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Rishi Sunak to be appointed Prime Minister by Charles III
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Sylvie Claire / October 25, 2022
After his victory in the British Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak is due to meet King Charles III on Tuesday morning, who will officially appoint him as Prime Minister, the third in two months in a country beset by unprecedented instability and a deep social crisis.
This will be the first time Charles III has appointed a head of government. The current occupant of Downing Street, Liz Truss, was received by Elizabeth II on September 6 during an audience at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. The 96-year-old sovereign died two days later.
Liz Truss, who resigned on Thursday after only 44 days in power, will make her last speech in front of 10 Downing Street at around 10:10 am and then go to Buckingham Palace to hand in her resignation to the king. Rishi Sunak will then be received in audience by the king. He will finally go to Downing Street, where he will make a speech at around 11:35.
Rishi Sunak, a former banker and finance minister, will become the youngest head of government in modern U.K. history at age 42 after a meteoric rise in politics. He is also the first of Indian origin and the first from a former British colony.
After his victory in his party on Monday, he promised “stability and unity”. “Bringing the party and the country together will be my top priority,” he said in a brief address. “The UK is a great country, but there is no doubt that we face a profound economic challenge.
Rishi Sunak comes to power at a time of unprecedented instability: he is the fifth British Prime Minister since 2016, when the country chose in a referendum to leave the European Union. He is the third head of government in two months.
He has taken the helm of an extremely divided Conservative party, after 12 years in power. On Monday, he told MPs that they must “unite or die”, while the labour opposition is at the top of the polls with two years to go before the general election.
Rishi Sunak ruled out early elections, which Labour has called for. But according to an Ipsos poll published on Monday, 62% of voters want an election before the end of 2022.
According to a YouGov poll, only 38% of Britons are satisfied that Rishi Sunak will become their Prime Minister.
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Eva Descamps / February 28, 2024
You’ve seen him in “Star Trek”, “NCIS”, “Grey’s Anatomy” for the series, “Captain Marvel”, “The Recruit”, “Home of the Giants” for the movies… Canadian actor Kenneth Mitchell passed away at the age of 49 this February 24, 2024.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the dec! s of Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, a beloved father, husband, brother, uncle, son and friend,” read a post on his Instagram account announcing the sad news.
In August 2018, Kenneth Mitchell was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He had been in a wheelchair since October 2019. By August 2021, he had lost the use of his voice due to the disease.
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Alexei Navalny’s body handed over to his mother, says Russian opposition leader’s team
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Sylvie Claire / February 28, 2024
Alexei Navalny’s body, which his relatives had been demanding for over a week, has been handed over to his mother, the Russian opposition leader’s spokeswoman said on Saturday.
In recent days, Alexeï Navalny’s team has regularly complained about not having access to the body of the deceased Russian opponent. His relatives had complained that investigators would spend at least 14 days carrying out an “expertise” on his remains before handing them over.
Navalny’s relatives accuse the Kremlin of killing him and trying to cover up his tracks. According to Navalny’s mother, Russia is trying to decompose the body so that it can no longer be examined. Last week, Alexei Navalny’s mother and lawyers were not allowed to enter the morgue.
Eight days after his death, Navalny’s body was returned to his mother. The Russian opponent’s spokeswoman, Kira Iarmich, said on X (ex-Twitter) that she did not yet know whether “the authorities will prevent (the funeral) from taking place as the family wishes and as Alexei deserves ».
Alexei Navalny was the most prominent opposition figure in Russia, where he gained widespread popularity, particularly among the younger generation, thanks to his in-depth investigations into corruption under Vladimir Putin’s regime
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Eva Deschamps / February 16, 2024
Watching a Sylvester Stallone film in VF will never be the same again. Alain Dorval, the French actor who dubbed the American, died on Monday night, his family announced.
Alain Dorval had been battling cancer for several years, which finally claimed his life earlier this week at the Gustave Roussy hospital outside Paris.
He was best known as the French voice of Sylvester Stallone, but also distinguished himself as Tiger in the Fievel saga, and as Pat Hibulaire in the Disney universe.
Fans of the Rocky saga have been in mourning for several months. In October, actor Burt Young, who played Paulie, passed away. In early February, Carl Weathers, who played Apollo Creed, passed away.
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