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[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a Special Session of the Guyanese Parliament on Friday, marking yet another significant moment in his global diplomatic outreach. PM Modi is visiting Guyana as a part of his three-nation tour wherein he previously was in Nigeria and then Brazil. His visit to Guyana becomes significant as he is the first Indian PM to visit the country in over 50 years. During his visit he will also address the Guyanese Parliament. This will be the 14th such instance when PM Modi will speak on behalf of the people of India in the Parliaments of foreign nations. He holds the distinction of being the Indian PM with the highest number of addresses to foreign Parliaments. Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had delivered 7 such addresses while PM Modi has delivered 14 addresses to foreign Parliaments. Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had addressed foreign legislatures four times, while former PM Jawaharlal Nehru did it three times. Rajiv Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee delivered two such addresses while others like Morarji Desai and PV Narsimha Rao addressed only once. Over the years, PM Modi has delivered speeches in legislative chambers across the world, from the Americas to Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia. His addresses, which transcend continents, are a testament to India’s growing influence on the global stage. In 2014, the PM addressed the Parliaments of Australia and Fiji and also addressed the British Parliament in 2015. In Africa, PM Modi addressed the National Assembly of Mauritius in 2015 and the Parliament of Uganda in 2018. In Asia, the PM addressed the Parliament of the joint session of the Bhutanese Parliament and Nepal Constituent Assembly in 2014, the Parliaments of Sri Lanka, Mongolia and Afghanistan in 2015, and the Parliament of Maldives in 2019. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the highest national award of Guyana, ‘The Order of Excellence’ during his visit to nation on the final leg of his three-nation tour. The Award was presented to him by Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The Order of Excellence, was awarded to PM Modi for his exceptional service to the global community, statesmanship and contribution to deepening the India- Guyana ties. The Commonwealth of Dominica also conferred its highest national honour, the Dominica Award of Honour, upon PM Modi. President Sylvanie Burton presented the award to PM Modi in recognition of his efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and his dedication to strengthening the relationship between India and Dominica. [ad_2] Source link

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All Black Nick Evans joins England for 2023 Six Nations Game

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https://thedailyrugby.com/all-black-nick-evans-joins-england-for-2023-six-nations-game/

All Black Nick Evans joins England for 2023 Six Nations Game

All Black Nick Evans is the latest to join the new England rugby coaching set-up, being drafted in as attack coach for the Six Nations Championship.

Harlequins have showed that Nick Evans, the former All Blacks out-1/2, will join Steve Borthwick’s England as an assistant coach ahead of next month’s begin to the 2023 Guinness Six Nations.

The New Zealander, presently an assistant train at Harlequins, will work along England’s new head coach Steve Borthwick, who’s been ringing the changes after being named as successor to Australian Eddie Jones.

The 42-12 months-old, who gained sixteen caps with New Zealand between 2004 and 2007, is presently the assault and backs coach at The Stoop and the Gallagher Premiership membership said on Friday afternoon that the Kiwi has moved into the Test training area on a short-time period basis.

A assertion read: “Harlequins can confirm that attack and backs train All Black Nick Evans will link up with the England team throughout their 2023 Six Nations marketing campaign on a quick-term agreement.

With England’s Six Nations bye weeks falling on weekends of Harlequins’ matches, Evans will return to membership obligation element-time in the course of the Six Nations marketing campaign ahead of the membership’s fits in opposition to Gloucester and Exeter within the Gallagher Premiership. Evans will go back to Harlequins complete-time following the conclusion of the 2023 Six Nations.

All Black Nick Evans named England’s attack for Six Nations

England have appointed Nick Evans as their attack coach as Steve Borthwick finalises his backroom team for the upcoming Six Nations championship.

Evans, the Harlequins assistant coach and former All Black fly-half, will fill a role that has been undertaken since August 2021 by Martin Gleeson.

A participant for Quins from 2008 till 2017 while he moved into training, Evans has helped shape one of the best assaults within the Gallagher Premiership and has also been responsible for mentoring Marcus Smith, the England fly-half.

