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Albert Ndele Bamu (15 August 1930 – 1 April 2023) was a Congolese politician and banker. He was chairman of the College of Commissioners-General. He was later governor of the National Bank of the Congo from 1961 to 1970. He was the Minister of Finance. Ndele died on 1 April 2023, at the age of 92.
Yefrem Yevseyevich Sokolov (; , 25 April 1926 – 5 April 2022) was the first secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussian SSR from February 1988 to November 1990. Sokolov was a member of the Politburo. He was elected on 14 July 1990. Sokolov died on 5 April 2022, three weeks before his 96th birthday.
Abdurrahman Vazirov Khalil oglu () (May 26, 1930 – January 10, 2022) was the 13th First Secretary of the Azerbaijan Communist Party. He the leader of the Azerbaijan SSR from 1988 until January, 1990. Vazirov died on January 10, 2022 at the age of 91.
Vaino Väljas (; 28 March 1931 – 16 January 2024) was a Soviet and Estonian politician. He was the Chairman of the 6th Supreme Soviet of the Estonian SSR from 18 April 1963 to 19 March 1967. He First secretary of communist party of Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic from 16 June 1988 to April 1990. He was chairman of the party from April 1990 to August 1991. Väljas died on 16 January 2024, at the age of 92.
Gerald Ashmore (25 July 1936 – 25 August 2021) was an English motor racing driver. He participated in four Formula One World Championship Grands Prix. Ashmore started his career in Formula Junior in 1960. Ashmore was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. Ashmore died from cancer on 25 August 2021 at the age of 85.
The great spotted kiwi ("Apteryx haastii") is a species of kiwi. This bird does not fly. It runs on the ground. Appearance. This bird has gray-brown feathers with white bands. Its bill, or beak, is long and pale in color. Its legs and toes are short and dark. Sometimes young great spotted kiwi look like adult little spotted kiwi. Habitat. This bird lives in forests, scrublands, and hilly grasslands up to just below the Alpine zone. This bird lives in three places: Nelson and North Westland, the Paparoa Mountains, and the Southern Alps. In 2012, there were about 15,000 great spotted kiwis alive. There used to be many more great spotted kiwi, but human beings brought dogs and stoats, which killed many. Food. Great spotted kiwi hide during the day in a burrow, crack in rock crevice, or hollow tree. They look for food at night. They walk on the ground and tap it with their beaks. They use their beaks to catch earthworms, beetle larvae, and other animals without spines in the leaf litter and underground. They live in pairs. Adult kiwi will fight other kiwi over good places to look for food.  Breeding. The kiwis make a nest in a hollow log, crack in a rock or space dug out of the ground. The male and female kiwi both sit on the egg.
The North Island brown kiwi ("Apteryx mantelli"), is a type of kiwi. It lives in New Zealand. Description. The North Island brown kiwi has dark brown spiky feathers. It also has a black, long pale bill. Its legs, toes and claws are short and dark. It has small wings and does not fly. It has no tail. Range and Habitat. Brown kiwi are found throughout the North Island. It prefers dense sub-tropical and temperate forests. Behavior. The North Island brown kiwi eat invertebrates. They lay 2-3 clutches a year with 2 eggs in each clutch. The nest can be in a small burrow or in a hollow log.
James Cameron's Dark Angel is an beat 'em up video game, based on the American television series named "Dark Angel". Developed by Radical Entertainment, and published by Sierra Entertainment. It was announced on E3 Entertainment Expo in May 2002, shortly after the TV series was cancelled. Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly reprised their roles from the series. Voicing Max Guevara and Logan Cale respectively. The game follows an original storyline, with players controling Max Guevara, as she fights I Corporation and attemps to find her twin sisters. It was released on PlayStation 2 and Xbox in November 2002.
Trevor George McMahon (born 8 November 1929) in Wellington) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played 5 tests for New Zealand in the 1955/56 season. He played for Wellington in the Plunket Shield.
The Men's individual table tennis – Class 6 competition at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro happened between 7 and 18 September 2016. It was located at Riocentro Pavilion 3. Classes 6–10 are for athletes with a physical disability who played tennis table when standing. The lower the class number, the more of a disability they had. Peter Rosenmeier of Denmark won the gold medal. Álvaro Valera of Spain won the silver medal. Rungroj Thainiyom won the bronze medal.
