Soccer star Pele, Brazilian legend of the beautiful game, dies at 82

Brazilian soccer legend Pele waves during the international friendly soccer match between Algeria and Slovenia in Algiers, Algeria March 5, 2014. Reuters/Louafi Larbi By Reuters Pele, the legendary Brazilian soccer player who rose from barefoot poverty to become one of the greatest and best-known athletes in modern history, died on Thursday at the age of

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Germany’s medicine shortage puts the squeeze on pharmacies

By Anadolu Agency Germany is facing shortages of many common medications, putting the squeeze on pharmacies and leaving parents across the country in a desperate state. Anadolu Agency spoke to a pharmacist in Berlin who called the situation very serious, with parents struggling to find medicine for their children. “The situation is very bad at

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Soldiers reveal in depth how 2019 attack on Somali airfield was repelled

Soldiers with the New Jersey Army National Guard set up an 81 mm mortar in support of a patrol at Baledogle Military Airfield, Somalia, June 24, 2019. The base was attacked by al-Shabab militants Sept. 30, 2019, with three vehicle-borne explosives and an assault by the militants. All militants were killed and no American and

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Puntland has rejected some of the conditions agreed with the corrupt Somali president

File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland regional government has refused to sign two of the five points agreed by the federal government, the regional governments and the Benadir region, which were included in the press release of the meeting of the National Consultative Council that was concluded at midnight last night at Villa Somalia. The press

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How Nigerian businessman Femi Otedola went from $1.2 billion in debt to a $1.8 billion net worth

Billionaire Femi Otedola. Photo via.makemoney.ng By Face2Face Africa It is an undeniable fact that business owners go through several challenges in order to achieve success. While some collapse due to the challenges, others weather the storm and come out flying high. So is the story of Nigerian billionaire and business mogul Femi Otedola, who discovered

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U.S. stocks drop on recession fears, Nasdaq closes at new bear market low

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 7, 2022. Photographer Brendan McDermid By Reuters Wall Street’s main indexes ended weaker on Wednesday, with the Nasdaq hitting a 2022 closing low, as investors grappled with mixed economic data, rising COVID cases in China, and geopolitical

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Kenya Airways resumes daily flights to New York

By Business Daily Africa Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed daily flights to New York as it moves to cash in on growing demand for air travel on the route. The carrier had increased the flight frequency on the route to five times per week from three last year in December, citing high passenger bookings. The

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Somalia’s leaders divided to fight Al-Shabab terrorists

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s corrupt President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has gathered federal state leaders in Mogadishu. Somalia’s leaders divided to fight Al-Shabab terrorists group uncertainty over term limits for the leaders, according to sources Somalia president office told Somali Times. Monday’s meeting was chaired by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who was flanked by Prime Minister

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UN Security Council urges Taliban to reverse bans on Afghan women’s rights

Afghan female students react against Taliban’s university ban in Kabul, Afghanistan in December, 2022 By Anadolu Agency The UN Security Council urged the Taliban in Afghanistan to reverse policies and practices Tuesday that further exclude women from public life. The 15-member Council expressed deep concern in a statement that the Taliban have suspended access to

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Why ethnic tensions are flaring again in northern Kosovo

A Kosovo special police officer patrols the area near the border crossing between Kosovo and Serbia in Jarinje, Kosovo. Photographer Laura Hasani/File Photo By Reuters Protesting Serbs in the ethnically divided city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo erected new barricades on Tuesday, hours after Serbia said it had put its army on the highest combat

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