Kylie Jenner amekuwa bilionea mwenye umri mdogo zaidi duniani

Kylie Jenner amekuwa bilionea mwenye umri mdogo zaidi duniani 6 Machi 2019 Sambaza habari hii Facebook Sambaza habari hii Messenger Sambaza habari hii Twitter Sambaza habari hii Email Mshirikishe mwenzako Haki miliki ya pichaGETTY IMAGES Image caption Kylie Jenner ndiye bilionea mwenye umri mdogo zaidi kwa sasa duniani Kylie Jenner amekuwa bilionea mwenye umri mdogo zaidi duniani, kwa mujibu wa orodha ya mabilionea ya gazeti la Forbes. Kylie ambaye ndiye mdogo zaidi katika familia ya Kardashian amepata utajiri wake kutokana na biashara ya vipodozi. Akiwa na umri wa miaka 21-alianzisha na anamiliki kampuni ya vipodozi ya Kylie Cosmetics, biashara ya urembo ambayo imedumu kwa miaka mitatu sasa na kuingiza mapato ya takriban dola milioni $360m mwaka jana. Alifikia mafanikio haya mapema kuliko muasisi wa mtandao wa kijamii wa Facebook Mark Zuckerberg ambaye alikuwa bilionea akiwa na umri wa miaka 23. "Sikutarajia chochote. Sikujua hali ya baadae. "Lakini kutambuliwa inafurahisha. Ni jambo zuri la kunitia moyo," Bi Jenner aliliambia jarida la Forbes. Orodha ya Forbes inaonyesha muasisi wa The list shows Amazon , Jeff Bezos, akiendelea kushikilia nafasi ya kwanza kwa binadamu tajiri zaidi duniani. Jumla ya utajiri wake ni dola bilioni $131 ,kulingana na jarida la Forbes, ameongeza hadi dola bilioni 19bn kutoka mwaka 2018. Lakini kiwango cha mapato ya mabilionea wote kwa ujumla kimeshuka kutoka dola trilioni $9.1 Miongoni mwa mabilionea ambao utajiri wao unapungua ni muanzilishi wa Facebook Mark Zuckerberg. Umeshuka kwa dola bilioni $8.7bn katika kipindi cha mwaka uliopita ulishuka kwa dola bilioni $62, kwa mujibu wa orodha ya jarida la Forbes Hisa zake katika Facebook wakati mmoja zilipungua kwa thamani yake ya theluthi moja wakati kampuni ilipokua ikikabiliana na kashfa. Hisa za kampuni ya mauzo ya mtandaoni ya Amazon zimefanya vizuri na hivyo kuboresha akaunti za benki za Bwana Bezos na mwanya kati yake na Bill Gates, ambaye yupo katika nafasi ya pili ni mpana kiasi, ingawa utajili wa bwana Gates umepanda kwa doala $96.5bn kutoka dola $90bn alizokuwa nazo mwaka jana. Kwa mabilionea wote waliotajwa kwenye orodha hiyo ni wanawake 252 tu na mwanamke tajiri zaidi aliyejitafutia utajiri mwenye ni mogul Wu Yajun wa Uchina kupitia kampuni yake ya makazi , akiwa na utajiri wenye thamani ya takriban dola bilioni $9.4bn. Idadi ya wanawake waliojitafutia utajiri wao imeongezeka kwa mara ya kwanza na kufikia hadi wanawake 72 kutoka wanawake 56 mwaka jana. Haki miliki ya pichaREUTERS Image caption Jeff Bezos - bado ni tajiri anayeendelea kuwa tajiri Orodha ya jarida la The Forbes ya mabilionea ni kielelezo cha utajiri cha tarehe 8 Februari 2019. Gazeti hilo hutumia viwango vya bei katika masoko ya hisa vya siku hiyo na viwango wa mauazo ya pesa kutoka kote duniani. Kulingana na Forbes kuna mabilionea wachache wakiwemo takribani 2,153 miongoni mwao wakiwa katika orodha ya mwaka 2019, kiwango hicho kikiwa kimeshuka ambapo mwaka 2018 vwalikuwa 2,208 . Kwasehemu moja , hii inaelezea ni kwa nini wastani wa utajiri wao ni sawa na thamani ya dola $4bn, ikiwa ni chini ya dola bilioni 4.1bn. Fahamu vyanzo vya vifo vingi duniani? Forbes pia ilibaini kwamba mabilionea 994 miongoni hali yao ya utajiri sio nzuri ikilinganishwa na mwaka jana. Luisa Kroll, ambaye ni naibu mhariri wa masuala ya utajiri katika jarida la Forbes, amesema: "Hata nyakati za mtikisiko wa uchumu na raslimali mjasiliamali hupata njia za kupata utajiri ." Watu wenye utajiri zaidi duniani Kuna raia 52 wa Uingereza kwenye orodha. Walioko juu ni Hinduja brothers, Srichand na Gopichand, ambao wanamiliki Hinduja Group, wakiwa na jumla ya utajiri wenye thamani ya dola bilioni $16.9bn. Nyuma yao ni James Ratcliffe, muasisi wa kampuni ya kemikali ya Ineos, mwenye utajiri wa dola bilioni $12.1bn, ambaye ametajwa kama tajiri binafsi. Haki miliki pichaREUTERS Jim Ratcliffe humiliki asilimia 60% ya kampuni ya Ineos, kampuni ya kemikali aliyoianzisha Tajiri mwingine anayeibuka ni Safra Catz ambaye ni Mkurugenzi mwenza wa kampuni ya programu ya Oracle, ambaye kwa mujibu wa jarida la huingiza mapato ya dola milioni $41m ya mshahara na ameorodheshwa kama mmoja wa wakurugenzi wanawake wanaolipwa mshahara mkubwa zaidi duniani. Haki miliki ya pichaGETTY IMAGES Hisa za kampuni ya Facebook ziliporomoka na kupunguza utajiri wa Mark Zuckerberg Marekani ina mabilionea 607, idadi hiyo ikiwa ni kubwa kuliko nchi nyingine yoyote duniani. Uchina inachukua nafasi ya pili ikiwa na mabilionea 324. Lakini orodha ya mabilionea imeshuhudia mabadiliko makubwa - ina mabilionea wapya 44 kwenye orodha huku 102 wakitoka kwenye orodha hiyo. Kuhuka kwa thamani ya euro kumewaponza mabilionea wa Ulaya ambao hawakujitokeza kwa wingi kwenye orodha ya matajiri wa dunia, huku wakionekana wawili tu miongoni mwa watu 20 tajiri zaidi dunia. : Mkurugenzi mkuu wa kammpuni ya Ufaransa ya bidhaa za burudani LVMH Bernard Arnault (aliwekwa nafasi ya 4), na muasisi wa kampuni ya Index inayomiliki maduka kama Zara-Amancio Ortega (akaorodheshwa katika nafasi ya 6 ). Forbes linasema kuwa watu 247waliokuwemo kwenye orodha ya mabilionea mwaka jana kwa sasa wametoka. Miongoni mwao ni Domenico Dolce na Stefano Gabbana, wanamitindo na waanzilishi wa Dolce & Gabbana. Mwenyekiti wa kampuni ya usambazaji wa bidhaa Li & Fung, Victor Fung, pia hayupo tena miongoni mwa mabilionea wa jarida la Forbes, baada ya kuwepo kwenye ododha hiyo kwa miaka 18

