Thousands of structures destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires as authorities confirm 10 deaths

By Anadolu Agency Thousands of homes have been destroyed by nearly a half-dozen wildfires tearing through Los Angeles communities Thursday evening as the grim death toll was confirmed to have risen to 10. The remains of two victims of the Palisades Fire were found as authorities continue their search, multiple news outlets quoted the Los

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Shell writes down Namibia oil discovery in blow to country

The logo of British multinational oil and gas company Shell is displayed during the LNG 2023 energy trade show in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, July 12, 2023. Photographer Chris Helgren/File Photo By Reuters Shell opens new tab will write down around $400 million over an oil discovery offshore Namibia that it deemed commercially unviable in

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Hollywood stars among thousands fleeing Los Angeles-area wildfires

A firefighter works to extinguish flames as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, U.S. January 8, 2025. Photographer Mario Anzuoni By Reuters More than 30,000 people evacuated their homes as a wildfire ripped through an upscale coastal area of Los Angeles overnight, with Hollywood celebrities among those fleeing by car and on foot as

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China-Africa cooperation energizes Global South growth

Containers are being loaded onto a truck at Lekki Port in Lagos, Nigeria, on Nov. 30, 2024. Lekki Port, a commercial cooperation project constructed by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd., stands as Nigeria’s first deep seaport and one of the largest of its kind in West Africa. Photographer Wang Guansen By Xinhua News Agency As

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Ethiopian PM tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw Egypt’s participation in the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed tells Hassan Sheikh to withdraw its troops from Egypt to participate in the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia. Sources confirmed to Somali Times. Read: US paid $3 billion in aid to Somalia-where did it go? Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man in Africa for corruption The

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How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters

Riot police officers detain protesters demonstrating against what they say is a wave of unexplained abductions of government critics, along the Aga Khan walk in downtown Nairobi, Kenya December 30, 2024. Photographer Thomas Mukoya/File Photo By Reuters Nineteen-year-old Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot to the head during a day of anti-government protests near

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Hassan Sheikh and his family ask UN for funding hunger relief that doesn’t exist in Somalia

File Photo/Somali Times The fraudster chairman of the Somali National disaster management authority, Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, met with UN representatives led by the Deputy UN Special Representative for Somalia, George Conway, with Hassan Sheikh and his family asking to fund hunger relief that doesn’t exist in Somalia looting every corner and opportunity to make money.

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North Korea launches first ballistic missile of 2025

By Anadolu Agency North Korea on Monday fired its first ballistic missile of the year into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, just two weeks ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The launch was confirmed by South Korean and Japanese authorities, though Pyongyang has yet to provide details. South Korea’s

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Chinese medical team provides free cataract surgeries in Ethiopia

By Xinhua News Agency A Chinese medical team from Tianjin Eye Hospital on Friday officially launched a free cataract surgery campaign at Tirunesh Beijing Hospital in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Under the name of China-Ethiopia Brightness Journey, the Chinese medical team consisting of 10 senior ophthalmologists and nurses is set to conduct cataract

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Somalia opposition politicians warn of Hassan Sheikh’s looting and extortion on government land

File Photo/Somali Times Former Somalia President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, and MP Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame have issued a strong warning about the auction of public land. Read: US paid $3 billion in aid to Somalia-where did it go? Read: Somalia president Hassan Sheikh richest man in Africa for corruption Hassan

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