Vote on virus rules could be flashpoint for UK PM Johnson

File- Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he speaks during a press conference in London, Saturday Nov. 27, 2021, after cases of the new COVID-19 variant were confirmed in the UK. British lawmakers will vote Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2921 on whether to approve new restrictions to curb the spread of the omicron variant of

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Somalis will stick with DP Ruto — Duale

Garissa township MP Aden Duale and Deputy President William Ruto at a recent function. By The Star, Kenya Garissa Township MP Aden Duale has said the Muslim and Somali community will stick with Deputy President William Ruto to the end and make sure he clinches the presidency. Duale said Ruto was a true friend to

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Danish ex-minister jailed for separating asylum-seeking couples

By Al Jazeera Denmark’s former immigration minister has been sentenced to two months in prison after a special court found her guilty of illegally separating several couples of asylum seekers where the female member was a minor. “Inger Stojberg is found guilty of a deliberate violation of the Ministerial Responsibility Act,” Denmark’s Court of Impeachment

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Somalia’s electoral commission chief is Farmajo’s uncle

File Photo Somali Times/The corrupt Somalia’s electoral commission chief Mohamed Hassan Irro The Federal Election Implementation Team has accused the National Consultative Assembly of delaying the lower house elections. Somalia’s electoral commission chief Mohamed Hassan is Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo’s uncle. According to sources told Somali Times wider election rigging Farmajo and his team. And

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First person dies from Omicron variant in United Kingdom

An ambulance drives past St Thomas’ Hospital as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, December 12, 2021. REUTERS/May James Reuters By Hannah Mckay and Guy Faulconbridge At least one person has died in the United Kingdom after contracting the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on

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Israeli PM meets crown prince in UAE, Iran on agenda

Credit to Photo Anadolu Agency/Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Crown Prince of the UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan By Reuters Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held talks with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan on Monday in the first ever public meeting between an Israeli leader and the United Arab

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South Africa’s president tests positive for COVID-19

By Anadolu Agency Cyril Ramaphosa under observation in Cape Town and being treated for mild symptoms, says presidency South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tested positive for COVID-19 after he started feeling unwell earlier in the day, his office announced Sunday. Ramaphosa, who is being treated for mild symptoms, is being monitored in Cape Town by

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Verstappen wins 1st F1 title with last lap pass of Hamilton

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he became the world champion after winning the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) By Associated Press The most dramatic Formula One season in years ended, of course, in one of the

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Chairman of the Somali Electoral Commission says Farmajo rigging election can be corrected

File Photo Somali Times/ Chairman Somali Electoral Commission Mohamed Hassan Irro Chairman of the Somali Electoral Commission Mohamed Hassan Irro said the election is ongoing and will not be stopped by the call from the Somali Candidates’ union. According to sources told Somali Times Mohamed Hassan Irro is related to the mother of the current

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Time is running out for Iran nuclear deal, Germany says

New elected German Foreign minister Annalena Baerbock smiles as she attends a press conference after a meeting with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, at the Quai d’Orsay, in Paris, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. (Gonzalo Fuentes, Pool Photo via AP) By Reuters Germany’s foreign minister warned on Saturday that time was running out to find

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