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Thomas Watt
Sir Thomas Watt (1857 – 1947) was a South African politician and cabinet minister.
Watt studied at the University of Glasgow and became a lawyer. In 1883 he arrived in Natal and went to Dundee. After serving for Britain in the Anglo-Boer War, he was elected to the Natal Legislative Assembly and became Minister of Justice and Education for the colony and later from 1908 to 1909 a member of the National Convention which drafted the South African Act in terms of which Union was possible the following year. After the unification he became Minister of Posts and Public Works in Louis Botha's cabinet. He serves under him and Jan Smuts fell to the South African Party in 1924 as Minister of Public Welfare, Home Affairs and Railways. He died in 1947 at the age of 90. (Full article...)
Travis Ludlow (born 13 February 2003) is an English aviator. In 2021, he became the youngest person to fly solo around the world at age 18 years and 150 days old. (Full article...)
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Palasia Hotel is a hotel in Koror, Palau. It is the tallest building in Palau with 10 floors and a height of around 36m. The building cost $1 million to build and was funded by Taiwan. (Full article...)
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John "Johnny" C. Gibbons (died 20 May 2021) was a Palauan politician. He was the Executive Administrator of Koror from 1985–1997 and then became the first Governor of Koror from 1998–2006. He was the Minister of Justice from 2009–2013. He died on 20 May 2021 and is survived by his wife Dirioulidid Ruth Gibbons, his two children and grandchildren. A state funeral was held for him on 3 June 2021. (Full article...)
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Bradley in 2018
Joshua Bradley (born 4 September 1992), better known as Zerkaa and his stage name Josh Zerker, is an English YouTuber, streamer and Internet personality. He is also a co-founder and member of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen. In 2019, Bradley was listed as the ninth most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times. As of November 2021, his main YouTube channel has over four million subscribers and 600 million video views. (Full article...)
The Bubi people (also known as Bobe, Voove, Ewota and Bantu Bubi) are a Bantu ethnic group of Central Africa who are indigenous to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea. Once the majority group in the region, the population experienced a sharp decline due to war and disease during Portuguese expeditions. By the end of Spanish colonial rule in the mid 20th century, and after substantial intermarriage with newly introduced populations, such as Afro-Cubans, Krio people, Portuguese people and Spaniards, the Bubi people, again, experienced a great decline in number. Seventy-five percent perished due to tribal/clan rooted political genocide during a civil war that led to Spanish Guinea's independence from Spain. This, too, sparked mass exodus from their homeland with most of the exiles and refugees immigrating into Spain. The indigenous Bubi of Bioko Island have since co-existed with non-indigenous Krio Fernandinos; and members of the Fang ethnic group, who have immigrated in large numbers from Río Muni. Once numbering approximately 3 million, the Bubi currently number around 100,000 worldwide.
The Bubi people, both living in Equatorial Guinea and exiled abroad, have long held little political power and economic stake in their native land. However, appointed government officials, such as the former Prime MinisterMiguel Abia Biteo Boricó and several other members of the current Equatorial Guinea government, are of ethnic Bubi descent. (Full article...)
Bkurrengel also known as Bkulrengel is a village in Aimeliik, Palau. It is located on the west coast of Babeldaob. The Palauan god Iechadrengel who created the sun and moon is said to have lived in Bkurrengel. (Full article...)
Franco Gibbons (born 1980-83) is a Palauan politician. In January 2018, he became the youngest Governor of Koror. He previously held the position of Vice Speaker of Koror. On 10 June 2021, he announced he would be seeking re-election in the November 2021 election. The other candidates include former Governor Yositaka Adachi, current Speaker Alan Marbou and former Speaker Eyos Rudimch. (Full article...)
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Palau–Taiwan relations are the bilateral relations between Palau and Taiwan. Palau and Taiwan have been strengthening economic and political relations since 1994. In late December 1999, Palau officially established diplomatic relations with the ROC. Palau maintains an embassy in Taipei and the ROC maintains an embassy in Koror City. Exchanges between the two nations range from agriculture, culture, education, fishery, medical services, tourism and water supply infrastructure. Taiwan have funded many Palauan buildings such as the Palasia Hotel, Palau Royal Resort, Hung Kuo Resort and Papago International Resort. In 2010, a petroleum company of the People's Republic of China signed a US$40 million cooperation with Palau to explore oil reserve around the islands country. On 6 June 2017, Palau Health Minister Emais Roberts visited Taipei. In December 2017, Palau's ambassador to Taiwan stated that Palau-Taiwan relations is 'extremely stable', and that Palau would not shift diplomatic relations to mainland China. President Tsai Ing-wen visited Palau in 2019 and President Surangel Whipps Jr. visited Taiwan in 2021. In 2021, a travel bubble was set up between the two countries. (Full article...)