There turned into no immediate indication what Evans’s appointment would suggest for Gleeson’s role on the RFU.

Harlequins have revealed that Evans will resume club obligations at some stage in the Six Nations’ two fallow weeks and could return to Twickenham Stoop full-time as soon as the tournament is finished.

“I’m extremely joyful that Nick is becoming a member of our group ahead of the Six Nations,” Borthwick, the new England head educate, said in a declaration.

“Nick brings with him a wealth of various reviews as a participant and train, so that it will be exceedingly treasured to the increase of our team. I recognize that Nick is aware the pleasure and duty that incorporates representing your united states.

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The Super Rugby will begin a new Pacific competition in 2023, which includes teams from New Zealand, Australia and Pacific Island nations. There will no longer be any Argentine, Japanese, and South African teams in the updated format. This new tournament style comes after the COVID-affected Super Rugby AU 2020 and the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman series in

“We aim to construct an England crew that our nation can be proud of and I realize that our supporters might be very excited with the aid of what Nick can bring to our facet. We’d especially like to thank Harlequins for their assist in permitting Nick to work with us at some point of this period. It’s a amazing instance of membership and us of a running collectively.”

There was no mention in the RFU statement about the situation of Martin Gleeson, who had been the England attack coach under Eddie Jones in recent years. The recruitment of Evans, which will be positive news for Marcus Smith, the England out-half whom he works with at club level, is the latest development in the new Borthwick era which began with his appointment of Kevin Sinfield as defence coach.

This was followed by last Monday’s confirmation that scrum coach Matt Proudfoot had stepped down after three years, sparking speculation that Saracens’ Ian Peel could come in to work alongside forwards coach Richard Cockerill. The RFU also confirmed at the start of the week that Brett Hodgson and Danny Kerry had left the England coaching team.

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The Nationals MP suffered the consequences of drinking an entire shell of sakau �� a traditional Micronesian kava with sedative qualities made from the root of the pepper plant – in one hit, thinking it was similar to South Pacific kava.

In Fiji, for example, guests at a kava ceremony are invited to drink the entirety of what is offered to them, in one gulp, if possible.

But as McCormack discovered – via a trip to a local hospital for treatment for dehydration – sakau is much stronger and recommended to be sipped, with the shell usually passed in order of prominence of the attendees.

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This Week in Gundam Wing 12-18 July 2020

Here’s this week’s roundup!

Remember to give your content creators some love! And join in on the events at the bottom!

~Mod Hel

Fanfiction/Snippets/AU Ideas:

@anaranesindanarie

Man Lion Thing Dude (Ch. 11) https://archiveofourown.org/works/22449241/chapters/61250557

Mature

Trowa Barton/Duo Maxwell, Triton Bloom/Duo Maxwell

Duo Maxwell, Triton Bloom, Heero Yuy, Quatre Raberba Winner, Chang Wufei, Relena Peacecraft, Dorothy Catalonia, Rashid Kurama, Catherine Bloom, Original Trowa Barton, Treize Khushrenada, Zechs Merquise, Lady Une, Sister Helen (Gundam Wing), Maxwell Shinpu | Father Maxwell, OC's, Original Characters, Hilde Schbeiker, Lucrezia Noin, Solo (Gundam Wing), Long Meilan

Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Were-Creatures, Angst, Alternate Universe, Supernatural Creatures, Family Problems, Arranged Marriage, body guards, mentions of torture, Smut, Wizards, Magic, spells

Duo Maxwell is estranged from the last of his remaining family who are demanding that he return home for an important announcement. Meanwhile, Duo has been having strange encounters with 'wild' animals, all of whom seem to be hunting him.

@bobo-is-tha-bomb

Bad Publicity https://archiveofourown.org/works/25358377

M/F, Heero Yuy/Reader

Heero Yuy, Reader, Hilde Schbeiker

Romance, Drama, Reader Insert, Alternate Universe

You stared, eyes wide with horror, at the front page’s headlines. You quickly made your way to the kitchen, sitting down at the table to scan the article’s content.

