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Uganda declares itself Ebola-free after swiftly turning tide on outbreak
Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of a nearly four-month Ebola outbreak that it briefly struggled to contain but was then able to swiftly bring under control despite the absence of a proven vaccine against the viral strain in question. “We have successfully controlled the spread of Ebola in Uganda,” Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said during a ceremony to…
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Ronald Reagan’s daughter Patti Davis warns Prince Harry ahead of book release: ‘Be quiet’
Patti Davis, actress and youngest daughter of the late President Reagan, gave Prince Harry some sage yet unsolicited advice ahead of the release of his memoir, “Spare.” In an op-ed written for the New York Times, Davis, 70, cautioned the Duke of Sussex to be judicious with his candor. “My justification in writing a book I now wish I hadn’t…
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Bolsonaro supporters storm key government buildings in Brazil
Supporters of Brazilian far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his electoral defeat have stormed the presidential palace, Congress, and the Supreme Court in the capital, Brasilia. Videos on social media showed Bolsonaro supporters smashing windows and furniture in the National Congress and Supreme Court buildings on Sunday. They climbed onto the roof of the Congress building, where…
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Brazil : Lula signs National Orisa Day, returns orisa designs to presidential villa
A bill, tagged PLC 69/2018, which establishes the National Day for Traditional Religions In Brazil has been signed into law. The bill earmarks every 21st March as National Isese Day in Brazil. The bill published in the National Official Gazette on Friday 6th was signed by the Ministers of Culture, Margareth Menezes, and of Racial Equality, Anielle Franco. “This will…
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Teacher shot by 6-year-old with gun in US classroom-Police
A six-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said. No students were injured in the shooting on Friday at Richneck Elementary School, police said. The teacher – a woman in her 30s – suffered life-threatening injuries. Newport News Police Chief Steve…
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McCarthy elected House speaker after days of painstaking negotiations and failed votes
Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker in the early hours of Saturday morning – a major victory for the California Republican that elevates him to a powerful position leading the GOP majority in the chamber and an outcome that followed days of painstaking negotiations and failed votes. To secure the gavel, McCarthy had to chip away at opposition from a…
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Ukraine war: Putin orders 36-hour ceasefire over Orthodox Christmas
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defence minister to impose a 36-hour ceasefire on the Ukrainian frontline, beginning on Friday. The ceasefire, scheduled to start at 12:00 Moscow time (09:00 GMT), will coincide with the Russian Orthodox Christmas. It follows an appeal from Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Before Mr Putin’s order, Ukraine said Kirill’s…
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Prince Harry details physical attack by brother William in new book
In his highly anticipated autobiography, Spare, Prince Harry recounts what he says was a physical attack by his brother, William, now Prince of Wales, as their relationship fell apart over the younger prince’s marriage to the actor Meghan Markle. Describing a confrontation at his London home in 2019, Harry says William called Meghan “difficult”, “rude” and “abrasive”, which Harry calls a “parrot[ing…
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Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times
Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by tens of thousands of mourners at St. Peter’s Square. The event marked the first occasion in modern times that a pontiff had presided over the funeral of his predecessor – and the first ever of one who resigned. Benedict, the first pontiff in almost 600 years to…
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McCarthy proposes key concessions after House adjourns for second day without electing a speaker
After suffering yet another stinging defeat on Wednesday, in which he lost a sixth round of voting for House speaker, Kevin McCarthy proposed more key concessions in his push to get 218 votes – including agreeing to propose a rules change that would allow just one member to call for a vote to oust a sitting speaker, according to two…
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