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Uganda successfully launches its first satellite into space

A satellite launch in Iran. Uganda has successfully launched its first ever satellite into the international space station following its construction by three Ugandan and Japanese engineers. Photo Sepah News /AFP By The East African Uganda on Monday successfully launched its first ever satellite into the international space station following its construction by three Ugandan

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Oil prices fall as China demand, recession concerns outweigh supply woes

By Reuters Oil prices fell on Tuesday as recession concerns and worsening COVID-19 outbreaks in China sparked fears of lower fuel demand, outweighing supply worries. Brent crude fell 31 cents, or 0.3%, to $97.61 a barrel by 0434 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 36 cents, or 0.4%, to $91.43 a barrel.

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Senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’

The Whitehall aide has claimed Gavin Williamson ‘deliberately demeaned and intimidated’ them on a regular basis. Photograph: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters The Guardian By Pippa Crerar A senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to “slit your throat” in what they felt was a sustained campaign of bullying while he was defence secretary. The Ministry of

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Couple ‘kept man as slave’ in London home ‘so they could harvest kidney for daughter’

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (Image: Central News/Facebook) The Mirror By Holly Evans-Alice Peacock The 21-year-old man was reportedly taken to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead to undergo tests ahead of the procedure, to which he then refused to give consent, prosecutors allege. A couple and their daughter allegedly plotted to

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UK faces 50 billion pound fiscal hole, government sources say

British Pound banknotes in this illustration. Photographer Dado Ruvic By Reuters British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will seek to fill a 50 billion pound ($57 billion) hole in the country’s public finances with around 30 billion pounds of spending cuts and 20 billion in tax rises, two government sources said on Monday. Hunt is due

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44 Chinese warplanes, 4 ships spotted around Taiwan

By Anadolu Agency Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Sunday it tracked 44 Chinese warplanes, four warships and two military drones around the island. A total of 15 People’s Liberation Army warplanes and two drones crossed the median line, it said, adding that four other aircraft flew on the eastern part of the air defense identification zone.

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World leaders gather to talk climate, but don’t expect much

Chadians pose for a photograph at the entrance of the COP27 U.N. Climate Summit, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Nearly 50 heads of states or governments on Monday will take the stage in the first day of “high-level” international climate talks in Egypt with more to come in following days. (AP Photo/Nariman

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UK’s Sunak stands by minister accused of sending bullying texts

Gavin Williamson walks outside Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, October 25, 2022. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is standing by a government minister who has been accused of bullying a colleague, cabinet office minister Oliver Dowden said on Sunday, saying the phone messages in question were sent “in

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Cameroonian President Paul Biya marks 40 years in power

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya. (AP Photo, File) By The Associated Press President Paul Biya of Cameroon marked 40 years in power Sunday but stayed out of the spotlight as questions swirled about the 89-year-old who is the only leader most of the country’s people have ever known. Biya has not appeared in public since French

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Iran acknowledges sending drones to Russia before Ukraine war

By Anadolu Agency Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian acknowledged Saturday that Tehran provided drones to Russia, but said they were sent before the outbreak of the Ukraine war. Amir-Abdollahian made the comments to reporters on the sidelines of a meeting of the Group of Friends in Defense of the Charter of the UN hosted by

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