 00:28:15 a lot of you know question and that's it for de brick Africa's sports I am subsidy 00:28:21 or my leg in 00:28:22 a blue Janai Geria it's back to you jeans in Washington focus I'm saying Have 00:28:28 a good day that is it for this Monday April 22nd edition of daybreak Africa we 00:28:34 thank you for starting your week with us on behalf of daybreak Africa crew producer 00:28:39 Nicole Beck for reporters Peter Clottey and Ricky struck as well as Post editor 00:28:45 some say O'Malley along with all of our engineers and gents but in Washington 00:28:50 Wishing you all in Africa 00:28:53 a very very good day. One 00:29:00 of 00:29:00 a. LACs on why or charge then listen to music time in Africa this weekend 00:29:07 it'll do all that morning and many are. 00:29:14 I'm Heather Maxwell I know good music and Africa is my passion. 00:29:25 Join me every Saturday and Sunday for one hour of commercial free hand African 00:29:30 music of the highest level. You get 00:29:37 great music music news and amazing artist interviews from rising stars to 00:29:43 superstars this listen will take you places so do it join me for music 00:29:50 time in Africa your weekend destination. 00:30:04 Hello there it is Tuesday Monday April 22nd and this is v.o.a. 00:30:10 As international edition I'm Lori London Washington coming up more than 200 dead 00:30:16 and Easter blasts on 00:30:17 a Sri Lankan churches and hotels. The pope issues 00:30:24 a plea for peace on Easter Sunday and the debate continues over evidence in the 00:30:29 special counsel's report. It's certainly the case that impeachment would be 00:30:35 unsuccessful if the Republican Party continues to place 00:30:39 a party above country continues essentially to back to prison no matter how 00:30:43 unethical or dishonest his conduct may be also ahead our piece of rock 00:30:48 n roll history gets sold for big bucks it's all in today's international edition 00:30:53 but we start with tragedy in Sri Lanka the deadliest violence there in 00:30:57 a decade multiple explosions ripped through churches and luxury hotels on Easter 00:31:02 Sunday leaving more than 200 people dead and more than 400 others wounded Sri Lanka 00:31:08 has imposed 00:31:09 a curfew effective immediately and blocked access to major social media and message 00:31:15 messaging apps to prevent the spread of misinformation and rumors in the wake of 00:31:19 the blasts Marcus hearten brings us this report from on John up. In 00:31:26 New Delhi The 1st 6 blasts that began around $845.00 local time work 00:31:33 ordinated and claimed most of the fatalities while 2 smaller blasts took place 00:31:39 several hours later the capital Colombo where 3 major hotels and one church 00:31:46 were targeted bore the brunt of the mayhem Christian groups have said they face 00:31:52 increasing intimidation from hardline Buddhist monks in recent years however such 00:31:58 harassment is only 00:32:00 a relatively minor level says Joe Han Pereira who heads the National Peace Council 00:32:06 in Colombo who would talk of that and it's yet been and Christie and then sentiment 00:32:13 but on 00:32:14 a very small scale he got to do it the converse of that happening different look at 00:32:18 it. But not to the extent people condemnation of the deadly bombings came in from 00:32:25 leaders across the world including u.s. 00:32:28 President Donald Trump for reporter on general pass richer This is Marcus Hartman 00:32:34 v.o.a. 00:32:35 News Washington Pope Francis expressed closeness to the Christian community struck 00:32:40 by the attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Day and his Easter message he also prayed for 00:32:45 peace in Syria Yemen Libya and South Sudan addressing tens of thousands of pilgrims 00:32:51 gathered in St Peter's Square from the central Balad balcony of the basilica the 00:32:56 pope said the resurrection of Christ is the principle of new life for every man and 00:33:00 woman Sabina consul Franco has more for v.o.a. 00:33:04 . 00:33:14 Under gray skies but in 00:33:15 a St Peter's Square filled with flowers Pope Francis dressed in white vestments 00:33:21 celebrated Easter mass in front of tens of thousands of faith interests at the end 00:33:26 of the mass the paint gave his traditional message and blessing to the city and to 00:33:31 the world his last words before he wished everyone 00:33:34 a Happy Easter with for the people of Sri Lanka struck he said by the serious 00:33:40 attacks on Easter Day which brought mourning and pain in some of the churches and 00:33:45 other sites in the country he said he learned the news with sadness and express 00:33:50 closeness to the Christian community gathered in prayer earlier in his message the 00:33:56 pope said the resurrection of Christ is the principle of new life for every man and 00:34:01 every woman for true renewal always begins from the heart from the conscience yet 00:34:08 east to the pope added is also the beginning of the new world set free from the 00:34:12 slavery of sin and the Pope's 1st thoughts went to the people of Syria they'd. Em's 00:34:19 of an ongoing conflict to which we risk becoming ever more resigned and even 00:34:24 indifferent here to new commitment for 00:34:27 a political solution that will respond for the hopes for peace and confront the 00:34:33 humanitarian crisis the pope's thoughts also turn to the people of Yemen especially 00:34:39 the children exhausted by hunger and war and to the situation in Libya. 