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"The tsunami didn't come by itself, it dragged cars, logs, houses, it hit everything on land," Nugroho said, adding that the tsunami had traveled across the open sea at speeds of 800 kph (497 mph) before striking the shoreline.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Nugroho αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαŸ– Β«αžšαž›αž€αžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž˜αž·αž“αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αž€αžŠαŸ„αž™αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αžœαžΆαž‘αŸ αžœαžΆαž”αžΆαž“αž’αžΌαžŸαž‘αžΆαž“ αž’αž„αŸ’αž€αžαŸ‹αž’αž»αžŸ αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡ αžœαžΆαž”αž»αž€αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαŸ—αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαžŠαžΈΒ»αŸ” αž›αžΎαžŸαž–αžΈαž“αŸαŸ‡ αžšαž›αž€αžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž†αŸ’αž›αž„αž€αžΆαžαŸ‹αžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž›αŸ’αž”αžΏαž“ 800 αž‚αžΈαž‘αžΌαž˜αŸ‰αŸ‚αžαŸ’αžšαž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž˜αž½αž™αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„ (497 αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαž™ / αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„) αž˜αž»αž“αž–αŸαž›αžœαžΆαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαž αžΆαžš αž†αŸ’αž“αŸαžšαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαŸ”
Some people climbed trees to escape the tsunami and survived, he said.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αŸαžαžΆ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžαŸ’αž›αŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αžΎαž„αžŠαžΎαž˜αžˆαžΎαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž‚αŸαž…αž•αž»αžαž–αžΈαžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž αžΎαž™αž”αžΆαž“αžšαž½αž…αž‡αžΈαžœαž·αžαŸ”
Around 16,700 people were evacuated to 24 centers in Palu.
αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž”αŸ’αžšαž αŸ‚αž› 16.700 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαž‡αž˜αŸ’αž›αŸ€αžŸαž…αŸαž‰αž‘αŸ…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹ 24 αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αž“αŸ… Palu αŸ”
Aerial photographs released by the disaster agency showed many buildings and shops destroyed, bridges twisted and collapsed and a mosque surrounded by water.
αžšαžΌαž”αž—αžΆαž–αž–αžΈαž›αžΎαž’αžΆαž€αžΆαžŸαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž…αŸαž‰αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αžŠαŸ„αž™αž—αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž„αžΆαžšαž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž„αŸ’αž αžΆαž‰αžαžΆ αž’αž‚αžΆαžšαž“αž·αž„αž αžΆαž„αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αž·αž…αž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαž‰ αžŸαŸ’αž–αžΆαž“αž”αžΆαž“αžšαž˜αž½αž› αž“αž·αž„αžšαž›αŸ† αž…αŸ†αžŽαŸ‚αž€αž―αžœαž·αž αžΆαžšαž’αŸŠαžΈαžŸαŸ’αž›αžΆαž˜αž˜αž½αž™αž–αŸαž‘αŸ’αž’αž‡αž»αŸ†αžœαž·αž‰αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‘αžΉαž€αŸ”
Aftershocks continued to rock the coastal city on Saturday.
αž€αžΆαžšαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž”αž“αŸ’αžαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αž†αŸ’αž“αŸαžšαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαŸ…αžšαŸαŸ”
The series of earthquakes were felt in an area with 2.4 million people.
αž€αžΆαžšαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαž‡αžΆαž”αž“αŸ’αžαž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆαž€αžΎαžαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“ 2,4 αž›αžΆαž“αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αŸ”
Indonesia's Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) said in statement the energy released by Friday's massive quake was around 200 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in World War Two.
αž‘αžΈαž—αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž„αžΆαžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαžœαžΆαž™αžαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸƒαž“αž·αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž’αž“αž»αžœαžαŸ’αžαž”αž…αŸ’αž…αŸαž€αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆ (BPPT) αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαžŽαŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαŸαž…αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαžαŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžŽαŸαžαžΆ αž€αž˜αŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαžŠαŸαž’αŸ†αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαž»αž€αŸ’αžš αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž˜αžΆαžŽ 200 αžŠαž„αž“αŸƒαž€αž˜αŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž”αŸ‚αž€αž”αžšαž˜αžΆαžŽαžΌαž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αž›αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αž αŸŠαžΈαžšαŸ‰αžΌαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž˜αŸ‰αžΆ αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΆαž˜αž›αŸ„αž€αž›αžΎαž€αž‘αžΈαž–αžΈαžšαŸ”
The geography of the city, which sits at the end of a long, narrow bay, could have magnified the size of the tsunami, it said.
αžœαžΆαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αž—αžΌαž˜αž·αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ’αžαž“αŸƒαž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‹αž·αžαž“αŸ…αž…αž»αž„ αž…αŸ’αžšαž€αžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαžŠαŸαžαžΌαž…αž…αž„αŸ’αž’αŸ€αžαž˜αž½αž™ αž’αžΆαž…αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαž“αž‘αŸ†αž αŸ†αž“αŸƒαžšαž›αž€αžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž”αžΆαž“αŸ”
Nugroho described the damage as "extensive" and said thousands of houses, hospitals, shopping malls and hotels had collapsed.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Nugroho αž”αžΆαž“αž–αžŽαŸŒαž“αžΆαž‘αŸ†αž αŸ†αžαžΌαž…αžαžΆαžαž“αŸαŸ‡αžαžΆαž‡αžΆ "αž’αŸ†αž’αŸαž‰" αž αžΎαž™αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡ αž˜αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΈαžšαž–αŸαž‘αŸ’αž™ αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžšαž‘αŸ†αž“αžΎαž”αž“αž·αž„αžŸαžŽαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž‚αžΆαžšαžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαž½αž›αžšαž›αŸ†αŸ”
Bodies of some victims were found trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, he said, adding 540 people were injured and 29 were missing.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αžŸαžΆαž€αžŸαž–αž‡αž“αžšαž„αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž½αž™αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžšαž€αžƒαžΎαž‰αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž‚αŸ†αž“αžšαž”αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αŸ‚αž€αž’αž‚αžΆαžš αž αžΎαž™αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸ 540 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžšαž„αžšαž”αž½αžŸαž“αž·αž„ 29 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ€αžαž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž”αžΆαžαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αŸ”
Nugroho said the casualties and the damage could be greater along the coastline 300 km (190 miles) north of Palu, an area called Donggala, which is closer to the epicenter of the quake.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Nugroho αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αžšαž”αž½αžŸαž“αž·αž„αžŸαŸ’αž›αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž“αž·αž„αž‘αŸ†αž αŸ†αžαžΌαž…αžαžΆαžαž’αžΆαž…αž“αžΉαž„αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž“αŸ…αžαžΆαž˜αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαŸ„αž™αž†αŸ’αž“αŸαžšαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαž…αž˜αŸ’αž„αžΆαž™ 300 αž‚αžΈαž‘αžΌαž˜αŸ‰αŸ‚αžαŸ’αžšαžαžΆαž„αž‡αžΎαž„αž“αŸƒ Palu αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αž˜αž½αž™αž αŸ…αžαžΆ Donggala αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αž·αžαž‘αŸ…αž“αžΉαž„αž…αŸ†αžŽαž»αž…αž€αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαŸ”
Communications "were totally crippled with no information" from Donggala, Nugroho said.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Nugroho αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž‘αŸ†αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ†αž“αž„ "αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžαŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΆαž…αŸ‹αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αžŸαŸ’αžšαž»αž„αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‚αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž–αŸαžαŸŒαž˜αžΆαž“" αž–αžΈ Donggala αŸ”
There are more than 300,000 people living there," the Red Cross said in a statement, adding that its staff and volunteers were heading to the affected areas.
αž€αžΆαž€αž”αžΆαž‘αž€αŸ’αžšαž αž˜αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαŸαž…αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαžαŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžŽαŸαž˜αž½αž™αžαžΆ "αž˜αžΆαž“αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž‡αžΆαž„ 300.000 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžšαžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΈαž“αŸ„αŸ‡" αž αžΎαž™αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αž“αž·αž„αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αž˜αŸαž‚αŸ’αžšαž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž‘αŸ…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžšαž„αž•αž›αž”αŸ‰αŸ‡αž–αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”
"This is already a tragedy, but it could get much worse," it said.
αžœαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ β€œαž“αŸαŸ‡αž‡αžΆαžŸαŸ„αž€αž“αžΆαžŠαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž˜αž½αž™αžšαž½αž…αž‘αŸ…αž αžΎαž™ αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αžœαžΆαž’αžΆαž…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αž’αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ…αŸ— αŸ”β€
The agency on Saturday was widely criticized for not informing that a tsunami had hit Palu, though officials said waves had come within the time the warning was issued.
αž‘αžΈαž—αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž„αžΆαžšαž“αŸαŸ‡αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαŸ…αžšαŸαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžšαž·αŸ‡αž‚αž“αŸ‹αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž‡αž»αŸ†αžœαž·αž‰αž€αžΆαžšαž˜αž·αž“αž‡αžΌαž“αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΉαž„αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαžšαž›αž€αžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž˜αž½αž™αž”αžΆαž“αžœαžΆαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαž αžΆαžš Palu αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž˜αž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαž“αŸαŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αž€αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž–αŸαž›αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
In amateur footage shared on social media a man on the upper floor of a building can be heard shouting frantic warnings of the approaching tsunami to people on the street below.
αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžšαžΌαž”αž—αžΆαž–αžαžαžŠαŸ„αž™αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αžΌαž›αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžαžαž…αŸ‚αž€αžšαŸ†αž›αŸ‚αž€αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž‰αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αž˜αž”αž„αŸ’αž αžΆαž‰ αž”αž»αžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž‡αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαžΆαž„αž›αžΎαž“αŸƒαž’αžΆαž‚αžΆαžšαž˜αž½αž™αž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŸαŸ’αžšαŸ‚αž€αž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αžΆαž“αž‚αž½αžšαž±αŸ’αž™αž—αŸαž™αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαž…αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαžαž·αžαž‡αž·αžαž“αŸƒαžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž‘αŸ…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž•αŸ’αž›αžΌαžœαžαžΆαž„αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αŸ”
Within minutes a wall of water crashes onto the shore, carrying away buildings and cars.
αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžšαž™αŸˆαž–αŸαž›αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž“αžΆαž‘αžΈαž‡αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΆαŸ†αž„αž‘αžΉαž€αž˜αž½αž™αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž»αž€αž“αžΉαž„αž†αŸ’αž“αŸαžš αž”αžΆαž“αž™αž€αž’αž‚αžΆαžšαž“αž·αž„αžšαžαž™αž“αŸ’αžαž‘αŸ…αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αŸ”
Reuters was not able to immediately authenticate the footage.
αžŸαžΆαžšαž–αŸαžαŸŒαž˜αžΆαž“ Reuters αž˜αž·αž“αž’αžΆαž…αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ€αž„αž•αŸ’αž‘αžΆαžαŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αžαž·αžαž™αž€αžšαžΌαž”αž—αžΆαž–αž—αžΆαŸ’αž›αž˜αŸ—αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αŸαŸ”
The quake and tsunami caused a major power outage that cut communications around Palu making it difficult for authorities to coordinate rescue efforts.
αž€αžΆαžšαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαž“αž·αž„αžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈ αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž›αž±αŸ’αž™αžŠαžΆαž…αŸ‹αž…αžšαž“αŸ’αžαž’αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž·αžŸαž“αžΈαžŠαŸαž’αŸ† αž“αž·αž„αž€αžΆαžαŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΆαž…αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž‘αŸ†αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ†αž“αž„αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž“αŸ…αž‡αž»αŸ†αžœαž·αž‰ Palu αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαž›αŸ†αž”αžΆαž€αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αžΆαž‡αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž’αžšαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαž”αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαž½αž›αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αžαž·αžαžαŸ†αž”αŸ’αžšαžΉαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαŸ‚αž„αž‡αž½αž™αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αŸ”
The military has started sending in cargo planes with aid from Jakarta and other cities, authorities said, but evacuees still badly need food and other basic necessities.
αž’αžΆαž‡αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž’αžšαž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž–αž½αž€αž™αŸ„αž’αžΆαž”αžΆαž“αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž”αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΌαž“αž™αž“αŸ’αžαž αŸ„αŸ‡αžŠαžΉαž€αž‘αŸ†αž“αž·αž‰αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αž™αž–αžΈαž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αž αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž€αžΆαžαžΆαž“αž·αž„αž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αžŠαž‘αŸƒαž‘αŸ€αž αžαŸ‚αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž˜αŸ’αž›αŸ€αžŸαž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž€αžΆαžšαž˜αŸ’αž αžΌαž”αž’αžΆαž αžΆαžšαž“αž·αž„αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΏαž„αž…αžΆαŸ†αž”αžΆαž…αŸ‹αžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αŸ—αžŠαž‘αŸƒαž‘αŸ€αžαŸ”
The city's airport has been reopened only for relief efforts and will remain closed until Oct.
αž’αžΆαž€αžΆαžŸαž™αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž“αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αžΎαž€αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž€αžΆαžšαž‘αžΎαž„αžœαž·αž‰αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αžαž·αžαžαŸ†αž”αŸ’αžšαžΉαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαŸ‚αž„αž‡αž½αž™αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž”αŸ‰αž»αžŽαŸ’αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡ αž αžΎαž™αž“αžΉαž„αž”αž“αŸ’αžαž”αž·αž‘αžšαž αžΌαžαžŠαž›αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αžαž»αž›αžΆαŸ”
President Joko Widodo was scheduled to visit evacuation centers in Palu on Sunday.
αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆαž’αž·αž”αžαžΈ Joko Widodo αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž“αžΉαž„αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž‘αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αž“αž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αž‡αž˜αŸ’αž›αŸ€αžŸαž“αŸ… Palu αž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™αŸ”
Indonesia Tsunami Toll Soars Above 800.
αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αž›αžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαžΆαžšαžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž“αŸ…αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαžŽαŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž€αžΎαž“αž‘αžΎαž„αž›αžΎαžŸαž–αžΈ 800 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αŸ”
It Is Very Bad.
αžœαžΆαž–αž·αžαž‡αžΆαž’αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ‹αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”
While World Vision's staff from Donggala have made it safely to Palu city, where employees are sheltering in tarpaulin shelters set up in the courtyard of their office, they passed scenes of devastation on the way, Mr. Doseba said.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Doseba αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αŸαžαžΆ αž…αŸ†αžŽαŸ‚αž€αž―αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž€αžΆαžš World Vision αž˜αž€αž–αžΈ Donggala αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αžœαžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž»αžœαžαŸ’αžαž·αž—αžΆαž–αž‘αŸ…αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž„ Palu αž‡αžΆαž‘αžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž‡αž˜αŸ’αžšαž€αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‡αž˜αŸ’αžšαž€αž˜αžΆαž“αž‚αŸ’αžšαž”αŸ‹αžŸαŸ†αž–αžαŸ‹αž˜αžΆαž“αž–αžŽαŸŒαžŠαŸ‚αž›αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‘αžΈαž’αŸ’αž›αžΆαž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž·αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž†αŸ’αž›αž„αž€αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‘αž·αžŠαŸ’αž‹αž—αžΆαž–αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αž·αž…αž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαž‰αž“αŸ…αžαžΆαž˜αž•αŸ’αž›αžΌαžœαŸ”
"They told me they saw lots of houses that were destroyed," he said.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αžαžΆαž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž”αžΆαž“αžƒαžΎαž‰αž•αŸ’αž‘αŸ‡αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ†αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαž‰" αŸ”
It is very bad.
αžœαžΆαž–αž·αžαž‡αžΆαž’αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ‹αžŽαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αŸ”
Even as aid groups began the grim motions of starting the gears of disaster relief, some complained that foreign aid workers with deep expertise were being prevented from traveling to Palu.
αž‘αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αžΈαž‡αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αž™αž”αžΆαž“αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž…αž›αž“αžΆαžŠαŸαž€αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž˜αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ†αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž‡αž½αž™αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž–αžΈαž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž€αŸαžŠαŸ„αž™ αž€αŸαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžαŸ’αž›αŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αžαŸ’αž’αžΌαž‰αžαŸ’αž’αŸ‚αžšαžαžΆ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αž™αž”αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž‡αŸ†αž“αžΆαž‰αžαŸ’αž–αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αžšαžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„αž˜αž·αž“αž±αŸ’αž™αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž‘αŸ… Palu αŸ”
According to Indonesian regulations, funding, supplies and staffing from overseas can only start flowing if the site of a calamity is declared a national disaster zone.
