Author: catfish

 Burkina Faso’s junta government late Saturday ordered hundreds of French troops to depart the West African country within a month, following in the path of neighbouring Mali, whose nation is also headed by a coup leader. National broadcaster RTB made the announcement, citing the official Agence d’Information du Burkina. The news agency said the decision had been made Wednesday to end the presence of France’s military on Burkinabe soil. Protesters took to the streets of the capital, Ouagadougou, last week to call for the ouster of the French ambassador and the closure of a French military base north of the…

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Issued on: 22/01/2023 – 02:08Modified: 22/01/2023 – 02:06 Melbourne (AFP) – Home fans at the Australian Open don’t have the temperamental but talented Nick Kyrgios to roar on — but they do have a “Demon”. With Kyrgios out injured and another popular Australian retired in 2022 champion Ashleigh Barty, Alex de Minaur has emerged as a crowd favourite of the locals.The 23-year-old, nicknamed Demon, is the only Australian left in men’s or women’s singles and will need all the help he can get when he faces nine-time Melbourne Park champion Novak Djokovic in the last 16 on Monday.”Look, it’s no…

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Suzuki is a popular car marque in the South African market.Catering to the low-maintenance, low cost and highly fuel-efficient car segment is the S-Presso micro-SUV.The 2023 version of the S-Presso has been launched with some distinct functions at R162,900.2023 Suzuki S-Presso has been launched in South Africa at a starting price of R162,900. S-Presso features among the top-selling cars in SA due to various reasons. This includes things like the affordable asking price, low maintenance and service and high fuel efficiency. To make the proposition even more attractive, Suzuki has thrown in some modern features for enhanced convenience to attract…

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The Multicultural Job Fair at Edmonds College will be Feb. 2 on the first floor of Brier Hall. (Photo by Scott Eklund/Red Box Pictures) Edmonds College will host a Multicultural Job Fair from noon to 2 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 2, on the first floor of Brier Hall. The job fair is open to students and community members whose first language is not English. Employers at the event will have visual aids and bilingual documents available. Employers recognize that English language learners are an untapped talent pool in the South Snohomish County region. Immigrants and refugees that settle in the area bring…

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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Two Lubbock authors have their first books sitting on the shelf at Wild Lark Books this week, both published with the goal of helping others.Sydney Crane wrote a children’s book about a family she met while working at the Hospice of Lubbock. She never thought her job title there, bereavement counselor, would turn her into an author.“What I was finding when I was having conversations with families who had children on service is there wasn’t really a resource to help facilitate conversations about what a terminal illness is and what different hospice workers roles might look…

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Africa has the potential to become the proptech hub of the world, a report by Estate Intel stated. The report titled, ‘Net zero, focus on niche specific sectors and technology innovation are the key trends affecting African real estate’, noted that this was disclosed at the 13th Annual Africa Property Investment Summit in Johannesburg. According to the report, globally real estate has been slow to adopt tech despite being the largest asset class. It, however, stated that across Africa, the sector was gaining momentum. It said, “While tech may sound complicated, it is really about the benefits it brings in…

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An undeniable fact is that Africa’s G5 Sahel (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger) and Central African Republic (CAR) have bartered their natural resources for Soviet-era and Russian military weapons and equipment. The G5 Heads of State are currently struggling against growing terrorism in the region and needed support from external countries.  Moscow is broadening its geography of military diplomacy covering poor African countries and especially fragile States that need Russia’s military assistance. As part of its foreign policy, the authorities have been strengthening military-technical cooperation. These often include officer training and the sale of military equipment, though the…

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This is a story about a lot of things. It’s a story about Duolingo. Obviously. That’s in the headline. But it’s really a story about doing things for all the wrong reasons. It’s also a story about how quickly gamification can transform one thing into another thing. And it’s most certainly a story about how I am a complete idiot. That I have no idea what I’m talking about, or doing, and that no one should listen to my advice about anything ever.But let’s start with the Duolingo part.At the end of October, I decided to start studying Spanish on Duolingo. That…

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