@chronicwhimsy

Strangers (Ch. 7) https://archiveofourown.org/works/24357013?view_full_work=true

Chang Wufei/Duo Maxwell, Background Quatre x Relena, Background Heero x Trowa - Character

OC - Oliver McGann

Long Lost Twins, this was meant to be hijinks but then I got reminded these boys have Issues, Pining, Duo is a stressed-out jerk who needs a holiday, Post-EW, Frozen Teardrop can do one, sex in later chapters

If you said the word "brother" to Duo Maxwell, he'd think of the other pilots.

If you said, "no, your long-lost brother" to Duo Maxwell, he'd think of Solo and be very confused.

If you said, "no, your twin brother you were separated from at birth, and he's now working with the Preventers as a lawyer" to Duo Maxwell, he would go and punch his doppelganger.

Duo Maxwell isn't good at dealing with things, but unfortunately this particular thing isn't going to go away that easily.

@doctormegalomania

Your Body’s Poetry (Ch. 21) https://archiveofourown.org/works/20438891/chapters/61448776

Mature

Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton/Quatre Raberba Winner, Chang Wufei/Original Female Character(s), Relena Peacecraft & Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell/Original Male Character(s)

Heero Yuy, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, Chang Wufei, Sally Po, Relena Peacecraft, Lucrezia Noin, Zechs Merquise, Hilde Schbeiker

Past Relationship(s), Slice of Life, Post-Break Up, Slow Burn, Developing Relationship, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence

Long after the wars, long after peace is established the Gundam Pilots discover one immovable fact: Relationships are hard work.

@duointherain

Beneath: Leprechauns and Clovers (Ch. 8) https://duointherain.tumblr.com/post/623591090469191680/fic-beneath-leprechauns-and-clovers-8

Note: I am taking wild liberties with Irish lore.

“I sorry,” Duo said, genuinely sorry he couldn’t give them what they were asking for, “but I don’t speak Banshee. I barely speak fucking proper Earth English and fuck does that piss folk off sometimes. Why can’t I just kill him? He can’t fuck Rey if he’s dead.”

Beneath: Leprechauns and Clovers (Ch. 9) https://duointherain.tumblr.com/post/624032787912114176/fic-beneath-leprechauns-and-clovers-9

Note: I’m doing Google’s CSSI this summer and one of the cool things they gave us was like an hour long lecture by Dr. Adia Gooden on unconditional self-worth. So that’s where the good advice comes from in this chapter. Link at the bottom.

Fingers on his forehead, thumbs on his jawbones, Duo applied pressure and tried to force back the confusion and irritation. For one thing, he was very, very tired of being outside of his body. This shit wasn’t supposed to happen. It wasn’t supposed to be real, but there he lay on the hearth, hair undone like some maiden in a story with the defense rating of an unattended pastry.

@lifeaftermeteor

LAM!Verse https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/624025327508832256/private-island-location-redacted-fiji-south

Private Island [location redacted]

Fiji, South Pacific

12 August 211

“You’re in my sun,” Quatre said with a grimace, his eyes still closed, to the shadow looming over him.

Respite https://archiveofourown.org/works/25361758

F/F, Lucrezia Noin/Sally Po, Sally Po/Lady Une, Lucrezia Noin/Lady Une, Lucrezia Noin/Sally Po/Lady Une

Romance, Slice of Life, Domestic Fluff, Fluff, Post-Canon, Post-Series, Post-Endless Waltz, Non-binary character, Non-Binary Noin, Polyamory

Noin, Po, and Une take some time away from their responsibilities and daily lives to take a much-deserved romantic retreat out into the woods.

Pride https://archiveofourown.org/works/25361545

Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Post-Canon, Post-Series, Post-Endless Waltz, Fluff, Pride, Gay Pride, Short & Sweet, Slice of Life, Asexual Character, Asexual Duo Maxwell

Duo has only recently come to terms with his asexuality. It took him a long time to understand it, and even longer to embrace it as inherently part of himself. To celebrate, Heero takes him out onto the streets for New York City’s Pride.