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Ethiopian Airlines: 'No survivors' on crashed Boeing 737

10 March 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash Image copyright Jonathan Druion Image caption The Boeing 737 Max-8 aircraft that crashed on Sunday An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board, the airline says. It said 149 passengers and eight crew members were believed to be on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya. The airline added that there were 33 different nationalities on board. The crash happened at 08.44 local time, six minutes after the months-old Boeing 737 Max-8 took off. It is not yet clear what caused the accident. An eyewitness at the scene told the BBC there was an intense fire as the aircraft hit the ground. "The blast and the fire were so strong that we couldn't get near it," he said. "Everything is burnt down. There are four helicopters at the scene now." First word of the crash came when Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed his "deepest condolences" on Twitter. Skip Twitter post by @PMEthiopia The Office of the PM, on behalf of the Government and people of Ethiopia, would like to express it’s deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones on Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 on regular scheduled flight to Nairobi, Kenya this morning. — Office of the Prime Minister - Ethiopia (@PMEthiopia) March 10, 2019 Report End of Twitter post by @PMEthiopia In an earlier statement, the airline said that search and rescue operations were under way near the crash site around the town of Bishoftu, which is 60km (37 miles) south-east of the capital. "Ethiopian Airlines staff will be sent to the accident scene and will do everything possible to assist the emergency services," the statement added. Boeing, the company that built the aeroplane, said in a tweet that it was "closely monitoring the situation". Its 737 Max-8 aircraft is relatively new to the skies, having been launched in 2016. It was added to the Ethiopian Airlines fleet in July last year. Another plane of the same model was involved in a crash five months ago, when a Lion Air flight crashed into the sea near Indonesia with nearly 190 people on board. What do we know about the airline's safety record? Ethiopian Airlines flies to many destinations in Africa, making it a popular carrier in a continent where many airlines fly only from their home country to destinations outside Africa. It has a good reputation for safety, although in 2010 one of the company's aeroplanes crashed in the Mediterranean Sea shortly after leaving Beirut. The incident killed 90 people on board. Image caption People monitor the arrivals board at the airport in Nairobi on Sunday morning The airline's highest fatalities prior to this came in a November 1996 crash during a hijacking on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. One of the aeroplane's engines stopped when the fuel ran out and although pilots attempted an emergency water landing, they hit a coral reef in the Indian Ocean and 123 of the 175 people on board were killed.

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Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived

