Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip dead at the age of 99
9 April, 2021 Comments Off on Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip dead at the age of 99
Buckingham Palace has confirmed that Prince Philip has died at the age of 99 (Picture: AP/Reuters/Royal Family ) Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. A statement from Buckingham Palace said: ‘It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced the death […]
Continue reading …Archaeologists discover Egypt’s “lost golden city” BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP
9 April, 2021 Comments Off on Archaeologists discover Egypt’s “lost golden city” BY FRENCH PRESS AGENCY – AFP
A new archaeological discovery in Luxor, Egypt, in this undated handout photo. (REUTERS Photo) Archaeologists on Thursday celebrated the discovery of “the largest” ancient city found in Egypt, buried under sand for millennia, which experts said was one of the most important finds since unearthing Tutankhamun’s tomb. Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the discovery of […]
Continue reading …Swedish government pushes ahead with new migration bill
9 April, 2021 Comments Off on Swedish government pushes ahead with new migration bill
Swedish government ministers Märta Stenevi and Morgan Johansson. Photo: Jessica Gow/TT The Swedish government has put forward a bill to change the country’s migration laws, including a language requirement for permanent residence. The proposal follows the setting up of a parliamentary Migration Committee, which suggested a series of legislative changes in a 600-page report last […]
Continue reading …Riots flare again in Northern Ireland despite calls for calm
9 April, 2021 Comments Off on Riots flare again in Northern Ireland despite calls for calm
Northern Ireland police faced a barrage of petrol bombs and rocks on Thursday, an AFP journalist said, as violence once again flared in Belfast despite pleas for calm. Police officers use water cannon as they clash with nationalist youths in the Springfield Road area of Belfast on April 8, 2021, as disorder continued in the […]
Continue reading …Somali opposition groups suffer a major blow, as int’l community rebuffs call for interim government and instead urges talks to resolve election dispute
8 April, 2021 Comments Off on Somali opposition groups suffer a major blow, as int’l community rebuffs call for interim government and instead urges talks to resolve election dispute
MOGADISHU – Somali opposition groups’ obsession with the Feb. 8th, the date when the term of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo” was expected to expire, began months ago. They desperately counted the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes and, even, seconds left before they could chuck the man they hated the most out of office. They […]
Continue reading …‘Possible link’ between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots, EMA concludes
8 April, 2021 Comments Off on ‘Possible link’ between AstraZeneca vaccine and rare blood clots, EMA concludes
Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP The European Medicines Agency has come to the conclusion that the unusual blood clots suffered by numerous people around Europe should be considered as rare side effects of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine, but that overall the benefits of the jab outweigh the risk. A statement published online read: “The EMA’s safety […]
Continue reading …Kenya considering purchase of Turkish armored vehicles
8 April, 2021 Comments Off on Kenya considering purchase of Turkish armored vehicles
Otokar’s Arma 8×8 tailored for Kazakhstan seen during a test run in the Central Asian country , Kazakhstan, March 1, 2021. (Photo by Kazakhstan Defense Ministry via AA) The Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) is currently considering various options for the procurement of new armored vehicles, including Turkish land vehicles manufacturer Otokar’s Arma 8×8 tactical wheeled […]
Continue reading …UK could reach herd immunity ‘within days’, say scientists
8 April, 2021 Comments Off on UK could reach herd immunity ‘within days’, say scientists
Modelling by scientists suggests the UK could reach herd immunity by next week (Picture: Getty/PA) The UK is set to achieve Covid-19 herd immunity within days with more than 70% of Brits protected against the virus, according to scientific modelling. Dynamic causal modelling carried out by University College London (UCL) suggests the country should pass […]
Continue reading …At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia’s Somali and Afar region
7 April, 2021 Comments Off on At least 100 killed in border clashes between Ethiopia’s Somali and Afar region
Border clashes between Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official said on Tuesday, the latest outbreak of violence ahead of national elections in June. Around 100 civilians were killed since clashes broke out on Friday and continued through Tuesday, Ahmed Humed, deputy police commissioner for the Afar region, […]
Continue reading …Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll passes 4,000 for first time
7 April, 2021 Comments Off on Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll passes 4,000 for first time
Relatives of Luiz Alves, 63, who died from Covid-19, attend his funeral at Inhauma cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 10, 2021. © Pilar Olivares, Reuters Brazil registered more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in 24 hours for the first time Tuesday, the health ministry said, as the country reeled from a surge of infections that […]
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