Author: THE CONNECTING NEWSPAPER

Divers on Friday found the body of the final person missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of northern Sicily, the Italian fire service said. The body has not yet been formally identified. Eighteen-year-old Hannah Lynch, daughter of British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, is the last person still unaccounted for, out of six people who went missing after the superyacht Bayesian sank suddenly during a violent storm in the early hours of Monday morning. Five bodies have since been retrieved from the yacht’s wreckage, with the following people confirmed dead: Mike Lynch; Morgan Stanley International Chair Jonathan Bloomer and his…

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The annual clash of the UK’s finest steel bands runs from 4pm to midnight on Saturday 24 August. The venue is Horniman’s Pleasance, a small park on Kensal Road that becomes an honorary enclave of the Caribbean on Carnival Saturday.While smoke drifts across the park from the surrounding food stalls, suffusing the air with tempting aromas, steelpan aficionados discuss the contenders’ likely prospects. It’s far more than a music show, for this fierce competition arouses as much passion and partisanship as a football championship.Each band has its unique style and sound, so even when two bands play the same tune,…

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Hon. Nancy Tembo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi, will visit Japan from August 23 to 28 to attend the TICAD Ministerial Meeting and as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During her stay in Japan, Minister Tembo will hold a working dinner with Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to exchange views on bilateral relations and cooperation in the international arena.It is expected that the relations between Japan and Malawi will be further strengthen through the visit by Minister Tembo.Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of…

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Nigerian singer Tems has opened up about her personal style and self-expression, stressing the importance of being true to oneself. In an interview with Essence Magazine’s Karefa Johnson, Tems shared her thoughts on individuality and the pressure to conform to certain standards.Tems explained, “You should be yourself even if something else is expected of you. You win, automatically, when you are yourself, no matter what that looks like. That’s why there’s variety.” Also, she emphasized that people’s uniqueness should be celebrated, rather than trying to fit into predetermined molds.”We’re different and are not all meant to be the same. And…

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Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics snap their 16-year trophy drought by winning the 2024 NBA championship. The St. Louis native had been working toward becoming a champion since being drafted with the third overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. During a recent interview with Benjamin Hochman of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tatum admitted that winning the NBA Finals lifted a significant weight off his shoulders. He noted how the Celtics had come close to the ultimate success on multiple occasions but could not take that final step. “It has been a crazy summer,” Tatum said. “Was fortunate enough to win…

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A woman’s body was recovered from the wreckage of the Bayesian yacht but is still to be identified.Italian rescuers have brought ashore the body of the last person missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily this week, according to the coastguard. A woman’s body was found on Friday. She was yet to be officially identified, the Italian coastguard said, according to The Associated Press news agency. Hannah Lynch, the 18-year-old daughter of UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch, whose luxury yacht capsized on Monday, was reportedly the last unaccounted person. The discovery of the body brings the death…

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Authorities in a popular Jersey Shore town are releasing body camera footage amid backlash over video that surfaced showing officers engage in a heated takedown while arresting a badgeless beach-goer earlier this week. Carl Garguilo watched stunned on Tuesday when Belmar Police arrested 28-year-old Liam Mahoney shortly after he came out of the water. He says he saw officers tell him to put his hands behind his back, then pull him to the sand. “People were saying leave him alone, his sister was saying he has a badge,” Gargiulo said. “It was very violent and I think it’s disturbing for…

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By Kevin McMahon The 29th edition of the Rototom Sunsplash festival took place in Benicassim, Castelló, Spain, from August 16th to 21st last. Comprised of eight stages with about 130 shows, a dozen ‘extramusical’ activity areas, a mesmerising market and an outdoor food court – with about 30 gastronomic options – and numerous other delights and distractions, it was truly impossible to savour all of this fine festival’s offerings. Cast under the aspirational theme of ‘The Power of Utopia’ (or a ‘hymn to hope .. underpinned by values of peace, respect, solidarity and sustainability’), it must be said that this…

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The first “Journalism Training for Juniors” program, organized by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), TRT, the Algerian Heritage Association and the FOREM Association in the capital Algiers, has been successfully completed. Forty participants took part in the training program, and a certificate distribution ceremony was held at the conclusion of the course. The ceremony was attended by Ümit Kılıç, Undersecretary of the Turkish Embassy in Algeria; TİKA’s Coordinator in Algeria, Gökçen Kalkan and representatives from the associations. During the closing event, awards were presented to the successful participants from the groups formed during the training. Undersecretary Ümit Kılıç expressed…

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