By Naima Mohamud BBC Africa 10 March 2019 Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mansa Musa travelled to Mecca with a caravan of 60,000 men and 12,000 slaves Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, according to the 2019 Forbes billionaires' list released this week. With an estimated fortune of $131bn (£99bn) he is the wealthiest man in modern history. But he is by no means the richest man of all time. That title belongs to Mansa Musa, the 14th Century West African ruler who was so rich his generous handouts wrecked an entire country's economy. "Contemporary accounts of Musa's wealth are so breathless that it's almost impossible to get a sense of just how wealthy and powerful he truly was," Rudolph Butch Ware, associate professor of history at the University of California, told the BBC. Mansa Musa was "richer than anyone could describe", Jacob Davidson wrote about the African king for Money.com in 2015. In 2012, US website Celebrity Net Worth estimated his wealth at $400bn, but economic historians agree that his wealth is impossible to pin down to a number. The 10 richest men of all time Mansa Musa (1280-1337, king of the Mali empire) wealth incomprehensible Augustus Caesar (63 BC-14 AD, Roman emperor) $4.6tn (£3.5tn) Zhao Xu (1048-1085, emperor Shenzong of Song in China) wealth incalculable Akbar I (1542-1605, emperor of India's Mughal dynasty) wealth incalculable Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919, Scottish-American industrialist) $372bn John D Rockefeller (1839-1937) American business magnate) $341bn Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov (1868-1918, Tsar of Russia) $300bn Mir Osman Ali Khan ( 1886-1967, Indian royal) $230bn William The Conqueror (1028-1087) $229.5bn Muammar Gaddafi (1942-2011, long-time ruler of Libya) $200bn Source: Money.com, Celebrity Net Worth The golden king Mansa Musa was born in 1280 into a family of rulers. His brother, Mansa Abu-Bakr, ruled the empire until 1312, when he abdicated to go on an expedition. According to 14th Century Syrian historian Shibab al-Umari, Abu-Bakr was obsessed with the Atlantic Ocean and what lay beyond it. He reportedly embarked on an expedition with a fleet of 2,000 ships and thousands of men, women and slaves. They sailed off, never to return. Some, like the late American historian Ivan Van Sertima, entertain the idea that they reached South America. But there is no evidence of this. In any case, Mansa Musa inherited the kingdom he left behind. Under his rule, the kingdom of Mali grew significantly. He annexed 24 cities, including Timbuktu. The kingdom stretched for about 2,000 miles, from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to modern-day Niger, taking in parts of what are now Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Ivory Coast. With such a large land mass came great resources such as gold and salt. During the reign of Mansa Musa, the empire of Mali accounted for almost half of the Old World's gold, according to the British Museum. And all of it belonged to the king. "As the ruler, Mansa Musa had almost unlimited access to the most highly valued source of wealth in the medieval world," Kathleen Bickford Berzock, who specializes in African art at the Block Museum of Art at the Northwestern University, told the BBC. "Major trading centres that traded in gold and other goods were also in his territory, and he garnered wealth from this trade," she added. You might also like: The journey to Mecca Though the empire of Mali was home to so much gold, the kingdom itself was not well known. This changed when Mansa Musa, a devout Muslim, decided to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, passing through the Sahara Desert and Egypt. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The trip to Mecca helped put Mali and Mansa Musa on the map - a photocopy of the Catalan Atlas map from 1375 The king reportedly left Mali with a caravan of 60,000 men. He took his entire royal court and officials, soldiers, griots (entertainers), merchants, camel drivers and 12,000 slaves, as well as a long train of goats and sheep for food. It was a city moving through the desert. A city whose inhabitants, all the way down to the slaves, were clad in gold brocade and finest Persian silk. A hundred camels were in tow, each camel carrying hundreds of pounds of pure gold. It was a sight to behold. And the sight got even more opulent once the caravan reached Cairo, where they could really show off their wealth. The Cairo gold crash Mansa Musa left such a memorable impression on Cairo that al-Umari, who visited the city 12 years after the Malian king, recounted how highly the people of Cairo were speaking of him. So lavishly did he hand out gold in Cairo that his three-month stay caused the price of gold to plummet in the region for 10 years, wrecking the economy. US-based technology company SmartAsset.com estimates that due to the depreciation of gold, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage led to about $1.5bn (£1.1bn) of economic losses across the Middle East. On his way back home, Mansa Musa passed through Egypt again, and according to some, tried to help the country's economy by removing some of the gold from circulation by borrowing it back at extortionate interest rates from Egyptian lenders. Others say he spent so much that he ran out of gold. Lucy Duran of the School of African and Oriental Studies in London notes that Malian griots, who are singing historian storytellers, in particular, were upset with him. "He gave out so much Malian gold along the way that jelis [griots] don't like to praise him in their songs because they think he wasted local resources outside the empire," she said. Education at heart There is no doubt that Mansa Musa spent, or wasted, a lot of gold during his pilgrimage. But it was this excessive generosity that also caught the eyes of the world. Mansa Musa had put Mali and himself on the map, quite literally. In a Catalan Atlas map from 1375, a drawing of an African king sits on a golden throne atop Timbuktu, holding a piece of gold in his hand. Timbuktu became an African El Dorado and people came from near and far to have a glimpse. In the 19th Century, it still had a mythical status as a lost city of gold at the edge of the world, a beacon for both European fortune hunters and explorers, and this was largely down to the exploits of Mansa Musa 500 years earlier. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mansa Musa commissioned the famous Djinguereber Mosque in 1327 Mansa Musa returned from Mecca with several Islamic scholars, including direct descendants of the prophet Muhammad and an Andalusian poet and architect by the name of Abu Es Haq es Saheli, who is widely credited with designing the famous Djinguereber mosque. The king reportedly paid the poet 200 kg (440lb) in gold, which in today's money would be $8.2m (£6.3m). In addition to encouraging the arts and architecture, he also funded literature and built schools, libraries and mosques. Timbuktu soon became a centre of education and people travelled from around the world to study at what would become the Sankore University. The rich king is often credited with starting the tradition of education in West Africa, although the story of his empire largely remains little known outside West Africa. "History is written by victors," according to Britain's World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill. After Mansa Musa died in 1337, aged 57, the empire was inherited by his sons who could not hold the empire together. The smaller states broke off and the empire crumbled. The later arrival of Europeans in the region was the final nail in the empire's coffin. "The history of the medieval period is still largely seen only as a Western history," says Lisa Corrin Graziose, director of the Block Museum of Art, explaining why the story of Mansa Musa is not widely known. "Had Europeans arrived in significant numbers in Musa's time, with Mali at the height of its military and economic power instead of a couple hundred years later, things almost certainly would have been different," says Mr Ware.

