Global News 07/16/2021

Reuters

Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 110, Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fleeing for fear of new ethnic conflict, Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa unrest was ‘instigated’, Recovery effort at collapsed building could end soon

• Floodwaters still rising in western Europe with death toll over 110 (Reuters)

• Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Fleeing for fear of new ethnic conflict (BBC)

• Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa unrest was ‘instigated’ (Al Jazeera)

• Recovery effort at collapsed building could end soon (AP)

• Merkel, Biden United On Preventing Russia From Using Energy Against Neighbors (RFE/RL)

• Addis Standard news site suspended by Ethiopia’s media regulator (Al Jazeera)

• Reuters journalist killed covering clash between Afghan forces, Taliban (Reuters)

• Genetic Data Collection by Chinese Company Presents Global Policy Challenge, Experts Say (Voice of America)

• Taliban denies reports of ceasefire offer for prisoner release (BBC)

• Frontex Reform Needed to Protect Migrant Rights in Europe (Human Rights Watch)

• Ethiopia: End arbitrary detentions of Tigrayans, activists and journalists in Addis Ababa and reveal whereabouts of unaccounted detainees (Amnesty International)

• Belarus police raid homes of journalists in continuing crackdown (Al Jazeera)

• Somalia ex-minister’s presidential quest tests rigid patriarchy (EastAfrican)

• Fed chair Jerome Powell's inflation discourse seems to be evolving (Axios)

• At Least 45 Christian Churches Set on Fire In Canada as Attacks Escalate (CBN News)