Yoiko

Ai no Gekisen (Ch. 12) https://archiveofourown.org/works/7947910/chapters/61463575

Explicit

Gundam Wing, Ai no Kusabi

Zechs Merquise/Heero Yuy

Zechs Merquise, Heero Yuy, Trowa Barton

Rape/Non-Con, dark themes, Sexual Slavery, Bondage, this is not BDSM because there is no consent, Spanking, Public Humiliation, Public Sex, Literal objectification, Aphrodisiacs, Chastity Device, Non-Consensual Drug Use, stress positions, Threats, no actual incest happens in this story

"Given your condition," Zechs said, opting for amusement, "I can't really ask you your name. I think I'll name you 'Heero.' "

katopiyo

Answers https://archiveofourown.org/works/25370617

Duo Maxwell/Quatre Raberba Winner, Duo Maxwell & Quatre Raberba Winner

Post-EW

Duo and Quatre try to kill time on the shuttle back from the former pilots’ and the Preventers’ annual Christmas bash.

Fanart/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@bobo-is-tha-bomb

https://bobo-is-tha-bomb.tumblr.com/post/623923080739340288/i-really-need-to-take-up-art-again-gundamwing

WuFei Chang, fanart

https://bobo-is-tha-bomb.tumblr.com/post/623975050404642817/went-in-and-made-a-water-color-version-i-dug-up

WuFei Chang in color, fanart

@cynfinnegan

https://cynfinnegan.tumblr.com/post/623545925500010497/a-couple-more-gundam-wing-memes-this-time

Relena Darlian/Peacecraft, memes

@gundayum

https://gundayum.tumblr.com/post/623787099348402176/here-have-grown-up-hilde-in-a-god-damn-wedding

Hilde Schbeiker, fanart

@gwfrozentears

https://gwfrozentears.tumblr.com/post/623589386981949440/the-others-gundam-pilots-i-love-duoooo

WuFei Chang, Trowa Barton, Quatre Raberba Winner, & Duo Maxwell, fanart

@janaverse

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/623375597101596672/i-am-duo-maxwell-is-done-and-contains-as-much

Duo Maxwell, edit

@lemontrash

https://lemontrash.tumblr.com/post/622889139332956160/gundam-wing-art-party-had-a-voice-chat-party

WuFei Chang, fanart

Photosets/Gifsets/Screenshots/Manga Pages:

@cuteciboulette

https://cuteciboulette.tumblr.com/post/623474633219424256/cynfinnegan-super-robot-wars-dd-no-relena

@cynfinnegan (for the original game trailer)

Ok so I might have gotten a tiiiiny screen cap heavy here on Heero and most of all Duo…

(Also, the Gundams are so damn cute!!)

Here is Heero & Wing

https://cuteciboulette.tumblr.com/post/623475306697801728/cynfinnegan-super-robot-wars-dd-no-relena

And here’s Duo & Deathscythe Hell (for whom and which I had to make a selection because I took 20 cap of DS, 12 of Duo + all 6 “avatars” variations).

https://cuteciboulette.tumblr.com/post/623628937542680576/i-cant-remember-if-i-ever-own-this-sheet-of-gw

Gundam Wing Stationary page

@janaverse

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/623994461266034688/every-activity-in-the-household-is-up-for-grabs

Duo Maxwell, Sims, screencap

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/623555650802401280/duo-is-thinking-about-a-what-to-do-next-b

Duo Maxwell, Sims, screencap

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/623552160137953280/heero-playing-refuge-and-dodging-arrows

Heero Yuy, Sims, screencap

https://janaverse.tumblr.com/post/623551604048723968/i-titled-this-one-holy-crap-poor-duo-because-it

Heero Yuy, Sims, screencap

Head Canons:

@jinsai-ish

https://jinsai-ish.tumblr.com/post/623456882470928384/random-thoughts-on-gundam-wing-and-coffee-not

