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King Charles III starts reign as mourning begins for late Queen

Daily Dispatch September 9, 2022

By AFP Church bells tolled across the UK on Friday as King Charles III readied to address his mourning subjects on the first full day of his new reign following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The 73-year-old Charles — the oldest monarch yet to ascend the throne — headed to London

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Truss becomes British Prime Minister

Daily Dispatch September 5, 2022

About 160,000 grassroots members of the Conservative Party have selected 47-year-old Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of Britain.Truss also becomes the new leader of the party after an internal contest.The 160,000 figure represents less than one per cent of United Kingdom (U.K.’s) 67 million population. The announcement was made on Monday.Truss will be

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EU ready if Russia turns off gas supplies – Commissioner

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2022

EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said Saturday that the European Union was “well prepared” in the event of a total halt in Russian gas deliveries, thanks to storage capacity and energy-saving measures. “We are well prepared to resist Russia’s extreme use of the gas weapon,” he told reporters on the sidelines of an economic forum […]

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Ousted Sri Lankan President returns, faces arrest

Daily Dispatch September 3, 2022

Deposed Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, faced calls for his arrest Saturday after returning home from self-imposed exile under the protection of his successor’s government. Rajapaksa fled the island nation under military escort in July after a huge crowd stormed his official residence following months of demonstrations sparked by an unprecedented economic crisis.

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Kenya election: VP, William Ruto defeats President Odinga

Daily Dispatch August 15, 2022

The Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto has been declared winner of the country’s close-fought presidential election. Some commissioners had rejected the results of the just concluded election. Chairman of the country’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Wafula Chebukati made the declaration on Monday. According to him, Ruto had won almost 7.18 million

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41 Killed in fire at Cairo Coptic Church

Daily Dispatch August 14, 2022

A fire that broke out Sunday in a Coptic Christian church in Egypt’s capital Cairo killed 41 people, church officials said. The blaze started for unknown reasons at the Abu Sifine church in the capital’s northwestern, working-class district of Imbaba, officials said. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared on his Facebook page that “I have mobilised all […]