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Around 8,000 flights cancelled globally over Christmas weekend due to COVID-19

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Views: 2 Around 8,000 flights were cancelled globally between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day as airlines experienced staff shortages due to COVID-19. Approximately 3,000 of the cancelled flights were in or out of the United States, where the highly transmissible Omicron COVID variant is causing a surge in infections, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware.com © […]

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Archbishop Desmond Tutu to lie in state as memorial services announced

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Views: 2 The anti-apartheid veteran’s funeral is set to take place in Cape Town on Saturday 1 January but plans are still in their “infancy”. Meanwhile, world leaders have been paying tribute to the 90-year-old, who died at the Oasis Frail Care Centre on Boxing Day. Image:Archbishop Desmond Tutu died at the age of 90

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Eddie Howe encourages Newcastle to make memories against Manchester United

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Views: 8 Damian Spellman  22 hrs ago © PA Archive Philippe Albert (right) celebrates scoring Newcastle’s final goal in a 5-0 win over Manchester United (Owen Humphreys/PA) – PA ArchiveEddie Howe has challenged his Newcastle players to make new memories in the club’s rivalry with Manchester United The Red Devils head for St James’ Park on Monday evening undergoing

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President Kenyatta mourns South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu

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Views: 3 NAIROBI, 26th December 2021 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined fellow world leaders in mourning South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday aged 90 years.   In a message of condolence to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the People of the Republic of South Africa, and the

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UK condemns Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles in war games

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Views: 3   LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it condemned a launch of ballistic missiles by Iran in war games conducted this week. © Reuters/WANA NEWS AGENCY Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in a joint exercise called the ‘Great Prophet 17’, in the southwest of Iran“These actions are a

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Saudi Arabia-China Ballistic Missile Deal ‘Deeply Alarming,’ Senator Says

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Views: 2 A reported deal between Saudi Arabia and China to help the former develop its ballistic missile arsenal could spark a new arms race in the region, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has warned. © Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a signing ceremony

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Philippines observes Christmas in wake of deadly typhoon

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Views: 0 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, were marking Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful typhoon left at least 375 people dead last week and devastated mostly central island provinces.More than 371,000 houses

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Lebanon faces ‘depressing’ Christmas as internet crisis stops festive calls

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Views: 0 In Lebanon’s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was at risk – until a pre-Christmas warning sent shudders through the country. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph:

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