Uganda: Dorm fire at school for the blind kills 11 girls
MUKONO, Uganda — (AP) — A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 children in a rural community just outside Uganda's capital, Kampala, the school's administrator and police said Tuesday. "This was one of the dormitories for the young girls and it caught and burned down and, very unfortunately, 11 girls, small girls, perished." Two dormitories at a prominent boarding school in Kampala were destroyed in separate incidents in 2020. In 2008, 19 elementary school students were killed in a nighttime fire at a boarding school in Kampala. —-Muhumuza reported from Kampala, Uganda.
wftv.comUganda: Fire at boarding school for the blind kills 11
KAMPALA, Uganda — (AP) — A fire at a boarding school for blind students killed 11 people, including children, in a rural community just outside Uganda's capital, Kampala, police said Tuesday. They said it was not yet known what caused the fire that gutted a girls' dormitory at Salama School for the Blind. The fire broke out overnight at the school in the district of Mukono, police spokesman Luke Owoyesigire said. Two dormitories at a prominent boarding school in Kampala were destroyed in separate incidents in 2020. In 2008, 19 elementary school students were killed in a nighttime fire at a boarding school in Kampala.
wftv.comQueen Elizabeth dies: Queen’s funeral set for Sept. 19; William, Harry greet crowds at Windsor
Queen Elizabeth II will lie in state for four days before her state funeral, which will be held at 11 a.m. local time on Sept. 19 at Westminster Abbey in London, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, joined Prince William and his wife Catherine at Windsor Castle to view floral tributes left by the public in honor of the late queen, according to The Associated Press. The State Funeral of Her Majesty The Queen will take place at Westminster Abbey on Monday 19th September. Prior to the State Funeral, The Queen will Lie-in-State in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects. In a short statement posted on social media, Prince William said that while the world has lost a leader, “I, however, have lost a grandmother.”“I knew this day would come,” William said.
wftv.comInside Trooping the Colour: An emotional Queen Elizabeth to a nervous Prince William and more royal moments
Trooping the Colour saw mega crowds gathering in the streets of London for this special Platinum Jubilee edition. And what a day it’s been. Despite the weather, which rained and shined at various points, it was a day to remember.
news.yahoo.comUK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott
Britain Winter Olympics In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP) (Uncredited)LONDON — (AP) — No U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. The White House confirmed Monday that it was staging a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. Australia followed suit earlier Wednesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying it was "in Australia's national interest."
wftv.comUK joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics boycott
Britain Winter Olympics In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons whether the U.K. will join the United States, Australia and Lithuania in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games. (House of Commons/PA via AP) (Uncredited)LONDON — (AP) — No U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Wednesday, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. The White House confirmed Monday that it was staging a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. Australia followed suit earlier Wednesday, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying it was "in Australia's national interest."
wftv.comQueen Elizabeth II uses cane to walk into Westminster Abbey
Britain Royals Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, followed by Britain's Princess Anne, right, arrives to attend a Service of Thanksgiving to mark the Centenary of the Royal British Legion at Westminster Abbey, in London, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (Arthur Edwards/Pool Photo via AP) (Arthur Edwards)LONDON — (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II was seen using a walking stick at a major public event for the first time Tuesday, when she attended a Westminster Abbey service marking the centenary of the Royal British Legion, an armed forces charity. The queen's daughter, Princess Anne, handed her the mobility device after they both stepped out of a limousine for the service in central London. The queen and Anne joined a congregation that included serving military personnel, veterans and their families from the U.K. and Commonwealth countries. The service highlighted the work of the Royal British Legion, which was founded in 1921 to care for service members and their families after World War I.
wftv.comSpringsteen makes Olympic debut, falls short in qualifier
APTOPIX Tokyo Olympics Equestrian United States' Jessica Springsteen, riding Don Juan van de Donkhoeve, competes during the equestrian jumping individual qualifying at Equestrian Park in Tokyo at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (Carolyn Kaster)KAMIYOGA, Japan — (AP) — Jessica Springsteen had no luck going solo in Tokyo. Nearly all the mainstream press coverage for equestrian in the U.S. during these Games has focused on Springsteen. On the ground here, about a half dozen members of the Bruce Springsteen Japan Facebook group gathered outside the locked stadium last week to offer support. “I support many athletes in the Tokyo Olympics at the moment,” Gates wrote on Instagram.
wftv.comPrince Charles enjoys Zoom so much he will use it post-pandemic, says aide
Most people in their seventies would be glad to see the back of conversations over Zoom, with its many associated pitfalls such as the dreaded mute button and awkward camera angles. Not so the Prince of Wales, who is keen to further embrace video conferencing and incorporate it into his long-term working pattern. Prince Charles, 72, has so enjoyed the dual advantages of being able to convene heads of state from across the globe while at the same time reducing carbon emissions that he intends to
news.yahoo.comQueen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara has third child at home
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband, the former rugby player, Mike Tindall, are celebrating the birth of their third child, who was born at home on the bathroom floor after the couple were unable to get to a hospital in time. Lucas Philip Tindall was born Sunday, weighing in at 8 pounds, 4 ounces, a representative for the couple said Wednesday. “So yeah, it was running to the gym, get a mat, get into the bathroom, get the mat on the floor, towels down, brace, brace, brace," he said on The Good, The Bad & The Rugby podcast. “I literally was like ‘Yep, snip, snip, snip.’ I’ve got a boy. “The best thing about being at home, the best thing was, as soon he’s wrapped up, he’s skin on skin, straight downstairs.
UK's Princess Anne to mark 70th birthday in low-key fashion
Queen Elizabeth IIs only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 in a no-nonsense manner that befits her reputation in Britain. Whatever is planned for Saturday, its certainly going to be a scaled-back affair because of the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin/File)LONDON Queen Elizabeth II's only daughter, Princess Anne, will be celebrating her 70th birthday on Saturday in a no-nonsense manner befitting her reputation in Britain. Whatever is planned for the princess, it will have to be a scaled-back affair because of the coronavirus pandemic. Anne, of course, was the appropriate person to present Tindall with her medal..Before having children, Anne and her first husband, army Capt.
Queen Elizabeth takes part in first public video call
In this video grab issued Thursday June 11, 2020, by Buckingham Palace, showing Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, as she takes part in a video conference call with the Princess Royal Princess Anne, and carers supported by the Carers Trust, on June 4, 2020. The monarch talked with four carers and the trust's chief executive Gareth Howells, on June 4 from Windsor Castle, during the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. (Carer's Trust/Buckingham Palace via AP)LONDON Queen Elizabeth II has taken part in her first public video conference call to chat to four carers about the challenges they face looking after people close to them during the coronavirus pandemic. Elizabeth was last to join the call and the first to leave one piece of royal protocol that Buckingham Palace opted to preserve. William, for example, revealed over the weekend during a video call that he has been anonymously helping out on a crisis helpline during the lockdown.