London, – British King Charles III has sent a message to Canada’s governor-general expressing his sympathy following the devastating impact of storm Fiona. In his first message of condolence issued as King, Charles said he and the Queen Consort “wanted to send our profound sympathy” to those affected by the natural disaster. Canadian troops have been sent to assist the recovery from storm Fiona, which …
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The Ukranian Ministry of defence has released shocking photos showing the devastating condition of a Ukranian soldier captured by Russia. Mykhailo Dianov, a Ukrainian soldier was released on Wednesday, September 21 by the Russian government after the UAE helped broker a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia. Before the capture Before his capture, Mykhailo Dianov, helped defend the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. He trended in Ukraine after …
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Changchun – Sun Lijun, former vice minister of public security, was on Friday sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes, manipulating the stock market and illegally possessing firearms.Sun was also deprived of his political rights for life, and all his personal assets were confiscated, said the Intermediate People’s Court of Changchun in northeast China’s Jilin ProvinceThe court established that Sun received money …
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Tel Aviv/New York, – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid brought his severely autistic daughter into his address to the United Nations General Assembly in New York.“I have a child with special needs. Her name is Yaeli. She is autistic. She doesn’t speak,” Lapid said.Lapid then related events from the 11-day conflict between Israeli forces and militant Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in May 2021, during …
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Beijing, – A group of Chinese scientists have developed a face mask that can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person.Respiratory pathogens that caused COVID-19 and influenza spread through small droplets and aerosols released by infected people when they talk, cough, and sneeze.The wearable bioelectronic mask designed by the researchers from Tongjin University could detectcommon respiratory viruses, including influenza and the …
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China’s official delegation is expected to be barred from attending Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II’s lying in state ahead of the state funeral. Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle will prevent them entering Westminster Hall while seven MPs and peers remain sanctioned by Beijing, a parliamentary source told the PA news agency. Two sanctioned Tory MPs, Iain Duncan Smith and Tim Loughton, have been raising concerns about the …
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Germany has taken control of a major Russian-owned oil refinery. The European country took control of the oil refinery on Friday, risking retaliation from Russia. The move comes amid Germany’s target to shore up energy supplies and meet its European Union commitment to eliminate Russian oil imports by the end of the year, Reuters reports. The economy ministry said it was putting a unit of …
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!By Our Reporter Sergey Nechayev, Russia’s Ambassador to Germany told state-owned media on Friday that Germany had “crossed” a red line by proving arms to Ukraine. “Supplying the Ukrainian regime with German weapons is not only against Russian servicemen, but also against the Donbas civilians,” Nechayev told RT. “It is certainly the red line which the German authorities should not have crossed.” The ambassador’s comments …
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Ukrainian authorities have found a mass burial site of more than 440 bodies in the eastern city of Izyum that was recaptured from Russian forces, a regional police chief has said. The mass burial site was discovered days after recapturing it from occupying Russian forces, the Guardian reports. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy revealed the discovery of the burial site in his address to the country …
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Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President, has been involved in a car accident, his spokesman has revealed. A PASSENGER CAR COLLIDED WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL VEHICLE AND HIS ESCORT IN THE CAPITAL KYIV, SPOKESMAN SERGII NYKYFOROV SAID IN A SHORT STATEMENT.“THE PRESIDENT WAS EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR, NO SERIOUS INJURIES WERE FOUND,” HE SAID. However, the driver of the car that collided with the motorcade was treated at …
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Up to 100 employees of Clarence House, a royal residence in the City of Westminster, London in the United Kingdom have been informed that they would soon be made redundant following King Charles III’s accession to the throne. A report by the UK Guardian on Tuesday said employees at the King’s former official residence, including some who have worked there for decades, received notification that …
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By Ogechi Okorie Sources from the Presidential Villa, Abuja have it that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will represent President Muhammadu Buhari and the country at the funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II which will take place in London on Monday. Precise Post recalls that the Royal family of the late British Queen Elizabeth has invited no fewer than 500 heads of state and other foreign …
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The wealth of the British Royal family remains a closely guarded secret but it is said to run into billions of dollars. Last year, Forbes put the headline value of its holdings at $28 billion, theoretically making the Windsors (House of Windsor is reigning royal house of the UK and other Commonwealth realms) one of the two richest clans in Britain. Among those holdings are …
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Kenneth Winston Starr, a former US solicitor general who investigated President Bill Clinton has died. Starr became famous in the 1990s as the independent counsel who doggedly investigated Clinton while he was US President during a series of political scandals. Starr died of complications from surgery at 76, a statement from his family said. “We are deeply saddened with the loss of our dear and …
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By Our Correspondent Newly sworn-in Kenyan President William Ruto has appointed his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta as peace envoy to Ethiopia and the Great Lakes region. Ruto said Kenyatta has agreed to continue chairing discussions on peace initiatives in the greater east Africa region. “I have committed that the government of Kenya and myself, in particular, will support those initiatives that will be chaired by President …
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Nigerian women originally trafficked to Italy as sex workers are turning their adversity into blessing for others by helping with food and shelter in the southern city of Sicily, where Africans are 33 per cent of registered foreigners. The real figure could be much higher given that most immigrants are illegal and avoid dealing with the authorities to save themselves from prison or deportation. The …
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