Thai soldier kills 26 in rampage, most inside shopping mall

Thai security forces evacuate people who were stranded inside the Terminal 21 shopping mall following a gun battle, to try to stop a soldier on a rampage after a mass shooting, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand February 9, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha A Thai soldier angry over a land deal went on a shooting spree that killed at

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Chinese hotel manager captured on camera caning Kenyan employee for being late

Photo Credit K24 Digital has obtained a disturbing video clip showing a Chinese restaurant officer whipping a Kenyan waiter for arriving late to work. Simon Oseko was identified as the victim of the assault incident caught on tape – According to him, he endured the beastly treatment for six months before he was sacked prematurely-

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Kenya angers Somalia by hosting minister who escaped detention

Photo Credit/ Daily Nation/ The already strained diplomatic relations between Kenya and Somalia are once again being tested, with Nairobi accused of harbouring fugitive Jubbaland security minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur. Mr Abdinur, also known as Abdirashid Janan, is alleged to have escaped on January 28 from a Mogadishu prison, where he had been held since

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Leader Khamenei says Iran has a strong Air Force despite U.S. pressure

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gestures as he meets a group of Iranian Air Force officers in Tehran, Iran February 8, 2020. Official Khamenei website/Handout via REUTERS Iran has a very strong Air Force despite limitations imposed on the country by the United States since the country’s 1979 Islamic revolution, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali

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US ambassador wasted $1B in Somalia and is now funding a coup

Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin Somalia descended into state failure in 1991, and famine quickly followed as warlords fought over the remnants of the country’s infrastructure. Television photos of starving children motivated the George H.W. Bush administration to provide aid and assistance. However, rather than rescue Somalis, humanitarian intervention ended up encouraging both warlords and

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London GP Manish Shah handed three life sentences for 90 sex offences against patients

Shah was jailed for a minimum of 15 years on Friday (PA) A GP who molested 24 women at his surgery has been handed three life sentences for 90 sex offences against female patients. Manish Shah, 50, who will serve at least 15 years behind bars, was branded a “master of deception” for persuading patients

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Kenya won’t evacuate students from China, They are safe in Wuhan Foreign Affairs PS says

Photo Credit/ Daily Nation/Outgoing Health CS Sicily Kariuki addresses the press, flanked by other government officials, on Kenya’s preparedness for coronavirus response and the state of at least 91 students in Wuhan, China, February 7, 2020. The government will not evacuate at least 91 Kenyan students who are in Wuhan, China, following an outbreak of

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Gulf’s financial wealth could be over in 15 years: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday Gulf Arab states  some of the world’s richest countries could see their financial wealth depleted in the next 15 years amid lower hydrocarbon revenues if they don’t step up fiscal reforms. The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – whose net financial wealth the IMF estimates at $2

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Blow to Sonko as court freezes his 10 bank accounts again

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Thursday suffered a blow after the High Court froze his 10 accounts, holding about Sh18 million, suspected to have been stolen from the county. The freezing order was granted two days after the embattled governor successfully argued for the lifting of an order obtained by the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA) in

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Turkey to toughen insider trading rules with banking bill

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) submitted an omnibus bill to parliament that foresees more severe punishments for insider trading and market manipulation as part of extensive laws regulating the country’s banking industry and capital markets, Bloomberg said on Thursday. “The central bank will now set fees and commissions charged by lenders to their

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