Sophia

British

/ səʊˈfaɪə /

noun

1630–1714, electress of Hanover (1658–1714), in whom the Act of Settlement (1701) vested the English Crown. She was a granddaughter of James I of England and her son became George I of Great Britain and Ireland

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A second tanker - the M/T Sophia - was accused by the US of "conducting illicit activities" and boarded in the Caribbean.

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"The interdicted vessel, M/T Sophia, was operating in international waters and conducting illicit activities in the Caribbean Sea. The US Coast Guard is escorting M/T Sophia to the U.S. for final disposition."

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A second tanker, the Sophia, was also boarded near the Caribbean on Wednesday.

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"I also lost to my daugher Sophia at cards over Christmas. We played rummy and I think she was cheating - a lot like AI, she was definitely getting some help from somewhere."

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Standing outside the golden-domed St Sophia monastery in Kyiv, she added: "We have a very beautiful country with enormous potential. Our strength is in our people, and that is why we keep going."

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