Travellers stand in front of an information board at BER Airport in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Germany’s incoming transport minister is advising people against traveling over Christmas as the country tries to stem a wave of coronavirus infections. (Joerg Carstensen/dpa via AP) Associated Press By DANICA KIRKA LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives for a meeting with U.S. special envoy Marshall Billingslea in Vienna, Austria June 22, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/Files By Reuters Russia said on Friday it wanted a legally binding guarantee that NATO would give up any military activity in Eastern Europe and Ukraine, part of a wish list of

By Anadolu Agency Crude oil prices could hit $100 per barrel due to record high demand in 2023 despite the latest omicron coronavirus variant, according to an analyst from Goldman Sachs. “We have already had record high demand before this newest variant, and now you are adding higher jet demand, and the global economy is

A woman changes Turkish lira for USD at a currency exchange shop, in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. Turkey’s Central Bank again cut a key interest rate Thursday despite soaring consumer prices that are making it difficult for people to buy food and other basic goods, sending the country’s currency to record lows against

A worker shelters from the rain under a Union Flag umbrella as he passes the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, October 1, 2008. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo/File Photo By Reuters UK’s FTSE 100 slipped on Friday and was on course for a weekly loss, as concerns surrounding the fast-spreading Omicron variant and inflationary risks outweighed

By Anadolu Agency The 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit began Thursday with a meeting of high-level government officials in Istanbul, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement. The summit will continue with a meeting of foreign ministers Dec. 17. Concurrent sessions on health care, education, and agriculture with relevant ministers will be held also be held.

File Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has for the first time acknowledged that he is under pressure from President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who reached an agreement last year. Roble said Farmajo was one of several challenges posed by the election. “The three-tier pot is between state leaders, candidates and the office of

By Daily Nation General Kibochi go home peacefully Somalia is responsible its own security The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) may not withdraw from Somalia in the next few months as earlier planned.The African Union (AU) has appealed to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to extend the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), which was to end on December 31.In a

Nurses react as they treat a COVID-19 patient in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Milton Keynes University Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, Milton Keynes, Britain, January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Reuters British hospitals, particularly in London, are struggling to maintain staffing levels due to the number who are

By African Exponent Africa may not be one of the wealthiest continents in the world because of how much disenfranchisement and colonialism the continent has faced. However, many post-independence countries have worked hard to restore and create valuable economies that can stand alongside some of the strongest and oldest currencies globally. Below is the top