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Venezuela's Maduro thanks military for defeating 'coup'

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has praised the armed forces for staying loyal to him and defeating a "coup" led by the US and opposition leader Juan Guaidó. During a rally, Mr Maduro also blamed Venezuela's widespread power cuts on "cyber attacks" by the opposition. His remarks came during a day of protests in the country by pro-government and opposition groups. In the capital Caracas, some supporters of Mr Guaidó scuffled with police. Mr Maduro has retained the support of the military and close allies including Russia and China since Mr Guaidó declared himself interim president on 23 January. What is the latest? Speaking outside the Miraflores presidential palace, Mr Maduro referred to Mr Guaidó as "a clown and a puppet" of the US. "They invited the armed forces to carry out a military coup and their reply was clear - they have defeated the coup plotters," he said. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Maduro has repeatedly accused Mr Guaidó of trying to mount a coup against him with the help of "US imperialists" Meanwhile, police were out in force during an opposition march in the city. Some protesters pushed against police in riot gear shouting "murderers" and officers responded by firing pepper spray at them. Media captionProtesters tried to push back lines of riot police in Caracas Addressing the rally, Mr Guaidó announced he would embark on a tour of the country and summon all his supporters to attend a mass protest in Caracas "very soon". "We are going to come, all of Venezuela to Caracas, because we need all of them united," he said. Mr Guaidó, who leads the opposition-controlled National Assembly, has been recognised as interim president by more than 50 countries. Image copyright AFP Image caption Juan Guaidó told supporters to keep up pressure on the government What's the background? President Maduro has repeatedly accused Mr Guaidó of trying to mount a coup against him with the help of "US imperialists". Mr Maduro took over the presidency when his late mentor Hugo Chavez died in 2013. In recent years Venezuela has experienced economic collapse, with severe food shortages and inflation reaching at least 800,000% last year. The Maduro government is becoming increasingly isolated as more and more countries blame it for the economic crisis, which has prompted more than three million people to leave Venezuela. Plunged back into darkness By Will Grant, BBC News, Caracas At the end of what had been one of Venezuela's more fraught days of the recent period of political upheaval, the lights went out again. Caracas was plunged back into darkness with the vast majority of the city still without power. Issues are being reported from other cities elsewhere in the country too. President Maduro had used his demonstration to thank the military for their role in holding off what he described as an attempted coup as he continued to insist the blackout is part of a US plan for his downfall. Elsewhere, supporters of Mr Guaidó cited the power cut as just one of the reasons they want him gone, and soon. Yet that is unlikely to happen overnight, even with widespread blackouts across the country. For now, Mr Guaidó intends to travel the nation to drum up support and then hold another huge march in Caracas. Ahead may lie more demonstrations, more attempts to bring in humanitarian aid against the government's will, more potential for clashes. In the meantime, Venezuela is fast becoming ungovernable, with two men claiming legitimacy as president and a population caught in the middle, growing increasingly desperate for the return of electricity and basic services. What happened with the power cuts? The widespread power cuts since Thursday have reportedly been caused by problems at the Guri hydroelectric plant in Bolivar state - one of the largest such facilities in Latin America. A fresh blackout struck on Saturday, El Nacional newspaper reported, cutting power to many areas where it had previously been restored. In Caracas, traffic lights in some areas were back in action but the city's metro remained closed, reports said. Venezuela depends on its vast hydroelectric infrastructure, rather than its oil reserves, for its domestic electricity supply. But decades of underinvestment have damaged the major dams, and sporadic blackouts are commonplace. Media captionMuch of the country, including Caracas, was plunged into darkness President Maduro said on Saturday that electrical substations had been under cyber attack with "the support and assistance of the US". He told supporters that almost 70% of power had been restored but at midday there was another "attack at one of the generators that was working perfectly and that disturbed and undid everything we had achieved." "We have evidence and they will be held accountable," the Venezuelan premier added. "We will also introduce new measures to protect our electrical system from hackers." Mr Guaidó has blamed the blackouts on years of under-investment. On Friday, some hospitals saw chaotic scenes as relatives tried to move patients in the dark to other medical facilities with emergency power generators. In pictures: Lights go out on Venezuela Venezuela crisis in nine charts Is there a cult of personality in Venezuela? Venezuela's exodus In Caracas's University Hospital, 25-year-old patient Marielsi Aray died after her respirator stopped working. "The doctors tried to help her by pumping manually, they did everything they could, but with no electricity, what were they to do?" said her uncle Jose Lugo. Generators at a Caracas children's hospital failed, with staff reportedly working overnight using their mobile phones for light.

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Tunisian health minister resigns over 11 baby deaths

Tunisia's Health Minister Abderraouf Cherif has resigned following the deaths of 11 newborn babies at a hospital in the capital, Tunis. All of the babies died of septic shock at the Rabta maternity hospital between 7-8 March. Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said investigations have been launched into the state-run facility's medical, pharmaceutical and hygiene practices. Mr Cherif's resignation comes just four months after his appointment. In a Facebook post, the Tunisian paediatrics society said the infection may have been caused by an intravenous feeding product. The group also called on the authorities to "shed light" on the case and criticised the "precarious conditions in which health professionals work". Tunisia's public healthcare had a reputation as one of the best in North Africa, and medical tourism is a source of considerable revenue for the country. But since the overthrow of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, the system has been hampered by management and financial problems, along with recurrent drug shortages.