Random Thoughts on Gundam Wing and coffee

Fandom Discourse:

@lifeaftermeteor

https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/623926733835583488/worldbuilding-in-the-ac-univere

World building collection on AO3

Quotes:

@helmistress

https://helmistress.tumblr.com/post/623998635640815616/duo-goth-clowns-are-just-mimes-quatre-my

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

Quatre & Duo

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/623557208176754688/trowa-i-dont-really-like-this-mission-peer

Trowa & Heero

MoodBoard/Aesthetics/Playlists:

@lifeaftermeteor

https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/623995934438752256/respite-lifeaftermeteor

Noin/Sally/Une compilation

https://lifeaftermeteor.tumblr.com/post/623995413604810752/pride-lifeaftermeteor

Heero/Duo compilation

Calendar Events:

@gwcocktailfriday

Cocktail Fridays!

Post responses on Friday, during Happy Hour between 3 & 5 pm in your own timezone.

Here’s the prompt for Friday, July 24th! https://gwcocktailfriday.tumblr.com/post/623987548985966592/cocktail-friday-post-responses-on-friday-july

In need of SUMMER & FALL/AUTUMN prompts!

@gwoc-october

GW OC October 2020!

Help pick out prompts! https://gwoc-october.tumblr.com/post/621130082429337600/hello-gundam-wing-folks-thats-right-gw-oc

@seasons-of-gundamwing

Summer of Hilde!

Needs more prompts! https://seasons-of-gundamwing.tumblr.com/post/622567839387271168/summer-of-hilde-prompt-call

@thisweekingundamevents

Events Calendar

https://thisweekingundamevents.tumblr.com/post/624053314842230784/event-calendar-update

If you are hosting an event currently, or are planning on one, hit us up with links and dates! We’ll add them to the Calendar and reblog your notices to get the word out!

#Gundam Wing #This Week in Gundam Wing #Weekly Roundup #12-18 July 2020

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rougesrant · 4 years ago

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The Rogues Rant #267

Welcome to The Rogues Rant, an occasional look at all things Rugby.

News has just come through that Super Rugby will be heading back to WIN Stadium in May. The 3rd Round match of the Cross Over Super Rugby Tournament featuring the Waratahs and Champion NZ side the Crusaders will be played at 3.00PM on Saturday afternoon the 29th May. The IDRU will be conducting a Special Breakfast Function on the day and all local IDRU Round 9 club matches will be rescheduled to allow time for everyone to attend WIN Stadium.

Just what Super Rugby will look like come 2022 is still up in the air. New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia has agreed in principle that Fijian Drua and Moana Pasifika will be become part of the competition going forward. Rugby Australia Chairman Hamish McLenneon and CEO Andy Marinos made a quick trip to New Zealand this week for discussions re how the Comp will look in 2022. Fijian Drua is the Fiji based outfit that previously competed in the National Rugby Championship in Australia while Pasifika will be made up of players who identify with Fiji, Samoa and Tonga and will possibly be based in New Zealand. Just how the competition will be formatted is yet to be agreed. We’ll just have to wait and see what they come up with but the addition of the islanders should bring quite a bit of new interest to the comp.

Sad to hear the news this week of the passing of well-respected Vikings stalwart Brad Lloyd. Brad a former Vikings player, administrator and a regular supporter on the Vikings hill passed away earlier in the week after a six month battle with Cancer. Rest in Peace Brad Lloyd.

Players beware. The IDRU Judiciary have shown again this week, that they are not mucking around when it comes to foal play. A Vikings second Grade player was handed a 16 week suspension for Head Butting on Wednesday night. This comes on the back of a similar suspension from Round 1 and a life ban after an attack on an official also from Round 1. Players, you’ve been warned.

It’s the last round before the play offs in Australian Super Rugby this week. The Brumbies who have the Bye will not earn any Points and will finish second no matter what happens in the two matches to be played. If things go true to form then the Rebels should finish third but if the Force can get the points against the Reds and the Waratahs can get up against the Rebels then the Force will finish third and play the Brumbies in the Qualifying Final next week. I don’t think that will happen. My tips for this week: The Reds, Rebels, Chiefs and Crusaders.

