Ethiopia’s Kitata sprints to London Marathon win as Kipchoge suffers rare defeat

Athletics – London Marathon – London, Britain – October 4, 2020 Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata celebrates winning the elite men’s race Pool via REUTERS/Richard Heathcote LONDON (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer

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Kosgei cruises to London Marathon win in the rain

Athletics – London Marathon – London, Britain – October 4, 2020 Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei celebrates as she wins the elite women’s race of the London Marathon Pool via REUTERS/Richard Heathcote LONDON (Reuters) – Kenyan world record holder and defending champion Brigid Kosgei cruised to a dominant victory in the 40th London Marathon on Sunday, overcoming

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Farmajo arrives in Eritrea to get advice from the dictator Isaias Afwerki

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia, Mohamed Farmajo, recently arrived in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, where he was warmly welcomed. President Farmajo and his delegation were warmly welcomed at the Asmara airport by his Eritrean counterpart Isaias Afwerki. To get advice from the dictator Isaias Afwerki has been in power since Eritrean’s independence from

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Uhuru Kenyatta ends France visit, secures Sh18bn loans, grants

President Uhuru Kenyatta and French President Emmanuel Macron witness the signing of three bilateral agreements at Elysee Palace on October 1, 2020. Kenya has signed loan agreements worth Sh17.91 billion with France and the European Union (EU) as President Uhuru Kenyatta wraps up his State visit to that country. The parties signed four financing agreements

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Mixed messages in Trump’s COVID-19 medical report card

Photo: Credit Associated Press Dr. Sean Conley, physician to President Donald Trump, briefs reporters at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Trump was admitted to the hospital after contracting the coronavirus. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House sent contradictory messages about President Donald Trump’s health

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Two killed, 24 missing in severe floods in Italy and France

A building is toppled over by the Cervo river in spate due to heavy rains in Biella, northern Italy, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. (Firefighter Vigili del Fuoco via AP) PARIS (AP) — Flooding from record rains in the mountainous region that spans France and Italy killed two people in Italy and left at least 24

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A Biden victory could weigh on stock market’s winners

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden arrives at United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 951, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Grand Rapids, Mich.. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors on Wall Street can add another layer of uncertainty to a market already unnerved by last month’s sell-off, stalled fiscal stimulus

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The first elected representative in the Puntland region Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin.

Photo/Somali Times/Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. The first elected representative in the Puntland region, with Lower House members, federal government, parliament, Ahmed Ibrahim Artan Bakiin. Ahmed Ibrahim Artan is originally from the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia. He was born in the coastal town of Qandala, situated in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia. Ahmed

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Trump, stricken by COVID-19, flown to military hospital

President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he leaves the White House to go to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after he tested positive for COVID-19, Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (AP) — Stricken by COVID-19, a feverish and fatigued President Donald Trump was flown to a military hospital

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What does justice for Jamal Khashoggi look like?

If elected, Joe Biden should release US intelligence community’s findings on Khashoggi’s murder, Callamard says (AFP) By Ali Harb Two years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, justice for the slain journalist remains elusive with geopolitical interests often trumping the +pushing for accountability from Saudi Arabia’s rulers. But what would justice for Khashoggi even look

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