αž™αŸ„αž„αžαžΆαž˜αž”αž‘αž”αŸ’αž”αž‰αŸ’αž‰αžαŸ’αžαž·αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαž“αŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈ αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž· αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΏαž„αž•αŸ’αž‚αžαŸ‹αž•αŸ’αž‚αž„αŸ‹ αž“αž·αž„αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αž˜αž€αž–αžΈαž”αžšαž‘αŸαžŸ αž’αžΆαž…αž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž€αžΆαžšαž”αžΆαž“ αž›αž»αŸ‡αžαŸ’αžšαžΆαžαŸ‚αžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αžšαž„αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž‡αžΆαžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαžαž·αŸ”
That has not happened yet.
αžšαžΏαž„αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž·αž“αž‘αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž€αžΎαžαž‘αžΎαž„αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΎαž™αž‘αŸαŸ”
"It's still a province level disaster," said Aulia Arriani, a spokesperson for the Indonesian Red Cross.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΈ Aulia Arriani αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž“αžΆαŸ†αž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž€αžΆαž€αž”αžΆαž‘αž€αŸ’αžšαž αž˜αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαžŽαŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αžœαžΆαž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž‡αžΆαž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž€αž˜αŸ’αžšαž·αžαžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžαŸαžαŸ’αžβ€αŸ”
"Once the government says, "O.K., this is a national disaster," we can open for international assistance but there's no status yet."
αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αž“αŸαŸ‡αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαžαž·" αž™αžΎαž„αž’αžΆαž…αž”αžΎαž€αž…αŸ†αž αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αž™αž’αž“αŸ’αžαžšαž‡αžΆαžαž· αž€αŸαž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž˜αž·αž“αž‘αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“αž—αžΆαž–αž“αŸαŸ‡αž“αŸ…αž‘αžΎαž™αž‘αŸ"αŸ”
As the second night fell on Palu after Friday's earthquake and tsunami, friends and family of those still missing were holding out hope that their loved ones would be the miracles that leaven the bleak story lines of natural disasters.
αž“αŸ…αž™αž”αŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž–αžΈαžšαž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αž›αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž€αŸ„αŸ‡ Palu αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαžšαž‰αŸ’αž‡αž½αž™αžŠαžΈαž“αž·αž„αžšαž›αž€αž™αž€αŸ’αžŸαžŸαŸŠαžΌαžŽαžΆαž˜αžΈαž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαž»αž€αŸ’αžš αž˜αž·αžαŸ’αžαž—αž€αŸ’αžαž·αž“αž·αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž‚αŸ’αžšαž½αžŸαžΆαžšαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž”αžΆαžαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“ αž αžΎαž™αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž˜αžΆαž“αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαžŸαž„αŸ’αžƒαžΉαž˜αžαžΆαž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž‡αžΆαž‘αžΈαžŸαŸ’αžšαž›αžΆαž‰αŸ‹αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αžΉαž„αž˜αžΆαž“αž’αž–αŸ’αž—αžΌαžαž αŸαžαž»αž“αžΆαŸ†αžšαžΏαž„αž˜αž·αž“αž›αŸ’αž’αž“αŸƒαž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αž αž“αŸ’αžαžšαžΆαž™αž’αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž“αŸαŸ‡αž…αŸαž‰αž†αŸ’αž„αžΆαž™αŸ”
On Saturday, a little boy was plucked from a sewer.
αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαŸ…αžšαŸ αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαž»αžŸαžαžΌαž…αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž™αž€αž…αŸαž‰αž–αžΈαž›αžΌαž‘αžΉαž€αžŸαŸ’αž’αž»αž™αŸ”
On Sunday, rescuers freed a woman who had been pinned under rubble for two days with the body of her mother next to her.
αž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž‡αž½αž™αžŸαž„αŸ’αž‚αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ„αŸ‡αž›αŸ‚αž„αžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαž…αž„αž•αŸ’αž’αŸ„αž”αž“αžΉαž„αžαŸ’αž˜αž’αžŸαŸ‹αžšαž™αŸˆαž–αŸαž›αž–αžΈαžšαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž“αžΉαž„αž˜αŸ’αžαžΆαž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž“αžΆαž„αž€αŸ’αž”αŸ‚αžšαž“αžΆαž„αŸ”
Gendon Subandono, the coach of the Indonesian national paragliding team, had trained two of the missing paragliders for the Asian Games, which wrapped up earlier this month in Indonesia.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Gendon Subandono αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΌαž”αž„αŸ’αžœαžΉαž€αž“αŸƒαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž†αŸαžαŸ’αžšαž™αŸ„αž„αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαžŽαŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈ αž”αžΆαž“αž αŸ’αžœαžΉαž€αž αžΆαžαŸ‹αžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž†αŸαžαŸ’αžšαž™αŸ„αž„αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž–αžΈαžšαž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž”αžΆαžαžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αŸ‹αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ’αžšαž€αž½αžαž€αžΈαž‘αžΆαž’αžΆαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž αŸ’αž‚αŸαž˜αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αž”αŸ‹αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžŠαžΎαž˜αžαŸ‚αž“αŸαŸ‡αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž₯αžŽαŸ’αžŒαžΌαž“αŸαžŸαŸŠαžΈαŸ”
Others of those trapped at the Roa Roa Hotel, Mr. Mandagi included, were his students.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Mandagi αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž˜αžαžΆ αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αž‘αŸ€αžαžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αžŸαžŽαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž‚αžΆ Roa Roa αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αŸ”
"As a senior in the paragliding field, I have my own emotional burden," he said.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αŸαžαžΆ "αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž“αžΆαž˜αž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αž‡αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž›αŸ„αž€αž†αŸαžαŸ’αžšαž™αŸ„αž„αž“αŸαŸ‡ αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αž»αž€αž•αŸ’αž›αžΌαžœαž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαž•αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž›αŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†" αŸ”
Mr. Gendon recounted how, in the hours after the news of the Roa Roa Hotel collapse circulated among the paragliding community, he had desperately sent WhatsApp messages to the Palu competitors, who were taking part in the beach festival.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Gendon αž”αžΆαž“αžšαŸ€αž”αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΈαžšαž”αŸ€αž”αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„ αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž–αžΈαžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΉαž„αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαžŠαž½αž›αžšαž›αŸ†αž“αŸƒαžŸαžŽαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž‚αžΆαžš Roa Roa αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž…αŸ‚αž€αž…αžΆαž™αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαž αž‚αž˜αž“αŸαž‡αž·αŸ‡αž†αŸαžαŸ’αžšαž™αŸ„αž„αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž•αŸ’αž‰αžΎαžŸαžΆαžš WhatsApp αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αžαŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αž‘αŸ…αž“αžΉαž„αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αž½αžαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αŸ‚αž„ Palu αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž…αžΌαž›αžšαž½αž˜αž–αž·αž’αžΈαž”αž»αžŽαŸ’αž™αž†αŸ’αž“αŸαžšαžŸαž˜αž»αž‘αŸ’αžšαŸ”
His messages, though, only resulted in one gray check mark, rather than a pair of blue checks.
αž‘αŸ„αŸ‡αž‡αžΆαž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αžŽαžΆαž€αŸαžŠαŸ„αž™ αžŸαžΆαžšαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαž˜αžΆαž“αžƒαžΎαž‰αžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž’αžΈαž€αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž–αžŽαŸŒαž”αŸ’αžšαž•αŸαŸ‡αž˜αž½αž™αž”αŸ‰αž»αžŽαŸ’αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡αž‡αžΆαž‡αžΆαž„αžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž’αžΈαž€αž–αžŽαŸŒαžαŸ€αžœαŸ”
"I think that means the messages were not delivered," he said.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αŸαžαžΆ "αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‚αž·αžαžαžΆαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαž™αžαžΆαžŸαžΆαžšαž˜αž·αž“αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΌαž“αž‘αŸ…" αŸ”
Thieves take $26,750 during ATM refill at Newport on the Levee
αž…αŸ„αžšαž™αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž€αŸ‹ 26.750 αžŠαž»αž›αŸ’αž›αžΆαžšαž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αŸ†αž‘αž»αž„αž–αŸαž›αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αžΌαž›αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž“αž’αŸαž’αžΈαž’αžΉαž˜αž“αŸ… Newport αž“αŸ… Levee
Thieves on Friday morning stole $26,750 from a Brink's worker refilling an ATM at Newport on the Levee, according to a news release from the Newport Police Department.