Abba Thulle was the ibedul of Koror whom the sailor Henry Wilson and his crew met on their voyage to Palau in 1783. His second son Prince Lee Boo became one of the first people from the Pacific Islands to visit Great Britain, but died six months after he departed. He learned of his son's death when Captain John McCluer later visited the islands. Andrew Cheyne wrote about his encounter with Abba Thulle in the book A description of islands in the western Pacific ocean, north and south of the equator. William Lisle Bowles wrote a poem about him entitled Abba Thule's Lament For His Son Prince Le Boo. A horse was named after him that later won the Doncaster Cup in 1790. (Full article...)
Mzoli's was a butchery in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of Cape Town, South Africa. Since Mzoli's opened in early 2003, the restaurant had become a popular gathering spot for Cape Town residents and a tourist attraction. Amongst Gugulethu's residents, Mzoli's Place has a reputation for public drunkenness and disrespect for the local community. Mzoli's is named after the founder and owner, Mzoli Ngcawuzele. The restaurant closed indefinitely in May 2021 partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Full article...)
Lion is a brand of chocolate bar currently owned and manufactured by Nestlé. The brand was originally introduced by British company Rowntree's in 1976 and also produces Lion Cereal. (Full article...)
David William Concar is a British diplomat. Concar was Deputy Editor of New Scientist magazine from 1996 until 2004 when he joined the FCDO. From 2004 to 2012, he held many Beijing related positions such as First Secretary, Science & Innovation Counsellor, Climate Change & Energy Counsellor and Prosperity Counsellor. From 2012 to 2014, he was FCDO's Head of Climate Change & Energy and from 2014 to 2016 he was FCDO's Head of International Organisations and Commonwealth Envoy. He was the British Ambassador to Somalia from January 2017 until February 2019 and has been the British High Commissioner to Tanzania since August 2020. (Full article...)
Mallaig High School is a secondary school in Mallaig, Lochaber, Scotland. The school building opened in 1989. The current head teacher is Jeremy Newnham who was appointed in 2020. Its associated primary schools are Arisaig Primary, Eigg Primary, Inverie Primary, Lady Lovat Primary, Mallaig Primary, Muck Primary, Rum Primary and Canna Primary. Next to the school is a leisure centre. (Full article...)
Lochar Water is a stream located in Dumfries and Galloway. It flows for about 10 miles or 16 km, mainly in a southerly direction, roughly parallel to the River Nith to the west and the River Annan to the east. It is formed by the confluence of Park Burn and Amisfield Burn, and skirts the eastern side of the town of Dumfries, and flows through an extensive low-lying area and former raised peat land known as Lochar Moss, before flowing into the Solway Firth. Bankend Bridge, part of the B725 road, crosses Lochar Water on the east side of Bankend village. The tidal limit is about 1 km below that. It shares its name with an electoral ward of the Dumfries and Galloway council (Full article...)
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Paraguay competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. It was the first time that Paraguay had participated in the Paralympic Games. They sent two competitors: T12 runner Melissa Nair Tillner Galeano and S9 swimmer Rodrigo Hermosa. Tillner came last in all three of the races she competed in, but achieved her personal best in all of them. Hermosa came 22nd out of the 25 competitors with a time just under 30 seconds. (Full article...)
The school was established in August 1999 and has shared a campus with Cathkin High School in the neighbourhood of Whitlawburn since the opening of new buildings in October 2008; prior to this, it occupied the vacated annexe of Stonelaw High School (originally Gallowflat School) in central Rutherglen, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) further north, with the relocation met with opposition by some parents and board members due to the anticipated disruption to the pupils' routines. A nursing home now occupies the Rutherglen site. (Full article...)
The role was established as Shadow Minister for Young People and Voter Registration by the Leader of the Opposition, Jeremy Corbyn, on 14 September 2015. Upon Cat Smith's appointment in 2016, the title was changed to Shadow Minister for Voter Engagement and Youth Affairs. Opposition Leader Keir Starmer re-named the position in his May 2021 reshuffle to Shadow Secretary of State for Young People and Democracy. The position was abolished in the November 2021 reshuffle. (Full article...)