Death toll of train collision in northern Greece climbs to 36

By Anadolu Agency The death toll from a collision between a passenger train and a cargo train in northern Greece has climbed to 36, with the search for survivors continuing, local media reported on Wednesday. According to Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, a fire department spokesman, rescue teams are looking for people trapped in the wreckage at the

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Bola Tinubu: From godfather of Lagos to Nigeria’s president-elect

Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives with his wife Oluremi Tinubu at a polling station before casting his ballot in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria February 25, 2023. Photographer James Oatway/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters For much of his political career, Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has exerted power from behind the scenes, widely regarded as a “godfather”

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Rising food and gas costs push Kenya’s inflation up to 9.2pc

By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s inflation in February edged up for the first time in four months on renewed pressure on food and cooking gas prices, the statistics agency has reported. Inflation — a measure of the cost of living over the last 12 months— rose to 9.2 percent from 9.0 percent the month before,

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International community concerned genocide committed by warlord Muse Bihi and his SNM militia

File Photo Somali Times/Hargeisa SNM leaders massacring women and children Qatar, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States have expressed concern over fighting in the northern Somalia region of Las Anod. ”They have destroyed the electricity system of the hospital, the oxygen system, the blood bank, the office of the human resources

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US has announced a bounty of 5 million dollars for Al-Shabab spokesman

File Photo/Somali Times The United States has announced a bounty of 5 million dollars for Al-Shabab spokesman Ali Mohamed Rage Ali Dhere. The Justice Award program of the US State Department has announced that Al-Shabab spokesman Ali Dhere was involved in planning terrorist attacks in Somalia and Kenya. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of

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Anti-homosexuality law to be tabled tomorrow – Speaker Among

The Leader of Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga (L) and Speaker Anita Among during the joint ecumenical thanksgiving service at Parliament on February 28, 2023. By Daily Monitor Uganda has strict anti-gay legislation but there have been no prosecutions for consensual same-sex acts in the country in recent years. In 2014, the Constitution Court struck

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Algeria and Russia aim to boost military ties

Moscow has for decades been a major supplier of arms to Algeria, which has one of Africa’s most powerful armies. File/AFP By AFP The head of Algeria’s army has hosted Russia’s top security official to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers has said. General Said Chengriha said the Monday visit of

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Rwanda says US could undermine Congo peace process

By Anadolu Agency The Rwandan government said Monday that US statements on the conflict in eastern Congo accusing Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group could undermine regional peace processes. African leaders meeting in Ethiopia on Feb. 17 gave Congolese rebels until March 30 to withdraw from all occupied areas in the eastern Democratic Republic

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UK PM Sunak strikes deal with EU over Northern Ireland – source

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hold a news conference at Windsor Guildhall, Britain, February 27, 2023. Photographer Dan Kitwood/Reuters By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has struck a new deal on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, risking a clash with members of his Conservative Party

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UK’s Sunak on verge of EU deal, but faces tough sell at home

File- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 7, 2022. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen are due to meet, the two sides said Sunday Feb. 26, 2023, with expectations

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