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How Trump has used fear and favor to win Republican endorsements

[ad_1] On his last day as president on Jan. 20, 2021, Donald Trump stood in a snapping wind and waved goodbye to relatives and supporters before he took his final flight on Air Force One back to Mar-a-Lago. No elected Republican of any stature showed up at Joint Base Andrews for the bleak farewell.Trump, at that moment, was a pariah among Republican elites. The party’s leaders in the House and Senate, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, blamed him for the […]

January 8, 2024

Entertainment

Seychelles: Former President James Michel Releases New Book as a Celebration of the Ocean

[ad_1] Former Seychelles' President James Michel has released a new book entitled "Revisiting the Ocean - Living The Blue Economy" as a celebration of the ocean and for those who advocate for its potential to be harnessed and protected. Funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, the book comes seven years after Michel wrote his first one about the Blue Economy, entitled "Rethinking the Oceans: Towards a Blue Economy." According to a press release from the James Michel Foundation, the new book […]

January 8, 2024

Japan

Israel says part of Hamas ‘dismantled’ as war enters fourth month

[ad_1] Tel Aviv/Gaza City, Gaza Strip – Israel said it had "dismantled" Hamas' military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group entered a fourth month Sunday, with fears mounting that the conflict could spread into neighboring Lebanon.Six people were killed early Sunday during an Israeli raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, with witnesses reporting that Israel had also carried out airstrikes in Gaza's main southern city of Khan Younis.Israel's […]

January 8, 2024

Japan

South Korean border island warns residents on third day of North Korean drills

[ad_1] Seoul – South Korea's border island of Yeonpyeong warned residents to stay inside Sunday, local officials said, as North Korea was conducting live-fire drills near the maritime border for a third consecutive day."North Korean gunfire is currently being heard," said a text message sent to all residents, details of which were confirmed by local officials. "Residents are advised to be careful about outdoor activities."The drills come after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Sunday denied Seoul's […]

January 8, 2024

Japan

Trash into treasure: Can fishing net waste be the future of fashion?

[ad_1] KUJUKURI, CHIBA PREF. – In 2021, Kotaro Seki was unsatisfied with his work at a major travel agency. He was good at his job, but he felt like something was missing.Anyone could do the job he was doing at the agency, he thought. And few were bothered — as he was — by the fact that the money spent by tourists wasn't making its way to local businesses.This frustration turned into a burning desire to do something that actually […]

January 8, 2024

Japan

‘World’s oldest pyramid’ in Indonesia? A study draws skepticism

[ad_1] In a mountainous corner of Indonesia lies a hill, dotted with stone terraces, where people come from around the country to hold Islamic and Hindu rituals. Some say the site has a mystical air, or even that it might hold buried treasure. [ad_2] Source link

January 8, 2024

Japan

Koto the cat is looking for the lap of luxury

[ad_1] Imagine the sweetest, cutest face and the roundest, greenest eyes looking up at you from your lap — maybe that’s where the expression “the lap of luxury” came from. And even if you haven’t experienced such gentle bliss before, it can be yours by taking cuddly Koto into your home. Born in 2015, Koto came to ARK when her elderly owner was institutionalized. When Koto first arrived, she was nervous and had little interest in food. Now, she is […]

January 8, 2024

Japan

Japan foreign minister promises aid for Ukrainian anti-drone system

[ad_1] Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made a previously unannounced visit to Ukraine on Sunday, saying Tokyo would provide the war-torn country with a drone detection system via aid, amid concerns of dwindling support in some countries for Kyiv’s nearly two-year attempt to fend off an invasion by Russia.Kamikawa — on her visit to the country as Japan's top diplomat — held talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Kyiv, pledging during a news conference held in a bomb shelter […]

January 7, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Tinubu, Buhari, Other Dignitaries Expected at Adesina Book Launch

[ad_1] The book, published by Safari Books, is a memoir by Femi Adesina about his eight years in office as adviser to Mr Buhari. A book by Femi Adesina, former special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, entitled, Working with Buhari, will be presented on Tuesday, January 16 in Abuja, with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu expected as special guest of honour. The event, which would be holding at the Transcorp Hilton, could be the first time former […]

January 7, 2024

How Trump has used fear and favor to win Republican endorsements

Seychelles: Former President James Michel Releases New Book as a Celebration of the Ocean

Israel says part of Hamas ‘dismantled’ as war enters fourth month

South Korean border island warns residents on third day of North Korean drills

Trash into treasure: Can fishing net waste be the future of fashion?

‘World’s oldest pyramid’ in Indonesia? A study draws skepticism

Koto the cat is looking for the lap of luxury

Japan foreign minister promises aid for Ukrainian anti-drone system

Nigeria: Tinubu, Buhari, Other Dignitaries Expected at Adesina Book Launch

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