Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

Singer Lisa Marie Presley poses at the premiere of “Mad Max: Fury Road” in Hollywood, California, U.S. May 7, 2015. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo By Reuters Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis Presley, died on Thursday at the age of 54 after being rushed to a Los

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Israel’s outgoing army chief rebukes far-right government

File – IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi speaks during a candle lightning ceremony with Israeli soldiers on the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in Jerusalem, on Nov. 29, 2021. Kochavi on Friday, Jan. 13, 2023 warned against plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition to grant more control to pro-settler lawmakers and make other changes to

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Uganda cancels $2.2bn SGR contract with Chinese firm, signs with Turkish company

A cargo train at the Naivasha Inland Container Depot in Kenya By The East African After eight years of non-execution, the Uganda government has terminated the contract of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the country’s first phase of standard gauge railway (SGR), a 273km line from Malaba to Kampala, The EastAfrican has learnt.

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UK first-time home-buyers’ mortgage costs highest since 2008: Nationwide

A person walks with a dog in front of a row of residential housing in south London, Britain, August 6, 2021. Photographer Henry Nicholls By Reuters Mortgage costs for first-time home-buyers in Britain have risen to their highest since 2008, reflecting a surge in interest rates over the past year, Nationwide Building Society said on

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Africa should not serve as a venue for global contests: Chinese foreign minister

Credit: Twitter African Union By Anadolu Agency China’s foreign minister said Wednesday that Africa should not be a platform for international competition. “Africa should be a key stage for international cooperation, not a place where powerful nations compete with one another,” said Qin Gang, speaking in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa while launching the Chinese-built Africa

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Mustafe Martín and his wife were arrested in Hargeisa

Mustafe Mohamed Martin Mustafe Mohamed Martin, a person who comments on political issues on social media, and who used to be an opponent of the government of Somaliland, was arrested in Hargeisa. Martin, who lives in the United States, was arrested after he and his wife traveled to Somaliland this week, and the real reason

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World Bank warns Kenyan banks on sovereign debt risk

By Business Daily Africa Kenya’s banking sector is among three listed by the World Bank on the continent facing high exposure to sovereign debt caused by the government’s rising debt distress. The multi-lateral lender lists Ghana, Kenya and Sierra Leone as some of the countries in Sub-Saharan Africa whose banking sectors are heavily exposed to

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Suspected Islamist fighters kill four road workers in eastern Kenya

By Reuters Four workers from Kenya’s highways agency were killed in an ambush by suspected Islamist militants on Wednesday near the country’s eastern border with Somalia, police said. The workers were leading a three-car convoy from the town of Garissa to Bura when they hit an explosive device planted in the road by suspected members

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Report: Arms supplied by UK, US killed civilians in Yemen

File – Yemeni police inspect a site of Saudi-led airstrikes targeting two houses in Sanaa, Yemen, March 26, 2022. Weapons supplied by the United Kingdom and the United States and used by a Saudi-led coalition fighting in war-torn Yemen caused at least 87 civilians and wounded 136 others, in a 14-month period, an Oxfam report

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Oil falls as rising U.S. stockpiles, economic uncertainty renew demand concerns

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S. April 21, 2020. Reuters/Drone Base/File Photo By Reuters Oil prices fell on Wednesday as an unexpected build in crude and fuel inventories in the United States, the world’s biggest oil consumer, and economic uncertainty reignited demand

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