00:34:47 Live you. Only me the Pope said may conflict and bloodshed cease 00:34:54 and Libya where defenseless people are once more dying in recent weeks and many 00:34:59 families have been forced to abandon their homes Pope Francis the parties involved 00:35:05 to choose dialogue to force and to avoid reopening wounds left by 00:35:10 a decade of conflicts and political instability the pope also prayed for peace in 00:35:16 other parts of the African continent which he said is still rife with social 00:35:21 tensions conflicts and at times violent forms of extremism that leave in their wake 00:35:27 insecurity destruction and death he mentioned Burkina Faso Mali new share 00:35:34 Nigeria and Cameroon but he also spoke of Sudan which he said is presently 00:35:40 experiencing 00:35:41 a moment of political uncertainty if you not. Only 00:35:50 politically referring to the recent spiritual retreat held with South Sudanese 00:35:55 leaders in the Vatican the pope expressed the hope for 00:35:59 a new page open in the history of that country in which all political social and 00:36:04 religious components actively commit themselves to the pursuit of the common good 00:36:10 and the reconciliation of the nation the pope also mentioned the crisis in 00:36:15 Venezuela and the situation in Nicaragua where he. Express hope for 00:36:20 a peaceful negotiated solution Sabina has some frankenfood v.l.a. 00:36:25 News read. Here are some of the stories we are 00:36:32 following it v.o.a. News dot com The u.s. 00:36:35 Plans to sanction Nations for importing Iranian oil on Easter the pope calls for 00:36:40 peace in Syria Yemen Libya and South Sudan 00:36:45 a 41 year old television actor wins 00:36:48 a landslide victory in the Ukrainian presidential election Sunday and officials say 00:36:52 the Taliban and ISIS are depriving Afghan kids of polio vaccine find expanded 00:36:59 coverage of these stories and more at v.o.a. News dot com and on our v.o.a. 00:37:05 Mobile app this is international edition. 00:37:17 President trumps lawyer Rudy Giuliani insisted Sunday there was nothing wrong with 00:37:21 the president's 2016 campaign taking information from the Russians as House 00:37:26 Democrats pledged stepped up an investigation into campaign misconduct and possible 00:37:32 crimes of obstruction detailed in Special Counsel Robert Muller's report Giuliani 00:37:36 called the Trump campaign's effort to get political help from representatives of 00:37:40 the Russian government possibly ill advised but not illegal the Sunday shows 00:37:47 offered the latest back and forth following the long anticipated release of 00:37:51 Mahler's 448 page redacted report Thursday from his 2 year investigation into 00:37:58 Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election a.p. 00:38:02 Correspondent Shelley Adler has that as President Trump was heading to Easter 00:38:07 services in Florida tweeting the Mahler report was quote nothing but 00:38:11 a total hit job White House counselor Kellyanne Conway took to the airways this has 00:38:16 been 00:38:16 a frustrated president about an ill conceived. Illegitimate investigation from the 00:38:20 beginning not so fast says Congressman Elijah Cummings who chairs the House 00:38:25 Oversight Committee he says the mother report is 00:38:27 a roadmap for further action by Congress I think he basically said as 00:38:33 a Congress it's up to you to take this further with regard to obstruction and the 00:38:39 and other matters that might come up while Cummings was on C.B.S.'s Face the Nation 00:38:44 come way appeared on A.B.C.'s This Week shelling out there Washington meanwhile 00:38:48 there's been democratic our Democratic leaders are angered by what they say are 00:38:52 efforts by u.s. 00:38:54 Attorney General William Barr to protect the president by what they say is 00:38:58 mischaracterization of the conclusions about the special counsel's report Senate 00:39:02 minority leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi both released the 00:39:06 joint statement Thursday saying that the differences between bar bars analysis and 00:39:12 the Miller report are stark Earlier I talked about it with former federal 00:39:17 prosecutor Kenneth McCallion about the report and the attorney general's handling 00:39:20 of its release and so thank you for taking the time to talk to us what is your take 00:39:26 on the attorney general's portrayal of the report