2022 Oscar nominations: No Black women nominated for Best Actress Oscar

By Anadolu Agency Actress Halle Berry’s dream for another African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar will have to wait yet another year. No Black leading ladies were nominated for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday. Berry is the only woman of color to have won the Best Actress award, winning

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Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk

File- This combination of file photos shows the logo of Kia Motors Dec. 13, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea, top, and Hyundai logo April 15, 2018, in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., bottom. Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, to park

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After Labour leader hounded, UK PM Johnson under pressure over slur

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures at the technology centre at Hopwood Hall College, in Middleton, Greater Manchester, Britain, February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/Pool By Reuters After protesters hounded Britain’s Labour leader Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure on Tuesday to withdraw a claim that the opposition leader had failed to prosecute one

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World Bank, Kenya in talks for another Sh23bn loan

President Uhuru Kenyatta with World Bank Country Director for Kenya Keith Hansen By Business Daily Africa The World Bank will give Kenya $200 million (Sh22.7 billion) to support various development projects to improve food security in the country. Vinay Kunar Vutukru, a senior agriculture economist with the bank, said on Monday that the institution is

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President Farmajo receives credentials from new US Ambassador to Somalia

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has received credentials from the newly appointed US Ambassador to Somalia Larry André. The new ambassador shared a message from US President Joe Biden with President Farmajo. He also highlighted US efforts to strengthen ties and cooperation in the national interest of the two governments. According to the presidency, President

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Turkey’s engagement in Somalia has opened avenues for Somali businesses

Somalia and Turkey enjoy a special relationship, including trade, which encourages the Somali business community to travel to Turkey to import everything from clothing to medicine. Anadolu Agency reported. If one visits Somalia’s biggest markets in Bakara, Hamarwayne, and Suuq Bacaad in the capital, it would be easy to realize that the Turkish textile industry

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German defence minister ‘very sceptical’ about Mali mission

German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht speaks to troops as she visits Rukla military base, Lithuania December 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo By Reuters German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Sunday she was “very sceptical” that the country could maintain its troops in Mali amid growing tension between the West African country and its international

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Asian shares fall as markets watch omicron, central banks

A woman walks past a bank’s electronic board showing the Hong Kong share index at Hong Kong Stock Exchange Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. Asian shares fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark jumped after markets reopened from the Lunar New Year holidays. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) By Associated Press Asian shares mostly fell Monday, though Shanghai’s benchmark jumped

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Foreign military contractors, mercenaries, fighters ‘should get out of Africa’: AU official

African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye holds a press conference within the 35th session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on February 06, 2022. ( Minasse Wondimu Hailu – Anadolu Agency ) By Anadolu Agency The African Union (AU) has been discussing ways to expel private

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Tunisian president dissolves Supreme Judicial Council

Tunisia’s President Kais Saied. Fethi Belaid/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo By Reuters Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday dissolved the Supreme Judicial Council, the body that deals with judicial independence, a move that raises fears about the independence of the judiciary and was sure to anger his opponents. Saied’s decision caps months of his sharp criticism

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