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President Joe Biden can’t rescue the U.S. economy by executive order. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying.Biden has launched his presidency with a burst of unilateral moves, aiming to address everything from the pandemic to systemic racism with dozens of directives. On the economy, he has moved to extend the ban on evictions and […]

President U Win Myint and State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, both are whom were arrested by the military in the early hours of this morning. (AFP) Military says coup is constitutional and installs military vice president as head of state, following the nighttime arrest of the president, state counsellor, and regional and state […]

  Somali military personnel arrive at the scene of a bomb explosion at the Afrik Hotel in Mogadishu [Said Yusuf Warsame/EPA] Somalia’s al-Shabab armed group launched a car bomb attack on Sunday on a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least nine people, a police spokesman said. “The operation is over now. Nine people […]

World powers are competing over Covid-19 vaccines, with national interests taking precedence over the World Health Organisation’s call for multilateralism. But as Western countries turn inward, China is exporting inoculations and extending its soft power. During the Covid-19 pandemic, the race to develop and obtain vaccines, questions of prestige, rivalry and soft power have spurred world powers to compete rather […]

An Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) that had been set up by al Shabaab terrorists hit and killed two curious hyenas in a bizarre incident in Konton area, Wajir County.Image: COURTESY An Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) that had been set up by al Shabaab terrorists hit and killed two curious hyenas in a bizarre incident in Konton […]

  An F-35B fighter jet lands at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in this December 10, 2013 file photo [File: Ross D. Franklin/AP Photo] The United States is reviewing weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorised by former President Donald Trump, a move that Secretary of State Antony Blinken […]

The European Union has rowed back on plans to trigger an article of the Brexit deal which would stop the flow of vaccines through Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK. Boris Johnson expressed his ‘grave concerns’ after the EU was said to be placing a ‘hard border’ in the region, after spending years […]

The novel coronavirus may be linked to increased risk of developing mental illnesses or brain disorders, a study by a University of Oxford professor suggested.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.A man holds his head. (File photo: Reuters)  One in eight people who were infected with COVID-19 are diagnosed with a psychological or neurological […]

A resident wearing a mask sits outside the entrance to Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, where a WHO research team made its first field trip in Wuhan, China, on January 29, 2021. © Ng Han Guan, AP Photo A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 on Friday […]

• It recommended that more diplomatic efforts be deployed at the highest level in order to reconcile the two sisterly countries of Kenya and Somalia. • Somalia claimed there is a violation of the airspace of Somalia, violation of Somalia’s land borders and that Kenyan forces, led by Amisom, leave their positions and move on […]