US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, after returning from a weekend at Camp David. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) By Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to

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Aldi to create 2,000 jobs in £1.3bn UK expansion plan

Aldi employs about 38,000 staff across its 920 UK grocery stores. Photograph: Scott Bairstow/Alamy The Guardian By Kalyeena Makortoff Discount supermarket chain to open further 100 stores as it reports 10% rise in UK and Ireland sales Aldi will create 2,000 jobs and open another 100 stores across the UK as part of a £1.3bn

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China sends new fleet on Gulf of Aden escort mission

The supply ship Qinghaihu of China’s 13th naval escort fleet departs from a port in Zhanjiang, South China’s Guangdong province, to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters for escort missions, Nov 9, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua] The 39th fleet of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy set out from the city of Qingdao, in east

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Cryptocurrency exchanges rush to cut ties with Chinese users after fresh crackdown

Small toy figurines are seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency displayed in front of an image of China’s flag in this illustration picture, April 9, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Reuters By Samuel Shen and Andrew Galbraith Cryptocurrency exchanges and providers of crypto services are scrambling to sever business ties with mainland Chinese clients,

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Hamilton takes his 100th Formula One win in Russia

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain reacts after wining the Russian Formula One Grand Prix at the Sochi Autodrom circuit, in Sochi, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP) English driver grabs top spot in driver standings Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took his 100th Formula One win at the Russian Grand Prix

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Erdogan: Turkey intends to buy more Russian defence systems

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 21, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/Pool Reuters By Humeyra Pamuk President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defense systems from Russia, a move that could deepen a rift with NATO

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IMF raises red flag over Tanzania’s bleak economic outlook-report

Credit to Pinterest Dar es Salaam. Tanzania requires urgent financial support of $1.1 billion (1.5 percent of GDP) in the next 12 months to avert a potential economic fallout arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and the rising import bill linked to rising crude oil prices. According to The East African reported. The International Monetary Fund

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Usyk outclasses Joshua to claim world heavyweight titles

Boxing – WBA, IBF & WBO Heavyweight Titles – Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain – September 25, 2021 Anthony Joshua in action against Oleksandr Usyk Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge Reuters By Martyn Herman Ukraine’s Oleksandr Usyk dethroned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua in his own backyard with a

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Priti Patel’s Political Paradox: The effect on Refugees and those Seeking Asylum

Refugees By African Exponent What this means for future refugees? Across recent headlines, Priti Patel came under fire for her inability to solve the so-called “Channel Crisis” as a record (for this year) 828 people arrived in the month of August 2021. This was highlighted by rising tensions between the Home Secretary and her French

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Taliban hang body in public; signal return to past tactics

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – A dead body hangs from a crane in the main square of Herat city in western Afghanistan, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2021. A witness told The Associated Press that the bodies of four men were brought to the main square and three of them were moved to other parts of

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