The Operation Allies Refuge is a continuing United States military operation. Its purpose is for removing in-danger Afghan civilians, applicants of the Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) and employees of the Embassy of the United States away from Afghanistan. This operation is happening at the same time as the removal of Americans from Afghanistan and leaving of foreign people and Afghans who are vulnerable. Operation history. The operation's name was officially given out on 14 July 2021 by Biden administration officials. On 22 July the United States House of Representatives passed the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act. This was done to increase the cap for Afghan interpreters. This was also done to speed up the Afghan Special Visa Processes. On 22 August, President Joe Biden said American troops may remain in Afghanistan beyond August 31. He then announced that more than 28,000 had been removed from Afghanistan from 15 August onward. From July 2021 onward, over 33,000 people were removed out of the country. Casualties. As of 26 August 2021, at least 94 people were killed at or near the Kabul International Airport as thousands of people tried to forcibly board planes. At least 103 people were killed and another two-hundred were injured in a suicide bomb attack near the Kabul International Airport on 26 August. This was when evacuations of local and foreign people were in progress. The attacks were performed by Islamic State militants. The dead included sixty-two Afghan civilians, twenty-eight Taliban members and thirteen U.S. service officials. The dead Americans were ten marines, two soldiers and one Navy corpsman.
Tignes is a commune. It is in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in the Savoie department in southeast France. It is known for its ski resort. Together with neighbouring Val d'Isère, which forms the "Espace Killy" ski area.
Hurricane Ida was an Atlantic tropical cyclone during late August 2021. The tropical wave which developed into Ida was responsible for twenty deaths in western Venezuela, mainly due to flooding. The storm became Tropical Depression Nine at 1pm Atlantic Standard Time on August 26. The depression was upgraded into Tropical Storm Ida just over six hours later. The storm was classified as a hurricane on August 27, just after 1pm Eastern Daylight Time. Right around that same time, while a Category 1 hurricane, the storm moved across Cuba's Isla de la Juventud. The storm struck Cuba near Pinar del Río just over six hours later that evening. Tropical storm or hurricane notices were posted from southeast Texas to northwestern Florida beginning on Thursday evening August 26. On the night of August 29-30 the hurricane gained strength and struck New Orleans. The area lost electrical power.  In the first days of September, the hurricane hit the northeastern USA causing flooding and several deaths. It disappeared in the coast of Canada on September 4. Ida is the 6th costliest Atlantic hurricane, with over $64 billion in damages.
Pinar del Río is the capital city in Pinar del Río Province in northwestern Cuba. The city has over 159,000 people living within its boundaries according to the 2021 estimates. The region where the city was later founded was originally named Nueva Filipina (New Philippines). Its name was changed to Pinar del Río in the 1770s.
Pillager is a city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census. It is in the Brainerd Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography. Minnesota State Highway 210 and County Road 1 are the main roads in the city.
Nancy Hollister (born May 22, 1949, Marietta, Ohio) is an American politician. She was the first (and as of 2021, the only) female governor of Ohio. Hollister was also the shortest operating governor of the state. Her term began on New Year's Eve 1998 and ended on January 11, 1999. Before that, Hollister operated as the 60th lieutenant governor of the state from January 9, 1995 until December 31, 1998. Hollister is a United States Republican Party member. Hollister began her political career in 1980. She first entered the public office when she was elected to the Marietta City Council that year. Four years later, Hollister was elected Mayor of Marietta. She operated as such until 1991. From January 5, 1999 until almost 2005, Hollister worked in the Ohio House of Representatives.
