Kenya to arm private security guards after al-Shabab attack AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 1:00 pm)

Move follows attack on hotel complex in Nairobi that lasted 18 hours and left 21 people excluding attackers dead.
Mexico fuel crisis: Gov't orders army, police to guard pipelines AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 1:00 pm)

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has ordered to shut down many petrol pipelines.
'There were black Confederates too': Bargaining with US history AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 12:00 pm)

Christy Coleman, CEO of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, shares her views on the Confederate Monument debate.
Trump denies report that said he asked Cohen to lie to Congress AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 12:00 pm)

The office of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has cast doubt on the report by BuzzFeed.
US winter storm slows travel in Plains states, heads east AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 12:00 pm)

Over 100 million expected to be impacted with heavy snow and gale force winds
Inside DJI's 'Robomasters' Robotics Competition Slashdotby BeauHD on robot at January 1, 1970, 1:00 am (cached at January 19, 2019, 11:35 am)

pacopico writes: Every year, DJI hosts a robotics competition called Robomasters. It draws in hundreds of engineering students from around the world for two weeks of all out robotics mayhem. The students build and then control robotic vehicles that blast away at each other with rubber bullets, while drones strafe from overhead. Bloomberg Businessweek did a short documentary on the competition and everything that goes with it, including a reality TV show, an anime series, and final battle attended by thousands of people at a stadium in Shenzhen. The Chinese teams usually do the best, and the winners get some money and sometimes a job offer at DJI -- all part of the country's quest to dominate the robotics industry in the years to come.

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Trump to make 'major announcement' on border wall, shutdown AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 11:00 am)

The US president to make an address on Saturday amid dispute that has brought large parts of government to stand still.
Lindsey Graham: US-Saudi ties can't move until MBS is dealt with AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 11:00 am)

US Senator says Congress will reintroduce sanctions against those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
Ridley Road: The slow death of an East London street market AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 11:00 am)

Ridley Road Market encapsulates East London's rich history of diversity but can it survive austerity and gentrification?
Sudan: Mourners attending protester's death clash with police AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 11:00 am)

Activists say at least 50 people have died since demonstrations began last month.
Sudan issues arrest warrants against 38 reporters amid crackdown AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 10:00 am)

State prosecutor says arrest warrants based on charges such as 'incitement' and 'dissemination of false news'.
Less paper, more Maduro: Vanezuela's media crisis AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 10:00 am)

Nicolas Maduro starts his second term as president of crisis-ridden Venezuela. Plus, political eulogies in the US media.
Cambodia opposition member Kong Mas charged for incitement AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 10:00 am)

Proponent of sanctions charged with incitement days after PM Hun Sen warned critics to flee if EU revoked trade deal.
Laquan McDonald: Ex-US police sentenced for black teen's murder AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 9:00 am)

White ex-officer sentenced to six years for on-duty 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald in US city of Chicago.
Gaza: Four lion cubs die from cold weather day after birth AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (AJE)(cached at January 19, 2019, 9:00 am)

Blockade on Gaza makes it difficult to obtain food and equipment necessary for animal care, zoo owner says.