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(AP) HARARE, Zimbabwe – Bulawayo city officials Monday urged all residents to join the “big flush” to help Zimbabwe’s second city clear toilet waste that accumulated in sewers during days of water outages. Bulawayo city spokesperson Nesisa Mpofu asked all residents to flush their toilets simultaneously at 7:30 p.m. twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. She said a new timetable was issued Monday. She said residents can also flush at other times. Many residents had mistakenly thought they could only flush on Monday and Thursday evenings. Mpofu said synchronized flushing will help move waste in the “old and overburdened” sanitation system, worsened by a growing urban population, 거창출장마사지 water shortages and a troubled economy. Civic activist groups on Monday however criticized the proposed solution by city authorities as “ridiculous.” Magondonga Mahlangu, a leader of WOZA, an activist organization that champions women’s issues and protests against the nation’s poor service, told The Associated Press that the council’s proposed “big flush” is an insult to people’s dignity. Mahlangu said city authorities needed to look at fixing the aging water and sewer pipes which have not been replaced in years. Zimbabwe had world record inflation before the formation in 2009 of a coalition government between longtime President Robert Mugabe and the former opposition leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai. “It just goes to show that someone in the council has lost touch...

(CBS/AP) Here’s a full list of the winners at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, presented on Sunday night in Los Angeles: Pictures: Emmy Awards press roomPictures: Emmy Awards show highlightsPictures: Emmys red carpetSpecial section: The Emmy Awards – Outstanding Drama Series: “Mad Men,” AMC. – Outstanding Lead Actress, Drama Series: Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife,” CBS. – Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama Series: Kyle Chandler, “Friday Night Lights,” DirecTV/NBC. – Outstanding Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones,” HBO. – Outstanding Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Margo Martindale, “Justified,” FX. – Outstanding Writing, Drama Series: Jason Katims, “Friday Night Lights,” NBC. – Outstanding Directing, Drama Series: Martin Scorsese, “Boardwalk Empire,” HBO. – Outstanding Comedy Series: “Modern Family,” ABC. – Outstanding Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS. – Outstanding Actress, Comedy Series: Melissa McCarthy, “Mike & Molly,” CBS. – Outstanding Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Julie Bowen, “Modern Family,” ABC. – Outstanding Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Ty Burrell, “Modern Family,” ABC. – Outstanding Writing, Comedy Series: Steven Levitan and Jeffrey Richman, “Modern Family,” ABC. – Outstanding Directing, Comedy Series: 부안출장만남 Michael Spiller, “Modern Family,” ABC. – Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: “Downton Abbey (Masterpiece),” PBS. – Outstanding Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Kate Winslet, “Mildred Pierce,” HBO. – Outstanding Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Barry Pepper, “The Kennedys,” ReelzChannel. – Outstanding Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Maggie Smith, “Downton...

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