The stained tree frog ("Boana maculateralis") is a frog that lives in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru. Scientists have seen it between 186 and 354 meters above sea level. The adult male frog is 31.9 to 39.2 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 32.0 to 55.3 mm long. This is a medium-sized frog with large eyes and large climbing disks on its toes. The adult male frog measures 31.9 to 39.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog is 32.0 to 55.3 mm. It has light brown skin with darker marks. Some frogs have a single line from the head to the middle of the back. Some frogs have small brown spots. Larger females have blue color on their sides. Males have ligher or white color on their sides. This frog has two spikes near its rear end. Male frogs have a spike on their front feet for fighting each other. They also use it to hold onto females when they mate. This frog is sympatric with "Boana calcarata", "Boana alfaroi", "Boana calcarata" and maybe "Boana tetete". This means that all these frogs came from the same ancestor frog species, and they became different species even though they all lived in the same place the whole time.  This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. It lives in forests. Scientists have seen it sitting on plants 2 meters above the ground. The Latin name of this frog means "stains on its sides."
The little spotted kiwi ("Apteryx owenii") is a species of kiwi. This bird does not fly. It runs on the ground. The little spotted kiwi is the smallest of all kiwis. Appearance. This bird has light brown-gray feathers with white bands. Its bill, or beak, is long and pale in color. Its legs and toes are short and dark. Habitat. In 2012, there were about 1650 little spotted kiwi alive. Long ago, this bird lived all over New Zealand. However, by the time European people came to live in New Zealand, there were almost no little spotted kiwi left on the North Island. They still live on D'Urville Island. There are none left on New Zealand's South Island. In 1983, human beings started bringing little spotted kiwi from Kapiti Island and other places to other islands where they can live and raise chicks away from weasels, dogs, and the other animals from Europe that were killing and eating them. Food. Little spotted kiwi look for food at night and hide during the day in burrows, hollow logs, or other hiding places. They live in pairs. Pairs of adult little spotted kiwi will fight each other over good places to look for food. They will scratch at each other with their claws and pull out each other's feathers. Little spotted kiwi look for food by touching the ground with their long beaks. They eat earthworms, insects, and other animals with no bones. The male kiwi and female kiwi will sing together as they look for food. Breeding. The kiwis make a nest in a hollow log, crack in a rock, or space dug out of the ground. The eggs are white. The female lays one or two eggs at a time. Only the male kiwi sits on the egg.
Titisee-Neustadt is a town in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The town is a Kneipp spa and a climatic health resort. It is also known a winter sport center. Geography. The town of Titisee is on the north shore of Titisee, a lake in the eastern Feldberg in the Black Forest, which ranges from 780 to 1192 meters above sea level. The town of Neustadt is 5 km to the east. Districts. The town is made up of the six districts: Twin towns. Titisee-Neustadt is twinned with:
Paul Marie Indjendjet Gondjout (4 June 1912 – 1 July 1990) was a Gabonese politician and civil servant. He died on 1 July, 1990.
Martha Ankomah (b, November 21, 1986) is a Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur. Personal life and education. Ankomah was born on November 21, 1985. As the first child of her single mother, she faced many challenges during her childhood. She went to Adabraka Presbyterian Junior High School, Labone Senior High School, and Jayee University College, all in Accra. Career. She started acting in 1994, thanks to her cousin. After going to many auditions and acting in TV shows and movies, she joined "Next Movie Star" and came in third in the 2007 season. In a 2016 interview with Hitz FM, Ankomah said she would only take roles that are morally good and bring positive change. In September 2018, she explained that she would play any role as long as it sends a positive message. In 2017, some people in the film industry criticized her for saying that Ghanaian films had shallow stories. They thought her comments were disrespectful and showed a lack of understanding of film-making. In November 2018, she started a campaign to encourage young people to read. Business and ventures. Endorsements. In 2014, Ankomah signed a deal to promote Vitamilk Viora. In 2017, Dusk Capital Limited, a Ghanaian bank, named her their brand ambassador. She has been working with Globacom as a brand ambassador since 2018. In 2018, she also became the brand ambassador for Ghana Textiles Printers' new fabric called 'Adepa Dumas'. In August 2021, she promoted Latif Abubakar's play "Something Must Kill a Man" in a video, saying the play had a lot to offer the public. Beauty Business. In July 2013, Ankomah opened her beauty salon called 'Martha's Place' in Accra. The salon provides services for both men and women. Foundation. In 2016, Ankomah started the Martha Ankomah Foundation. This organization helps with health awareness, child care, community projects, and improving livelihoods. Through the foundation, Ankomah has given school supplies to needy communities, including children in Ackrobon in the Awutu Senya District. The foundation also works with Autism Ambassadors to raise awareness about autism and support children with autism.