that we see in the mosque with 00:39:31 our suspicions confirmed he said that the miller had reached 00:39:36 a conclusion that there was no conspiracy however has far somewhat telegraphed in 00:39:43 the letter and as we now see in the Muller report the definition of what the 00:39:47 conspiracy was was experimental narrowly limited to the hacking and original 00:39:54 dissemination by the Russian intelligence g.r.u. 00:39:57 And the ira 00:39:59 a very ancient research agency of the Russians and there was never any suspicion or 00:40:05 inkling that any Trump or anyone in this campaign actually participated in the 00:40:11 hacking or the release by use of for 2 point of d.c. 00:40:15 Leaks or with the leaks of those hacked and so on. Materials So it's really quite 00:40:21 puzzling really why Muller who it was 00:40:24 a moment of evidence and which comports about 98 percent of what was the publicly 00:40:30 available information was probably information was in there and the multiple 00:40:34 contacts with the Russians was there Muller for whatever reasons and chose to 00:40:40 define the possible conspiracy in 00:40:42 a very fashion where the answer would necessarily be no they did not conspire 00:40:48 because they did not hacks or originally disseminate these phone materials what 00:40:54 about the way that it has been portrayed to the public by the attorney general of 00:40:58 the United States in general from the 4 page letter until his press conference 00:41:04 ahead of the report to give his summation and his disagreement with some of what 00:41:09 Mahler's findings were really extraordinary one extremely disconcerting and 00:41:15 disappointing to use really not acting like an independent attorney general or the 00:41:20 chief attorney for the public he's acting as Trump's really private lawyer putting 00:41:26 a massive spin on it and so now that it has been released what is your main 00:41:31 takeaway the main takeaway from the Miller report is that he did not reach 00:41:35 a decision on the obstruction of justice it appears in his intention of since the 00:41:42 o.j. Regs prevent the just the pardon from indicting 00:41:46 a sitting president basically punted on making 00:41:51 a decision and salty didn't have to make 00:41:53 a decision or could certainly put not my decision that were exonerate the president 00:42:00 and in addition I think the mother report provides 00:42:05 a great deal of detail but it's largely detail that's about 95 percent is already 00:42:11 in the public record based on excellent reporting and investigative reporting over 00:42:16 the last few years we did get some. Some additional tidbits of information which 00:42:22 might be helpful but the massive amount of evidence of the interaction between 00:42:28 campaigning and the Russians and their concerted desire Trump is going 00:42:35 to get advance knowledge of the Wiki Leaks material for example and any other 00:42:40 illegally obtained Hillary Clinton in excruciating detail really supports 00:42:47 a conclusion in my view that Trump and his team were 00:42:54 aiding and abetting and providing aid and comfort to 00:42:57 a hostile foreign power which is the classic textbook definition and constitutional 00:43:03 definition of treason so it was not addressing among reporters looking for. 00:43:09 Participation by the term team and conspiracy or obstruction of justice which you 00:43:14 took a pass but if you look at all of the evidence in 00:43:18 a different loans was the Trump and his team really providing aid and comfort to 00:43:24 the detriment of the United States to 00:43:26 a foreign hostile power was tipping the scales of the 2006 election towards trump 00:43:33 the answer overwhelmingly is yes there was really 00:43:36 a fundamental betrayal by Trump and his team of the best interests of the United 00:43:41 States from certainly the integrity of our electoral process so if you look at it 00:43:46 through that alone I think Congress has 00:43:49 a lot of work to do in parsing this out filling in the gaps and the final chapter 00:43:56 of the Trump Russia investigation saga is definitely not of all right well we 00:44:02 appreciate your perspective former federal prosecutor Candace Macallan He's also 00:44:05 the author of the new book Treason and betrayal Meanwhile House Judiciary Committee 00:44:10 chairman Jerrold Nadler issued 00:44:12 a subpoena Friday to get the full mother Muller report. 