DOVER, England (Reuters) – The United Kingdom stood shut off from the rest of Europe on Monday after allies cut transport ties over fears of a new coronavirus strain, sowing chaos for families, truckers and supermarkets just days before the Brexit cliff edge. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Canada

Police and port staff turn away a vehicle from the Port of Dover in Kent, England which has been closed after the French government’s announcement, Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. France banned all travel from the United Kingdom for 48 hours from midnight Sunday, including trucks carrying freight through the tunnel under the English Channel or

By CONSTANT MUNDA Tax collections for five months through November fell Sh100.72 billion compared with a similar period a year ago, reflecting the impact of Covid-19 economic hardships that triggered a fall in company earnings, layoffs and cuts on levies. Data published by Treasury secretary Ukur Yatani Friday showed the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) collected

Photo/Somali Times The Dolow district in Gedo region in Southern Somalia that planes carrying a large number of federal government troops have landed there today. The Gorgor troops were welcomed at Dolow Airport by the commander of Gorgor 17th Battalion Omar Deek Hassan, and the Gedo governor Nastex Abdi Salah, Dolow governor and other members.

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta sat down together. The president has brought together the meeting which was attended by the President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ethiopia, trying to resolve the crisis in the conflict. The meeting between Farmajo and Uhuru the

Photo/Somali Times President Uhuru Kenyatta flew to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development leaders’ meeting in Djibouti on Sunday with hopes of solving regional troubles that are pulling them back amid COVID-19 pandemic. Among the issues the leaders will discuss will be Ethiopia internal conflict, border conflict between Ethiopia and Sudan and Kenya’s diplomatic spat with

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

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

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

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