Month: November 2019

Click:Transparent bathtubs Kim Kardashian is speaking out about her latest legal efforts after bringing widespread attention to the case of Rodney Reed, and ultimately helping in the decision to put his execution on hold. “It was extremely emotional and he said, ‘Praise Jesus,’” Kardashian said of Reed’s reaction to the news while talking with Jenna Bush…

Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via Associated Press Rodney Reed was granted an indefinite stay of execution over the weekend, days before he was scheduled to die. Reed was sentenced to death in 1998 for the 1996 murder of a 19-year-old woman named Stacey Stites. Reed’s mother, Sandra Reed, spoke to CBS affiliate KEYE-TV about her…

* De Ruyter to start Eskom role next year * The new CEO is moving from packaging firm Nampak * Analysts say de Ruyter a surprise appointment * Eskom battling with high debt, old power plants (Adds analysts, more details) By Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo JOHANNESBURG, Nov 18 (Reuters) – South Africa’s government has appointed packaging firm…

(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Andre de Ruyter, the next chief executive officer of embattled Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., has experience trying to turn around struggling companies. He will move to the state-owned utility after almost six years in charge of bottle and beverage-can maker…

(Bloomberg) — Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter South African President Cyril Ramaphosa knows what needs to be done to rescue the beleaguered economy but has to deal decisively with the people in his own party who are obstructing progress, according to the leader of the biggest opposition…

MADRID (AP) — A Spanish National Court official confirmed Monday that a former Venezuelan spymaster accused of attempting to “flood” the United States with drugs remains missing since an order for his arrest pending extradition was issued this month. The official said the order for Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal’s arrest in Madrid was issued Nov.…

Staffers on other Democratic campaigns call him “Sneaky Pete” or “Mayor McKinsey” because of his ties to the business community. Others assail him as “Mayo Pete” or “Cream of Pete” because he’s so white, and at least one aide to an opposing candidate has dubbed him “Benjamin Button,” after the old man who looks like…

President Donald Trump enjoys widespread popularity among registered Republicans in Iowa, the first state that will cast preference votes in the 2020 presidential race, a new Iowa Poll shows. The president’s popularity has never been higher among registered Republicans who don’t plan to attend the Democratic caucuses, the Des Moines Register/CNN/Mediacom Iowa Poll found. His overall job approval…

Some families of the 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck in Britain last month will take on steep loans from the government to repatriate their relatives’ remains, they told AFP Tuesday. Vietnam’s foreign ministry said they would help to bring either the ashes or the bodies of the victims back — but that…

Tom Brenner/Reuters House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday invited President Donald Trump to “speak all the truth that he wants” and testify in the impeachment inquiry. “He has every opportunity to present his case,” Pelosi said during an interview with CBS News’ “Face the Nation.” She added that she believed Trump’s actions were “so much…