αž™αŸ„αž„αžαžΆαž˜αžŸαŸαž…αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαžšαžΆαž™αž€αžΆαžšαžŽαŸαž˜αž½αž™αž–αžΈαž“αžΆαž™αž€αžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž“αž”αŸ‰αžΌαž›αžΈαžŸ Newport αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ„αž™αžŠαžΉαž„αžαžΆαž…αŸ„αžšαž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαž–αŸ’αžšαžΉαž€αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαž»αž€αŸ’αžšαž”αžΆαž“αž›αž½αž…αž›αž»αž™αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“ 26.750 αžŠαž»αž›αŸ’αž›αžΆαžšαž–αžΈαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž€αžšαž“αž·αž™αŸ„αž‡αž·αž€αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹ Brink αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž…αžΌαž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž“αž’αŸαž’αžΈαž’αžΉαž˜αž“αŸ… Newport αž“αŸ… Levee αŸ”
The car's driver had been emptying an ATM in the entertainment complex and preparing to deliver more money, Det. Dennis McCarthy wrote in the release.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž”αžΎαž€αž”αžšαžšαžαž™αž“αŸ’αžαž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž’αžΆαžαž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸŠαžΈαž“αž’αŸαž’αžΈαž’αžΉαž˜αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αžšαž·αžœαŸαžŽαž€αŸ†αžŸαžΆαž“αŸ’αžαž“αž·αž„αžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž˜αž‘αŸ€αžαŸ” αž›αŸ„αž€ Dennis McCarthy αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαžšαžŸαŸαžšαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž…αŸαž‰αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αŸ”
While he was occupied, another man "ran up from behind the Brink's employee" and stole a bag of money meant for delivery.
αžαžŽαŸˆαž–αŸαž›αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαžš αž”αž»αžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αž‘αŸ€αž β€œαž”αžΆαž“αžšαžαŸ‹αž…αŸαž‰αž–αžΈαž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž”αž»αž‚αŸ’αž‚αž›αž·αž€αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹ Brink” αžšαž½αž…αž›αž½αž…αž™αž€αžαž„αŸ‹αž›αž»αž™αž˜αž½αž™αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαžŠαžΉαž€αž‡αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΌαž“αŸ”
Witnesses spotted multiple suspects fleeing the scene, according to the release, but police did not specify the number involved in the incident.
αž™αŸ„αž„αžαžΆαž˜αž€αžΆαžšαž…αŸαž‰αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αž“αŸαŸ‡αžŸαžΆαž€αŸ’αžŸαžΈαž”αžΆαž“αžšαž€αžƒαžΎαž‰αž‡αž“αžŸαž„αŸ’αžŸαŸαž™αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžšαžαŸ‹αž‚αŸαž…αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž”αŸ‰αžΌαž›αž·αžŸαž˜αž·αž“αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž‰αŸ’αž‡αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž–αžΈαž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž‡αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž–αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž–αŸαž“αŸ’αž’αž“αžΉαž„αž§αž”αž‘αŸ’αž‘αžœαž αŸαžαž»αž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αŸαŸ”
Anyone with information about their identities should contact Newport police at 859-292-3680.
αž“αžšαžŽαžΆαž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž–αŸαžαŸŒαž˜αžΆαž“αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž’αžαŸ’αžαžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαžŽαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸ αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž‘αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αž„αž”αŸ‰αžΌαž›αžΈαžŸ Newport αžαžΆαž˜αž›αŸαž 859-292-3680 αŸ”
Kanye West: Rapper changes his name to Ye
Kanye West: αžαžΆαžšαžΆαž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αžšαŸ‰αŸαž”αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ… Ye
Rapper Kanye West is changing his name - to Ye.
αžαžΆαžšαžΆαž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αžšαŸ‰αŸαž” Kanye West αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‘αŸ… Ye αŸ”
Announcing the change on Twitter on Saturday, he wrote: "The being formally known as Kanye West."
αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαž“αŸ…αž›αžΎ Twitter αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαŸ…αžšαŸ αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαžšαžŸαŸαžšαžαžΆαŸ– "αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž‘αžΌαž‘αŸ…αžαžΆ Kanye West" αŸ”
West, 41, has been nicknamed Ye for some time and used the moniker as the title for his eighth album, which was released in June.
αž›αŸ„αž€ West αž’αžΆαž™αž» 41 αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ…αžαžΆ Ye αž αžΎαž™αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž’αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸŠαž»αž˜αž‘αžΈ 8 αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž…αŸαž‰αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ‚αž˜αž·αžαž»αž“αžΆαŸ”
The change comes ahead of his appearance on Saturday Night Live, where he is expected to launch his new album Yandhi.
αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαž“αŸαŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αž›αŸαž…αž‘αžΎαž„αž˜αž»αž“αž–αŸαž›αžšαžΌαž”αžšαžΆαž„αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎ Saturday Night Live αž‡αžΆαž€αž“αŸ’αž›αŸ‚αž„αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžšαŸ†αž–αžΉαž„αžαžΆαž“αžΉαž„αž”αžΎαž€αžŠαŸ†αžŽαžΎαžšαž€αžΆαžšαž’αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸŠαž»αž˜ Yandhi αžαŸ’αž˜αžΈαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αŸ”
He replaces singer Ariana Grande on the show who cancelled for "emotional reasons," the show's creator said.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αžŸαžαžΆαžšαžΆαž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„ Ariana Grande αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžœαž·αž’αžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž›αž»αž”αž…αŸ„αž›αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαžΆαžš "αž˜αžΌαž›αž αŸαžαž»αž•αŸ’αž›αžΌαžœαž…αž·αžαŸ’αž" αŸ”
As well as being an abbreviation of his current professional name, West has previously said the word has religious significance for him.
αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ…αž–αžΈαž”αžΆαž“αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαž’αž€αŸ’αžŸαžšαž€αžΆαžαŸ‹αž“αŸƒαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαž–αž“αžΆαž–αŸαž›αž”αž…αŸ’αž…αž»αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αŸ’αž“αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹ αž›αŸ„αž€ West αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αž–αžΈαž˜αž»αž“αžαžΆ αž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™αž“αŸαŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαžΆαžšαŸˆαžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαžΆαž„αžŸαžΆαžŸαž“αžΆαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αŸ”
"I believe 'ye' is the most commonly used word in the Bible, and in the Bible it means 'you,'" West said earlier this year, discussing his album title with radio host Big Boy.
αž›αŸ„αž€ West αž”αžΆαž“αž±αŸ’αž™αžŠαžΉαž„αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžŠαžΎαž˜αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž“αŸαŸ‡αžαžΆαŸ– β€œαžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‡αžΏαžαžΆαž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™ β€˜Ye’ αž‡αžΆαž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž‡αžΆαž‘αžΌαž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‚αž˜αŸ’αž–αžΈαžšαž αžΎαž™αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‚αž˜αŸ’αž–αžΈαžšαžœαžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαž™αžαžΆ β€˜αž’αŸ’αž“αž€β€™αŸ”
"So I'm you, I'm us, it's us.
"αžŠαžΌαž…αŸ’αž“αŸαŸ‡αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€ αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‡αžΆαž™αžΎαž„ αžœαžΆαž‡αžΆαž™αžΎαž„αŸ”
It went from Kanye, which means the only one, to just Ye - just being a reflection of our good, our bad, our confused, everything.
αžœαžΆαž”αžΆαž“αž˜αž€αž–αžΈ Kanye αž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαž™αžαžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αžαŸ‚αž˜αž½αž™αž‚αžαŸ‹ αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡αž–αžΆαž€αŸ’αž™ Ye αžαŸ’αžšαžΉαž˜αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœ αž€αžΆαžšαžšαžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αžšαžΉαž˜αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αž†αŸ’αž›αž»αŸ‡αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–αž›αŸ’αž’αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž™αžΎαž„ αž’αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ‹αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž™αžΎαž„ αž€αžΆαžšαž™αž›αŸ‹αž…αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸ†αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž™αžΎαž„ αž’αŸ’αžœαžΈαž‚αŸ’αžšαž”αŸ‹αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αŸ”
The album is more of a reflection of who we are."
