Streisandová se omluvila za komentáře k obětem zneužívání Jacksonem

Americká zpěvačka Barbra Streisandová se omluvila poté, co čelila ostré kritice za své výroky na adresu dvou mužů, kteří v novém dokumentárním filmu Leaving Neverland tvrdí, že je v dětství sexuálně zneužíval král popu Michael Jackson. V rozhovoru pro britský list The Times uvedla, že mužům naprosto věří, doplnila však, že je to ale „nezabilo” a byli „nadšeni” z možnosti trávit se zpěvákem čas.

Vstupné do památek zdraží o elektřinu

Růst cen elektřiny a dalších povinných výdajů přiměl Národní památkový ústav (NPÚ) k mírnému zvýšení vstupného do památek, jejichž sezona začíná v sobotu 30. března. Vstupné by podle slov šéfky NPÚ Naděždy Goryczkové mělo vzrůst o 10 až 20 korun.

Thousands Gather in Christchurch for Vigil Honoring Victims of New Zealand Mosque Terror Attacks

(CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand) — Thousands of people gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in a terrorist attack on two mosques.

One of those watching from a wheelchair was 21-year-old Mustafa Boztas, who was shot in the leg and liver during the March 15 attack at the Al Noor mosque.

“It’s beautiful to see what the community has put together to show they care about us, and to show that we are all one,” Boztas said.

He said he was recovering well and hoped to be walking normally soon.

Officials estimate up to 40,000 people attended the event on a sunny evening at Hagley Park. It was held on a stage that had been set up for a concert by Canadian singer Bryan Adams that was cancelled after the attacks.

The names of each of the 50 people killed were read out.

Okirano Tilaia, the head boy at Cashmere High School, which lost two students in the attack, cited Martin Luther King Jr. in ..

Death Toll in African Cyclone Rises Above 750 as Workers Try to Stop Cholera Outbreak

(BEIRA, Mozambique) — Cyclone Idai’s death toll has risen above 750 in the three southern African countries hit 10 days ago by the storm, as workers restore electricity, water and try to prevent outbreak of cholera, authorities said Sunday.

In Mozambique the number of dead has risen to 446 while there are 259 dead in Zimbabwe and at least 56 dead in Malawi for a three-nation total of 761.

All numbers for deaths are still preliminary, warned Mozambique’s Environment Minister Celso Correia. As flood waters recede and more bodies are discovered, the final death toll in Mozambique alone could be above the early estimate of 1,000 made by the country’s president a few days after the cyclone hit, said aid workers.

Nearly 110,000 people are now in camps more than a week after Cyclone Idai hit, said Correia, the government’s emergency coordinator. As efforts to rescue people trapped by the floods wind down, aid workers across the vast region are bracing for the spread of disease.

“We’ll hav..

New Zealand Mosque Terror Attack Sparks Free Speech Debate

(DUNEDIN, New Zealand) — New Zealanders are debating the limits of free speech after their chief censor banned a 74-page manifesto written by the man accused of slaughtering 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

The ban, issued Saturday, means anybody caught with the document on their computer could face up to 10 years in prison, while anyone caught sending it could face 14 years. Some say the ban goes too far and risks lending both the document and the gunman mystique.

At the same time, many local media organizations are debating whether to even name the Australian man charged with murder in the March 15 attacks, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed she would never mention him by name.

In some ways, Tarrant’s manifesto provides the greatest insight into his character and thinking, with neighbors and those he met in a gym in the sleepy seaside town of Dunedin recalling nothing particularly remarkable about him.

Chief Cen..