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Man City will drop points in title race - Pep Guardiola

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has warned that his side are unlikely to win all their remaining Premier League games following the leaders' 3-1 victory over Watford at Etihad Stadium. Raheem Sterling's hat-trick helped City move four points clear of Liverpool, who host Burnley on Sunday (12:00 GMT). "It is almost impossible if we go ahead in all competitions not to drop points," said Guardiola. "We have to be calm and prepare for next week [against Schalke]." City host the Bundesliga side in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, leading 3-2 from the first leg in Germany. They then travel to Swansea, who are 15th in the Championship, in the last eight of the FA Cup on Saturday. City were deserved victors against the Hornets but there was controversy over Sterling's opener, which was initially ruled out for offside after Sergio Aguero chested the ball into the England international's path. However, after a lengthy discussion with his assistant, referee Paul Tierney overruled his fellow official's decision and awarded the goal. Clubs voted against using the video assistant referee (VAR) in the Premier League this season, but it will be introduced in 2019-20. "With VAR we don't have this problem," Guardiola said after Saturday's game. "The Premier League decides against VAR when all around the world we have it. "Next season we won't be having this conversation and we will be clear. In the beginning of the season we voted for VAR to help referees, but many clubs didn't want it. "I am helped by my staff and referees need help from technology." Sterling's hat-trick was his first for the club since October 2015. The former Liverpool winger felt his 46th-minute opener changed the course of the game, following a first half in which City struggled to penetrate Watford's organised defence. "I don't know what the issue was but I was hoping my goal didn't get cancelled out," said the England forward. "We got it and it kick-started our game. "It is only my second match ball and I want to try and get some more. "All we can do is focus on ourselves, but let's hope we can get a bit of luck as well." Guardiola dismisses Juve link Pep Guardiola, Massimiliano Allegri, Manchester City, Juventus Guardiola has denied claims he is set to replace Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus in the summer Guardiola has recently been linked with a move to Juventus in the summer, with the Italian side's manager Massimiliano Allegri expected to leave the Serie A champions at the end of the season. But the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach, who has a contract with Manchester City until 2021, dismissed the claims. "I don't understand why someone says something on social media and everyone says it's happening," he said. "I am sorry for Allegri. I have two years and it is impossible for me to move, unless I get sacked. "I am not going to Juventus for the next two seasons. What can I say? Nothing."

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Premier League round-up: Comeback wins for Newcastle & Southampton

