RUSSIAN FORCES TO STAY IN MALI TO FIGHT TERRORISM: KREMLIN. (PHOTO).

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 Russian forces to stay in Mali to fight terrorism: Kremlin The Kremlin said on Thursday that Russian forces would stay in Mali to help the country's government battle terrorists following an offensive over the weekend by Tuareg-led separatists and terrorists. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov made the statement after being asked by a reporter how Russia responded to a purported statement from the terrorists saying they wanted Russia to leave Mali. "Russia's presence there is, in fact, due to the need identified by the current government. Russia will continue, including in Mali, to combat extremism, terrorism and other harmful phenomena and will continue to provide assistance to the current government," said Peskov, AFP reported. The Russian Defence Ministry had claimed on Tuesday that units of its African Corps prevented an attempted coup on April 25, 2026 in Mali. It said in a statement that the African Corps units "inflicted irreparable losses" on superior ...

T.V PROGRAM SESAME STREETS,CELEBRATE'S 45 YEARS ON AIR.

Beloved: Caroll Spinney, 80, is celebrating his 45th year with the beloved children's show Sesame Street in which he has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch since the show's first episode in 1969                                                                    Sesame streets,a longtime television series for children,celebrated it's 45th year this week and the man behind the show is 80 year old Caroll Spinney has been both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for the past 45 years  since the show's first episode on November 10,1969.Caroll Spinney said ''It doesn't feel like it was 45 years.It's amazing''.The Big Bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the years and Spinney has traveled to Japan,Australia,China,Canada,France,German and the United Kingdom for Sesame street television specials.It has remained some what of a secret that the six year old bird is actually played by an 80 year old man,but the public got a deeper look into the life of the man behind the feathers in the 2014 documentary ''I AM BIG BIRD''.The documentary,shares unknown stories of his time as both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch like the fire that occured in Oscar's trash can almost killing Spinney as well as Spinney cheating death when he declined an offer to take himself and his Big Bird costume aboard the ill-fated space shuttle challenger in 1986.Spinney said that when directors set out to make the documentary five years ago,they believed they would be capturing Spinney last season as the beloved bird.More photos below.          Around the World: Spinney has traveled to Japan, Australia, China, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for Sesame Street television specialsI Am Big Bird: The public got a deeper look this year into the life of the man behind the feathers in the  documentary ' I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story .'Celebrities: The over eight-foot-tall bird has performed alongside countless celebrities over the yearsPhysically Challenging: With Spinney soon to celebrate his 81st birthday, he said that playing the eight-foot-tall bird has become difficult for him physicallyLongest-Running: Spinney said that in 1969 he had no idea the show would become the longest-running children's show in television history

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