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Taiwan’s Air Force jets fly past in formation during the inauguration ceremony of Taiwan’s new President Lai Ching-te, in Taipei, Taiwan. File photo. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Taiwan’s military held an early morning air defence drill on Thursday (November 28, 2024) to test its response and engagement procedures, ahead of a trip by President Lai […]
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Singer, dancer and actress Mitzi Gaynor, who wowed audiences in movie musicals like “South Pacific,” and became a fixture on TV variety shows and a headliner in Las Vegas, died Thursday. She was 93. Gaynor died of natural causes in Los Angeles, according to an announcement by her representatives. In an eight-decade career, Gaynor appeared […]
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Actress Mitzi Gaynor poses in her apartment in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 26, 2021. Gaynor, among the last survivors of the so-called golden age of the Hollywood musical, died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Thursday. She was 93. Mark J. Terrill/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark J. Terrill/AP LOS ANGELES — Mitzi […]
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Colombia: A lone catamaran named “Silky” patrols waters around the remote island of Malpelo, a refuge that is protected yet full of peril for endangered marine species in the Colombian Pacific. Its crew of environmentalists is the terror of boats illegally fishing for sharks inside the reserve some 500 kilometers (310 miles) off mainland Colombia […]
Continue ReadingRussian and Chinese navy ships have carried out a joint patrol in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean. File | Photo Credit: AP Russian and Chinese navy ships have carried out a joint patrol in the northeast of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian military said on Tuesday (October 8, 2024). The vessels “proceeded with manoeuvres” […]
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