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Xi stresses building strong, modernized information support force

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets representatives when inspecting the information support force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on Dec. 4, 2024. Photographer Li Gang By Xinhua News Agency Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for

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China-Europe freight train service hits milestone as 100,000th train arrives in Germany

This photo taken on Dec. 3, 2024 shows the 100,000th China-Europe freight train at Duisburg Intermodal Terminal (DIT) in Duisburg, Germany Europe. Photographer Du Zheyu By Xinhua News Agency The 100,000th China-Europe freight train arrived in Duisburg, Germany on Tuesday morning, marking a historic milestone for this rail link. The train, X8083, which had departed

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Namibia elects Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as its 1st female president

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah By Anadolu Agency Namibia has elected its first female leader, with ruling SWAPO party candidate and Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah announced Tuesday as the winner of last week’s presidential polls. With Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, now president-elect, the South West Africa People’s Organization (SWAPO) has extended its rule in the southern African nation. She garnered

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British NGO renames itself after Somalia’s largest charity

Civil Society By Chongyang Zhang A UK-based international development organisation has renamed itself after signing an agreement with the largest charity in the east African country of Somalia. British charity the Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF), established in 2011, signed a partnership agreement with the Zamzam Foundation last year and will now be known

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Biden says he has pardoned his son, Hunter

Joe Biden, Hunter Biden and Beau Jr., Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 29, 2024. Photographer Craig Hudson By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sunday he had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, a reversal after pledging to stay out of legal proceedings against the younger Biden who pleaded guilty to tax violations and was convicted on

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Authorities still looking for nearly 200 people missing day after boat capsized in Nigeria

By Anadolu Agency Rescue workers have yet to find nearly 200 people who are missing one day after a boat capsized in Kogi State in Nigeria, an official told Anadolu on Saturday. Suleiman Makana, a spokesperson for the National Inland Waterway Authority, said rescue and emergency workers deployed to the Dambo-Ebuchi stretch of the River

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Hassan Sheikh and Abiy Ahmed to meet and discuss Somalia sovereignty, territory integrity

File Photo/Somali Times Corrupt Hassan Sheikh and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed are set to hold a face-to-face meeting and discuss Somalia sovereignty, territory integrity, but will be accompanied by some other regional leaders. Read: Jubaland issues arrest warrant for corrupt Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Kenyan

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Ruth Girmay: The Ethiopian designer making bold statements through her bags

As a designer, Girmay focuses on crafting leather products, creating patterns and sketches for her brand, Shamrock Leather. Photo credit: Ruth Girmay By Face2Face Africa Ethiopian designer Ruth Girmay’s designs serve as her form of activism. As a designer, Girmay focuses on crafting leather products, creating patterns and sketches for her brand, Shamrock Leather. In

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Hundreds of elite Somalia soldiers graduate from training program in Turkey

Hundreds of members of an elite Somali commando unit on Friday graduated from a training program in Turkey under a bilateral pact on strengthening the Somali Armed Forces, according to Anadolu Agency reported. The elite soldiers of the Gorgor unit trained on how to respond to security challenges in the Horn of Africa nation posed

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Fifteen dead, more than 100 missing in east Uganda landslide

Members of Uganda Red Cross Society (URCS) team work in collaboration with local authorities and community members after a landslide triggered by heavy rains, in Bulambuli District, Uganda, November 28, 2024. Uganda Red Cross Society/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Fifteen people have died and at least 100 more are missing after a landslide triggered by

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