None of the various IDRU Challenge Shields will be up for grabs this week. Avondale successfully defended the Peter Woods Shield with their win at Kiama last week, while Camden claimed the Talk2MeBro Shield with their win over Vikings in 2nd Grade last Saturday. All three Shields will be up for grabs in Round 6 on the 1st May. This week Camden are at home to Bowral and can expect plenty of opposition from the Blacks who are coming off a loss last week. Bowral should still get the points here. Bowral to Win. Campbelltown clash with University at Campbelltown Showground. With the students struggling after three straight losses, and the Quinnies sitting unbeaten after three wins Campbelltown will win here. Campbelltown to Win. Avondale will have a challenge from an improving Tech Waratahs side at Gerry Cappetta Oval. Avondale have three wins behind them while Tech have three losses so far but the Wombats can expect a physical contest from this Tech Waratahs side. Avondale should get the points. Avondale to Win. Vikings and Kiama meet at Vikings Oval with both sides on the improve. Vikings registered their first win last week against Camden while Kiama have two losses in a disjointed start to the year. It’s always a good match between these two arch rivals no matter how they stand on the table and this week will be no different but I think the Blueys can win. Vikings to Win. The Match of the Round is at Shoalhaven Rugby Park with the Shoalies hosting Shamrocks. The Rocks sit on top of the table while the Shoalies are currently fourth but just one point behind after both sides have three from three so far. The Brumbies have the bye this week so Shoalies could have Will Miller available and be at full strength. Will Miller or not I think Shoalhaven can bring the Rocks winning run to an end. Shoalhaven to Win.

RUGBY DIARY

24th April IDRU Round 5

Camden V Bowral at Camden Rugby Park. 3.15

Campbelltown V University at Campbelltown Showground. 3.15PM

Avondale V Tech Waratahs at Gerry Cappetta Oval. 3.15PM

Vikings V Kiama at Vikings Oval. 3.15PM

Shoalhaven V Shamrocks Shoalhaven Rugby Park. 3.15 PM

29th May NSW Waratahs V The Crusaders at WIN Stadium. 3.00PM

12th-14th June NSW Country Week, Tamworth.

NSW Junior State Championships. Various Venues

3rd-4th July U10/U11 NSW Junior State Championships. Tuggerah Sports Complex.

4th September IDRU Grand Final.

All opinions offered in this column are the opinion of the author. They should not be considered to represent the views of the IDRU.

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Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase dead

Former Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, who was installed as leader following one coup attempt and overthrown by another, died Tuesday aged 79, a family spokesman said.

The founder of the Soqosoqo Duavata Ni Lewenivanua Party, who served as Fiji’s sixth prime minister from 2000 to 2006, died in hospital after a short illness.

Qarase passed away at the Oceania Hospital in Suva early…

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#fiji former PM #Former Fiji Prime Minister #Laisenia Qarase dead

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Is Greenland for sale? (Foreign Policy) U.S. President Donald Trump has asked aides whether the United States can purchase Greenland, a Danish territory, from Denmark. It’s not the first time the U.S. government has expressed interest. President Harry Truman tried to buy the island for $100 million in 1946. Former Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen likened the proposal to an out-of-season April Fool’s joke while Soren Espersen of the far-right Danish People’s Party called the idea “completely insane.” Aaja Chemnitz Larsen, a member of the Danish parliament representing Greenland says the answer from up north is “no, thanks.”

Mexico to Deport U.S. Citizen Suspected of Supporting ‘Violent Jihad’ (Reuters) Mexican authorities arrested a U.S. citizen suspected of supporting militant Islamists in an example of Mexico’s security cooperation with the United States even as the two neighbors grapple with sharp disagreements over trade and migration.

El Salvador Murder Rate Dropping (AP) El Salvador’s justice minister says the country’s homicide rate has fallen to about 4.4 killings a day since June, about half of 2018 levels.