00:44:20 This is something that's intimate. Until the stars began to form the only Adams in 00:44:27 the early universe were mostly of hydrogen some helium and trace amounts of lithium 00:44:32 and Berlioz scientists theorize that about 100000 years after the Big Bang elements 00:44:37 of helium and hydrogen atoms formed the 1st molecule in the universe helium hydride 00:44:43 Well many think the molecule should exist in parts of our universe it was never 00:44:48 detected until recently in 00:44:51 a new study published in the journal Nature scientists say they were able to detect 00:44:55 the signature of the 1st molecule in the universe in 00:44:58 a planetary nebula 3000 light years away near the constellation Cygnus the 00:45:03 discovery was made by the scientists who used sophisticated instruments that were 00:45:08 aboard NASA stratospheric observatory for infrared astronomy or Sophia the world's 00:45:14 largest airborne observatory I'm wiil ways Rick Pantoliano Francis spearheading 00:45:20 a new higher education plan aimed to make it more attractive destination for 00:45:25 foreign students but also 00:45:27 a more expensive one the move to raise tuition fees for foreign students sparked 00:45:32 protests especially on the part of African students who make up nearly half the 00:45:36 country's international student body from the Paris suburb of Cretaceous Lisa 00:45:43 Bryant reports that some universities are also rebelling against the tuition hike. 00:45:51 In many ways the University of the he s. 00:45:54 Quite 00:45:54 a are you pick is the face of today's France and of France is reputation abroad 00:46:00 nearly 10 percent of its student body is international. So it's no 00:46:07 surprise its administration has been closely tracking the government's new higher 00:46:12 education plan dubbed welcome to France the strategy aims to boost foreign student 00:46:18 numbers from about 300002 half 00:46:21 a 1000000 by 2027 you pick supports many aspects of the plan except one 00:46:27 a sharp tuition hike next academic year to be confirmed that you never. 00:46:34 Have been is your picks face president for international relations he says 00:46:39 a large part of its international student body comes from north and sub-Saharan 00:46:43 Africa they can afford 00:46:45 a tuition increase. Even with the tuition increase French 00:46:52 fees are much lower than elsewhere in the West but the move has still sparked 00:46:57 demonstrations and like a number of other French universities e.u. 00:47:01 Pick has opted not to raise costs for foreign students even so some like Bera 00:47:07 a graduate student from Madagascar are worried that they're. 00:47:15 Ready Berra said he was shocked to hear about the tuition hike which would have 00:47:19 amounted to about 15 times more than what he pays now it's not part of the budget 00:47:24 of students like himself when they left their countries. Capturing of Luckovich 00:47:31 from Serbia is also on 00:47:32 a tight budget either finitely have the impression that the threat is d. 00:47:38 That part of the strategy of the French government will contribute to the 00:47:43 attraction as they want to give it says she's happy about the quality of edge. 00:47:48 Cation here but she says Serbian students like herself may not be able to afford to 00:47:53 study in France if you wish and costs are raised in France as the world's top 00:47:59 non-language phone destination for foreign students and 4th overall it's home to 00:48:04 the iconic Sorbonne University and prestigious business schools 00:48:09 a big draw is also the country's inexpensive tuition still France has been losing 00:48:14 ground in recent years we are competing we are very competitive The problem is we 00:48:20 receive a lot of students but maybe we don't receive then very what Olivia holo is 00:48:26 a French journalist specializing in higher education where you come from or about 00:48:31 the world you are exposed to leave like in America you see and be. 00:48:39 Compassed in France it's not very very like that so maybe the 00:48:46 students are bit disappointed the government plan aims to tackle some of the 00:48:50 hurdles by simplifying student visas offering better housing and more French 00:48:55 language classes It also aims to expand France's educational presence in Africa 00:49:01 experts say the country's higher education strategy serves 00:49:05 a larger goals by expanding French influence and interests abroad over the decades 00:49:10 presidents and business leaders especially from France's former African colonies 00:49:15 earned university degrees here the bottom 2 get the best students with tomorrow it 00:49:21 will be in charge of the country France may also profit from potential barriers to 00:49:26 studying elsewhere including tougher immigration restrictions in the United States 00:49:31 and uncertainty over brags that the government plans to increase scholarships to 00:49:36 offset to Asian hikes for the neediest students but in today's competitive 00:49:41 environment that may not be enough 00:49:44 a recent study by campus France which represents. French education globally found 00:49:50 a sharp drop so far in African and roll meant since 00:49:53 a plan was announced and. Students American students it's 00:50:00 a problem for profit can students Carlos says the best and brightest students risk 00:50:05 going elsewhere Saudi Arabia and Turkey for example offer attractive scholarships. 