αž’αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž”αŸŠαž»αž˜αž“αŸαŸ‡αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž†αŸ’αž›αž»αŸ‡αž”αž‰αŸ’αž…αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαž™αžΎαž„αž‡αžΆαž“αžšαžŽαžΆαŸ”"
He is one of a number of famous rappers to change their name.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαžαžΆαžšαžΆαž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αžšαŸ‰αŸαž”αž˜αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž…αŸ†αž“αŸ„αž˜αžαžΆαžšαžΆαž…αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αžŠαŸαž›αŸ’αž”αžΈαž›αŸ’αž”αžΆαž‰αž˜αž½αž™αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαŸ”
Sean Combs has been variously known as Puff Daddy, P. Diddy or Diddy, but this year announced his preference for the names Love and Brother Love.
Sean Combs αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž‚αŸαžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹αžαžΆ Puff Daddy, P. Diddy ឬ Diddy αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž“αŸ…αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž“αŸαŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž–αžΈαž…αŸ†αžŽαžΌαž›αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡αž€αžΆαžšαžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡ Love and Brother LoveαŸ”
A former West collaborator, JAY-Z, has also made do with or without a hyphen and capitals.
αž’αžαžΈαžαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžšαž½αž˜αž’αžΆαž‡αžΈαž– West, αž‚αžΊ JAY-Z αž€αŸαž”αžΆαž“αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž•αž„αžŠαŸ‚αžšαžŠαŸ„αž™αž¬αž‚αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž αžΆαžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰ αž“αž·αž„αž’αž€αŸ’αžŸαžšαž’αŸ†αŸ”
Mexico's AMLO vows not to use military against civilians
AMLO αž˜αŸ‰αž·αž€αžŸαŸŠαž·αž€αž”αŸ’αžαŸαž‡αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž™αŸ„αž’αžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž†αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αžΉαž„αž‡αž“αžŸαŸŠαžΈαžœαž·αž›
Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has vowed to never use military force against civilians as the country approaches the 50th anniversary of a bloody reprisal against students.
αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆαž’αž·αž”αžαžΈαž˜αŸ‰αž·αž€αžŸαŸŠαž·αž€αž›αŸ„αž€ Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžαŸαž‡αŸ’αž‰αžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž€αž˜αŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αž™αŸ„αž’αžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž†αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αžΉαž„αž‡αž“αžŸαŸŠαžΈαžœαž·αž›αžαžŽαŸˆαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž‡αž·αžαžŠαž›αŸ‹αžαž½αž”αž›αžΎαž€αž‘αžΈ 50 αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαžŸαž„αžŸαžΉαž€αžŠαŸ„αž™αž”αž„αŸ’αž αžΌαžšαžˆαžΆαž˜αž”αŸ’αžšαž†αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αžΉαž„αžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž·αžαŸ”
Lopez Obrador promised Saturday at Tlatelolco Plaza to "never ever use the military to repress the Mexican people."
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lopez Obrador αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž“αŸ’αž™αžΆαž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαžŸαŸ…αžšαŸαž“αŸ…αž― Tlatelolco Plaza ថអ "αž˜αž·αž“αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αŸ’αžšαžΎαž€αž„αž‘αŸαž–αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž”αž„αŸ’αžšαŸ’αž€αžΆαž”αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αž˜αŸ‰αž·αž…αžŸαŸŠαžΈαž€αžΌαž‘αŸ" αŸ”
Troops fired on a peaceful demonstration at the plaza on Oct. 2, 1968, killing as many as 300 people at a time when leftist student movements were taking root throughout Latin America.
αž€αž„αž‘αŸαž–αž”αžΆαž“αž”αžΆαž‰αŸ‹αž›αžΎαž”αžΆαžαž»αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαž“αŸ’αžαž·αžœαž·αž’αžΈαž“αŸ…αž‘αžΈαž›αžΆαž“αž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž‘αžΈ 2 αžαŸ‚αžαž»αž›αžΆαž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ† 1968 αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž›αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžšαž αžΌαžαžŠαž›αŸ‹ 300 αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž…αž›αž“αžΆαžŸαž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αž·αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž·αžαž†αŸ’αžœαŸαž„αž“αž·αž™αž˜αž”αžΆαž“αž…αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž«αžŸαž“αŸ…αž‘αŸ’αžœαžΈαž”αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž‘αžΆαž‘αžΈαž“αŸ”
Lopez Obrador has pledged to support young Mexicans by giving monthly subsidies to those who study and opening more free public universities.
Lopez Obrador αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž“αŸ’αž™αžΆαž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαž‡αž“αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž˜αŸ‰αž·αž€αžŸαŸŠαž·αž€αžœαŸαž™αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„ αžŠαŸ„αž™αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž§αž”αžαŸ’αžαž˜αŸ’αž—αž”αŸ’αžšαž…αžΆαŸ†αžαŸ‚αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαŸ‚αž›αžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž“αž·αž„αž”αžΎαž€αžŸαžΆαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™αžŸαžΆαž’αžΆαžšαžŽαŸˆαž₯αžαž‚αž·αžαžαŸ’αž›αŸƒαŸ”
He has said that unemployment and a lack of educational opportunities draws youth to criminal gangs.
αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž—αžΆαž–αž’αžαŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž„αžΆαžšαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž“αž·αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžαŸ’αžœαŸ‡αž±αž€αžΆαžŸαžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž’αž”αŸ‹αžšαŸ†αž‘αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αžΆαž‰αž™αž»αžœαž‡αž“αž±αŸ’αž™αž‘αŸ…αž‡αžΆαž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž§αž€αŸ’αžšαž·αžŠαŸ’αž‹αž‡αž“αŸ”
U.S. should double A.I. funding
αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž‚αž½αžšαžαŸ‚αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž“αž·αž’αž·αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ A.I αž‘αŸ’αžœαŸαžšαžŠαž„
As China becomes more active in artificial intelligence, the U.S. should double the amount it spends on research in the field, says investor and AI practitioner Kai-Fu Lee, who has worked for Google, Microsoft and Apple.
αžœαž·αž“αž·αž™αŸ„αž‚αž·αž“ αž“αž·αž„αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž―αž€αž‘αŸαžŸαžαžΆαž„ AI αž›αŸ„αž€ Kai-Fu Lee αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž˜αŸ’αžšαžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“ Google, Microsoft αž“αž·αž„ Apple αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αž“αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αž€αžΆαž“αŸ‹αžαŸ‚αžŸαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž‘αŸ…αž›αžΎαž”αž‰αŸ’αž αžΆαžŸαž·αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αž·αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž·αž αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž‚αž½αžšαžαŸ‚αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αž‘αŸ’αžœαŸαžšαžŠαž„αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž›αžΎαžœαž·αžŸαŸαž™αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
The comments come after various parts of the U.S. government have made AI announcements, even as the U.S. overall lacks a formal AI strategy.
αž˜αžαž·αž™αŸ„αž”αž›αŸ‹αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž˜αž€αž–αžΈαž•αŸ’αž“αŸ‚αž€αž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αž“αŸƒαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαžŸαŸαž…αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ AI αž‘αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αžΈαž‡αžΆαžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž‡αžΆαž‘αžΌαž‘αŸ…αžαŸ’αžœαŸ‡αž™αž»αž‘αŸ’αž’αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžš AI αž‡αžΆαž•αŸ’αž›αžΌαžœαž€αžΆαžšαž€αŸαžŠαŸ„αž™αŸ”
Meanwhile, China introduced its plan last year: it's aiming to be No.1 in AI innovation by 2030.