Premier League round-up: Comeback wins for Newcastle & Southampton From the section Premier League Southampton v Tottenham Southampton have a two-point safety cushion with eight games remaining Southampton produced a stirring comeback to beat third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who failed to win for the fourth successive Premier League game. Harry Kane's 17th top-flight strike of the season put Spurs 1-0 ahead at St Mary's before two goals in five second-half minutes by Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse earned Saints a fine win. Spurs are 13 points behind leaders Manchester City with eight games remaining after the reigning champions beat Watford 3-1 in the evening game. Despite Southampton's battling win, the comeback of the day came at St James' Park, where Newcastle trailed Everton 2-0 before winning 3-2. Leading through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal, Everton keeper Jordan Pickford blatantly fouled Salomon Rondon after dropping the ball at the forward's feet. Referee Lee Mason awarded a penalty but did not send Pickford off - and the keeper atoned for his error by saving Matt Ritchie's spot-kick. Premier League round-up: Comeback wins for Newcastle & Southampton From the section Premier League Southampton v Tottenham Southampton have a two-point safety cushion with eight games remaining Southampton produced a stirring comeback to beat third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who failed to win for the fourth successive Premier League game. Harry Kane's 17th top-flight strike of the season put Spurs 1-0 ahead at St Mary's before two goals in five second-half minutes by Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse earned Saints a fine win. Spurs are 13 points behind leaders Manchester City with eight games remaining after the reigning champions beat Watford 3-1 in the evening game. Despite Southampton's battling win, the comeback of the day came at St James' Park, where Newcastle trailed Everton 2-0 before winning 3-2. Leading through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal, Everton keeper Jordan Pickford blatantly fouled Salomon Rondon after dropping the ball at the forward's feet. Referee Lee Mason awarded a penalty but did not send Pickford off - and the keeper atoned for his error by saving Matt Ritchie's spot-kick. Richarlison doubled the Toffees' lead before Rondon reduced the deficit, Ayoze Perez scoring twice in three minutes to seal an incredible victory. Huddersfield's painful Premier League demise continued as Bournemouth's Callum Wilson scored in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, who names his latest squad on Wednesday. The Terriers are 16 points from safety with eight matches left - including games against Tottenham (away), Liverpool (away) and Manchester United (home). Ryan Fraser added the second in the Cherries' 2-0 win. Southampton 2-1 Tottenham Newcastle 3-2 Everton Huddersfield 0-2 Bournemouth Elsewhere, Jamie Vardy scored twice in Leicester City's 3-1 win over Fulham - Brendan Rodgers' first victory as Foxes boss. Leicester took the lead through Youri Tielemans, only for Togo international Floyd Ayite to equalise before Vardy's double. The Cottagers are 13 points from safety with eight games left. Cardiff remain in the relegation zone despite a 2-0 win over West Ham - goals by Junior Hoilett and Víctor Camarasa earning Neil Warnock's side the points. In the early game, Crystal Palace's poor home form continued with a 2-1 defeat by fierce rivals Brighton at Selhurst Park. Former Palace forward Glenn Murray, who was listed as a substitute on the teamsheet before Florin Andone was injured in the warm-up, put Brighton ahead - but Luka Milivojevic equalised from the penalty spot. The Seagulls completed the league double over Palace for the first time since 1983-84 through Anthony Knockaert's sublime finish. Palace have lost eight of their 15 home league games this season. Leicester 3-1 Fulham Cardiff 2-0 West Ham Crystal Palace 1-2 Brighton Man City 3-1 Watford Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick for Manchester City as they brushed aside Watford to go four points clear at the top of the table, with Gerard Deulofeu netting for the Hornets, 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. Second-placed Liverpool are at home to Burnley (12:00), Chelsea host Wolves (14:05) in a sixth-versus-seventh game, and in-form Manchester United travel to Arsenal (16:30). Premier League round-up: Comeback wins for Newcastle & Southampton From the section Premier League Southampton v Tottenham Southampton have a two-point safety cushion with eight games remaining Southampton produced a stirring comeback to beat third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who failed to win for the fourth successive Premier League game. Harry Kane's 17th top-flight strike of the season put Spurs 1-0 ahead at St Mary's before two goals in five second-half minutes by Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse earned Saints a fine win. Spurs are 13 points behind leaders Manchester City with eight games remaining after the reigning champions beat Watford 3-1 in the evening game. Despite Southampton's battling win, the comeback of the day came at St James' Park, where Newcastle trailed Everton 2-0 before winning 3-2. Leading through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal, Everton keeper Jordan Pickford blatantly fouled Salomon Rondon after dropping the ball at the forward's feet. Referee Lee Mason awarded a penalty but did not send Pickford off - and the keeper atoned for his error by saving Matt Ritchie's spot-kick. Richarlison doubled the Toffees' lead before Rondon reduced the deficit, Ayoze Perez scoring twice in three minutes to seal an incredible victory. Huddersfield's painful Premier League demise continued as Bournemouth's Callum Wilson scored in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, who names his latest squad on Wednesday. The Terriers are 16 points from safety with eight matches left - including games against Tottenham (away), Liverpool (away) and Manchester United (home). Ryan Fraser added the second in the Cherries' 2-0 win. Southampton 2-1 Tottenham Newcastle 3-2 Everton Huddersfield 0-2 Bournemouth Elsewhere, Jamie Vardy scored twice in Leicester City's 3-1 win over Fulham - Brendan Rodgers' first victory as Foxes