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FALBY: You briefed the U.N. Security Council before it issued its first condemnation of the junta, then met Than Shwe. How’d it go? GAMBARI: Um, I was received. [Laughs] The secretary-general [Ban Ki-moon] asked me to deliver some very tough messages to the senior general. In the very hierarchical system that they have, it was important for Than Shwe to hear them: demands for a stop to the killings; a removal of the curfew; removal of the military from the streets of major cities Yangon [Rangoon] and Mandalay; release of persons detained as a result of the crisis, but also release of political detainees, including especially, Aung San Suu Kyi....

But by the same token, we must seek and face the bitter truth when evidence of genocide appears. We owe it to the millions of ghosts from the last century—victims not only of genocide, but of denial, appeasement, bureaucratic dithering, prejudice and indifference. Even more, we owe it to people at risk today, like the Uyghurs of Xinjiang, China. Make no mistake, free and democratic nations today face a moral test the likes of which have not been seen since the onset of Nazi Germany’s (largely successful) effort to exterminate Europe’s Jews....

Tickets for the festival will be available from September 29 at 7 am PT from the festival’s official website. This is the 40th iteration of the festival, which was first started by Jeff Kruger in August 1983. Additional acts will be announced close to the festival next year. This is the first time Wallen will appear at the WE Fest. Brown and Paisley have performed at WE Fest in the past....

Lando Norris has been buzzing after the performance shown by McLaren. The young driver feels there is still more to come from the team as there are places where the car can clearly be optimized. He also feels that if the team can improve their performance on Saturdays, they can make a further jump in terms of results. We have closed the gap to the front: Lando Norris Lando Norris feels there has been a clear improvement in performance for McLaren as the Woking-based squad were able to finish closer to the front than had been the case earlier....

Aleksandar Mitrovic’s second-half brace powered the Eagles past Gernot Rohr’s men at the Hive Stadium in London. And having started their World Cup preparation on an unimpressive note, with a loss to Morocco last week, the gaffer is delighted to have their critics shunned with Tuesday’s result “I would like to congratulate the players on the win and their excellent performance. Also, on the approach, engagement, responsibility and discipline in the game,” Krstajic said after the game....

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes the Blues receive the most social media abuse and criticism because they are “boring”. According to anti-discrimination group Kick It Out, there are 130,000 abusive Premier League posts on social media this season and Chelsea leads the table, reports bbc.com. The coach, whose team is sitting pretty on the perch of the Premier League table seven points adrift of second-placed side Arsenal, said: “I think it is because we are boring....

We are a diverse group of Christian leaders. We also have significant theological and political differences, as do the congregants whom we lead. But for all of our differences, we agree on the urgency of immigration reforms—and polls show, so do the vast majority of Americans, including super-majorities of Republicans, Democrats and Independents. As President Joe Biden rightly observed in his first State of the Union address, we can and should both improve border security and fix the immigration system....

For now, we’re tentatively assuming that Carson and Freeman will return and Drake and Ingram will each need another week before having a chance to come back. (Update: Carson and Freeman have been ruled out.) As a result, Chase Edmonds and the Gus Edwards/JK Dobbins duo will continue to rank higher than usual for at least one more week. Pete Carroll seemed to think that Carson would have a chance to play in each of the past two weeks, and while that hasn’t quite materialized and Carroll tends to be overly optimistic about injuries, Carson still seems to be trending in the right direction....

My bold call of the week, Carson Wentz, went off! I know that it was scary once Zach Ertz was ruled out, but I hope that you stuck with the Philly QB, trusted the process, and kept some exposure in GPPs. If you follow me on Twitter, I tweeted some subtle love for Trey Burton, who became a top value play and the guy I paired with Wentz in my main GPP lineups....

The song named ‘Kar Ke Dikhla De Goal’, which roughly translates to ‘Show that you can score a goal’, features Indian football legend Bhaichung Bhutia along with Kerala Blasters co-owner Sachin Tendulkar and singer Babul Supriyo, who had designed the Mohun Bagan kit half a decade back. The tournament will be held in six cities, with New Delhi hosting India’s group league matches while fans in Kolkata will be able to catch the final....

