Ukraine, Sudan conflicts fuel alarming surge in tuberculosis

File- A relative adjusts the oxygen mask of a tuberculosis patient at a TB hospital on World Tuberculosis Day in Hyderabad, India. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A., File) By The Associated Press Top U.N. officials, health industry leaders and activists demanded Monday that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in

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Why Somalia is one of the hardest places in the world to be a journalist

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh and his henchman Mahad Salad The New Humanitarian By Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Women detainees held in a next-door cell whispered about the rapes they had experienced and passed me written notes with contact details of their families.’ Somalia is one of the hardest places in the world

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Oil climbs as recession fears begin to fade

By Reuters Oil rose on Monday as easing U.S. recession fears shifted market focus to tightening supplies, offering support after crude prices registered three straight weekly declines for the first time since November. A healthy U.S. jobs report for April helped oil to climb by about 4% on Friday even though labour market strength could

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Kenya seeks access to new IMF long-term funding

Signage at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, DC. Photo/AFP By Business Daily Africa Kenya has applied for access to a new long-term funding facility from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the multilateral lender has disclosed. The facility known as the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) seeks to assist low-income and vulnerable middle-income

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Suspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man

Suspect in Allen, Texas, mall shooting that killed 8 identified as 33-year-old man/AP By The Associated Press The assailant who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall was identified by authorities Sunday as a 33-year-old man who had been staying at a nearby motel. Three law enforcement officials who spoke to The Associated Press

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Turkey rejected US proposal to send Russian S-400 defense system to Ukraine: Foreign minister

By Anadolu Agency Washington once proposed that Turkey send to Ukraine the S-400 missile defense system it bought from Russia but which the US objected to, but Ankara refused this proposal, said the Turkish foreign minister. As it claimed the S-400 system had to exclude Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet program, the US proposed

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Dubious Somalia president has no authority to sign a deal with the UAE without parliamentary approval

A Photograph appear on the Internet Somalia shady president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud administration has signed a secret security agreement with UAE that has yet to be ratified by the Parliament. The President has no legal authority to sign an agreement with any country without parliamentary scrutiny and approval by doing so he is committing treason,

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Turkish ambassador’s vehicle in Sudan hit by gunfire

By Anadolu Agency The official vehicle of Turkey’s ambassador to Sudan was hit by gunfire on Saturday, as fighting continues between the army and a paramilitary group in the capital Khartoum and its surroundings. No casualties were reported and the source of the gunfire that hit Ismail Cobanoglu’s vehicle was unclear, said Turkish diplomatic sources,

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King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla look at each other as they stand on the balcony of the Buckingham Palace after their coronation, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. (Leon Neal/Pool Photo via AP) By The Associated Press King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual

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King Charles III crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey

King Charles III receives The St Edward’s Crown during his coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey, London. Picture date: Saturday May 6, 2023. Jonathan Brady/Pool via Reuters By Reuters King Charles III was crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a sumptuous display of pageantry dating back 1,000 years. In front of

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