DNA of Indonesia crash victims’ families to be matched

By Iqbal Musyaffa and Dandy Koswaraputra Forensic team gets DNA from victims’ relatives, set to be compared to remains retrieved from crash site Seeking to identify remains from Saturday’s Indonesian passenger plane crash with 62 people on board, a Jakarta hospital has gotten 21 DNA samples from the victims’ families. The Kramat Jati Police Hospital

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Deni appoints Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole for the currency evaluation committee

Photo/Somali Times/Said Deni and evil Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole Former Puntland President and Aran Jaan leader Abdirahman Farole has been appointed chairman of a committee to assess and advise on the devaluation and rejection of the Somali shilling. His appointment came after a meeting today speaking to resolve complaints of the currency. The Puntland

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Bus plunges into Indian Ocean at Likoni ferry crossing

The bus belonging to Pollmans tours slid off the ramp owing to the heavy rains being experienced in the area. A bus plunged into the Indian Ocean at the Likoni ferry crossing in Mombasa on Sunday morning. The bus belonging to Pollmans tours slid off the ramp owing to the heavy rains being experienced in

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UK ‘rejected offer’ of visa-free tours by musicians in EU, despite blaming Brussels for permit blow

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, right, welcomes British Prime Minister Boris Johnson prior to a meeting at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. Leaders of Britain and the EU meet Wednesday for a dinner that could pave the way to a post-Brexit trade deal, or tip the two sides toward a

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Qatar: ‘We will normalise relations with Israel after it commits to Arab Peace Initiative’

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has confirmed that his country will normalise its relations with Israel if it commits to the Arab Peace Initiative, RT reported on Thursday. The minister stressed, according to RT Arabic, that Qatar’s stance regarding the normalisation of ties with Israel is clear. “We will normalise our relations

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Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight

Relatives of passengers arrive at a crisis center set up following a report that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet has lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after take off, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia,Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta with 56 passengers and six crew members onboard,

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Prime Minister Roble says, ”We have decided to go ahead with the election.”

Photo/Somali Times Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said in a statement that the government has finally decided to go to the polls, after meeting with the presidents of Galmudug, South West, Hirshabelle and Benadir regions. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office said that the government has been working for a long time to

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Farmajo has more chances to get re-elected since having three states

Photo/Somali Times The latest news Villa Somalia are outstanding achievements of individual meetings The Villa Somalia is the most outstanding achievements of individual meetings between the leaders of the federal government and state governments, central, southwest, Galmudug and HirShabelle, who all spoke on condition of elections. Therefore, at Saturday night, there was a focus on

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Twitter bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement

This Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 image shows the suspended Twitter account of President Donald Trump. On Friday, the social media company permanently suspended Trump from its platform, citing “risk of further incitement of violence.” (AP Photo/Tali Arbel) By TALI ARBEL Twitter banned President Donald Trump’s account Friday, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence”

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US airstrike kills 5 top al-Shabaab leaders in Somalia

Militant leaders killed in Jan. 7 airstrike were active in Saaxa Weyne region The US military on Friday said that its forces working with the Somali National Army killed five top al-Shabaab leaders in a joint airstrike in the vicinity of the Saaxa Weyne region. In a statement, the US military said one of the

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