[HTML1] Bethesda may be new to standalone E3 press conferences, but the company certainly got off on the right foot in 2015 with the reveal of Fallout 4’s release window and gameplay footage. The studio returns this year for another Sunday night presentation. Last year, the whole world knew that Fallout 4 was coming before E3 kicked off, but the company was able to use that hype to fuel a great presentation involving gameplay demos, Pip-Boys, and the announcement of a release window that was way sooner than anyone expected....

Well, one of his swings, at least. On Sunday, the Angels’ Twitter handle posted a video of the outfielder absolutely demolishing a golf ball at what appears to be a Topgolf location. Trout smashed the ball and watched it sail deep into the night, like it was just any routine, lame-ass baseball on a May home run swing. MORE: MLB hit with TV streaming shake-up before 2020 season It seems as though Trout’s ball, as evidenced by the video boards in the video, might have sailed over the fence, which is hysterically on brand for him....

Cannon, 41, struggled through tears as he discussed the private battle Zen went through with a brain tumor. He dedicated the show to his son, calling it a “celebration of life” for Zen. “Over the weekend I lost my youngest son to a condition called hydrocephalus that was pretty much a malignant, invasive midline brain tumor, brain cancer,” Cannon said. “It’s tough.” “I always noticed he had a cough…and so I wanted to check it out,” Cannon said....

The Inca take on their South American rivals at Boca Juniors’ Bombonera this Thursday, with both sides looking to strengthen their chances of making Russia with a win. Argentina currently occupy fifth place in the CONMEBOL standings and would face a play-off if things remain unchanged, while Peru hold the last automatic spot by virtue of goals scored over Jorge Sampaoli’s men. Peru 14/5 to win or draw And with just one game remaining after Thursday’s clash, Peru will not even drink Argentine water in order to avoid any unforeseen consequences....

Superbon is having a good 2022 so far after he successfully defended his world title against Marat Grigorian at ONE X last March. Grigorian, the last man to beat Superbon, put him away via a quick knockout in 2018. The Thai world champion avenged his KO loss by completely dominating and shutting out Grigorian in a five-round classic. Superbon was impeccable with his distance management and defense, never letting Grigorian get any good hits inside....

Candlestick will always have the nostalgia factor in its corner, but there’s no denying this upgrade was for the better.

Straightforwardly dubbed “A Conversation with Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro”, and moderated by the president of Gameslice, Geoff Keighley, some of the most interesting bits of the conversation, of course, included the controversy involving Silent Hills’ cancellation, and what it was like for both Kojima and del Toro to work with one another during that time. In fact, upon reminiscing about the now-defunct project, the renowned game designer and filmmaker appeared downright thrilled to simply be recalling all of their ideas during the title’s planning stages....

Looking much like a guy playing just his 11th competitive round since back surgery, Woods was spraying shots all over Valhalla and playing himself out of contention at the PGA Championship before heavy favorite Rory McIlroy even teed off Thursday. “Oh, for … sake, Tiger!” he yelled at himself on No. 2, muttering an obscenity after yanking his tee shot near a creek, leading to a one-stroke penalty. While their round isn’t being televised live on TV, you can still watch online on PGA....

The image was intriguing as there are no written observations of water inside the volcano: “The presence of a pond would be unusual,” Don Swanson, Hawaii Volcano Observatory scientist emeritus, explained in a statement. Halema’uma’u is one of the most active craters within the caldera of Kīlauea volcano—the most active of the five volcanoes that make up the islands of Hawaii. After the first image was sent in, a helicopter collecting data on Kīlauea took another picture of the pond to try to confirm the initial observation....

The former Fluminense attacker has made an instant impact since swapping Rio de Janeiro for Watford, helped by the presence of Portuguese coach Marco Silva to begin the tough adaptation to English climes. Watford 9/2 to win at Southampton Richarlison netted his first goal in the Premier League on his debut, as Watford brushed aside Bournemouth 2-0 to start the season in style. And he has already been honoured by the Hornets fans, who sing to the tune of Richie Valens’ seminal Para bailar la bamba, “Richarlison, Richarlison, he plays for Watford in Silva’s army!...