αž‘αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΉαž˜αž“αžΉαž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αžŠαŸ‚αžš αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αž”αžΆαž“αžŽαŸ‚αž“αžΆαŸ†αž–αžΈαž•αŸ‚αž“αž€αžΆαžšαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž˜αž»αž“αŸ– αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž“αŸαŸ‡αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ†αžŽαž„αž…αž„αŸ‹αž€αŸ’αž›αžΆαž™αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž›αŸαžαž˜αž½αž™αžαžΆαž„αž”αž…αŸ’αž…αŸαž€αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆ AI αžαŸ’αžšαžΉαž˜αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ† 2030αŸ”
"Double the AI research budget would be a good start, given that all other countries are so much farther behind U.S., and we're looking for the next breakthrough in AI," said Lee.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αžαžœαž·αž€αžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœ AI αž‘αŸ’αžœαŸαžŠαž„ αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž…αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αžŠαŸαž›αŸ’αž’αž˜αž½αž™αžŠαŸ„αž™αž αŸαžαž»αžαžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαžŠαž‘αŸƒαž‘αŸ€αžαžŸαŸ’αžαž·αžαž“αŸ…αž†αŸ’αž„αžΆαž™αž–αžΈαžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž αžΎαž™αž™αžΎαž„αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸ‚αž„αžšαž€αžšαž”αž€αž‚αŸ†αž αžΎαž‰αžαŸ’αž˜αžΈαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžœαž·αžŸαŸαž™ AI" αŸ”
Doubling funding could double the chances that the next big AI achievement will be made in the U.S., Lee told CNBC in an interview this week.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“αžΈαž™αž‘αžΌαžšαž‘αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αŸ CNBC αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αž‘αžŸαž˜αŸ’αž—αžΆαžŸαž“αŸαž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸ…αžŸαž”αŸ’αžαžΆαž αŸαž“αŸαŸ‡αžαžΆ αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αž‘αŸ’αžœαŸαžŠαž„αž’αžΆαž…αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαž“αž±αž€αžΆαžŸαž‘αž‘αž½αž›αžŸαž˜αž·αž‘αŸ’αž’αž•αž› AI αž’αŸ†αŸ— αž”αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž‘αŸ€αžαžŠαŸ‚αž›αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž‘αžΎαž„αž“αŸ…αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αŸ”
Lee, whose book "AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley and the New World Order" was published this month by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, is CEO of Sinovation Ventures, which has invested in one of the most prominent AI companies in China, Face++.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž‡αžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž„αžŸαŸ€αžœαž—αŸ… "αž€αž˜αŸ’αž›αžΆαŸ†αž„αžŠαŸαž˜αž αž·αž˜αžΆαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹ AI αŸ– αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“, αžαŸ†αž”αž“αŸ‹ Silicon Valley αž“αž·αž„New World Order "αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž–αž»αž˜αŸ’αž–αž•αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž™αž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž“αŸαŸ‡αžŠαŸ„αž™αž›αŸ„αž€ Houghton Mifflin Harcourt αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαž“αžΆαž™αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαžαž·αž”αžαŸ’αžαž·αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“ Sinovation Ventures αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžœαž·αž“αž·αž™αŸ„αž‚αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“ AI αžŠαŸαžŸαŸ†αžαžΆαž“αŸ‹αž”αŸ†αž•αž»αžαž˜αž½αž™αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αž‚αžΊ Face ++ αŸ”
In the 1980s at Carnegie Mellon University he worked on an AI system that beat the highest-ranked American Othello player, and later he was an executive at Microsoft Research and president of Google's China branch.
αž“αŸ…αž‘αžŸαžœαžαŸ’αžŸαž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ† 1980 αž“αŸ…αžŸαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™ Carnegie Mellon αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαž–αŸαž“αŸ’αž’ AI αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžˆαŸ’αž“αŸ‡αžŠαžΆαž…αŸ‹αž‚αŸαžαžΆαž„αž€αŸ†αž–αžΌαž›αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž›αŸαž„ American Othello αž αžΎαž™αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž˜αž€αž‚αžΆαžαŸ‹αž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαž“αžΆαž™αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαžαž·αž”αžαŸ’αžαž·αž“αŸ… Microsoft Research αž“αž·αž„αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžŸαžΆαžαžΆαž“αŸ…αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αŸ”
Lee acknowledged previous U.S. government technology competitions like the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Robotics Challenge and asked when the next one would be, in order to help identify the next visionaries.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž‘αž‘αž½αž›αžŸαŸ’αž‚αžΆαž›αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ’αžšαž€αž½αžαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αŸ‚αž„αž•αŸ’αž“αŸ‚αž€αž”αž…αŸ’αž…αŸαž€αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž˜αž»αž“αŸ— αžŠαžΌαž…αž‡αžΆαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž’αž—αž·αžœαžŒαŸ’αžαž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž™αž“αŸ’αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž‘αžΈαž—αŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž„αžΆαžšαžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αžšαž·αžαžαŸ’αž–αžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸƒαž€αŸ’αžšαžŸαž½αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž–αžΆαžšαž‡αžΆαžαž·αž“αž·αž„αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž»αŸ†αž‘αŸ…αž–αŸαž›αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αž˜αž½αž™αž‘αŸ€αžαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž‡αž½αž™αž€αŸ†αžŽαžαŸ‹αž’αžαŸ’αžαžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαžŽαž’αž“αžΆαž‚αžαž…αž€αŸ’αžαž»αžœαž·αžŸαŸαž™αŸ”
Researchers in the U.S. often have to work hard in order to win government grants, Lee said.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž“αŸ…αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž‡αžΆαžšαžΏαž™αŸ— αžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαžαŸ‚αžαž·αžαžαŸ†αž”αŸ’αžšαžΉαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαŸ‚αž„αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž‘αž‘αž½αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αŸ†αž“αž½αž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αŸ”
"It's not China that is taking away the academic leaders; it's the corporates," Lee said.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αžœαžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž˜αŸ‚αž“αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž€αŸ†αž–αž»αž„αžŠαž€αž αžΌαžαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαžΉαž€αž“αžΆαŸ†αžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž“αŸ„αŸ‡αž‘αŸ αžαŸ‚αžœαžΆαž‚αžΊαž‡αžΆαžŸαžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜" αŸ”
Facebook, Google and other technology companies have hired luminaries from universities to work on AI in recent years.
αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“αž αŸ’αžœαŸαžŸαž”αŸŠαž»αž€, αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“ Google αž“αž·αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“αž”αž…αŸ’αž…αŸαž€αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž•αŸ’αžŸαŸαž„αŸ—αž‘αŸ€αž αž”αžΆαž“αž‡αž½αž› αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αž½αž™αž‰αž»αŸ†αžΆαž„αž¬αž˜αžΆαž“αž₯αž‘αŸ’αž’αž·αž–αž›αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŠαž‘αŸƒ αž–αžΈαžŸαžΆαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“ αž‘αŸ…αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ AI αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αžαŸ’αž˜αžΈαŸ—αž“αŸαŸ‡αŸ”
Lee said immigration policy changes could also help the U.S. bolster its AI efforts.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαž‚αŸ„αž›αž“αž™αŸ„αž”αžΆαž™αž’αž“αŸ’αžαŸ„αž”αŸ’αžšαžœαŸαžŸαž“αŸ αž€αŸαž’αžΆαž…αž‡αž½αž™αž±αŸ’αž™αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαž“αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αžαž·αžαžαŸ†αž”αŸ’αžšαžΉαž„αž”αŸ’αžšαŸ‚αž„αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαŸ‚αžšαŸ”
"I think green cards should automatically be offered to PhD's in AI," he said.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž‚αž·αžαžαžΆαž”αŸαžŽαŸ’αžŽαž”αŸƒαžαž„αž‚αž½αžšαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž”αžΆαž“αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž‡αžΌαž“αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžœαžαŸ’αžŠαž·αž‘αŸ…αž±αŸ’αž™αžαŸ’αž“αžΆαž€αŸ‹αž”αžŽαŸ’αžŒαž·αžαžαžΆαž„ AI" αŸ”
China's State Council issued its Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan in July 2017.
αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž”αŸ’αžšαžΉαž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž…αž·αž“αž”αžΆαž“αž…αŸαž‰ αž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„αž’αž—αž·αžœαžŒαŸ’αžαž“αŸαž€αžΆαžšαž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαžŸαž·αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αž·αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž·αžαž‡αŸ†αž“αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž™αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“ αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžαŸ‚αž€αž€αŸ’αž€αžŠαžΆαž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ† 2017 αŸ”
China's National Natural Science Foundation provides funding to people at academic institutions similar to the way that the National Science Foundation and other government organizations dole out money to U.S. researchers, but the quality of academic work is lower in China, Lee said.
