Ambulances outside the Royal London Hospital, in London, Tuesday Dec. 29, 2020. England Health Service figures show hospitals now have more Covid-19 patients than during April’s first-wave peak, with fears of increased figures because of a Christmas social spread still to come. (Dominic Lipinski/PA via AP) By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British officials are

Mandera MCAs have raised concerns over alleged presence of a foreign militia group and an increase of Somalia soldiers at the border. In a statement yesterday, the lawmakers described the state of insecurity in Mandera town as “very tense”, with residents forced to flee their homes over fears of a possible attack. County Assembly Majority

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. Safaricom has put on ice plans to launch Kenya’s first fifth-generation (5G) mobile internet services in a retreat that will see the telco focus on growing 4G network in the race to boost data use. Peter Ndegwa, the Safaricom CEO, says there is no plan to launch the 5G network in

Madalena Gordiano was enslaved from the age of eight and worked as a domestic servant for a White family — Screenshot via Fantástico By FRANCIS AKHALBEY Labor inspectors in Brazil have rescued a Black woman who was enslaved from the age of eight and worked as a domestic servant – without receiving any remuneration or

Photo/Somali Times The Electoral Commission team will elect President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as a plan The Federal Electoral Implementation Team informs election stakeholders that there has been a change in the Upper House election schedule originally scheduled for December 31, 2020 to January 6, 2021. The Committee shares with the Heads of State of the

Coronavirus takes more than 500,000 Europe in 2020 but vaccines bring ray of hope for future In the final days of 2019, Brexit negotiations between the UK and the EU were undoubtedly the biggest news item for Europe. Disgruntled voices kept pouring in from all camps in Britain and EU member states as everybody had

In April, a group of photos of Oueiss was leaked on Twitter and social media, allegedly after her phone was hacked (Facebook) Summons follows lawsuit claiming Saudi crown prince and Abu Dhabi crown prince recruited a network of US citizens to attack Ghada Oueiss A federal court in Florida has issued a summons for Saudi

President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes statements after cabinet meeting in Ankara, Turkey on December 28, 2020. ( Emin Sansar – Anadolu Agency ) Turkey-UK pact to be ‘most important trade deal’ since 1995 Customs Union with EU, says Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey and the UK are set to sign a landmark free trade

Photo/Somali Times The mayor of Mogadishu, Omar Mohamoud Mohamed met with the British ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Ben Fender. The meeting discussed the progress and Mogadishu projects, with particular responsibility for the two stood on the conflict resolution project of peace and stability. Amb. Ben Fender officially announced during the meeting that they would extend

Photo/Somali Times Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni welcomed a delegation from the Federal Government led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled from Mogadishu. The delegation, including many of the ministers is attending the meeting due to open tomorrow in Puntland and Somalia issues. The Speakers of both Houses of the Federal Parliament, the Presidents