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Boris Johnson lied about lockdown party, Dominic Cummings claims

  Dominic Cummings has accused Boris Johnson of lying after No 10 denied the prime minister was warned against allowing a “bring your own booze” party during the first lockdown.© Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Peter Summers/Getty ImagesJohnson admitted to parliament last week that he attended drinks in the Downing Street garden on 20 May 2020 […]

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Kim Kardashian West wants to ‘keep the peace’ with Kanye West

Kim Kardashian West is “trying to keep the peace” with Kanye West. The 44-year-old rap star – who has North, eight, Saint, six, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two, with Kim – has recently been outspoken about their relationship on social media, and the brunette beauty is now trying to build bridges with her estranged husband

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Beijing 2022 Olympics: Tickets won’t be sold to public due to COVID-19

Pandaily No public tickets will be sold to next month’s Beijing Olympics due to COVID-19, the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee said. Pause Current Time 0:24 / Duration 0:54 Loaded: 66.62% Unmute 0 LO Caption Full screen Tickets for 2022 Olympic games will not be sold Click to expand Instead, groups of spectators will be invited to the games,

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COVID-19 concerns force U.N. to prepare tsunami-hit Tonga relief aid at a distance

By Michelle Nichols, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook (Reuters) -The United Nations is preparing to carry out relief operations for Tonga at a distance to avoid a COVID-19 outbreak in the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami, an official said on Wednesday.© Reuters/TONGA GEOLOGICAL SERVICES Eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga

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US court awards Warmbier family $240,000 seized from North Korea

A United States court has awarded the family of Otto Warmbier, the American student who died after being jailed by Pyongyang, $240,000 seized from a North Korean bank, court records showed. © Handout Otto Warmbier was detained in North Korea for allegedly removing a propaganda poster from his hotel, and died days after being sent back

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US and Russia to hold talks on Ukraine in potential sign ‘diplomacy is not dead’

The US and Russian foreign ministers will hold talks in Geneva on Friday in a development that a US official said suggested that “perhaps diplomacy is not dead” in the efforts to fend off a new Russian attack on Ukraine. With the White House warning that such an attack could come “at any time”, the

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Kampala,Uganda:‘Prioritise recruitment of medical specialists’

Hospital directors appearing before the Committee on Health A cross section of directors of regional referral hospitals want government to prioritise budgeting for recruitment of specialists and consultants in the 2022/2023 financial year. The hospital directors blamed poor service delivery on the shortage of specialists and consultants. The directors of Hoima, Mbale, Lira and Moroto

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Kampala,Uganda:Evaluate performance of Umeme – MPs

State Minister, Okaasaii with PS, Batebe on his left appearing before the Committee Members of Parliament have asked the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to conduct a study on the status and performance of energy distributor, Umeme as its  concession ends. Umeme’s concession granted in 2015 will end in 2025 subject to renewal. The

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Kampala,Uganda:Otafiire condemns shooting of police officer

Hon Otafiire(2nd R) appearing before the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs. On his left the Committee chair, Hon Rosemary Nyakikongoro Internal Affairs Minister, Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire has condemned the shooting of a traffic police officer by a UPDF soldier still at large, saying the perpetrator will face justice. Otafiire said having been

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Kampala,Uganda:Refill oil reserves to curb fuel prices, MPs urge Gov’t

The Chair of the Finance Committee, Hon Keefa Kiwanuka(R) with other MPs on the committee as they met ministers and officials from the Finance Ministry Posted on: 18 Jan 2022 Members of Parliament have quizzed officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development over the skyrocketing fuel prices in the country. The MPs

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