Henry Okello Oryem: Uganda minister says people dying of hunger are 'idiots' (www.bbc.com)
A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”....
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A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”....
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A bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress reaffirmed support for Taiwan during a visit Thursday following its election of a new president. The delegation’s visit is the first by U.S. lawmakers to the island since the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party won a third-straight term in the Jan. 13...
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Israel has declassified more than 30 secret orders made by government and military leaders, which it says rebut the charge that it committed genocide in Gaza, and instead show Israeli efforts to diminish deaths among Palestinian civilians....
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