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Then, Malawi’s state house rebuffed gossip that President Lazarus Chakwera was unwell by posting videos of the leader jogging and doing press-ups in the capital, Lilongwe.

When the area was transferred to the Territory of Colorado in 1861, manitos petitioned the federal government to remain part of New Mexico, only to be rebuffed.

He has rebuffed requests to meet with them as the investigation is being conducted, he said, because “it would be inappropriate for me, as District Attorney, to meet with victims during this time.”

President Joe Biden has so far rebuffed calls by some of country's biggest business groups to use federal power to reopen the ports for 80 days, to provide a cooling-off period for further negotiation.

He has shown little interest in easing his country’s relentless bombardments on Lebanon and has rebuffed efforts by Washington and other powers to broker a cease-fire.