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[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nearly a decade has passed since Safiya Noble googled "Black girls" and found the search results were mostly pornographic - a discovery that drove her to explore how algorithms can perpetuate discrimination and inequality.
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a \"massacre\" in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The \"massacre\" is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year's Nobel Peace Prize.
\"Amnesty International can today confirm... that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia's Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,\" the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had \"digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.\"
The dead \"had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,\" Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it \"has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings\".
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to \"make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes\".
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps -- a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
Gabrielle Union is continuing her crusade against NBC Universal, Simon Cowell, and the powers-that-be at “America’s Got Talent.”
The actress spoke with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah about why she feels it’s imperative to begin holding everyone accountable in professional settings “from the top to the bottom.”
During an interview with “The Daily Show” host, the “Being Mary Jane” actress detailed her reasoning behind taking action against Simon Cowell, NBC Universal, Fremantle Productions, and Syco Entertainment.
And he does it in full view of NBC and Fremantle and Syco and no one cares about Simon Cowell exposing all of these employees to second-hand smoke, that’s day one, that’s within the first hour, what message do you think that sends to anyone that has an issue with the very real racism and lack of accountability?”
After detailing an interaction that NBC Universal Chairman Paul Telegdy had with her agent, in which she claims that he threatened them, saying “Gabrielle better watch who she calls a racist” she closed the interview with her thoughts about what it would take to correct the injustices she’s seen within the entertainment industry.
Jamaica on Wednesday recorded 53 additional COVID-19 cases, with ages ranging from 17 to 62 years, increasing the total to 9,634, of which 4,237 are active.\tOf the new cases, 20 are males and 33 are females.\tThere was no new fatality, keeping the...
