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29.09.2022 / 08:27

Ugandan farmer arrested at BIA with Cocaine packs

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka customs arrested a 43-year-old Ugandan man on Wednesday (28) morning at the Katunayake Airport's arrival terminal for the possession of cocaine.Investigations revealed that the suspect, a farmer in Uganda, had flown to Guinea in West Africa, and then to Casablanca in Morocco.Thereafter he had flown to Qatar and reached Sri Lanka aboard Qatar Airways flight QR-664.Customs officials had become suspicious following the suspect's arrival and has taken him away for an inspection, and an airport scanner revealed the presence of small packets in his abdomen and interrogation revealed that he was smuggling cocaine.The suspect was arrested and during questioning, he revealed that he had swallowed 80 packets of cocaine valued at over Rs. 50 Million.17 cocaine packets valued at over Rs.

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‘Biggest flop’ - Manchester United fans cast worrying Andre Onana verdict after Cameroon defeat

Several Manchester United fans have unpacked their grievances with Andre Onana after the goalkeeper conceded three goals against Senegal amid an underwhelming display.

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Ex-Manchester United man involved in terrifying plane incident that left teammates unconscious

Former Manchester United defender Saidy Janko has slammed the "unacceptable" events that led to their plane making an emergency landing.

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Stuttgart chief addresses Serhou Guirassy exit rumours amid Manchester United links

Stuttgart sporting director Fabian Wohlgemuth has refused to rule out a January exit for star striker Serhou Guirassy amid links with Manchester United, although says his club are under no pressure to sell.

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What is it? Wildlife officials stumped as mysterious animal caught on Texas trail camera

A mystery animal is lurking in the Rio Grande Valley, wildlife officials say. (Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park - Texas Parks and Wildlife) MISSION, Texas - A mystery animal is lurking in the Rio Grande Valley, wildlife officials say. Park rangers with the Texas Parks and Wildlife said Thursday they're scratching their heads, trying to identify the elusive creature captured on a game camera at Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park in Mission.RELATED: New species of poisonous birds discovered in New Guinea jungle by Danish researchers"Is it a new species? An escapee from a nearby zoo? Or just a park ranger in disguise?," the agency questioned in a social media post with a photo of the animal.

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New species of poisonous birds discovered in New Guinea jungle by Danish researchers

The rufous-naped bellbird (Aleadryas rufinucha) is one of discovered posinous birds New Guinea - Researchers recently discovered two new species of poisonous birds during an expedition into the jungles of New Guinea.According to the University of Copenhagen, Knud Jønsson and his colleague Kasun Bodawatta captured the birds, each of which has developed the ability to consume toxic food and turn that into a poison of its own. "We managed to identify two new species of poisonous birds on our most recent trip. These birds contain a neurotoxin that they can both tolerate and store in their feathers," Jønsson shared. The two birds that the researchers discovered to be poisonous are the regent whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii) and the rufous-naped bellbird (Aleadryas rufinucha).Kasun Bodawatta taking samples from a bird in New Guinea.

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CDC warns of Marburg virus after deadly Africa outbreak

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging travelers to Guinea and Tanzania to be mindful of contracting the deadly Marburg virus.

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COVID-19 vaccination is rising in many vulnerable African communities thanks to EU-funded, WHO-led project

In Niger, a COVID-19 vaccination team heads out into the countryside to reach people outside their clinic. ©WHO

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Modi urges people to take preventive steps for covid

Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people to take precautionary measures, such as wearing masks and washing hands, amid rising cases of covid-19 across the world. Addressing the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Modi wished people on the occasion of Christmas, but suggested celebration of festivals with caution. “At this time many people are also in the mood for holidays.

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Donors making a difference: The European Union teams up with WHO to boost COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Africa

Jafarasa Sadat, the provincial lead of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, administers the last shot of the day to Jauado Alifa, a community leader at Malica, a settlement for internally displaced people in Mozambique. ©WHO

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Former health minister admitted to eating corgis' biscuits during Queen’s state dinner

dog biscuits while attending a lunch at Windsor Castle.Alan Johnson, who was a Labour MP from 1997 to 2017, was seated next to Her Majesty during the lunch in 2008, when he tucked into cheese on "unusual dark biscuits". It wasn't until he had finished the biscuit that his colleague Paul Murphy let him know that they had been laid out by the Queen for her dogs.READ MORE: Most baffling Queen’s funeral – ‘Guinea pig week’ to sex club gatheringMr Johnson kept quiet about his blunder for 14 years, despite Royal biographer Robert Hardman recalling the anecdote in his book Queen of Our Times.

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Guinea's president detained in apparent coup d'etat

President of Guinea Conakry Alpha Conde swears in as president as he is inaugurated for his controversial third term in office following violently disputed elections in Conakry on December 15, 2020. - Guinean President Alpha Conde appealed for nation CONAKRY, Guinea - Mutinous soldiers in the West African nation of Guinea detained President Alpha Conde on Sunday after hours of heavy gunfire rang out near the presidential palace in the capital, then announced on state television that the government had been dissolved in an apparent coup d’etat.The country’s borders were closed and its constitution was declared invalid in the announcement read aloud on state television by army Col.

