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Heritage on Sunday – Family Friendly Events at the Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum Managed and maintained by theTea Tree Gully Branch of the National Trust of South Australia, the Tea Tree Gully Heritage Museum holds family friendly public openings on the third Sunday of the month. The Highercombe Hotel, a prominent landmark in the historic township of Tea Tree Gully, was opened in 1854.  The building has served as a hotel, a community meeting room, a post office, a school room, and residence for postal officers, teachers and a private family.  Now the centrepiece of a museum known previously…

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Glittering Gift ideasIf this style of hoop suits you, there are other items in the collection which would work well together. Sometimes it’s lovely to give a set of jewellery together. I’ve got my eye on the rainbow tennis bracelet which has the usual timeless row of gemstones but these are a line of different coloured diamonds. If you want a real showstopper the Ilaria ring in 9k yellow gold is just incredible. A line of tiny diamonds surrounds the ring with a baguette diamond in the centre. The band itself is really delicate and so beautiful. Both of these items would work…

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As Sudan descends into chaos in a battle between rival generals, one question was swirling around the country on Wednesday: Where is the former dictator Omar Hassan al-Bashir?Mr. al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. In Sudan, he still faces charges related to the 1989 coup that propelled him to power, and he faces a death sentence or life in prison if convicted. The uncertainty over his whereabouts was another sign of Sudan’s descent into lawlessness and could deal a blow to the receding hopes of bringing democratic rule to…

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A recent panel on Africa’s external debt might seem like an odd fit for an arts institution with a permanent collection that includes a ceremonial Baule mask from Ivory Coast and a 2003 mixed-media piece by acclaimed artist Wangechi Mutu.But it was part of deliberate programming by The Africa Center, a New York institution that after decades of meanders in both location and mission has emerged with new leadership and a new optimism that it can find an audience for dynamic and richly varied events centered on expanding people’s understanding of Africa.“We want to convince you these things do affect…

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President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said on Tuesday that his party, the African National Congress, had decided “it is prudent” to withdraw from the International Criminal Court — only for representatives for him and the party to later clarify that neither was actually advocating quitting the court, at least for now.The A.N.C. would push for withdrawal only as a last resort, if other efforts aimed at ending what it considers the court’s inequitable treatment of certain nations failed, according to separate statements issued late in the night by a spokeswoman for the party and a spokesman for the president.The…

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Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the notorious private military company Wagner, has offered weapons to the paramilitaries fighting for control of Sudan, according to American officials.Mr. Prigozhin, who is waging a brutal military campaign on behalf of Russia in Ukraine, said this week that he wanted peace and offered to help mediate between the rival generals fighting for power. But American officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly, said Mr. Prigozhin is actually intent on fueling the fighting between the two military factions in Sudan: the Sudanese Army, overseen by Gen. Abdul Fattah…

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Mount Barker Science Fair The Mount Barker Science Fair is designed especially for families with primary school aged children. It is hands-on, interactive and loads of fun. The Science Collective returns to Cornerstone College in Mount Barker for the third annual Science Fair in 2023 with some brand new attractions and plenty of your favourite activities of previous fairs. There will be two three-hour sessions on the day and each session will have amazing science shows, engaging displays and plenty of hands-on activities to keep young family members busy for the entire session. Nitro Nat’s Liquid Nitrogen Show is not…

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