MONDAY, JULY 29, 2019 07 China landslide toll rises to 36 Trump defends attack on black US lawmaker Washington, United States S President Donald Trump defended yester- Uday his latest attack on Rescuers working at the site of a landslide in Liupanshui in China’s a prominent African-American Cumming (sic) southwestern Guizhou province. lawmaker in comments that District is a said Saturday night that 40 drew more accusations of rac- disgusting, rat and Beijing, China people had been rescued from ism. rodent infested the site, according to the local In a series of tweets on Sat- mess. The worst run he death toll in a landslide emergency rescue command. urday, Trump took aim at Dem- and most dangerous Twhich buried a village in Xinhua said a local school ocratic Representative Elijah southwest China rose to 36, had been set up as an emergen- Cummings -- a high-profile crit- anywhere in the state broadcaster CCTV said cy medical and rescue centre, ic of Trump’s administration United States. No yesterday, with 15 still missing with “multiple rescue teams whose district covers much of human being would days after the disaster struck. and experts” still searching for the majority black city of Balti- want to live there The state-run People’s Daily those missing. more, Maryland. TRUMP WROTE said rescue work is ongoing at The government has ear- “Cumming (sic) District is the site in Shuicheng coun- marked 30 million yuan ($4.35 a disgusting, rat and rodent ty, Guizhou province, where million) for search and rescue infested mess,” the president a thick torrent of mud buried efforts in the province, Xinhua wrote, calling it “the worst run 22 houses in the landslide on reported, as well as the reloca- and most dangerous anywhere Tuesday. tion of victims. in the United States.” CCTV broadcast footage Landslides are a frequent “No human being would of rescue workers trying to danger in rural and mountain- want to live there,” he said, in congresswomen who are from reach survivors through a huge ous parts of China, particu- an attack ostensibly provoked Elijah Cummings ethnic minorities. “It is despicable for you to at- mound of earth, and excava- larly after heavy rain, and the by Cummings’ criticism of The top Democrat in Con - tack him and the people of Bal- tors digging through the col- country has suffered severe the harsh conditions facing speak far louder than words! gress, Nancy Pelosi, on Saturday timore this way,” Biden wrote. lapsed hill. flooding this year. would-be asylum seekers at the The Democrats always play the accused Trump of a “racist” at- “Once again you have proved Two children and a mother In August 2017 at least 30 US-Mexico border. Race Card, when in fact they tack on a “champion... of civil yourself unfit to hold the office. with a baby were among those people were killed in two sep- Trump’s comments triggered have done so little for our Na- rights and economic justice, a A President is supposed to lift dead. arate landslides in the same a torrent of criticism and he tion’s great African American beloved leader in Baltimore, and this nation up. Not tear it down.” Official news agency Xinhua rural province of Guizhou. defended them on Sunday in people,” Trump wrote. deeply valued colleague.” In another tweet on Sunday, another burst of tweets. “Now, lowest unemployment “We all reject racist attacks Trump said Pelosi is doing a bad “There is nothing wrong with in U.S. history, and only getting against him,” wrote Pelosi -- job representing her district in bringing out the very obvious better. Elijah Cummings has who was born in Baltimore and California. fact that Congressman Elijah failed badly!” whose father served as mayor “Speaking of failing badly, has Sri Lanka says illegal UK waste Cummings has done a very poor Saturday’s diatribe ignited a of the city. anyone seen what is happening job for his district and the City storm of criticism less than two Former vice president Joe to Nancy Pelosi’s district in San offloaded to India, Dubai of Baltimore,” Trump said, with- weeks after the House of Rep- Biden -- the Democratic front- Francisco. It is not even recog- Colombo, Sri Lanka had been sent to India and two out adding anything to back up resentatives condemned Trump runner to challenge Trump in nizeable lately. Something must to Dubai. his argument. for “racist” comments target- 2020 -- called out the president be done before it is too late,” he Sri Lankan investigation Sri Lankan customs insist “Just take a look, the facts ing four first-term Democratic directly