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Associated Press:N. Korea’s Kim vows to develop more powerful means of attack

Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to develop more powerful means of attack, days after the country’s first intercontinental ballistic missile launch in more than four years. The statement suggests North Korea might perform additional launches or even test a nuclear device soon as it pushes […]

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Reuters Putin, Zelenskiy meeting needed once sides closer on key issues- Russia’s Lavrov

East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy should happen once the two sides are closer to agreeing on key issues. Speaking to Serbian media outlets, Lavrov added that any meeting between Putin and Zelenskiy to exchange views on the

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INVESTMENT COMMITMENTS REVEAL A DIVERSE AND TRANSFORMING ECONOMY

Africa, Business, East Africa, International News, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

Dear Fellow South African, Last week we held our fourth South Africa Investment Conference as part of our ambitious drive to raise R1.2 trillion in new investment over five years. The value of the investment commitments made at the conference was R332 billion, bringing the total value of commitments to date to R1.14 trillion. With

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President Kenyatta commissions Kshs 609 million Jamhuri Sports complex

Africa, East Africa, International News, Sports / Ronald Kabuubi

NAIROBI, 25th March 2022 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta today commissioned the Jamhuri Sports Complex, a facility of international standards constructed by the National Government at a cost of Kshs 609 million. The 19-hectare complex, which is one of the President’s legacy projects, comprises three football pitches, one rugby pitch, running track,

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AFP:El Salvador’s Bukele seeks emergency powers over spike in gang killings

Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

© MARVIN RECINOS Gang violence has soared in El Salvador in recent days, with 62 killings reported on Saturday alone El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele on Saturday urged lawmakers to declare a state of emergency after authorities arrested dozens of gang members over a recent wave of bloodshed. Gang violence has soared in El Salvador in recent

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Reuters:Australia flags move on high fuel prices as election nears

Africa, Business, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

© Reuters/POOL Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg attends the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Jakarta (Reuters) -Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Sunday indicated the federal government would likely act to lower petrol prices in the upcoming federal budget, weeks out from a general election. The government has recently come under pressure to cut

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The Punch:2023: APC tickets mustn’t go to highest bidders – Buhari

Africa, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday stated that the All Progressives Congress must not sell its tickets to the highest bidders or impose candidates on the party ahead of the 2023 general elections. This is just as the President’s anointed candidate, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, emerged the national chairman of the APC following

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The Guardian:US denies it is seeking regime change in Russia after Biden comments

Africa, East Africa, International News, Technology / Ronald Kabuubi

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has insisted the country does not have “a strategy of regime change in Russia – or anywhere else”, hours after President Joe Biden described Vladimir Putin as a “butcher” who “cannot remain in power”.Blinken’s intervention is the latest White House attempt to walk back the inflammatory remarks

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Reuters:French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen heckled by protesters in Guadeloupe

Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

© Reuters/POOL FILE PHOTO: Show “La France face a la guerre” (France in the Face of War) broadcasted on French TV channel TF1 PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was jeered by protesters in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, who streamed into a hotel where she was recording a television program,

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Reuters:Oscars weekend kicks off with honors for Samuel L. Jackson, Danny Glover

Africa, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

© Reuters/MARIO ANZUONI The 12th Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom in Los AngelesBy Lisa RichwineLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood ushered in the Academy Awards weekend by bestowing honorary Oscars to Samuel L. Jackson and other movie industry veterans on Friday, for their decades of film and humanitarian work.© Reuters/MARIO ANZUONI The 12th Governors Awards at

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