Nasrul Abit (24 December 1954 – 28 August 2021) was an Indonesian politician. He was a member of the Great Indonesia Movement Party. He was the 8th Vice Governor of West Sumatra from 12 February 2016 until 12 February 2021. He was also the Deputy Regent of Pesisir Selatan Regency from 2000 to 2005. Abit was born in Pesisir Selatan Regency. Abit died on 28 August 2021 in Padang, Indonesia of COVID-19 at the age of 66.
Čechomor is a Czech band from Svitavy (Moravia) that performs traditional songs in rock arrangements. They have toured throughout Europe, North America, Russia, China, Mongolia, and Australia. In 2001, they won three Anděl Awards.
In mid-2021, a bad drought in southern Madagascar caused thousands of people to suffer from famines. Some organizations have said that this famine is an impact of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2021, the food crisis was said to be the first famine caused by climate change and not conflict, according to the World Food Programme.
Aldo Eminente (19 August 1931 – 25 August 2021) was a French freestyle swimmer. He was born in Hanoi, French Indochina. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he won a bronze medal. Eminente died on 25 August 2021, aged 90.
The Brazilian Democratic Movement (, MDB) is a Brazilian centrist political party. When they were founded, they were the opposition to the Brazilian military government. Social liberals and social democrats broke with the party in 1988 to form the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.
Samuel Udoka Oji (9 October 1985 – 28 August 2021) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre back. Oji was born in City of Westminster, England. Oji played in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers, Bristol Rovers, Leyton Orient and Hereford United. He later played for Tamworth of the Conference Premier.  He then played in the League of Ireland for Limerick and Galway United. Oji joined Highgate United in 2018, and was made assistant manager of that club in July 2021. Oji died on 28 August 2021 of an illness at the age of 35.
Jin Renqing (; 29 July 1944 – 28 August 2021) was a Chinese politician. He was born in Suzhou, China. He was a member of the Communist Party. He was the Director of the State Taxation Administration from 1998 until 2003. He was later the Minister of Finance from 2003 until 2007. Jin died in a house fire in Beijing on 28 August 2021, aged 77.
Priscilla Joson Baltazar-Padilla (born Priscilla Joson Baltazar; July 2, 1958 – August 27, 2021) was a Filipino politician and lawyer. She was the 188th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was nominated by President Rodrigo Duterte. Baltazar-Padilla was in office from July 16, 2020 until November 3, 2020. She was born in Manila. Baltazar-Padilla died on August 27, 2021 in Manila at the age of 63.
Stjepan Babić (29 November 1925 – 27 August 2021) was a Croatian linguist, politician and academic. He was born in Oriovac, Croatia. He was a professor at the University of Zagreb. He was the vice-president of Matica hrvatska from 1989 to 1992, and representative in the "Županijski Dom" (Chamber of the Counties) from 1993 to 1997. He retired as professor in 1991. From 1993 until 1997, he was a member of the Croatian Parliament. Babić died in Zagreb on 27 August 2021, at the age of 95.
Rodolfo Aínsa Escartín (17 September 1944 – 26 August 2021) was a Spanish politician and businessman. He was a Senator from 2004 until 2008. He was born in Sabiñánigo, Spain. Aínsa was a member of the People's Party. He was the President of Huesca Province from 1995 until 1999. Aínsa died on 26 August 2021 at his home in Sabiñánigo, aged 76.
Sabiñánigo ("Samianigo" in Aragonese) is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Aragón, Spain.
Calogero Lo Giudice (died 24 August 2021) was an Italian politician. He was President of Sicily from 1982 until 1983. Lo Giudice was a Member of the European Parliament from 1989 until 1994. He was a member of the Christian Democracy.  Lo Giudice died on 24 August 2021 at the age of 83.
Harry Dale Kent (11 March 194724 August 2021) was a New Zealand racing cyclist. He was the first New Zealander to win a gold medal in cycling at the Commonwealth Games in 1970. He was the first cyclist from the country to medal at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Kent was born in Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Kent died on 24 August 2021 in Wellington from problems caused by multiple strokes, aged 74.
