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Sudan’s Al-Burhan rules out reunion with RSF, in independence day address
Eye Radio
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January 1, 2025
Author: Chany Ninrew | Published: 3 hours ago TRS President Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. (Photo: SUNA). The leader of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has ruled out future reconciliation with the paramilitary Rapid...
Growing toll on French Mayotte from Cyclone Chido
The New Humanitarian
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December 16, 2024
Officials are warning of a humanitarian catastrophe unfolding on Mayotte after Tropical Cyclone Chido slammed into the French Indian Ocean territory on 14 December. Images emerging from Mayotte show entire neighbourhoods of sheet-metal roofed...
Top Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall set to unite with French champion Leon Marchand
Seven News
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December 21, 2024
Champion French swimmer Leon Marchand is heading to Australia to learn trade secrets from the best in business — legendary Aussie coach Dean Boxall. Marchand, who emerged as Australia’s biggest threat in the pool with a whopping four golds at the...
Macron tells cyclone-hit Mayotte islanders to be grateful they are French after facing jeers
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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December 20, 2024
By Kara Fox, Catherine Nicholls and Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — French President Emmanuel Macron has faced jeers from locals on the cyclone-battered French overseas territory of Mayotte, telling them they should be “happy to be in France, because if...
Maps Show How Cyclone Chido Has Devastated French Island Mayotte
Newsweek
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December 16, 2024
France mobilized emergency aid on Monday, deploying ships and military aircraft to assist Mayotte, its overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, after the island was devastated by its most severe storm in nearly a century. Authorities in Mayotte...
Several hundred, possibly thousands, may have died in Mayotte cyclone, local French official says
The Globe and Mail
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December 15, 2024
Open this photo in gallery:Torn-off roofs of residential buildings after the cyclone Chido hit France's Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte overnight on Dec. 15.KWEZI/AFP/Getty Images Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been...
'Thousands' feared died in Mayotte cyclone, says senior French official
GEO TV
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December 15, 2024
Several hundred people and possibly even thousands may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, a senior local French official said on Sunday. "I think there will...
From climate denial to gothic movies to ‘treat culture’ … what to expect in 2025
The Guardian
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December 29, 2024
Foreign affairs The only thing that can be predicted with absolute certainty about Donald Trump’s second term as US president is that it will be unpredictable. Trump does not really know what he wants to do on a range of issues. He talks a good...
Hundreds feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates French island of Mayotte
The Guardian
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December 15, 2024
At least several hundred people are feared to have been killed after the worst cyclone in almost a century ripped through the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on Saturday, uprooting trees, tearing houses apart and pounding the impoverished...
Close to 1,000 feared dead after cyclone hits French island
Sky News
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December 15, 2024
Close to 1,000 people may have been killed after Cyclone Chido hit Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, according to the island's top official. Mayotte Prefect Francois-Xavier Bieuville told local TV: "I think there are some several hundred dead, maybe...
Cultural traditions, history in focus at Fernwood Event
Gulf Islands Driftwood
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September 25, 2024
A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event will feature a first for Salt Spring, according to a Penelakut Tribe member whose family has called this island home for generations. On Monday, Sept. 30, as the community gathers at Fernwood Dock...
Families express helplessness after cyclone rips through French island territory
ABC News - New York
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MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte -- Relatives of families struggling after Cyclone Chido ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte expressed helplessness Wednesday, a day before France’s president and another 180 tons of aid were expected to arrive....
Church Revenue Statistics 2024 The Growth Of This Religious Charitable Institution
Hollywood Gazette
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September 4, 2024
Church Revenue Statistics 2024 The Growth Of This Religious Charitable Institution August 29, 2024 — Introduction In the realm of church revenue statistics, several compelling figures highlight the financial landscape of religious organizations in...
24 highlights from 2024: Ranking our favourite moments — and memes — from pop culture and entertainment
The Toronto Star
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December 23, 2024
Triumphant comebacks from Canadian legends Céline Dion and Joni Mitchell. A beloved theatre survives a tense standoff with its landlords. “Dune” popcorn buckets and a Sad Oompa Loompa. These are the arts and culture moments that thrilled us in...
From Hot Rabbi to Hawk Tuah: Wildest cultural moments of 2024, ranked
The Independent
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December 27, 2024
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Mayotte: Race against time for rescuers on French island after cyclone
The Local - France
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December 16, 2024
Cyclone Chido caused major damage to Mayotte's airport and cut off electricity, water and communication links when it barrelled down on France's poorest territory on Saturday. Préfet Francois-Xavier Bieuville expects the final death toll will...
'Outlander' Recap 7.14: Claire & Jamie Have a Painful Reunion with Claire’s Ex-Husband
SheKnows - New York
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December 27, 2024
Spoiler Warning: This article contains spoilers for Outlander Season 7, Episode 14, “Ye Dinna Get Used to It.” Once again, Claire and Jamie are inching closer to a giant war, and not running away from it like they should. But Claire (Caitríona...
Pot-pourri des carcans culturels
Chicago Indymedia - Illinois
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December 26, 2024
Comme chez les macaques rhésus femelles Les sapiens femelles Se lassent plus vite dans la relation sexuelle Mais cela est gommé par la pesanteur socioculturelle Une série de relations longues, pas forcément fidèles Comme une monogamie sérielle Car...
Youth sport: CJSOI Games 2025 to be held in Seychelles from July to August
Seychelles News Agency
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September 7, 2024
The flag for the Games in 2025 was handed over to Seychelles at the closing ceremony of the last one in Mauritius in December 2022. (Seychelles Nation) Photo license The Indian Ocean Youth and Sport Commission (CJSOI) Games will be held in...
Cyclone Chido: What we know about strongest storm to hit the French island in over 90 years
Sky News
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December 15, 2024
Close to a thousand people may have been killed as Cyclone Chido hit the French island of Mayotte on Saturday, according to the island's top official. It was the strongest storm in more than 90 years to hit the islands, said the forecaster...