αž›αŸ„αž€ Lee αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαž’αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž…αž·αž“αž•αŸ’αžαž›αŸ‹αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž˜αž“αž»αžŸαŸ’αžŸαž“αŸ…αžαžΆαž˜αž‚αŸ’αžšαžΉαŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž“αžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžšαžŠαŸ€αž„αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆαž‘αŸ…αž“αžΉαž„αž˜αžΌαž›αž“αž·αž’αž·αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαžŸαžΆαžŸαŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαžαž·αž“αž·αž„αž’αž„αŸ’αž‚αž€αžΆαžšαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αžŠαž‘αŸƒαž‘αŸ€αžαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž…αŸ†αžŽαžΆαž™αž”αŸ’αžšαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αŸ…αž±αŸ’αž™αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€ αž€αŸαž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž‚αž»αžŽαž—αžΆαž–αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž„αžΆαžšαžŸαž·αž€αŸ’αžŸαžΆαž‘αžΆαž”αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž…αž·αž“αŸ”
Earlier this year the U.S. Defense Department established a Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, which is meant to involve partners from industry and academia, and the White House announced the formation of Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžŠαžΎαž˜αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž“αŸαŸ‡αž€αŸ’αžšαžŸαž½αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž–αžΆαžšαž‡αžΆαžαž· αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αž”αžΆαž“αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαž˜αž‡αŸ’αžˆαž˜αžŽαŸ’αžŒαž›αžŸαŸŠαžΎαž”αž’αž„αŸ’αž€αŸαžαžŸαž·αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αž·αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž·αžαžšαž½αž˜αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αž”αŸ†αžŽαž„αž…αžΌαž›αžšαž½αž˜αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αžŠαŸƒαž‚αžΌαž–αžΈαž§αžŸαŸ’αžŸαžΆαž αž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž“αž·αž„αžŸαžΆαž€αž›αžœαž·αž‘αŸ’αž™αžΆαž›αŸαž™αž“αžΆαž“αžΆ αž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž“αžΉαž„αžŸαŸαžαžœαž·αž˜αžΆαž“ αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαž‚αžŽαŸˆαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž’αž·αž€αžΆαžšαž”αž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαžŸαž·αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αž·αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž·αžαŸ”
And this month DARPA announced a $2 billion investment in an initiative called AI Next.
αž αžΎαž™αž“αŸ…αžαŸ‚αž“αŸαŸ‡ DARPA αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αžΆαžŸαž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαžœαž·αž“αž·αž™αŸ„αž‚ 2 αž–αžΆαž“αŸ‹αž›αžΆαž“αžŠαž»αž›αŸ’αž›αžΆαžšαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‚αŸ†αž“αž·αžαž•αŸ’αžαž½αž…αž•αŸ’αžαžΎαž˜αž˜αž½αž™αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžŠαžΆαž€αŸ‹αžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžαžΆ AI Next αŸ”
As for the NSF, it currently invests more than $100 million per year in AI research.
αž…αŸ†αž–αŸ„αŸ‡ NSF αž”αž…αŸ’αž…αž»αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αŸ’αž“αž“αŸαŸ‡ αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž αŸŠαž»αž“αž“αŸαŸ‡αž”αžΆαž“αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž€αŸ‹αž‘αž»αž“αž‡αžΆαž„ 100 αž›αžΆαž“αžŠαž»αž›αŸ’αž›αžΆαžšαž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž˜αž½αž™αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΆαžœαž‚αž˜αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž„ AI αŸ”
Meanwhile, U.S. legislation that sought to create a National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence has not seen action in months.
αž‘αž“αŸ’αž‘αžΉαž˜αž“αžΉαž„αž“αŸαŸ‡αžŠαŸ‚αžš αž…αŸ’αž”αžΆαž”αŸ‹αŸ‹αžŸαž αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž’αžΆαž˜αŸαžšαž·αž€αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžœαŸ‚αž„αž”αž„αŸ’αž€αžΎαžαž‚αžŽαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž’αž·αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαž“αŸ’αžαž·αžŸαž»αžαž‡αžΆαžαž· αžŸαŸ’αžαžΈαž–αžΈαž”αž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαžŸαž·αž”αŸ’αž”αž“αž·αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž·αžαž˜αž·αž“αž”αžΆαž“αžƒαžΎαž‰αžŸαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž—αžΆαž–αžŽαžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αž˜αžΆαž“αžαŸ‚αž“αŸαŸ‡αž‘αŸαŸ”
Macedonians vote in referendum on whether to change country's name
αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€ αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž‡αŸ’αžšαžΎαžŸαžšαžΎαžŸαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αžαž·αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸ
The people of Macedonia voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to change its name to "Republic of North Macedonia," a move that would resolve a decades-old dispute with Greece which had blocked its membership bids for the European Union and NATO.
αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€ αž”αžΆαž“αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž’αžΆαž‘αž·αžαŸ’αž™αž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαž€αžΆαžšαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αžαž· αžαžΆαžαžΎαžαŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž‘αŸ…αž‡αžΆ β€œαžŸαžΆαž’αžΆαžšαžŽαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€αžαžΆαž„αž‡αžΎαž„β€ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαžŠαŸ†αžŽαŸ„αŸ‡αžŸαŸ’αžšαžΆαž™αž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž‡αž˜αŸ’αž›αŸ„αŸ‡αž’αžŸαŸ‹αžšαž™αŸˆαž–αŸαž›αž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž‘αžŸαžœαžαŸ’αžŸαž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž€αŸ’αžšαž·αž…αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžšαžΆαžšαžΆαŸ†αž„αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαŸ’αž“αžΎαžŸαž»αŸ†αž‡αžΆαžŸαž˜αžΆαž‡αž·αž€αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αžŸαž αž—αžΆαž–αž’αžΊαžšαŸ‰αž»αž”αž“αž·αž„αžŽαžΆαžαžΌαŸ”
Greece, which has a province called Macedonia, maintains that its northern neighbor's name represents a claim on its territory and has vetoed its entrance into NATO and the EU.
αž€αŸ’αžšαž·αž€αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž˜αžΆαž“αžαŸαžαŸ’αžαž˜αž½αž™αž αŸ…αžαžΆ αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€ αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ‡αž’αžΆαž„αžαžΆαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‡αž·αžαžαžΆαž„αž—αžΆαž‚αžαžΆαž„αž‡αžΎαž„αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αžαŸ†αžŽαžΆαž„αž±αŸ’αž™αž€αžΆαžšαž‘αžΆαž˜αž‘αžΆαžšαž›αžΎαž‘αžΉαž€αžŠαžΈαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž“αž·αž„αž”αžΆαž“αž”αžŠαž·αžŸαŸαž’αž€αžΆαžšαž…αžΌαž›αžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αžαŸ’αž›αž½αž“αž‘αŸ… NATO αž“αž·αž„ EU αŸ”
The two governments struck a deal in June based on the proposed new name, but nationalist opponents argue the change would undermine the ethnic identity of Macedonia's Slavic majority population.
αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αžΆαž—αž·αž”αžΆαž›αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž–αžΈαžšαž”αžΆαž“αž…αž»αŸ‡αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αž˜αž½αž™αž€αžΆαž›αž–αžΈαžαŸ‚αž˜αž·αžαž»αž“αžΆαžŠαŸ„αž™αž•αŸ’αž’αŸ‚αž€αž›αžΎαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžαŸ’αž˜αžΈαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ’αž“αžΎαž‘αžΎαž„ αž€αŸαž”αŸ‰αž»αž“αŸ’αžαŸ‚αž€αŸ’αžšαž»αž˜αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαž†αžΆαŸ†αž„αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž“αž·αž™αž˜αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ‡αž’αžΆαž„αžαžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαž“αŸαŸ‡αž“αžΉαž„αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αž”αŸ‰αŸ‡αž–αžΆαž›αŸ‹αžŠαž›αŸ‹αž’αžαŸ’αžαžŸαž‰αŸ’αž‰αžΆαžŽαž‡αž“αž‡αžΆαžαž·αž—αžΆαž‚αžαž·αž…αž“αŸƒαž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αž—αžΆαž‚αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž“αŸ…αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€αŸ”
President Gjorge Ivanov has said he will not be voting in the referendum and a boycott campaign has cast doubts on whether turnout will meet the minimum 50 percent required for the referendum to be valid.