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Marburg virus: Guinea reports first-ever case of deadly disease, WHO says

WHO news release. The infected person lived in a village in Guéckédou Prefecture, Nzérékoré Region, south-western Guinea. The location of the village is near both the Sierra Leone and Liberian borders. This is the first known case of the Marburg disease virus in Guinea and in West Africa, the WHO said. The Marburg virus, also commonly known as the Marburg hemorrhagic fever (Marburg HF), is a rare disease that can infect both humans and non-human primates, according to the U.S.

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Guinea reports first-ever case of rare and deadly Marburg virus

Marburg virus has been detected for the first time in the African nation of Guinea, according to health officials who warn that it could spread “far and wide.”The World Health Organization (WHO) immediately issued a warning about the disease, saying that swift action is necessary to prevent it from exploding like Ebola, which is part of the same family of viruses.“The potential for the Marburg virus to spread far and wide means we need to stop it in its tracks,” said Dr.

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News Scan for Aug 09, 2021

Guinea's ministry of health (MOH) has confirmed the country's first Marburg virus case, also marking the first in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in a statement.A few days ago, Guinea's govern

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COVID-19: More Quebec health-care workers getting vaccinated after ministerial decree

COVID-19 vaccine to health-care workers for a few months now, but not all are getting in line to get the jab.“A lot of people obviously worried… ‘am I a Guinea pig for what’s happening after?'” said Jeff Begley, president of the Fédération de la santé et des services sociaux (FSSS-CSN), the largest union representing workers in health and social services.Begley says that lack of information and accessibility to the vaccine were also issues at play.“We received the figures on vaccination first time at the end of the month of March and we, too, were somewhat concerned, because obviously this is also a health and safety issue for our members,” Begley said.But Begley says things started to improve in the past few weeks.“Because we’ve increased

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Man's Ebola relapse spawned dozens of new cases in Africa

A man in Africa who developed Ebola despite receiving a vaccine recovered but suffered a relapse nearly six months later that led to 91 new cases before he died. The report adds to evidence that the deadly virus can lurk in the body long after symptoms end, and that survivors need monitoring for their own welfare and to prevent spread.

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4 people being monitored in Oregon for Ebola after returning to US from West Africa

FILE - Colorized scanning electron micrograph of a single filamentous Ebola virus particle.

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UN says Ebola in Guinea may be linked to 2014 outbreak

GENEVA – A top official at the World Health Organization said that a genetic analysis of the ongoing Ebola outbreak in Guinea suggests it may have been sparked by a survivor of the devastating West Africa epidemic that ended five years ago.

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Guinea health chief calls Ebola outbreak 'epidemic', 7 cases confirmed

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Ebola kills four in 'really concerning' Guinea outbreak as World Health Organisation steps in

Ebola outbreak in Guinea, the first resurgence of the horror disease since 2016.

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Ebola vaccines stockpiled against future outbreaks

GENEVA – The World Health Organization and partners said Tuesday they are creating a global stockpile of Ebola vaccines to help stamp out future outbreaks.In a statement, WHO, Doctors Without Borders, UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said they were establishing an emergency reserve of about 500,000 doses; nearly 7,000 are available now and more will be added throughout the year and beyond. Financial support for the vaccine stockpile was provided by the vaccines alliance GAVI.

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Ghana heads to polls next week as democracy tested in region

ACCRA – Ghanaians head to the polls for general elections Dec. 7 that many contend will be a close race between the current head of state and a former president who have faced off twice before in one of the continent’s most politically stable countries.The vote is also seen as a test of democracy for the West African nation whose regional neighbors Guinea and Ivory Coast saw leaders hold onto power for third terms after constitutional changes.

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Guinea's opposition leader claims election victory

CONAKRY – Guinea's opposition candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo has declared himself the winner of the West African country's presidential election before the official results have been announced. “Despite all the anomalies of this election ...

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Guinea's president seeks to extend decade in power

CONAKRY – Guinean President Alpha Conde sought to extend his decade in power in Sunday's election, after the country's constitution was changed earlier this year to allow the 82-year-old leader to run for a third term.This is the third time that opposition leader Cellou Dalein Diallo, 68, has run against Conde and he warns the president is trying to rig the vote to stay in office in this West African nation of 12.8 million.The election contest already has inflamed ethnic tensions, prompting the United Nations chief to urge Guineans to refrain from ethnic profiling and violence.

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Guinea's president, 82, seeks to prolong rule in Sunday vote

CONAKRY – Guinean President Alpha Conde, 82, is seeking a third term in office Sunday, insisting his attempt to prolong his rule does not make him a dictator even as opposition protesters slam his candidacy as an illegal power grab.The electoral campaign in this West African nation already has seen deadly protests, which some fear could explode after results are announced.

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Naby Keita reportedly becomes latest Liverpool star to test positive for coronavirus

Naby Keita has reportedly become the fourth Liverpool player to test positive for coronavirus in recent weeks.

