Djokovic statement after testing positive for coronavirus

© Provided by Associated Press Statement from No. 1-ranked tennis player Novak Djokovic on Tuesday after he and his wife tested positive for the coronavirus: The moment we arrived in Belgrade we went to be tested. My result is positive, just as Jelena’s, while the results of our children are negative. Everything we did in

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Haji orders arrest of Kenya School of Law staff over Sh198m fraud

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Noordin Haji has approved charges against 12 employees of the Kenya School of Law over the illegal payment of Sh198 million to six companies associated with them. Mr Haji said that the development was a culmination of an investigation conducted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) which noted

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Suicide bombing Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu kills two civilians

Photo/Somali Times According to Somali officials told Somali Times No Somali soldiers, Turkish nationals among casualties in morning attack outside Turkey’s military base in Mogadishu. Three people, including a suicide bomber were killed Tuesday morning after an attack outside Turkey’s largest overseas military base in the Somali capital Mogadishu. That security guards shot the bomber

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The latest: Suicide bomber blow up at Turkish military academy in Mogadishu

Photo/Somali Times A suicide bomber who disguised himself as the recruit has blown himself up at the Turkish-run military training academy in Mogadishu. Sources Somali officials told Somali Times reports Turksom training centre said the attacker managed to join the queue in the ongoing recruitment exercise at the facility without being detected and blow himself

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The Security Council in a 22 June videoconference meeting extended the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) until 31 August.

Unanimously adopting resolution 2527 (2020), the 15-member Council decided UNSOM’s mandate would continue as set out in paragraph 1 of resolution 2158 (2014), which had expanded the Mission’s tasks to include support to the Federal Government and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by providing strategic policy advice on peacebuilding and statebuilding. The Council further

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Somalia silent on President Trump’s ‘anarchy’ comment

Photo/Somali Times Trump said the country had no government, no safety, nor police Somalia’s UN-backed government in the capital, Mogadishu, does not control the whole of the country’s territory. Somalia’s ministry of foreign affairs office has told the BBC that they had no comment to make in response to US President Donald Trump’s criticism of

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Azerbaijan to purchase combat drones from Turkey

Efforts to purchase Turkish-made unmanned combat aerial vehicles continue, says Azerbaijani defense minister Azerbaijan announced on Monday that it would purchase unmanned aerial combat vehicles from Turkey. Speaking in a local TV broadcaster on the purchase of new weapons and military vehicles for the Azerbaijani armed forces, Zakir Hasanov said his country sought to purchase

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President Uhuru Kenyatta New Appointee Accused of Killing 3 Somali Men

Political Activist Boniface Mwangi has raised critical issues on Eldas MP Adan Keynan, who was appointed as the new Secretary to the Jubilee Coalition on Monday. Keynan is one of the beneficiaries of the purge on DP William Ruto allies in Jubilee. He will replace Garissa Town MP Aden Duale as a representative for the

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President Uhuru fires Aden Duale, replaces him with Amos Kimunya as National Assembly majority leader

Aden Duale’s career as National Assembly majority leader has been ended by the Jubilee Party after serving for about eight years since 2013 – Duale’s ouster was been linked to his dalliance with Deputy President William Ruto who has declared his bid to succeed Uhuru in 2022 – Eldas MP Adan Keynan was named secretary

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Duale axed as National Assembly Majority Leader, replaced by Kimunya

Majority leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale has been replaced by Amos Kimunya. This follows a decision made by the party’s Parliamentary Group meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday at the KICC. Amos Kimunya is the Member of Parliament for Kipipiri constituency. He also served as Trade and Finance Cabinet Minister under

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