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GABON

Borders reopened days after coup

Gabon reopened its borders on Saturday, an army spokesman said,three days after closing them during a coup. The Gabonese military announced last week that they had taken power and put President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest.Coup leaders said they would not rush to hold elections. Land, sea and air borders were opened because the junta was "concerned with preserving respect for the rule of law, good relations with our neighbors and all states of the world" and wanted to keep its "international commitments", the army spokesman said on national television.

THAILAND

King endorses cabinet led by PM Srettha

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed a new cabinet with Srettha Thavisin serving as the prime minister and finance minister, a royal gazette said on Saturday.According to the gazette notification, the king appointed 34 members of the cabinet as selected by Srettha, including six deputy prime ministers and other ministers. The Pheu Thai party, which leads the coalition government, will oversee 10 major ministries, including defense, finance, transport, and foreign affairs. Srettha was elected prime minister in August.

UNITED STATES

Action sought for the killing of black woman

Ohio authorities have made public a bodycam video showing a police officer fatally shooting Ta'Kiya Young in her car in what her family denounced as a "gross misuse of power and authority" against the pregnant black mother. Sean Walton, a lawyer representing Young's family, said the video shows that the shooting on Aug 24 of the 21-year-old woman was unjustified, and called for the officer to be fired and charged immediately. It was unclear on Saturday whether the Blendon Township Police Department had adopted the use-of-force continuum policy, which would outline measures that must be exhausted before lethal force can be used.

Agencies - Xinhua