COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
PARIS — Question: How does one cram enough candles onto a birthday cake for one of the world’s oldest survivors of COVID-19? Answer: With 117 candles, you can’t. A French …
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Despite election loss, Uganda’s Bobi Wine wins growing power
KAMPALA, UGANDA — Ugandan presidential challenger Bobi Wine has emerged from last week’s disputed election as the country’s most powerful opposition leader after his party won the most seats of …
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Under house arrest after contested election, Uganda’s Bobi Wine still hopes to inspire country’s youth
Uganda’s Bobi Wine is a pied piper of a figure who dared raise the hopes of the country’s youth, only to be beaten in an election with the odds tipped …
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Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine says his home is “under siege”
“My home has been surrounded by soldiers, they’ve jumped over the fence, they’ve taken over my compound, they’ve arrested my security guard,” he said in a phone conversation from his …
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine looks to unseat long-serving autocrat Museveni in fiery election
Ugandans vote on Thursday in a presidential election pitting long-time leader Yoweri Museveni against 10 candidates, including opposition front-runner Bobi Wine, a singer-turned-lawmaker whose star power has rattled the ruling …
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Venezuelans pass wine across rooftops to celebrate happy hour in quarantine
Francisco fills a neighbors’ cup with wine at a rooftop during a nationwide quarantine due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Caracas, Venezuela April 6, 2020. Picture taken April …
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Frozen harvest: German ice wine maker defies climate change
KORB, Germany (Reuters) – One winemaker in southern Germany has succeeded in producing a small, but precious, quantity of ice wine after an unseasonably mild winter ruined the rest of …
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Old wine in new cans? South African startup sniffs new export opportunity
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – A South African startup is hoping to cash in on a growing global taste for canned wines as a lighter, more convenient alternative to bottles. Cans …
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Australian bushfires engulf southern wine region
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Uncontrolled fires that ripped through Australia’s southern state this week have engulfed some of the region’s vineyards, forcing winemakers to take to social media to plead for …
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Wine caves and billionaires: Buttigieg under fire over fundraising at Democratic debate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rising Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg came under attack during a debate among U.S. presidential hopefuls on Thursday, as his rivals questioned his lack of Washington experience …
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Fire threatens posh L.A. homes as blaze in California wine country rages on
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Wind-whipped flames chased thousands of residents from wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods and threatened the city’s famed Getty Center museum on Monday, the latest outbreak in a …
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Thousands ordered to flee California wine country blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California firefighters raced against time on Saturday as they cut defensive lines against a wildfire in Sonoma County’s famed wine country and authorities ordered 50,000 people …
Read More Bracing for winds, authorities order thousands to flee California wine country blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California firefighters raced against time on Saturday as they cut defensive lines against a wildfire in Sonoma County’s famed wine country and authorities ordered 50,000 people …
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California firefighters take offensive against blazes in wine country, L.A. suburbs
(Reuters) – California firefighters aided by subsiding winds on Friday took the offensive against two major wildfires at opposite ends of the state, one displacing 50,000 suburban Los Angeles residents …
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California wine country fire began near damaged PG&E tower, 2,000 flee
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire that forced some 2,000 people to flee homes in Northern California’s wine country on Thursday erupted near the base of a damaged high-voltage …
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Warming climate puts Austria’s hip Gruener Veltliner wine at risk
VIENNA (Reuters) – One of Austria’s leading wine-growing regions, which helped place the environmentalist Greens on the threshold of power in elections last month, has one demand for the new …
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