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Solar-power internet downloads opportunities for African refugees

Solar-power internet downloads opportunities for African refugees

LONDON, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Britain is determined to secure a trade deal with the European Union and is working hard to close the gaps in negotiating positions, Michael Gove, the minister in charge of implementing the divorce deal, said on Thursday.

'I'm in this house of horrors. I'm going to go to hell. She's telling me that I'm the devil. 'I've had glimpses of memories my whole life of her pushing me under bath water — like holding me under and I couldn't breathe,' she told People.

But once things were working, Tshilombo and others began studying online - from website design to computer science, graphic design and education - then looking for work, first from United Nations and aid group partners, then more broadly.

"Of course we are determined to secure a deal and that's why our negotiators under Lord (David) Frost are working hard with (EU chief negotiator) Michel Barnier to close the remaining gaps in the negotiations," Gove told parliament.

Amanda's conservatorship began in 2013 when she was involuntarily committed to a Pasadena psychiatric treatment facility following a public meltdown involving a string of bizarre run-ins with the law dating back to 2012.

He lost the final membership vote, of course — but he won the MPs' ballot by 137 to 113.

And since the one thing on which everyone seems to agree is that nobody wants another contest, it stands to reason he has a strong claim. Besides, Sunak was the runner-up in the original contest that gave us Truss.

The Prince and Princess also joined two pupils from Waldegrave School; Dila Kaya, 14, Lina Alkutubi, 15, and their teacher Natasha Rustam to help make an origami crane, a symbol of hope and healing during challenging times.

Today 17 such nodes, serving about 1,700 people, operate in Kakuma, a decades-old settlement of tents and tin-roof houses where almost 200,000 refugees live long-term, most with little prospect of ever returning to their former homes and lives.

Today, the couple heard harrowing stories with aid workers who have recently returned from the crisis zone in Turkey and described desperate scenes of rescuers trying to free trapped people with just hammers.

I know Jeremy a bit, and despite what people say, he's not a bad egg. But having him take over as Chancellor is a bit like ordering rump steak on your Ocado shop and finding they've substituted it with a tofu burger.

If you've already written off the car, why go to the effort of changing a tyre? The party is so far out of whack, so far gone in terms of credibility, he or she is doomed to failure.

And if that's the case, then why bother? So really, it doesn't matter who replaces Truss.

People keep talking about Britain heading the same way as Greece or Italy.

But we're already there. Politically speaking, the Tory party is Italy: a rag-tag grouping of warring factions so busy arguing and briefing against each other I wouldn't trust them to agree what day of the week it is, let alone reach a consensus on electing a new leader.

And that's because, understandably, people want what they voted for. The Tories are fast catching up.

But even assuming by some miracle that they could agree on someone, it wouldn't help in the wider country. Which, let's be honest, was not this. Italy, of course, has practically had a new leader each year since World War II.

Wise Tory heads know this. They know that the next two years are not really about delivering on manifesto commitments and preparing to fight an election in the hope of winning a fifth term — although they will of course go through the motions.

If it were up to me, I'd choose Rishi Sunak. Not because I think he's the best man for the job (or because my ex-husband has told me to: strange as it may seem, I do occasionally have opinions of my own).

It's because he's the one who got us into this mess in the first place by pushing out Boris.

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - W hen Innocent Tshilombo arrived in Kenya's remote Kakuma refugee camp in 2009 after fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he spent the first years recovering and looking, without much success, for something to do with his life.

Trouble is, it doesn't look like they can even manage that.

Every MP and minister I speak to is racked with indecision, partly because they are in something like a state of shock — but mostly because they are searching for a solution that doesn't exist.

During today's engagement, the couple met with representatives from the centre who, through bucket collections and other donations after prayers, have raised over £25,000 for the Turkey-Syria Earthquake Appeal.

They know that it's more of an exercise in damage limitation, of salvaging what they can from the wreckage and regrouping and rebuilding while the next lot inevitably smash up the metaphorical playground after they win power.

But for those able to find digital work - or take advantage of solar power access to set up other businesses, from hair salons and dress making to cafes and phone charging - the payoffs are significant.

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