boss. Leicester took the lead through Youri Tielemans, only for Togo international Floyd Ayite to equalise before Vardy's double. The Cottagers are 13 points from safety with eight games left. Cardiff remain in the relegation zone despite a 2-0 win over West Ham - goals by Junior Hoilett and Víctor Camarasa earning Neil Warnock's side the points. In the early game, Crystal Palace's poor home form continued with a 2-1 defeat by fierce rivals Brighton at Selhurst Park. Former Palace forward Glenn Murray, who was listed as a substitute on the teamsheet before Florin Andone was injured in the warm-up, put Brighton ahead - but Luka Milivojevic equalised from the penalty spot. The Seagulls completed the league double over Palace for the first time since 1983-84 through Anthony Knockaert's sublime finish. Palace have lost eight of their 15 home league games this season. Leicester 3-1 Fulham Cardiff 2-0 West Ham Crystal Palace 1-2 Brighton Man City 3-1 Watford Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick for Manchester City as they brushed aside Watford to go four points clear at the top of the table, with Gerard Deulofeu netting for the Hornets, 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. Second-placed Liverpool are at home to Burnley (12:00), Chelsea host Wolves (14:05) in a sixth-versus-seventh game, and in-form Manchester United travel to Arsenal (16:30). Premier League round-up: Comeback wins for Newcastle & Southampton From the section Premier League Southampton v Tottenham Southampton have a two-point safety cushion with eight games remaining Southampton produced a stirring comeback to beat third-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who failed to win for the fourth successive Premier League game. Harry Kane's 17th top-flight strike of the season put Spurs 1-0 ahead at St Mary's before two goals in five second-half minutes by Yan Valery and James Ward-Prowse earned Saints a fine win. Spurs are 13 points behind leaders Manchester City with eight games remaining after the reigning champions beat Watford 3-1 in the evening game. Despite Southampton's battling win, the comeback of the day came at St James' Park, where Newcastle trailed Everton 2-0 before winning 3-2. Leading through Dominic Calvert-Lewin's goal, Everton keeper Jordan Pickford blatantly fouled Salomon Rondon after dropping the ball at the forward's feet. Referee Lee Mason awarded a penalty but did not send Pickford off - and the keeper atoned for his error by saving Matt Ritchie's spot-kick. Richarlison doubled the Toffees' lead before Rondon reduced the deficit, Ayoze Perez scoring twice in three minutes to seal an incredible victory. Huddersfield's painful Premier League demise continued as Bournemouth's Callum Wilson scored in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, who names his latest squad on Wednesday. The Terriers are 16 points from safety with eight matches left - including games against Tottenham (away), Liverpool (away) and Manchester United (home). Ryan Fraser added the second in the Cherries' 2-0 win. Elsewhere, Jamie Vardy scored twice in Leicester City's 3-1 win over Fulham - Brendan Rodgers' first victory as Foxes boss. Leicester took the lead through Youri Tielemans, only for Togo international Floyd Ayite to equalise before Vardy's double. The Cottagers are 13 points from safety with eight games left. Cardiff remain in the relegation zone despite a 2-0 win over West Ham - goals by Junior Hoilett and Víctor Camarasa earning Neil Warnock's side the points. In the early game, Crystal Palace's poor home form continued with a 2-1 defeat by fierce rivals Brighton at Selhurst Park. Former Palace forward Glenn Murray, who was listed as a substitute on the teamsheet before Florin Andone was injured in the warm-up, put Brighton ahead - but Luka Milivojevic equalised from the penalty spot. The Seagulls completed the league double over Palace for the first time since 1983-84 through Anthony Knockaert's sublime finish. Palace have lost eight of their 15 home league games this season. Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick for Manchester City as they brushed aside Watford to go four points clear at the top of the table, with Gerard Deulofeu netting for the Hornets, 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. Second-placed Liverpool are at home to Burnley (12:00), Chelsea host Wolves (14:05) in a sixth-versus-seventh game, and in-form Manchester United travel to Arsenal (16:30). Richarlison doubled the Toffees' lead before Rondon reduced the deficit, Ayoze Perez scoring twice in three minutes to seal an incredible victory. Huddersfield's painful Premier League demise continued as Bournemouth's Callum Wilson scored in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, who names his latest squad on Wednesday. The Terriers are 16 points from safety with eight matches left - including games against Tottenham (away), Liverpool (away) and Manchester United (home). Ryan Fraser added the second in the Cherries' 2-0 win. Elsewhere, Jamie Vardy scored twice in Leicester City's 3-1 win over Fulham - Brendan Rodgers' first victory as Foxes boss. Leicester took the lead through Youri Tielemans, only for Togo international Floyd Ayite to equalise before Vardy's double. The Cottagers are 13 points from safety with eight games left. Cardiff remain in the relegation zone despite a 2-0 win over West Ham - goals by Junior Hoilett and Víctor Camarasa earning Neil Warnock's side the points. In the early game, Crystal Palace's poor home form continued with a 2-1 defeat by fierce rivals Brighton at Selhurst Park. Former Palace forward Glenn Murray, who was listed as a substitute on the teamsheet before Florin Andone was injured in the warm-up, put Brighton ahead - but Luka Milivojevic equalised from the penalty spot. The Seagulls completed the league double over Palace for the first time since 1983-84 through Anthony Knockaert's sublime finish. Palace have lost eight of their 15 home league games this season. Raheem Sterling scored a hat-trick for Manchester City as they brushed aside Watford to go four points clear at the top of the table, with Gerard Deulofeu netting for the Hornets, 17 seconds after coming on as a substitute. Second-placed Liverpool are at home to Burnley (12:00), Chelsea host Wolves (14:05) in a sixth-versus-seventh game, and in-form Manchester United travel to Arsenal (16:30).