00:50:12 Well aiming to attract more students from other parts of the world you pick wants 00:50:17 to expand its presence in Africa as 00:50:19 a way you pick Stephanie says to contribute to the continent's development Lisa 00:50:25 Bryant Trevino News Cut day France and you're listening to international edition on 00:50:30 v.o.a. . Need 00:50:33 a little straight talk want to make sense of the world around you ask 00:50:37 a question hear what others have to say If so Americans has 00:50:43 a variety of. 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Way up there nerdy in fact all the way up into space 00:52:15 Guerra is an astronomer and training involved since high school with 00:52:18 a small project at the Adler Planetarium with big goals so our main goal was to see 00:52:24 if the ozone layer is getting thinner and how by how much and there's like 00:52:28 different parts of the Earth's atmosphere does getting thinner because of the 00:52:32 pollution 00:52:33 a small electronic device called thinset gathers the data to shed light on these 00:52:38 questions designed to orbit the earth the device was not developed by highly paid 00:52:43 engineers but by Chicago area students like we focused on coding the different 00:52:50 parts of like sensors that the inside is composed of so we coded to like and 00:52:56 measure light intensity pressure Yeah this stuff is very nerdy Pacer's Garcia. As 00:53:02 a systems engineer for the other planetariums far horizons project and oversees the 00:53:07 work of the students developing thinset many of the students who gain these 00:53:11 opportunities are not typically from under income or minority students in fact here 00:53:18 at the outer we have students who are minorities who have been faced with 00:53:23 challenges well not having opportunities presented to them and here we are 00:53:28 presenting 00:53:28 a mission where they are collaborating with us scientists and engineers to work on 00:53:34 our very 1st mission points. When NASA is Antares 00:53:41 rocket built by Northrop Grumman blasted off from the coast of Virginia on April 00:53:45 17th. It wasn't just making 00:53:52 a resupply mission to the International Space Station onboard was thinset the 00:53:57 culmination of work by many at the Adler including Fatima Guerra who joined the far 00:54:02 horizons team as 00:54:03 a high school requirements that became so much more requirement can really become 00:54:09 like 00:54:09 a life changing opportunity and you know you can only it's really exciting to see 00:54:15 that my work is going to go up in space and help in the scientific world it is also 00:54:21 exciting for her parents immigrants from Guatemala who can proudly say their 00:54:25 daughter helped build 00:54:26 a satellite orbiting the earth they are really excited especially wanting to live 00:54:31 in the and lame become like a worldwide type and you and I I'm going to be 00:54:36 a part of it they were really proud and they were calling my family they're like oh 00:54:40 he might be on t.v. 00:54:42 Is something that they feel we part of me about for achieving long after thin sets 00:54:47 work is done will still be known as a member of 00:54:50 a team that but the 1st satellite developed by 00:54:53 a private planetarium into space she says her friends don't think that's 30 it all 00:55:00 came fair Bob Vila news. Chicago Illinois. 00:55:10 An upright piano that John Lennon used to write Beatle songs has been sold at 00:55:15 auction Jim 1st say the owner of the National Football League team the Indianapolis 00:55:20 Colts tweeted Saturday that he is elated to now own the instrument Lennon used to 00:55:26 compose songs for The Beatles St Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album 00:55:32 Indianapolis Star reports the piano made in the 870 s. 00:55:35 Was auctioned on the site gotta have rough and Roll dot com The site estimated it 00:55:40 would sell for between 800001 point 2000000 u.s. 00:55:44 Dollars as of Saturday afternoon the final price tag had not yet been announced 00:55:50 earth say calls ownership of the piano 00:55:53 a responsibility he takes seriously with future generations in mind the star 00:56:00 says or say previously bought guitars and once by music legends Jerry Garcia Prince 00:56:07 and Bob Dylan. Just. Like. 00:56:15 That. 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Africa. 00:59:37 For. 01:00:02 This is v.o.a. 01:00:03 News I'm Steve Miller at least 290 people were killed at least 450 injured in bomb 01:00:09 blast that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 01:00:15 the 1st major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of 01:00:18 a civil war 10 years ago the Sri Lankan community in Paris held 01:00:23 a vigil in the early hours of Monday morning after the lights were turned off at 01:00:27 the Eiffel Tower to honor the victims of those Easter bombings Ms 01:00:34 Syriana. Told the a.p. That they were.