EU to increase efforts for rapid, effective testing against ‘very alarming’ rise in COVID-19 infections in Europe The EU on Wednesday announced it was mobilizing €100 million ($117 million) for rapid and effective novel coronavirus testing across the continent amid the “very alarming” rise in infections. “To directly purchase rapid antigen tests and deliver them

Photo/Somali Times Women’s rights groups say a stronger political voice would have a trickle-down effect, helping women at the grassroots level fight abuse, discrimination and inequality Women’s rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country’s male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30% of seats for women in next year’s

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) DODOMA, Tanzania

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has presented this year’s award to Ilwad Elman, a leading advocate for peace and justice in war-torn Somalia. In times of the COVID-19 pandemic, attending this year’s German Africa Prize ceremony in Berlin was quite a challenge for Ilwad Elman. Rather than flying directly to Germany from Somalia, she had

Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, says women were taken off 10 flights at Doha airport in Qatar for intimate medical examinations, including 18 Australians. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters By Calla Wahlquist Marise Payne says 18 Australians on the Qatar Airways flight were subjected to compulsory intimate searches at Hamad international airport in Doha At least 18

Aston Martin: will gain access to electric technology By Terry Murden Mercedes-Benz is raising its stake in Aston Martin Lagonda as part the British marque’s recovery plan. Aston Martin said the deal, announced after the London stock market closed, was a “strategic technology agreement”. Mercedes will increase its holding “in stages” from 5% to 20%

Smoke billows as clashes broke out during a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Turin, Italy, Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. Protesters turned out by the hundreds in Italian several cities and towns on Monday to vent anger, sometimes violently, over the latest anti-COVID-19 rules, which force restaurants and

Photo/Somali Times Including 8 soldiers, also wounded in attack targeting district commissioner. At least Seven people were killed and eight wounded, including soldiers, Tuesday when a car bomb blasts targeted an official in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials told Somali Times. The bomb attack went off near the Sinka Dher intersection in Mogadishu. “The Al-Shabaab

Photo: Credit Reuters/A general view of ambulances and staff outside the NHS Nightingale Hospital at the Excel Centre, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), London, Britain, May 5, 2020. REUTERS/John Sibley By Jessica Murray Concerns are growing that long NHS waiting times caused by the coronavirus crisis are exacerbating pre-existing health inequalities and

Over 70 children and teachers wounded in attack hit religious seminary attached to mosque, official says At least seven children were killed and 70 others wounded on Tuesday in an explosion at a religious seminary attached to a mosque in northwestern Pakistan, an official said. The bomb went off in Dir colony of Peshawar city,