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Pakistan's dilemma: What to do about anti-India militants

By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Islamabad 9 March 2019 Related Topics India-Pakistan air strikes Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Maulana Masood Azhar founded JeM in 1999 - and is in "protective custody" Standing guard at the gate of a madrassa on the outskirts of Islamabad was a stern-looking young man, armed with what appeared to be a powerful automatic rifle, and missing one eye. Inside, one of those involved in running the religious school acknowledged it is "said to be run by Jaish-e-Mohammad" - the militant group which claimed responsibility for last month's suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pulwama district which killed some 40 troops and sparked a conflict between Pakistan and India. But the cleric said the allegations were untrue and the madrassa was, in fact, just another ordinary Islamic school. A small poster on the wall behind him, however, depicted an assortment of guns alongside a slogan evoking a famous battle from Islamic history. In the dusty street outside, a poster advertising a rally on behalf of the Kashmiri cause was emblazoned with the distinctive white and black flag of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM). As part of a "crackdown" on militants in Pakistan, hundreds of seminaries and other buildings allegedly linked to groups, including JeM, have been taken over by the government in recent days. The brother of JeM founder Masood Azhar has been taken into "preventative detention" alongside another relative and dozens of others. No-one from the security forces had contacted this madrassa in Islamabad however. Azhar himself is believed have been in protective custody in Pakistan since 2016 - though he has continued to release audio messages to supporters. "It is our resolve that our soil will not be used to harm anyone else," Pakistan's Interior Minister Shehryar Khan Afridi told reporters earlier this week, stressing that the action was not due to any "external pressure" but had already been planned by the authorities. But there have been other highly publicised crackdowns on such groups before too, often when Pakistan has been in the international spotlight, only for the mosques and religious schools to be handed back to their previous owners, and those detained to be later released due a "lack of evidence." Image copyright Reuters Image caption The suicide attack in Pulwama was the single deadliest attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir since the insurgency began As a result some are sceptical that this latest action really means the Pakistani state will put an end to the activities of India-focused militant groups, long believed to have enjoyed the support of the country's intelligence services. Indian officials told the BBC they had "seen all of this before". Jaish-e-Mohammad was founded by Masood Azhar in 2000, shortly after he was released from prison in India following the hijacking of an Indian airline by fellow militants. Azhar had been an influential militant figure in the 1990s with links to the conflicts in both Afghanistan and Kashmir. Pakistani analyst Ahmed Rashid says in those early days JeM jihadists were "highly trained and highly motivated" fighters. And because they were not overtly linked to the Pakistani state, India had "no clear answer" on how to respond to their attacks. Pakistan retained an element of plausible deniability. Another militant group focused on Kashmir, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), is also believed to have enjoyed the patronage of the security services. With the international community increasingly focused on the threats from jihadist groups after the 9/11 attacks, Pakistan banned both JeM and LeT. However, their leadership has never been convicted of any crime, and both organisations took on new names, with Lashkar-e-Taiba becoming Jamaat-ud-Dawa (though they claim they are separate.) In 2007, the Pakistani state's uneasy relationship with jihadist groups was finally shattered by a bloody standoff between militant supporters and the security forces in Islamabad. After that, jihadists grouped themselves into either "anti" or "pro" Pakistan camps. The former targeted Pakistani security forces and civilians, killing thousands. The latter remained focused on fighting American forces in Afghanistan, and Indian forces in Indian-administered Kashmir. The leaders of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, and Jaish-e-Mohammad remained loyal to the Pakistani state, although many of their fighters, particularly from JeM, defected to anti-state groups. One senior commander with the Pakistani Taliban, which has been fighting against the Pakistani army, told the BBC that many JeM members joined their "jihad" against the government. Although many later changed their minds, he said, there remain a number of former JeM militants within the organisation and other groups such as al-Qaeda. Image copyright Planet Labs Inc./Handout via Reuters Image caption Satellite images have raised questions over India's claim to have demolished JeM training camps in Pakistan Pakistan's security forces have been remarkably successful in reducing the capabilities of anti-state militants. The number of those killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan dropped from close to 2,500 in 2013, to 595 in 2018 according to the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies. However, that leaves the question of what to do with the more loyal groups such as JeM and LeT/JuD, who are alleged to have continued to launch attacks on India. JeM is believed to have carried out two major attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016, while Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed has been accused by Indian authorities of orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai attacks - though he denies that. Media captionHafiz Saeed tells the BBC that Washington is unfairly targeting him At the time it was alleged the Pakistani intelligence services were complicit, and although they denied that, legal action against those suspected of involvement has been suspiciously slow. But now the activities of these militant groups seem to be an obstacle to Prime Minister Imran Khan's stated aim of improving the country's relationship with India; and perhaps more crucially they have also contributed to Pakistan being placed on the Financial Action Task Force "grey list" for not doing enough to tackle the financing of militant organisations. A "grey list" designation can make international businesses think twice before conducting business in a country, and Pakistan's economy is in need of foreign investment. Pakistani officials, however, have expressed concern that directly confronting JeM or JuD could provoke another spike in violence. Last year, analysts and Pakistani military figures floated the idea of "mainstreaming" some of those linked to militant groups. Shortly afterwards, ahead of the elections that Imran Khan won, supporters of JuD (and LeT) founder Saeed created a political party. Although they were unable to win a single seat, they may still prove easier to deal with than JeM. Media captionKashmiris from both sides told the BBC about their disrupted lives during shelling in the region Over the years Saeed has managed to establish a large charity network of ambulances and basic healthcare facilities. Many of them are now being taken over by the government, but analyst Amir Rana from the Pakistan Institute for Peace Studies says the authorities have "very little concerns about retaliation" from his supporters. JuD have signalled they will challenge the moves in court. By contrast, Mr Rana told the BBC, officials are worried about the potential of violence from the more secretive JeM - the group responsible for the Kashmir attack. After JeM was banned in 2002, splinter elements of the group tried to assassinate the country's then military ruler Pervez Musharraf. At a recent closed meeting between the head of the Pakistani Army and a group of politicians, a source told the BBC that military leaders gave assurances that the militants would be tackled. However the military officials warned there were too many to completely eliminate by force alone, and instead suggested some be mainstreamed. Early proposals by the government reportedly include establishing de-radicalisation centres for members of these groups, and finding them jobs, including somewhat bizarrely using them as a kind of "paramilitary" force. A senior politician told the BBC that there was now an understanding in Pakistan that the use of "proxy" forces in Kashmir is counter productive, distracting from allegations of Indian "human rights abuses". But, he added, the preference would be to engage with militants peacefully if possible. The latest takeovers of madrassas and mosques linked to militants will give the Pakistani government some favourable headlines, but it's what they do next that will count. Will there be actual prosecutions? Will the groups really be prevented from carrying out activities across the border? Are attempts at "mainstreaming" really aimed at weaning jihadists away from violence? Or are they simply a way to give them a veil of legitimacy? I visited another madrassa, in another poor Islamabad suburb, that was taken over last year by the government from Hafiz Saeed's charity, JuD. The staff in charge there remains the same. They tell me the only change is that a local government official carries out regular inspections, and that they are now funded by the government rather than by donations. The traditional shalwar kameez garment worn by the security guard at the madrassa is even still embroidered with the now officially banned group's name: JuD. Image caption The government took over the mosque but little has changed Related Topics

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The boy who died chasing an American dream

The United States is set to overhaul how it handles illegal migrants after a young boy and girl, both from Guatemala, died while in US custody in December. Their deaths coincided with a spike in the number of young migrant families apprehended at the border. Many of them come from Guatemala. To find out what is driving young families to the US, the BBC's Patricia Sulbarán went back to the village of one of those children, Felipe Gomez Alonzo.

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