Total Energies CHAN 2025 Qualifiers Thursday, 26.12.2024 — Burundi vs Uganda, Hamz Stadium Nakivubo (6 PM) The Uganda Cranes CHAN team conducted their final training session at the MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo ahead of the CHAN Qualifiers match against Burundi. The team of twenty six players, summoned by Coach Paul Put who are camping […]
This is the second Christmas on 25 December for Ukraine “For the second time, we celebrate Christmas on the same date as one big family, one country,” Ukraine’s President Zelensky said yesterday, on Christmas Eve. Ukraine had traditionally followed the Julian calendar, like Russia, where Christmas is on 7 January. But in a move away
Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 67 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say. Authorities in Azerbaijan, where the flight originated, say there were at least 30 survivors. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau. The
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Japan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions 60% by 2035 vs 2013 levels. Japan’s environment and industry ministries on Tuesday finalised a plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% from 2013 levels by 2035, up from its 2030 goal of a 46% cut. The move follows the Biden administration’s new U.S. target under
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Air Arabia to resume flights between Abu Dhabi and Beirut from January 9. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has announced the resumption of its direct flights from Abu Dhabi to the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Commencing January 9, 2025, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi will operate four direct flights per week between Zayed International Airport and Rafic Hariri
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Jawaher welcomes 40 youngsters from GCC nations to Sharjah event. The inaugural session of the “Gulf Bridges – Gulf Youth Leadership Programme” commenced on Sunday. Organised by Sharjah Children and Sajaya Young Ladies of Sharjah, both part of the Rubu’ Qarn Foundation for Creating Future Leaders and Innovators, the programme welcomed 40 young participants representing
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Modi visits the Bishops’ Conference for Christmas greetings. For the first time an Indian premier was the guest speaker at an event at the CBCI headquarters in Delhi. He praised Bishop Thazhath’s commitment to the country’s unity, but also voiced the concerns of Christians who are victims of violence by extremist fringes. Modi expressed sorrow
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Germany’s far-right AfD holds march after Christmas market attack. Germany’s far-right AfD party held what it called a “memorial” rally for victims of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market that has newly inflamed debate on migrant and security policy. Story by France 2 and Emily Boyle. Source: france 24
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Turkey says over 25,000 Syrians returned home since Assad’s fall. More than 25,000 Syrians have returned home from Turkey since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown by Islamist-led rebels, Turkey’s interior minister said Tuesday, Agence France-Presse reported. Turkey is home to nearly three million refugees who fled the civil war that broke out in 2011, and whose
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Mozambique court confirms presidential election results. The Constitutional Council acknowledged irregularities in the election but ruled they did not significantly alter the results. Mozambique’s Constitutional Council has declared Daniel Francisco Chapo the winner of the disputed October presidential election, securing 65.17% of the vote. “[The Constitutional Council] proclaims as elected president of the Republic of
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