Pakistan Science Club (PSC) () is a youth organization in Pakistan that engages students on various scientific activities aimed at promoting scientific and technological knowledge amongst the country's young generation.  Based in Karachi, capital of the Sindh province, the organization runs various seminars and organized activities and, more recently, arranged summer camps in such activities. The club has more recently been engaging in activities in collaboration with other science clubs such as the Karachi astronomy club. PSC has also participated in international science events such as the World Science Day for Peace and Development. PSC is also member of International Federation of Inventors Associations: IFIA.
"Catch It, Bin It, Kill It" is a campaign slogan used in the United Kingdom. It is used to support having good hygiene. It does this by suggesting people always have tissues to use if they cough or sneeze. In 2007, after evidence that hand hygiene can help against the spread of flu. It was used in many places. In 2009, the slogan received a lot of attention because the government funded it being used around the nation. This was in response to the 2009 flu pandemic caused by swine flu. They also studied how well the slogan worked. They said it helped promote good hygiene. The Medical Research Council also did a trial to show the slogan helped. The phrase and poster was used again by PHE in other campaigns. The British government used it during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The upland moa ("Megalapteryx didinus") was a type of moa. It only lived in New Zealand. It could not fly. It was the last moa species to become extinct. Description. The upland moa was among the smallest type of moa. It had feathers all over its body except for its beak and the bottom of its feet. Distribution and Habitat. The upland moa only lived on New Zealand's South Island. It lived high up in mountains and sub-alpine regions. Behavior and ecology. The upland moa was a herbivore. It ate leaves and small twigs. It usually laid only 1 to 2 blue-green coloured eggs. The male moa took care of the baby moas. Its only predator before humans came to New Zealand was the Haast's eagle. Extinction. Humans first came to New Zealand from Polynesia around 1250 to 1300 AD. Moas, were an easy source of food for the Māori people and were eventually hunted to extinction in 1500.
The eastern moa ("Emeus crassus") was a type of moa. It only lived in New Zealand. It could not fly. Description. The Eastern moa was 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9–5.9 ft) tall. It could not fly. It had hair-like feathers. It had a long neck and large, powerful legs. It had wide feet. Distribution and Habitat. The Eastern moa only lived on the South Island. It lived in the forests, grasslands, dunelands, and shrublands). Humans hunted it into extinction. Like almost all moa, it was gone by the year 1500.
Eye of the Needle is a 1981 British spy movie directed by Richard Marquand and starring Donald Sutherland, Kate Nelligan and Christopher Cazenove. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett. Plot. The movie is about a deadly German Nazi spy named Henry Faber in the United Kingdom during World War II, who discovers vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and his attempt to return to Germany and tell Hitler about it, so that Nazi Germany stops the invasion from happening. While waiting for a German U-boat to pick him up and return to Germany with the top secret information, he is stranded with a family on the isolated (fictional) Storm Island, off the coast of Scotland. There he spends time with a young woman named Lucy, her bitter crippled husband David who was an RAF fighter pilot before his car accident and their toddler son Joe. He develops an intimate relationship with Lucy, but her husband is already suspicious of this new stranger. Production. The Storm Island scenes were shot over eight weeks on the Isle of Mull, in the Inner Hebrides. The rest of the movie was shot in Yateley, Surrey, and in London. Reviews. The movie got very positive reviews from movie critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, 82% of critics gave the movie positive reviews.
The Crested moa ("Pachyornis australis") was a type of moa. It only lived in New Zealand. It was a bird that could not fly. Description. The crested moa was small. It weighed around 75 kg (165 lb). It crested moa was smaller than the heavy-footed moa. Distribution and Habitat. The crested moa only lived in the South Island of New Zealand. It lived in high up in sub-alpine forests. Diet. The crested moa is a herbivore. It eats plants. The only predator it had was the Haast's eagle. Extinction. It is thought that the crested moa didn't go extinct because of humans. This is because the crested moa lived in places that were hard to get by humans. It Is thought that animals like cats that humans brought to New Zealand caused the crested moa to go extinct.