Thursday, April 29, 2021

TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Thursday, April 29th: *) Biden marks 100 days in office with address to joint Congress US President Joe Biden has marked his one hundred days in office with a commitment to turn around the economy in a country hit hard by the virus pandemic. In his first address to Congress, Biden said more new jobs have been created in the country in his first 100 days than by any other president on record. Biden said, "We're in a competition with China and other countries to win the 21st Century.” *) Ghani offers to share power with Afghan Taliban to end war Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani has offered a share in power to the Taliban, provided the militant group stops fighting. Ghani said lessons must be learned from the bitter experiences of the past and applied to the peace process. Afghanistan is witnessing an escalation in violence since the US announced it will withdraw American troops by September. *) US indicts 3 on hate crime charges in death of Ahmaud Arbery US prosecutors have charged three white men in Georgia with federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping in last year's killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Travis McMichael and his father, Gregory armed themselves, chased and fatally shot the 25-year-old Black man with the help of a third man, William Roddie Bryan. The three men, currently in jail, were charged with one count of interference with civil rights and attempted kidnapping. *) Brexit saga ends with EU trade deal vote The European Parliament has overwhelmingly ratified the EU's post-Brexit trade deal with Britain. In the final tally, 660 members of European Parliament voted in favour of the zero-tariff and zero-quota trade deal and five against, with 32 abstentions. The vote formally draws a line under the Brexit saga which saw Britain and Europe seal a divorce deal that bitterly divided the UK. And finally ... *) Michael Jordan's rookie season sneakers up for sale A pair of red sneakers worn by NBA legend Michael Jordan at the start of his Chicago Bulls c