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      22 March

      Ugandan MPs pass bill imposing death penalty for homosexuality

      MPs in Uganda have passed a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which would make homosexual acts punishable by death, attracting strong condemnation from rights campaigners. Nearly all of the 389 legislators voted late on Tuesday for the hardline anti-homosexuality bill, which introduces capital and life imprisonment sentences for gay sex and “recruitment, promotion and funding” of same-sex “activities”. “A person who commits the offence of aggravated homosexuality and is liable, on conviction to suffer death,” reads the bill introduced by Robina Rwakoojo, the chairperson for legal and parliamentary affairs. Just two MPs from the ruling party, Fox Odoi-Oywelowo and Paul Kwizera Bucyana, opposed the new legislation. “The bill is ill-conceived, it contains provisions that are unconstitutional, reverses the gains registered in the fight against gender-based violence…

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    • 22 March

      King Charles seeks new live-in chef to help prepare vegan meals for him at Palace

      King Charles is looking for a live-in chef who can prepare vegan dishes for him at Buckingham Palace. The successful candidate will be expected to cook up a vegan storm for the monarch, staff and guests at state banquets. Charles, a keen environmentalist, reportedly avoids eating meat, fish and dairy one day a week for environmental reasons. Buckingham Palace has advertised for a Premier Sous Chef to work with the Head Chef. The job advert reads: “This job is truly like no other. As Premier Sous Chef you’ll help to lead a team of talented professionals in the Royal Kitchens. “Supporting the Head Chef, you’ll oversee day-to-day operations, and whether its staff lunches or a grand State Banquet, you’ll ensure every…

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    • 21 March

      Ramadan 2023: Fasting hours and iftar times around the world

      The pre-sunrise to sunset fast lasts anywhere from 12 to 18 hours, depending on where in the world you are. The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will begin later this week. The pre-sunrise to sunset fast lasts anywhere from 12 to 18 hours, depending on where you are in the world. Muslims believe that Ramadan is the month when the first verses of the holy book Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,400 years ago. The fast entails abstinence from eating, drinking, smoking and sexual relations during daylight hours to achieve greater “taqwa”, or consciousness of God. Why does Ramadan start on different dates every year? Ramadan begins 10 to 12 days earlier each year. This is because the Islamic calendar…

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    • 21 March

      Myanmar’s democratic struggle at stake in Thailand’s election

      Myanmar people in Thailand hope a new government in Bangkok will take a tougher line on the coup leaders in Yangon. Some 1.5 million people from Myanmar live in Thailand and many have protested against the coup in their homeland Bangkok/Yangon – Thailand’s elections are important not only for the many Thais seeking the end of quasi-military rule in their country but also for the more than 1.5 million Myanmar refugees and migrants who live in the Southeast Asian nation and hope a new government can put an end to Bangkok’s support for the military regime in Naypyidaw. Thailand itself was rocked by a military coup in 2014 when General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized power from the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra, solidifying his rule with…

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    • 21 March

      Venezuela’s powerful oil tsar resigns amid corruption inquiry

      Petroleum Minister Tareck El Aissami announces his resignation on Twitter, saying he will cooperate with gov’t investigation. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, centre, with Tareck El Aissami, right, and Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, left, in 2018 [File: Miraflores Palace] Venezuela’s powerful petroleum minister has announced his resignation following the detention of at least six high-level officials amid a corruption inquiry focused on state-run company Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), the judiciary, and other parts of the government. Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation on Twitter on Monday and pledged to help the investigation of any allegations involving PDVSA, while also offering support to President Nicolás Maduro’s anti-corruption campaign. “… I place myself at the disposal of the leadership [of the ruling party] to support…

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    • 21 March

      Ukraine says Russia Kalibr missile cargo hit in transit to Crimea

      Ukraine says shipment of Russian Kalibr cruise missiles was destroyed in transit to the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea. Long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian military ship from an unknown location in this image from July, 2022. Russia has regularly fired Kalibr missiles against targets in Ukraine [File: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service] Ukraine has reported the destruction of “multiple” Russian cruise missiles as they were being transported by rail to Russia’s Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Ukraine’s military agency said late on Monday that multiple Kalibr cruise missiles were destroyed by an explosion, without explicitly saying Ukraine was responsible for the blast or exactly how the shipment of powerful missiles was destroyed. “An explosion in Dzhankoi…

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    • 21 March

      Russia says jet scrambled as US B-52 bombers fly over Baltic Sea

      A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 combat plane was sent to intercept two United States B-52H strategic bombers flying over the Baltic Sea. A Russian Sukhoi Su-35S jet fighter performs at the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia [File: Maxim Shemetov] Russia’s defence ministry has said a Russian Su-35 combat plane was scrambled over the Baltic Sea after two United States strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, but that the fighter jet returned to base after the US planes moved away from Russian territory. The encounter on Monday follows last week’s diplomatic furore following the crash of a US surveillance drone into the Black Sea after it was intercepted by two Russian Su-27 fighter jets…

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    • 21 March

      ‘No limits partnership’: Xi and Putin’s key economic priorities

      Chinese and Russian leaders expected to double down on economic cooperation during three days of meetings in Moscow. Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a three-day visit aimed at boosting Beijing-Moscow ties Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a three-day visit aimed at boosting Beijing-Moscow ties and cementing China’s status as a global powerbroker. After helping to arrange a detente between Saudi Arabia and Iran earlier this month, Xi is using the trip to promote a 12-point peace plan to resolve the war in Ukraine — a proposal Putin reportedly said he views “with respect”. With Xi’s peace plan receiving a lukewarm response in Kyiv and…

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    • 21 March

      ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Star Wars’ actor Paul Grant passes away at 56

      Paul Grant was reportedly found unresponsive on Thursday, March 16 at a train station in London and was declared brain dead at the scene. Photo: Facebook Washington: Paul Grant, who acted in ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’, passed away at the age of 56 years. “I’m heartbroken… No girl deserves their dad to be taken away… He was so well known and loved (for his work). He’s gone too soon,” Grant’s daughter Sophie Jayne Grant told ‘Sky News’, reported ‘Deadline’, a US-based media company. The actor was reportedly found unresponsive on Thursday, March 16 at a train station in London and was declared brain dead at the scene. Grant was taken off life support on Sunday,…

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    • 21 March

      Mehul Choksi’s name removed from Interpol’s ‘red’ notice list

      This is a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate which were waiting for Mehul Choksi’s deportation File Photo New Delhi: In a major setback to Indian probe agencies, the Interpol removed fugitive Mehul Choksi, accused of committing a Rs 11,356.84 crore loan fraud case with the Punjab National Bank (PNB), fron its ‘red’ notice list. Choksi was added to red notice list in December 2018. As per sources, authorities concerned of the Indian government objected to the move of Interpol but it didn’t budge on the decision. This is a setback to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) which were waiting for his deportation. However, officials probing the matter said that it will not much affect…

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