Somalia’s PM Hamse Barre announce 26 ministers from the community

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s prime minister Hamse Barre announce 26 ministers from the community26 ministers, 25 deputy ministers and 20 state ministers. Therefore, as a preliminary, Somali Times newspaper 26 Ministers. 1- Salah Ahmed Jama, Deputy Prime Minister 2- Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansoor, Minister of Religion Al-Shabab terrorist group leader Minister of Religion Hassan Sheikh

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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin beats the heat in a jumpin’ July

By Reuters It’s been a good month for bitcoin – and we haven’t said that for a while. After months of freefall, it jumped more than 17% in July, its best performance since October. Ether rose 57%, its strongest monthly gain since January 2021. The rally was in step with gains of riskier assets such

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Watching al-Qaida chief’s ‘pattern of life’ key to his death

File – In this 1998 file photo made available on March 19, 2004, Ayman al-Zawahri poses for a photograph in Khost, Afghanistan. Al-Zawahri, the top al-Qaida leader, was killed by the U.S. over the weekend in Afghanistan. President Joe Biden is scheduled to speak about the operation on Monday night, Aug. 1, 2022, from the

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Putin says no one can win a nuclear war

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) By Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday there could be no winners in a nuclear war and no such war should ever be started. The Kremlin leader made the comment in a letter to participants of a conference on the nuclear

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Pelosi starts Asian tour with speculation over Taiwan visit

In this photo provided by Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong shake hands at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Singapore early Monday, kicking off her Asian tour as questions swirled over a possible stop in

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Big pink diamond discovered in Angola, largest in 300 years

This photo supplied by Lucapa Diamond Company on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, shows the 170 carat pink diamond, right, recovered from Lulo, Angola. A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years. Called the “Lulo Rose,” the diamond was

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UK inflation expectations fall again as BoE nears rates decision

A employee arranges produce inside a Sainsbury’s supermarket in Richmond, west London, Britain, June 27, 2022. Picture taken June 27, 2022. Reuters/Henry Nicholls/File Photo By Reuters The British public’s expectations for inflation fell again in July, a survey showed on Monday, potentially adding to the case for the Bank of England (BoE) to increase interest

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Russia calls on Kosovo, US, EU to stop ‘provocations,’ respect Serbs in Kosovo

By Anadolu Agency Russia on Sunday called on Kosovo, as well as the US and EU, to stop “provocations” and to respect the rights of Serbs in Kosovo. Kosovo’s new rules on the reissuance of personal documents and license plates for local Serbs constitute another step toward their expulsion from Kosovo, claimed Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman

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Kenya 90 percent of firms did not pay corporate taxes

By Business Daily Africa Nine in 10 companies operating in Kenya did not pay taxes in the year to June, pointing to widespread avoidance that leaves a few firms to shoulder the burden of funding the government. Data from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) shows a modest 84,428 out of the 759,164 firms registered for

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Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more

Benin bronzes objects are displayed at the Linden Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, June 29, 2022 .African countries’ efforts at restitution of artifacts from institutions in Europe are now blossoming with the return of pieces that once were thought unattainable. But many objects are still out of reach, and some officials worry they don’t even know

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