Thieves steal $5 million gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace

Photo/ Reuters Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday. The toilet, valued at more than $5 million, was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan which opened two days ago at the

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Somaliland government revokes the construction of UAE military base in Berbera

Photo/Somali Times President of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi Somaliland Government on Saturday officially has revoked the construction at the site of a proposed new UAE military base. The President of Somaliland, Musa Bihi Abdi has made the announcement whilst visiting in the port city of Berbera. He said that his government has canceled the deal

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Houthi drones hit two Aramco plants, Saudis say fires contained

Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two Saudi Aramco plants, including the world’s biggest oil processing facility, sparking fires in the latest flare up of violence in the Gulf. Saudi Arabia said it

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Major Saudi Arabia oil facilities hit by drone strikes

A file photo of a production facility at Saudi Aramco’s Shaybah oilfield. Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters Strikes spark huge fire at world’s largest oil processing facility Drones attacked the world’s largest oil processing facility in Saudi Arabia and a major oilfield operated by Saudi Aramco early on Saturday, the kingdom’s interior ministry said, sparking a huge

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South Korea car firm Hyundai enters Somaliland market

A Hyundai car. The South Korea car manufacturer has introduced eight models in Somaliland. South Korea car manufacturer Hyundai has entered into the Somaliland into the market. Hyundai has launched a series of models in Somaliland capital Hargeisa after partnering with Dahabshiil Motors to introduce the brand new vehicles in the Horn of Africa country.

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Uganda Airlines denies grounding planes after reports of cancelled flights

Uganda Airlines has disputed claims that it had grounded one of its planes and failed to make scheduled flights to Somalia this week. Early this month the airline launched flights to Mogadishu, Somalia (four times weekly), but according to one disappointed customer, the airline failed to make the flight to Somalia yesterday, Thursday. The airline

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Body of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen found in septic tank

Missing Dutch billionaire Tob Cohen. His body was found in a septic tank in his compound in Kitisuru, Nairobi, on September 13, 2019. Police have finally found the body of missing Dutch tycoon Tob Cohen in a water tank within his compound in Kitisuru, Nairobi. According to Director of Criminal Investigations boss George Kinoti, the

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Kenya becomes third African nation to use new malaria vaccine

Kenya on Friday added the world’s first malaria vaccine to the routine immunization schedule for children under two, becoming the third country in Africa to roll out the vaccine for the disease that kills one child globally every two minutes. Malaria is a top killer of children under five in the East African nation, and

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PKK terrorist attack in SE Turkey kills 7 civilians

9 others injured when terrorists target vehicle carrying villagers, says interior minister At least seven civilians were killed and nine injured when PKK terrorists targeted a vehicle carrying forest workers in southeastern Turkey, Turkey’s interior minister said early Friday. “Our seven brothers were martyred by an improvised explosives blast while the vehicle was carrying them.

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Kenya bans foreigners from adopting local children

Photo/ Reuters Kenya has banned foreigners from adopting local children and will work toward a new policy governing the process, the presidency said on Thursday. The move follows that of neighboring Ethiopia, which also stopped adoption of children by foreigners in 2018, in an effort to curb trafficking. The government also asked the ministry of

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