Fitch, S&P Downgrade Argentina Debt as Default Risk Grows (Reuters) Ratings agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s downgraded Argentina’s sovereign debt rating on Friday, flagging higher chances of a default in the wake of a shock primary election result that plunged the country into its latest economic crisis.

U.S. Issues Warrant to Seize Iranian Tanker Off Gibraltar (Reuters) The United States has issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West in a last ditch effort to prevent the vessel from leaving Gibraltar.

Italy’s Salvini dismisses fears for health of stranded migrants (Reuters) A charity rescue ship carrying 134 migrants, mostly Africans, was stranded off the coast of Italy on Friday as a political battle in Rome stopped it from docking and even the medical conditions of those on board were disputed. The migrants, picked up off Libya over the last two weeks, are waiting to disembark on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, but far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has ordered his officials not to let them do so. Salvini, who has built his popularity on a vigorous campaign against illegal immigration, is acting in defiance of his own prime minister and despite six European Union nations agreeing to take the migrants in.

Putin gives pilot who landed in cornfield Russia’s top medal (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday awarded the nation’s highest medal, the Hero of Russia, to the pilot who managed to smoothly land his disabled passenger plane in a cornfield after a flock of birds hit both engines and knocked them out. The experienced captain, 41-year-old Damir Yusupov, said Friday that a quick landing was his only chance and he was not afraid of handling it. He said he had hoped to circle the airport and land normally when one engine shut down due to the bird strike moments after taking off from Moscow’s Zhukovsky Airport. But then his second engine cut off moments later, leaving him no choice. He landed his Ural Airlines A321 so gently in the head-high corn that just one of the 233 people on board was hospitalized.

8 Dead, 10 Hospitalized in Ukrainian Hotel Fire (AP) A fire in a hotel in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa has killed eight people and left a further 10 hospitalized.

Indian Authorities Begin Easing Clampdown in Kashmir (AP) Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir began restoring landline phone services on Saturday after a nearly two-week security crackdown and news blackout following a decision to downgrade the majority-Muslim region’s autonomy.

U.N. council members think India, Pakistan should refrain from unilateral action in Kashmir (Reuters) U.N. Security Council members believe India and Pakistan should refrain from taking unilateral action over the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, China’s U.N. envoy said on Friday after the council met on the issue for the first time in decades. The Himalayan region has long been a flashpoint in ties between India and Pakistan, which both have nuclear arms.

China police exercises across from Hong Kong seen as threat (AP) Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters in the semiautonomous territory. Chinese state media have only said that the Shenzhen exercises were planned earlier and were not directly related to the unrest in Hong Kong, though they came shortly after the central government in Beijing said the protests were beginning to show the “sprouts of terrorism.” Outside, dozens of armored carriers and trucks sat in the parking lot of the Shenzhen Bay Stadium, close to a bridge linking mainland China to Hong Kong.

Trump administration plans $8 billion fighter jet sale to Taiwan, angering China (Washington Post) The Trump administration is moving ahead with for an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan despite strong objections from China, a U.S. official and others familiar with the deal said Thursday. The State Department late Thursday submitted the package for informal review, said the people familiar with the sale. It would be the largest and most significant sale of weaponry to the self-governing island in years, and comes amid stalled trade talks and a deteriorating relationship with China.

Fiji PM Accuses Australia’s Morrison of ‘Insulting’ Pacific Island Nations (Reuters) Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama accused Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison of insulting leaders of Pacific island nations during a regional summit earlier this week, and said Chinese officials were far more tactful and better mannered.

Pirates Kidnap Eight Crew Members in Raid on German Ship Off Cameroon (Reuters) Pirates have kidnapped eight crew members of a German-owned ship in a raid on the vessel off the coast of Cameroon, the Hamburg-based company that owns the ship said on Friday.

