3 children, 3 teachers fatally shot in US city of Nashville school shooting

By Anadolu Agency Three children and three adults were gunned down in a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, law enforcement said Monday as the US grapples with yet another horrific school shooting. The heavily armed female shooter was killed during a shootout with a five-member police team that engaged her on the second

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Mogadishu elders shocked crime committed by warlord Muse Bihi in Las Anod

File Photo/Somali Times A group of traditional elders from Mogadishu arrived in the conflict-ridden town of Las Anod on Monday to find a peaceful solution to the Las Anod conflict, which has been ongoing for three months. The committee has begun assessing the damage caused by the fighting in Las Anod, including the damage caused

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KQ, SAA eye partnership next year

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways and South African Airways have finally announced the formation of the much-touted Pan-African Airline Group next year after the plan was first mooted three years ago. The national carrier says the two airlines are currently implementing phase two of the partnership framework, an important milestone that will lead to

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Oil markets steady as investors weigh banking crisis, Russia

By Reuters Oil prices stabilised in Asian trade on Monday as investors sought cues from broader financial markets, while comments by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the weekend ratcheted up geopolitical tensions in Europe. Brent crude futures held unchanged at $74.99 a barrel at 0357 GMT after hitting a session high of $75.64. U.S. West

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Raila, Malema take supporters to streets, protest high cost of living

South Africa’s Julius Malema (left) and Kenya’s Raila Odinga. On March 20, 2023 they were at the centre of protests that went on concurrently in their respective countries: Credit to Photo/AFP By The East African Kenya’s Raila Odinga and South Africa’s Julius Malema, born in different backgrounds and at different times, are not political allies,

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Heathrow and Gatwick: Airline with the most leg room on flights named and it’s not British Airways, Virgin Atlantic or Emirates

A Boeing 787 of the travel company Tui takes off from the southern runway at Gatwick Airport: Credit Photographer Peter Nicholls/Reuters MyLondon By Ertan Karpazli Going on holiday abroad could be the highlight of your year, but that’s only if it turns out to be worth the stress we go through to journey to our

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Mortars hit parts of Mogadishu, but Hassan Sheikh is doing nothing about it

File Photo/Somali Times More news is coming from a number of mortars that fell early this morning in the neighborhoods of Wadajir district in Mogadishu. The preliminary reports that are coming out say that two of the mortars fell on the houses of civilians in the neighborhood of Siliga Amerikan. It is reported that there

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Ugandan president confirms participation in 2nd Russia-Africa Summit

By Anadolu Agency Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said Saturday he will attend the upcoming Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in St. Petersburg. “I will definitely come to St. Petersburg in July. In this issue, the political will is of crucial importance. It is not an issue of needs, but an issue of ideology. As long

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My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends

The bell of the Belmont Estate in Grenada, a former 17th-century slave plantation. Photograph: Georg Berg/Alamy The Guardian By Laura Trevelyan In 1833, when Britain finally abolished slavery, my ancestors were absentee owners of more than 1,000 enslaved people on the Caribbean island of Grenada. To the best of my knowledge, the Trevelyans never set

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Afghan pilot who served with British forces and fled to UK in small boat facing deportation to Rwanda

The Afghan pilot faces deportation to Rwanda after arriving in the UK on a small boat (supplied) The Independent By Holly Bancroft An Afghan war veteran who served alongside British armed forces is among those who have fled to the UK on small boats and are now being threatened with deportation to Rwanda. The air

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