Turkey to resume activities in Eastern Med: ministry

Country will continue research activities in region based on international law, says Foreign Ministry spokesman. It is “an effort in vain” for Greece to object to Turkey’s seismic research activities based on maximalist claims after every Navtex announcement, Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy said Sunday. “Our country will continue its activities in the region

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Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert

El doctor Anthony Fauci, director del Instituto Nacional de Alergias y Enfermedades Infecciosas de Estados Unidos, habla sobre el coronavirus, mientras el presidente Donald Trump escucha, en la sala de prensa de la Casa Blanca, el 17 de abril del 2020. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon) President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony

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UAE cuts spending in 2021 federal budget

Photo: Credit Pinterest The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates approved a smaller federal budget for 2021 in a sign that the country is curbing expenditure amid the coronavirus crisis and lower oil prices. The budget for next year was set at 58 billion dirhams ($15.8 billion), state news agency WAM reported on Sunday, down

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Somalia election of 2021 has been delayed and why?

Photo/Somali Times According to sources, Villa Somalia told Somali Times there has been a delayed election in Somalia’s previously announced 2020-2021 election timetable, following an agreement reached in Mogadishu between the central government, regional governments and the Benadir region. As planned today, in November 1, the process of selecting, preparing delegates and polling stations was

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Quebec stabbing: Two people dead after man in ‘medieval clothes’ goes on rampage

Photo credit: Twitter / Radio Canada Police in Canada’s Quebec City have arrested a man after a stabbing rampage left two people dead and five injured on Saturday night (local time). Police said the suspect is in his mid-20s and was wearing “medieval clothes” while armed with a bladed weapon when the attacks happened. “Shortly

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Tanzania, once envy of the region, watches democracy slide

The ruling party CCM presidential candidate Dr. John Magufuli, stands in line to cast his vote at Chamwino in Dodoma Wednesday. Oct. 28, 2020. The populist Magufuli, who made his name in part by targeting corruption, now seeks a second five-year term in one of Africa’s most populous and fastest-growing economies. (AP Photo) Vote-counting was

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Super typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry a child as they are evacuated to safer ground in Camarines Sur province, eastern Philippines on Saturday Oct. 31, 2020 as they prepare for typhoon Goni. Families living near coastal towns have started moving to evacuation centers as the

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Plan to Pull U.S. Troops from Somalia is Cold Comfort Amid Civilian Toll of Air War

Photo: Credit Pinterest. The Most Feared US Air-Force Drone in Action: MQ-9 Reaper By Abdullahi Hassan President Donald Trump reportedly has asked the Pentagon for plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Somalia. But any potential drawdown of the 650 to 800 troops on the ground does not necessarily mean an end to U.S. military action

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Ivory Coast votes for president amid opposition boycott

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara casts his vote as his wife Dominique Ouattara, left, looks on at a polling station during presidential elections in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Tens of thousands of security forces are deployed across Ivory Coast on Saturday as the leading opposition parties boycotted the election, calling President Ouattara’s

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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson ‘expected to impose second national lockdown’ after chilling warnings of winter death toll

Photo: Credit The Independent, The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson. By Andrew Woodcock Scientists believe action now needed to save Christmas Expectations are mounting of a month-long second national lockdown to save Christmas, following the publication of chilling scientific papers predicting that coronavirus deaths this winter could outstrip the 85,000 envisaged in

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