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Oldest living WWII veteran celebrates 111th birthday

NEW ORLEANS - A man considered to be the nation's oldest living World War II veteran celebrated his 111th birthday this weekend.Lawrence Brooks was born Sept. 12, 1909, and served in the predominantly African-American 91st Engineer Battalion stationed in New Guinea and then the Philippines.

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New Guinea’s mysterious singing dogs found again in the wild

Michael PriceThe haunting, plaintive wail of New Guinean singing dogs once resounded throughout the island’s lush mountains and valleys. Today, with the wild population thought to have gone extinct decades ago, the songs of these secretive canines—close cousins of the Australian dingo—are heard only by zoogoers.

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Coronavirus: Short supply of medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for air

coronavirus patients lies inside a neglected yellow shed on the grounds of its main hospital: an oxygen plant that has never been turned on.The plant was part of a hospital renovation funded by international donors responding to the Ebola crisis in West Africa a few years ago. But the foreign technicians and supplies needed to complete the job can’t get in under Guinea’s coronavirus lockdowns — even though dozens of Chinese technicians came in on a charter flight last month to work at the country’s lucrative mines.

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Royal Ascot 2020 Saturday tips: Newsboy’s 1-2-3 and best bets for every race on day five

Get a square deal by backing QUADRILATERAL to land the the Group 1 Coronation Stakes (2.25) at Royal Ascot 2020 builds to a climax this afternoon.

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Royal Ascot 2020 schedule: ITV Racing to show six races on every day of the meeting

Six races from Royal Ascot will be broadcast on every day of the meeting, ITV Racing have announced.The show's bumper programme covers June 16-20, the five days of the world famous fixture.This year it sees a 36-race extravaganza being staged in Berkshire, with extra contests added to make up for the delayed start to the season due to coronavirus.The crisis has had a knock-on effect on prize money- and the total on offer is down to £3.6 million, nearly half of the 2019 pot.But without crowds in attendance at meetings, ITV bosses have been encouraged by viewing figures for the Flat campaign so far.The team's home-based broadcast for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas was watched by as many as one and a half million people.Royal Ascot coverage will be

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Newmarket Racecourse probing incident as glass pane falls from stand during 2,000 Guineas

Newmarket Racecourse is currently investigating an incident which occurred on Thursday, the first day horse racing has taken place since it was suspended due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Bruce Springsteen on George Floyd protests: U.S. still ‘haunted’ by slavery

Bruce Springsteen reflected Wednesday on the protest movement erupting across the nation in the wake of Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death. He said, “We remain haunted, generation after generation, by our original sin of slavery.”

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Racing tips, preview and odds for Newcastle and Deauville's Guineas meeting on Monday

MAGICAL JOURNEY should get punters off to the perfect re-start as British racing makes its long-awaited comeback at Newcastle on Monday.

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Horse racing gallops back onto TV tomorrow - and bookies expect betting frenzy

Horse racing gallops back onto television today – and bookies are expecting a betting frenzy.

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ITV Racing schedule 2020: 21 races to be broadcast next week with sport set to resume

A bumper programme of 21 races headlined by the first Classic races of the Flat season are to be broadcast by ITV.

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2000 Guineas contender Kameko on course to challenge hot race favourite Pinatubo

Andrew Balding harbours hopes 2000 Guineas fancy Kameko will prove he is the best he has trained in years.

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Mory Kante, African Music Star and "Yeke Yeke" Singer, Dies at 70

Guinean singer Mory Kanté, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70.

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Mory Kanté, who has died aged 70 from untreated health problems, was a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and one of west Africa’s most versatile and commercially successful musical pioneers.

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Mory Kante, African Music Star and ‘Yeke Yeke' Singer, Dies at 70

Guinean singer Mory Kante, an influential figure in African and world music, has died, his family said Friday. He was 70.Kante brought Guinean, and Mandingo, culture to the world.

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The best home entertainment: from Space Force to Central Park

The US Office creator Greg Daniels takes aim at America’s rekindled space race in this new comedy starring Steve Carell. Carell plays a long-serving general who finds himself enlisted to head up the new Space Force, a haphazard team charged with getting to the moon, again. Lisa Kudrow, Noah Emmerich and John Malkovich co-star.

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Acclaimed African music star Mory Kanté has died

The Guinea-born musician, widely known for his 1980s hit 'Yéké Yéké', was 70

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Mory Kante dead: African 'Yeke Yeke' singer dies aged 70 in Guinea

African singer Mory Kante has died aged 70.

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African singer Mory Kanté dead aged 70 after chronic illness

African singer Mory Kanté , who has been lauded with helping to bring African music to the world stage, has died at the age of 70.

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Mory Kante dead: African singer best known for 1980s hit Yeke Yeke dies aged 70 in Guinea

African singer Mory Kante has died aged 70 in Guinea.

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Prince Harry Quips About Kissing During Rare Appearance on BBC Show After Royal Exit

He may have officially stepped down as a senior member of the royal family, but Prince Harry made a surprise appearance on British television on Monday evening — and showed his fun nature with a good-humored quip about kissing.

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