60% French unhappy with Macron: Survey

By Alaattin Dogru In an online survey French Institute of Public Opinion finds popularity of Macron dipping to 38% in December Nearly 60% of people in France are dissatisfied with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Jean Castex, revealed the latest online survey. Conducted by the French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP), a total of

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Dutch ban UK flights, fearing the new coronavirus variant

People wait on the concourse at Paddington Station in London, on the last Saturday shopping day before Christmas, after the announcement that London will move into Tier 4 COVID-19 restrictions from midnight, Saturday Dec. 19, 2020. (Stefan Rousseau/PA via AP) The Netherlands is banning flights from the U.K. for at least the rest of the

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Somali President Farmajo arrives in Djibouti for IGAD summit

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and a delegation led by him have arrived in Djibouti, where he will attend an emergency meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states to discuss the situation in the region. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government

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UK medical officer: New virus variant spreading more rapidly

A sign reading open for deliveries, outside a restaurant, ahead of the county moving into Tier 3 of coronavirus restrictions from Saturday, in Windsor, England, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson held emergency talks with his Cabinet on Saturday as the government’s scientific advisors said

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Somalia warns the Kenyan government who have deployed weapons and militias in Mandera to raid Beled Hawo.

Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has said that it is closely monitoring the Kenyan military operation in Mandera, North Eastern Province. A statement from the Somali government said the government had learned that Kenya was deploying weapons and militias in Mandera to launch an offensive attack in the town of Beled-Hawo in Gedo

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Al Shabaab destroys Safaricom mast in Mandera

There are fears of more such attacks after dozens of the militants crossed from Somalia to Kenya in Garissa border. The border region has borne the brunt of repeated attacks from the militants who are at times aided by locals. Gunmen have attacked and destroyed a communication mast in Elele area, Mandera county. The gang

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Suicide bombing misses Somali Prime Minister, but killed top army commanders.

More details are emerging from a suicide bombing in Galkayo today, where Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was visiting. ”The blast was claimed by al-Shabab, which said in a statement that the blast was carried out by a suicide bomber who targeted Prime Minister Roble. The blast at the Abdullahi Isse airport in the

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Somalia suicide bombing kills 15, misses prime minister

Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber attacked a stadium in Somalia’s central city of Galkayo Friday, killing 15 people shortly before the arrival of the country’s new prime minister, according to police. Ali Hassan, a police officer in Galkayo, said others were injured in the blast, which occurred at the entrance to the sports stadium. Some

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Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions

This Dec. 11, 2020, satellite photo by Maxar Technologies shows construction at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility. Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program, satellite photos obtained Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, by The Associated Press show. (Maxar Technologies via AP)

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Stocks on edge as Brexit talks teeter on the brink

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, December 16, 2020. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – European shares were mixed early on Friday, capping the last full trading week of the year with investors still on edge over a Brexit trade deal and U.S.

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