on Twitter. wrote. A into nearly 3,000 tonnes of the British authorities should illegally imported hazardous not have allowed the export waste has shown that some of without first clearing with Sri it was sent on to India and Du- Lankan authorities. bai, a top minister said Friday. The customs service said Israel, US successfully test ballistic missile interceptor Finance Minister Mangala the consignment was believed Jerusalem, Undefined Samaraweera told parliament to contain mortuary waste tem were carried out in the US el has the ability to act against Sunday to watch video footage the importer of the waste had among other garbage which state of Alaska and it success- ballistic missiles that could be of the tests. reshipped about 180 tonnes included large quantities of srael and the United States fully intercepted targets above launched against us from Iran In January, Israel said it also of raw garbage to India and plastic. Ihave successfully carried out the atmosphere, Israel’s defence or anywhere else”. carried out a successful test Dubai in 2017 and 2018. “We have ordered the im- tests of a ballistic missile inter- ministry said in a statement. “This is a great achievement with the United States of the Sri Lanka’s customs depart- porter and shipping agent to ceptor that Prime Minister Ben- “The flight tests were con- for the security of Israel,” he Arrow-3 in Israel. ment found that a local com- take immediate steps to re - jamin Netanyahu said yesterday ducted in Alaska in order to test added. A series of tests were also con- pany imported 241 containers turn the containers to its origin provides protection against po- capabilities that may not be test- US ambassador to Israel David ducted before the missiles being from Britain, out of which 15 (Britain),” the minister said. tential threats from Iran. ed in Israel,” the statement said. Friedman joined Netanyahu at a deployed in 2017 to Israeli air The tests of the Arrow-3 sys- Netanyahu said “today Isra- cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on bases. Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse, dies at 75 Los Angeles, United States California on Friday, Disney to be about Mickey and Min - tory and the tradition, and to ussi Taylor, Disney’s official said. The company did not give nie being married. It was about love the characters as much as Rvoice of Minnie Mouse for the cause of death. Wayne and Russi being mar- we do,” she said of herself and more than three decades, has Taylor had been Disney’s pick ried. We had the best time. We Allwine. died, the entertainment giant from a group of 200 candidates laughed a lot. We were always In addition to Minnie Mouse announced Saturday. She was 75. at a 1986 audition. singing. We always had music and other Disney characters, Taylor, who was prone to gig- The Massachusetts native said in the house.” Taylor was also the voice of gles just like the character she she actually met Walt Disney as The duo stayed as close Strawberry Shortcake and Peb- voiced, captured the heart and a girl, on a visit to Disneyland. as their animated counter - bles Flintstone. She worked in sound of Mickey Mouse’s coun- “At one point during our chat, parts until Wayne’s 2009 television for decades, includ- terpart on TV, in cartoons and he asked me what I wanted to death. ing on “The Mary Tyler Moore film, and at theme parks. do when I grow up, and I said, “I really want whoever comes Show” and “The Simpsons.” “Minnie Mouse lost her voice ‘I want to work for you!’ So he after us to be aware of the his- with the passing of Russi Taylor,” said, ‘Okay!’ -- and now I do!” Bob Iger, chairman and chief she was quoted as saying in a executive of The Walt Disney profile released by Disney. Company, said in a statement. Life imitated art when Russi “For more than 30 years, Min- met her real-life Mickey in the nie and Russi worked together 1980s: it was Wayne Allwine, to entertain millions around the who had voiced Mickey Mouse world -- a partnership that made since 1977. Minnie a global icon and Russi a “Wayne was coming out of a Disney Legend beloved by fans session as Mickey for ‘Totally everywhere. Minnie.’ We met in the hallway. “We take comfort in the We just blended really well,” knowledge that her work will Taylor told the LA Times in 2014. continue to entertain and inspire They wed in 1991 but generally for generations to come,” Iger “kept it quiet. We didn’t want it said. Taylor died in Glendale, Taylor had been Disney’s pick from a group of 200 candidates at a 1986 audition..