Zimbabwe police violently disperse protest over nose-diving economy (Washington Post) Amid a crackdown on dissent and an implosion of public services such as water and electricity, Zimbabwe’s opposition planned to bring the country’s capital to a standstill in a mass protest. But a last-minute ban on the rally by police stopped many from coming out, and some of those who defied the ban were severely beaten with batons during a heavy-handed dispersal Friday morning. And human rights groups say that six activists and opposition leaders were abducted in the middle of the night, stripped, beaten and tortured in the lead-up to Friday’s demonstrations.

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Sitiveni Rabuka became Fiji’s 12th Prime Minister after winning the country’s elections earlier this month. The 74-year-old, commonly known by his nickname “Rambo,” is a proponent of bitcoin. Former member of Parliament of Tonga Lord Fusitu’a applauded the Rabuka for his success, supporting the idea of Fiji and Tonga embracing the primary cryptocurrency as legal tender in 2023. ‘Let’s Go 2 for…

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Ulster V Munster Rugby is this Sunday on New Year's Day

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Ulster V Munster Rugby is this Sunday on New Year's Day

Ulster V Munster will see both Irish sides get their 2023 underway in what’s set to be a thrilling fixture at Kingspan. Between provincial derbies and the Champions Cup, it has been a mixed few weeks for both Ulster and Munster. For Ulster, they will be aiming to show why they looked so impressive at the beginning of the season. For Munster, they have shown progress after questions looming over a difficult spell to start the season.

Here is all you need to know ahead of Ulster V Munster

When Is Ulster V Munster?

Ulster V Munster is this Sunday on New Year’s Day, with kick-off at Kingspan at 5.15.

How Can I Watch Ulster V Munster?

Ulster V Munster will be shown live on TG4, with coverage of the game beginning at 4.50.

Your Ulster team to face Munster on New Year’s Day at Kingspan Stadium! 👊

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— Ulster Rugby (@UlsterRugby) December 30, 2022

The eight Munster players selected for Ireland’s Nations Series fixtures miss out but Paul O’Connell’s nephew, 18-year-old Evan, is destined for a debut from the bench.

If he features, UL Bohs man and former Castletroy College student O’Connell will become the province’s youngest player of the professional era, beating the record Ruadhán Quinn set earlier this season.

Mike Haley returns from a groin injury to make his first appearance since the win over Zebre at Musgrave Park four weeks ago.

After a six-week rest period and being cleared by the independent medical consultant, Alex Kendellen starts on his first appearance since sustaining a concussion against Cardiff in URC round 1.

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by Brenda Reed on December 31, 2022 at 5:30 pm

Rugby World Cup 2023 Spotlight with Flying Fiji

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Fiji may also have most effective made the knockout degrees two times of their history, but they have got lit up each Rugby World Cup they’ve competed in. With their willingness to assault from deep and keep the ball alive, Fiji have produced a number of the event’s standout moments. Most memorable in shape: Unquestionably,

where to watch Munster Vs Ulster Rugby Game for New Year’s Day clash

by Brenda Reed on December 30, 2022 at 5:25 pm

Here is our full guide to 2023 Munster Vs Ulster Rugby live streaming or watching it on TV. How to live stream and watch United Rugby Championship. Munster face Ulster at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast for a New Year’s Day InterPro clash. On the injury front following a St Stephen’s Day derby with Leinster,

Munster – M Haley; S Daly, M Fekitoa, R Scannell, P Campbell; J Crowley, P Patterson; D Kilcoyne, D Barron, J Ryan; E Edogbo, E O’Connor; J O’Donoghue (C), J Hodnett, A Kendellen. Replacements: N Scannell, J Wycherley, R Salanoa, E O’Connell, C Hurley, N Cronin, B Healy, S Zebo.

Ulster – S Moore, B Moxham, J Hume, L Marshall, E McIlroy, B Burns, N Doak; A Warwick, T Stewart, M Moore, A O’Connor (C), S Carter, D McCann, S Reffell, D Vermeulen. Replacements: J Andrew, R Sutherland, G Milasinovich, C Izuchukwu, J Murphy, J Cooney, A Curtis, C Gilroy.

Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)

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