αž›αŸ„αž€αž”αŸ’αžšαž’αžΆαž“αžΆαž’αž·αž”αžαžΈ Gjorge Ivanov αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž›αŸ„αž€αž“αžΉαž„αž˜αž·αž“αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž€αžΆαžšαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αžαž·αž‘αŸ αž αžΎαž™αž™αž»αž‘αŸ’αž’αž“αžΆαž€αžΆαžšαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž–αž αž·αž€αžΆαžšαž˜αž½αž™αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαž„αŸ’αžŸαŸαž™αžαžΆαžαžΎαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αžΌαž›αžšαž½αž˜αž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž“αžΉαž„αž†αŸ’αž›αžΎαž™αžαž”αž‘αŸ…αž“αžΉαž„αž…αŸ†αž“αž½αž“αž’αž”αŸ’αž”αž”αžšαž˜αžΆ 50 αž—αžΆαž‚αžšαž™αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‘αžΆαž˜αž‘αžΆαžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αžΆαžšαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αžαž·αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž±αŸ’αž™αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž»αž–αž›αž—αžΆαž–αž¬αž™αŸ‰αžΆαž„αžŽαžΆαŸ”
The question on the referendum ballot read: "Are you for NATO and EU membership with acceptance of the agreement with Greece."
αžŸαŸ†αžŽαž½αžšαž“αŸ…αž›αžΎαžŸαž“αŸ’αž›αžΉαž€αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž˜αžαž·αŸ– αžαžΎαž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž…αž„αŸ‹αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαž˜αžΆαž‡αž·αž€αžŽαžΆαžαžΌαž“αž·αž„αžŸαž αž—αžΆαž–αž’αžΊαžšαŸ‰αž»αž”αžŠαŸ„αž™αž‘αž‘αž½αž›αž™αž€αž€αž·αž…αŸ’αž…αž–αŸ’αžšαž˜αž–αŸ’αžšαŸ€αž„αž‡αžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž€αŸ’αžšαž·αž€αžŠαŸ‚αžšαž¬αž‘αŸ?
Supporters of the name change, including Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, argue that it is a price worth paying to pursue admission into bodies such as the EU and NATO for Macedonia, one of the countries to emerge from the collapse of Yugoslavia.
αž’αŸ’αž“αž€αž‚αžΆαŸ†αž‘αŸ’αžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αžšαž½αž˜αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž“αžΆαž™αž€αžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹αž˜αž“αŸ’αžαŸ’αžšαžΈ Zoran Zaev αž”αžΆαž“αž’αŸ‡αž’αžΆαž„αžαžΆαžœαžΆαž‡αžΆαžαž˜αŸ’αž›αŸƒαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž”αž“αŸ’αžαž€αžΆαžšαž…αžΌαž›αž‘αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸαž“αž“αžΆαž“αžΆαžŠαžΌαž…αž‡αžΆαžŸαž αž—αžΆαž–αž’αžΊαžšαŸ‰αž»αž”αž“αž·αž„αžŽαžΆαžαžΌαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€ αžŠαŸ‚αž›αž‡αžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž˜αž½αž™αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αž…αŸ†αž“αŸ„αž˜αž”αžŽαŸ’αžαžΆαž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž“αžΆαž“αžΆαžŠαŸ‚αž›αž”αžΆαž“αž›αŸαž…αž…αŸαž‰αž–αžΈαž€αžΆαžšαžŠαž½αž›αžšαž›αŸ†αž“αŸƒαž™αžΌαž αŸ’αž‚αŸ„αžŸαŸ’αž›αžΆαžœαžΈαŸ”
"I came today to vote for the future of the country, for young people in Macedonia so they can be live freely under the umbrella of the European Union because it means safer lives for all of us," said Olivera Georgijevska, 79, in Skopje.
Olivera Georgijevska αž’αžΆαž™αž» 79 αž†αŸ’αž“αžΆαŸ†αž“αŸ… Skopje αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ "αžαŸ’αž‰αž»αŸ†αž”αžΆαž“αž˜αž€αž“αŸ…αžαŸ’αž„αŸƒαž“αŸαŸ‡αžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαž±αŸ’αž™αž’αž“αžΆαž‚αžαžšαž”αžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‘αŸαžŸαž“αŸαŸ‡αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžšαž‡αžΆαž‡αž“αžœαŸαž™αž€αŸ’αž˜αŸαž„αž“αŸ…αž˜αŸ‰αžΆαžŸαŸαžŠαžΌαž“αŸ€ αžŠαžΌαž…αŸ’αž“αŸαŸ‡αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž’αžΆαž…αžšαžŸαŸ‹αž“αŸ…αžŠαŸ„αž™αžŸαŸαžšαžΈαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αžšαŸ„αž˜αž†αŸαžαŸ’αžšαž“αŸƒαžŸαž αž—αžΆαž–αž’αžΊαžšαŸ‰αž»αž” αž–αžΈαž–αŸ’αžšαŸ„αŸ‡αžœαžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αž“αŸαž™αžαžΆαž‡αžΈαžœαž·αžαž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαž»αžœαžαŸ’αžαž·αž—αžΆαž–αžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΆαž”αŸ‹αž™αžΎαž„αž‘αžΆαŸ†αž„αž’αžŸαŸ‹αž‚αŸ’αž“αžΆ" αŸ”
Although not legally binding, enough members of parliament have said they will abide by the vote's outcome to make it decisive.
αž‘αŸ„αŸ‡αž”αžΈαž‡αžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαž…αž„αž€αŸ’αžšαž„αž”αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ’αžšαž”αž…αŸ’αž”αžΆαž”αŸ‹αž€αŸαžŠαŸ„αž™ αž€αŸαžŸαž˜αžΆαž‡αž·αž€αžŸαž—αžΆαž‡αžΆαž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆ αž–αž½αž€αž‚αŸαž“αžΉαž„αž‚αŸ„αžšαž–αžαžΆαž˜αž›αž‘αŸ’αž’αž•αž›αž“αŸƒαž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαžŠαžΎαž˜αŸ’αž”αžΈαž’αŸ’αžœαžΎαž±αŸ’αž™αžœαžΆαž˜αžΆαž“αž€αžΆαžšαžŸαž˜αŸ’αžšαŸαž…αž…αž·αžαŸ’αžαŸ”
The name change would requires a two-thirds majority in parliament.
αž€αžΆαžšαž•αŸ’αž›αžΆαžŸαŸ‹αž”αŸ’αžαžΌαžšαžˆαŸ’αž˜αŸ„αŸ‡αž“αžΉαž„αžαž˜αŸ’αžšαžΌαžœαž±αŸ’αž™αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαŸ†αž‘αŸαž„αž—αžΆαž‚αž…αŸ’αžšαžΎαž“αž–αžΈαžšαž—αžΆαž‚αž”αžΈαž“αŸ…αž€αŸ’αž“αž»αž„αžŸαž—αžΆαŸ”
The state election commission said there had been no reports of irregularities by 1 p.m.
αž‚αžŽαŸˆαž€αž˜αŸ’αž˜αž€αžΆαžšαžšαŸ€αž”αž…αŸ†αž€αžΆαžšαž”αŸ„αŸ‡αž†αŸ’αž“αŸ„αžαžšαžŠαŸ’αž‹ αž”αžΆαž“αž“αž·αž™αžΆαž™αžαžΆαž˜αž·αž“αž˜αžΆαž“αžŸαŸαž…αž€αŸ’αžαžΈαžšαžΆαž™αž€αžΆαžšαžŽαŸαžŽαžΆαž˜αž½αž™αž’αŸ†αž–αžΈαž—αžΆαž–αž˜αž·αž“αž”αŸ’αžšαž€αŸ’αžšαžαžΈαž“αŸ…αž˜αŸ‰αŸ„αž„ 1 αžšαžŸαŸ€αž›αž‘αŸαŸ”
However, turnout stood at only 16 percent, compared to 34 percent in last parliamentary election in 2016 when 66 percent of the registered voters cast their ballot.
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"I came out to vote because of my children, our place is in Europe," said Gjose Tanevski, 62, a voter in the capital, Skopje.
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