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Kawarau GorgePeter Jackson’s LoTR trilogy earned numerous awards from various institutions. Specifically, the trilogy earned eleven Oscars from the Academy. Weta Workshop created the franchise’s award-winning visual effects – including the Pillars of the Kings.They created this iconic location by applying computer-generated images to footage of Kawarau Gorge. The Fellowship briefly talk about bygone eras in Jackson’s film as they sail past the pillars. Twelve Mile DeltaMiddle Earth is home to a menagerie of strange creatures. There are gold hoarding giant dragons, spiders-shaped demons, sentient trees, and super-sized wolves. Oliphaunts, however, are some of the least bizarre. Jackson’s team depicted them…

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Home » Spanish Learning Resources » Audio » 40 Spanish Podcasts Every Spanish Learner Must Check Out in 2024 So many Spanish podcasts, so little time! But which ones will help you on your way to Spanish fluency? With so many excellent podcasts, making the right choice can feel a bit overwhelming. So, I’ve made a list of 40 superb Spanish podcasts and provided some in-depth descriptions so you can choose the one that suits your needs and taste. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a convenient and portable PDF that you can take anywhere. Click here to…

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Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and his second-in-command, presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were released from prison in Dakar on Thursday evening, 10 days before the election, according to one of their lawyers and an AFP journalist. Issued on: 15/03/2024 – 02:23 “They came out in front of us,” lawyer Cheikh Koureyssi Ba said, as an AFP journalist witnessed a motorcade exiting the prison through a large crowd.(AFP)

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A leading opponent of Chad’s ruling junta chief has died in an army assault on his party headquarters ahead of a May election when he was set to be the main rival to his cousin and transitional president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. Issued on: 29/02/2024 – 15:48 2 min Yaya Dillo Djerou died on Wednesday “where he had retreated, at the headquarters of his party. He didn’t want to surrender and fired on law enforcement,” said government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah, who is also communications minister, said.It came after Chad on Tuesday announced it would hold a presidential election on May…

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Back to homepage / Shows / Eye on Africa Issued on: 29/02/2024 – 22:47 12:28 EYE ON AFRICA © FRANCE 24 Reactions continue a day after Ghana’s parliament passed a harsh anti-gay bill. Concerns are growing about the possible impact on the LGBT community. But first: a leading Chadian opposition leader is among dozens of people killed in Wednesday’s gunfights in N’djamena. Yaya Dillo was set to be the main rival to his cousin, President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, at the next election. Plus we head to Ethiopia, where over 30,000 Sudanese have taken refuge after fleeing the fighting back…

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Kids & Teens Pottery Classes at Urth Clay Studio – Burnside & Goodwood Kids and teen holiday pottery classes offer a wonderful opportunity for young individuals to explore their creativity, tap into their imagination, and experience the therapeutic benefits of working with clay. Kids & Teens Holiday Classes – Big brains tiny hands In this unique session for ages 7 to 17, kids will try the pottery wheel for 60 minutes, and then will work on a hand-building project for another 60 minutes.     Kids will then have 30 minutes break in the nature reserve next to the studio…

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Pack Like a ProPacking for a road trip doesn’t need to be hard—you just need to be prepared. That is, make a list.Write down everything you need and tick things off as you go. Try to pack with the three Cs in mind: Comfort: Allowing everyone enough room to sit Convenience: Making sure that belongings are easily accessible Clear mind: By packing strategically and cutting out the things you don’t need, you give yourself more space to breathe. Keep essentials like keys, phone chargers, tissues and hand sanitiser stored within easy reach in the console or glove compartment, and larger items in the bottom…

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A French journalist arrested last week in Ethiopia on suspicion of conspiring to create chaos was released on Thursday, his employer, the specialist publication Africa Intelligence, said. Issued on: 01/03/2024 – 00:53 1 min Antoine Galindo was “freed after a week in prison and was able to leave Addis Ababa to return to Paris,” Paul Deutschmann, an editor-in-chief at the publication, told AFP.Galindo, who heads the publication’s East Africa section, had travelled to Ethiopia to cover the African Union summit earlier this month and was arrested on February 22.Authorities accused the 36-year-old reporter of conspiring “to create chaos” in the…

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Chad’s transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby on Saturday confirmed his candidacy for a long-awaited May 6 presidential vote, just three days after his chief rival was killed in murky circumstances. Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 12:19 1 min Déby took power in 2021 after his father, veteran leader Idriss Déby Itno, died while fighting rebels. “I, Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, am a candidate for the 2024 presidential election under the banner of the ‘For a United Chad coalition’,” he said in a speech.Déby, 39, was sworn in as the country’s transitional president in 2022 and promised a return to civilian rule and elections,…

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Thousands protested deteriorating living standards outside the prime minister’s office in Tunis on Saturday following a call from Tunisia’s main trade union confederation. Issued on: 02/03/2024 – 20:46 1 min “The economic and social situation continues to worsen,” the confederation’s head, Noureddine Taboubi, said in a speech to protesters.Taboubi said the state’s ability to service its foreign debt in 2023 had been “to the detriment of the people and resulted in shortages of basic products”.He criticised the implementation of “diktats from the International Monetary Fund” (IMF) at the expense of ordinary Tunisians.The Tunisian economy is at a standstill with growth…

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