Rotary International President Meets Katikkiro of Buganda The Rotary International President, Dr. Stephanie Urchick, paid a courtesy visit to the Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, during her historic tour of Africa. Uganda, the first stop on her itinerary, was recognized for its significant contributions to Rotary’s global mission. (UBC)
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Trump ramps up threats to gain control of Greenland and Panama Canal BBC Watch: Trump says US needs Greenland and Canada for ‘national security’ President-elect Donald Trump is showing no sign of letting up in his desire for the US to acquire Greenland and the Panama Canal, calling both critical to American national
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Italian village forbids residents from becoming ill BBC A small Italian village has banned its residents from becoming seriously ill. People living in Belcastro “are … ordered to avoid contracting any illness that may require emergency medical assistance,” a decree from local Mayor Antonio Torchia states. Belcastro sits in the southern region of Calabria –
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Two bodies found in landing gear of plane at airport Two bodies were discovered in the landing gear of a JetBlue plane that touched down at an airport in South Florida. The bodies were found in the wheel section of the aircraft as staff conducted a maintenance inspection after it landed at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International
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South Korea’s Yoon faces second arrest attempt in fortified compound South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a new and potentially more robust attempt to arrest him for insurrection after a top investigator vowed to do whatever it takes to break a security blockade and take in the impeached leader. Protesters supporting and opposing the
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Trump sparks controversy by sharing map depicting Canada as part of US WASHINGTON US President-elect Donald Trump shared a map Tuesday on his Truth Social platform depicting Canada as part of the US. The post follows his repeated remarks about making Canada the “51st state” since his election victory in November. “Many people in Canada
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Venezuela’s ‘colectivos’ ready to pounce as opposition plans protest Venezuela’s “colectivos,” groups of armed civilian volunteers accused of committing violence on behalf of Nicolas Maduro’s pariah regime, are poised to pounce on opposition protests called for the eve of the president’s swearing-in ceremony. They have already been deployed to violently put down demonstrations that erupted
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Thai police hunt suspect over Cambodian politician shooting Thai police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok. Exiled Cambodian opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy accused the country’s powerful former leader Hun Sen of ordering the killing of Lim
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Venezuela on tenterhooks ahead of rival protests, Maduro swearing-in Venezuela is on tenterhooks as it braces for pro- and anti-government protests Thursday — the eve of President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in for a third term rejected by the opposition and much of the international community as illegitimate. With exiled opposition figure Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia vowing
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Mexicans offered $1,300 to hand in a machine gun MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s government plans to offer up to $1,300 for people who hand in firearms including machine guns and assault rifles under a citizen disarmament program aimed at reducing violent crime. The financial incentives for people dropping off weapons at collection points in churches were
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