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Lisa Marie Presley describes day of Elvis Presley’s death in posthumous memoir

Lisa Marie Presley describes emotional details from the day her father Elvis Presley died in her posthumous memoir. Before Lisa Marie died at the age of 54 in January 2023, she asked daughter Riley Keough to complete her long-gestating book. Using tapes the singer-songwriter recorded, From Here to the Great Unknown was released this week, […]

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N. Korean soldiers ‘highly likely’ killed in Ukraine: Seoul

North Korean soldiers are likely fighting in Ukraine alongside Russian troops, with some believed already killed and more expected to be deployed, Seoul’s defence minister said Tuesday. Ukrainian media have reported that six North Korean military officers were killed in a Ukrainian missile attack on Russian-occupied territory near Donetsk on October 3. Seoul’s defence minister,

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Hurricane Milton strengthens to Category 5 as it approaches Florida

TAMPA, Fla. − Hurricane Milton regained Category 5 strength Tuesday as it barreled across the Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida Peninsula, where millions scrambled to wrap up storm preparations and evacuate vulnerable areas. The National Hurricane Center said the Milton’s storm surge presents an “extremely life-threatening situation” for the western coast of Florida, adding that damaging

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Rising flood death toll in Niger reaches 339, over 1 million displaced

The sharp increase from the death toll reported last month, which was at least 273 people, highlights the ongoing severity of extreme weather in the Sahel nation. Torrential rains in Niger have left 339 people dead and more than 1.1 million displaced since June, state media has reported, updating a previous toll. As of September 23,

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Israeli strike in northern Gaza kills nine-member family

All nine members of a family have been martyred in an Israeli strike targeting their apartment in the northern Gaza Strip, news media have reported. The Israeli strike targeted the family’s apartment in the Shejaia neighborhood in northern Gaza, WAFA news agency reported on Wednesday, citing medics from the Palestinian Red Crescent. In a related

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Brazilian nun wins UN refugee prize

Sister Rosita Milesi has worked with refugees and the internally displaced within Brazil for the last 40 years. The prestigious Nansen prize has also been awarded to the likes of Angela Merkel and Eleanor Roosevelt. Sister Rosita Milesi won the Nansen Refugee Award on Wednesday, an award given every year by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees

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F.B.I. arrests Afghan man in alleged Election Day attack plot

The F.B.I. has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was planning an Election Day attack inspired by the Islamic State, targeting large gatherings across the United States, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday. The suspect, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City, reportedly told investigators after his arrest on Monday that he had planned

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50+ Nations Join Forces to Announce BRICS International Fashion Federation

The memorandum to establish the BRICS International Fashion Federation was signed by an array of influential figures MOSCOW, Russia, October 8, 2024/ — The BRICS+ Fashion Summit (www.FashionSummit.org) concluded in Moscow with a landmark announcement: leaders from fashion associations across more than 50 countries signed a memorandum to form the BRICS International Fashion Federation. The

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Uganda to beat December deadline on coffee exports to EU

Uganda’s coffee exports to the European Union (EU) will not be affected by the December 2024 deadline of the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) policy, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi has said. On 05 December 2022, the EU approved the EUDR policy which requires that coffee, cocoa

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Collaboration Key in Achieving Gender Inclusion -Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among

The Speaker Anita Among has urged women in Uganda to foster networking and collaboration as a bid to challenge societal and gender-biased injustices. Among made the remarks during the Ninth Women’s Forum of the National Prayer Breakfast at the Speke Resort Munyonyo on Monday, 07 October 2024. The Speaker appealed to the women to always

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