THE DAY OF QUEEN

The day the Queen gave me an English lesson

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THE DAY OF QUEEN
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King George VI once told his daughter she wouldn't remember most of the people she would meet in her life. But His Majesty said those very people would always remember the day THEY met HER.

I know exactly what he meant. I doubt the Queen tells her friends about the day she met me but let's just say I've mentioned the occasion once or twice!

It was a meeting I'll never forget -- I think I even have a picture on the wall at home of us chatting together at Windsor Castle. I wanted to make a good impression. I'm not normally lost for words but I did struggle a bit that day.

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KENYA DOMINATES FIJI IN FINALS

Singapore Sevens: Kenya dominates Fiji in finals

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KENYA WINS RUGBY FINALS
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(PEACE NEWS)The Kenyans will want to savor this moment for a long time. The Singapore Sevens victors capped an impressive weekend performance with a dominating 30-7 victory over series-leaders Fiji in the finals Sunday -- the team's first win in 114 tournaments.

Kenya got off to a blistering 20-0 start in the final with superstar Collins Injera recording two tries in the process. The 29-year-old Injera took his all-time tally to 225, just five short of the record set by Argentinian Santiago Gomez Cora.

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BRIAN JOHNSON

Brian Johnson details bowing out of AC/DC tour and his 'darkest day

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BRIAN JOHNSON
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(PEACE NEWS)AC/DC lead singer Brian Johnson is speaking out about his hearing loss.

Fans knew that Guns N' Roses front man Axl Rose would replace Johnson on AC/DC's "Rock or Bust" world tour. But on Tuesday, Johnson, who has been with the band for 36 years, detailed what led to his decision and what he called the "darkest day" of his professional life.

Singer Axl Rose to join AC/DC "Rock or Bust" world tour

"On March 7th, after a series of examinations by leading physicians in the field of hearing loss, I was advised that if I continue to perform at large venues, I risked total deafness," Johnson said in a statement. "While I was horrified at the reality of the news that day, I had for a time become aware that my partial hearing loss was beginning to interfere with my performance on stage."

Johnson, who joined AC/DC in 1980 after the death of original singer Bon Scott, said he was having trouble hearing the guitars and other musicians on stage.

AC/DC reschedules shows to save lead singer's hearing

"Our fans deserve my performance to be at the highest level, and if for any reason I can't deliver that level of performance I will not disappoint our fans or embarrass the other members of AC/DC," Johnson said. "I am not a quitter and I like to finish what I start, nevertheless, the doctors made it clear to me and my bandmates that I had no choice but to stop performing on stage for the remaining shows and possibly beyond."

Johnson said doctors have advised him that for now he cannot perform in loud stadiums or arenas. But he said he has no plans to leave the music industry permanently.

"My doctors have told me that I can continue to record in studios and I intend to do that," Johnson said in his statement. "For the moment, my entire focus is to continue medical treatment to improve my hearing. I am hoping that in time my hearing will improve and allow me to return to live concert performances."

AC/DC is expected to soon announce the rescheduling of 10 U.S. dates that will include Rose at the microphone.

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LEWIS HAMILTON

Lewis Hamilton: Formula One star says he doesn't owe the sport anything

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(PEACE NEWS)Formula One has given Lewis Hamilton plenty over the years -- fame, fortune, not to mention three world championships.

Yet the 31-year-old global superstar insists he doesn't owe the sport anything.

His reasoning?

Since making his bow at the Australian Grand Prix nine years ago, nobody, Hamilton argues, has done more to promote F1 across the globe than him.

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DILMA ROUSSEFF

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vows to fight impeachment

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 (PEACE NEWS)A defiant Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff vowed to stand her ground Monday, a day after the country's lower house passed a motion to impeach her.

"I will fight, like I have always done in my life. ... I am sure that we will have the opportunity to defend ourselves in the Senate," she told reporters.

But Rousseff slammed the impeachment process against her as unjust, comparing it to a coup.

"Today, above all, I feel injustice," she said.

Rousseff, who became Brazil's first female President when she was elected in 2010, isn't on trial yet. But she could be soon.

The impeachment motion will next go to the country's Senate. If a majority approves it there,Rousseff will have to step down for 180 days to defend herself in an impeachment trial.

That means Rousseff could be suspended as early as May. That would be about three months before the Summer Olympics kick off in Rio de Janeiro, an event that was supposed to showcase Brazil as a rising power on the global stage.

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AFRICANS WEALTHY

Why the wealth of Africa does not make Africans wealthy???

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(PEACE NEWS)Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of Congo is blessed with enormous natural wealth, including vast deposits of precious minerals such as diamonds, gold, and tantalum.

Katanga saw a spectacular mining boom around the turn of the century, when President Laurent-Desire Kabila and then his son Joseph licensed international mining companies to tap its treasures.

This arrangement generated riches for the Congolese elite, and vastly more for the prospectors, but offered little to the poverty-ravaged population. From 1999 to 2002, the Kabila regime "transferred ownership of at least $5 billion of assets from the state-mining sector to private companies under its control... with no compensation or benefit for the State treasury," a United Nations investigation found.

The bonanza coincided with a ruthless crackdown on dissent. In 2004, a small, mostly civilian group took over a mine operated by the Australian firm Anvil Mining in Kilwa village, protesting that the company was making huge profits without rewarding the local workforce.

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DONALD TRUMP POLITICS

How Donald Trump can win the inside delegate game in New York???

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(PEACE NEWS)When New York voters head to the polls in the Republican primary on Tuesday, they will be deciding how the state's 95 delegates vote on the first ballot.

But the actual men and women who will cast those ballots at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this July will be chosen in a separate, new process for the New York GOP. It's the same type of inside baseball Donald Trump is railing against in other states, calling it "rigged," as he's watched Ted Cruz supporters position themselves for success if the convention goes multiple ballots.

In New York, however, Trump has the advantage as he's poised for a resounding victory Tuesday night. He enjoys more GOP party support there than possibly any other state operation, and New York could prove to be a better scenario from Trump than states like North Dakota and Colorado where his campaign has been out-maneuvered for delegates by Ted Cruz's operation.

"There's a lot of support here for Donald Trump," said Nicholas Langworthy, Erie County GOP chairman and a Trump campaign state co-chairman. "I look back to (delegate selection in) Colorado, and I just think what they did is disgraceful because there was no will of the voter paid attention to. ... I think our rules allow us to take into account the will of the voters and also support those who work hard, and deliver most of the support for Donald Trump.

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