DOLLY PARTON RETURNS TO PUBLIC EYE TO CELEBRATE OPENING DAY AT DOLLYWOOD . (PHOTO).

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 Dolly Parton returns to public eye to celebrate opening day at Dollywood     Dolly Parton made her first public appearance in months to celebrate the opening day of Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, on Friday. The country music icon reflected on the past year, a year after the death of her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, saying she is “doing good” and has been working to rebuild herself spiritually, emotionally, and physically after grieving and dealing with health issues that kept her from touring. Joined on stage by Dollywood president Eugene Naughton, Parton brought her trademark humor to the crowd, joking about rumors of a new husband while reaffirming her devotion to Dean. She also shared updates on her ongoing projects, including a new Broadway musical and her Dolly’s Life of Many Colors Museum in Nashville. Parton previewed the park’s 41st season, highlighting the upcoming NightFlight Expedition ride, a new “Run Dollywood” race weekend, an updated ...

AL QAEDA-LINKED GROUP KILLED AT LEAST 12 TRUCK DRIVERS IN MALI, HRW SAYS. (PHOTO).


 Al Qaeda-linked group killed at least 12 truck drivers in Mali, HRW says


Islamist militants from an al Qaeda-linked group killed 10 long-haul truck drivers and two ​teenage apprentices who were travelling through Mali's western ‌Kayes region in late January, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.


Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) attacked a military-escorted fuel convoy ​of at least 40 trucks, the HRW ​report said.


JNIM, which mainly operates in Mali ⁠and Burkina Faso, has emerged as the region's ​strongest militant group. It aims to impose Islamic rule ​across the Sahel and extend its influence to coastal West Africa.


Malian military authorities have turned to armed escorts to ease ​a fuel supply blockade on the landlocked country imposed ​by the insurgents.


Witnesses told HRW the convoy, which was supposed ‌to ⁠supply fuel to the Kayes region, had left Senegal's capital Dakar on January 27 and crossed Mali's border the next day.


JNIM fighters captured several drivers ​who abandoned their ​trucks when ⁠the attackers opened fire, later executing 12 while releasing others, the HRW said.


Six ​drivers have been missing since the ​attack, ⁠the report said.


Mali's truck drivers union told Reuters last month that 15 drivers were captured and executed on ⁠the ​spot during the attack.

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