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Trial of 5 suspected Somali pirates to begin in Seychelles Aug. 30

Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April and charged in May The trial of five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to the Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April last year will start in the Seychelles Supreme Court on Aug. 30. The suspects appeared before Justice Gustave Dodin at the

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African barber in Turkey undaunted by coronavirus

Amid fears over the spread of the coronavirus, people around the world adjusted to a new normal and began adopting preventive measures such as social distancing and home isolation, which inflicted a heavy blow on shops offering services to the public. Jama Abdi Jama, an entrepreneur of African origin, was excited to open a new

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UAE seeks turnaround in relations with Somalia for help in Yemen war

Photo/Somali Times /’Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed By Jonathan Fenton-Harvey The United Arab Emirates has offered Somalia to reopen a hospital in the capital, in exchange for backing the UAE’s involvement in the Yemeni war, but Somalia rejected this amid deteriorating relations between the two countries. After a period of cold relations, the United Arab

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Kuwait issues arrest warrant for ex-premier’s son

Kuwaiti prosecutors on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for the son of a former prime minister and his partner amid a corruption probe of the so-called “Malaysian Sovereign Fund” case, Anadolu Agency reports. Informed sources told Anadolu Agency that the investigation began on Thursday morning following the arrest of Sheikh Sabah Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah and

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Turkey says US move on Southern Cyprus to cause instability

Ruling party spokesman criticizes move to include Greek Cypriots in military training program Turkey’s ruling party on Thursday slammed the US decision to include the Greek Cypriot administration to its International Military Education and Training (IMET) program. Omer Celik, spokesman of the Justice and Development (AK) Party, tweeted that such moves would lead to destabilization

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George Floyd transcript reveals last moments: ‘Momma, I love you. Tell my kids I love them. I’m dead’

This combination of photos shows Derek Chauvin, left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao CREDIT: Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office Mr Floyd called out for his children and late mother and said officers would “kill” him before he died in police custody George Floyd said he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times, called out

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Kanye West breaks with Trump, claims 2020 run is not a stunt

Kanye West answers questions during a service at Lakewood Church Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Houston. West says he is no longer a Trump supporter. The rapper, who once praised President Donald Trump, tells Forbes in a story published Wednesday that he is “taking the red hat off” — a reference to Trump’s trademark red

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Ethiopia violence death toll rises to 239

Photo: Credit AFP. Demonstrators chant from atop of a car during an Oromo community protest after the death of musician and activist Hachalu Hundessa on July 1, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the

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Foreign trawlers, illegal fishing, staff shortage deny Somalia $300m in revenue

Photo: Credit AFP After sharks are captured off the coast of Somalia, their meat is salted, sun-dried and transported overland to Kismayo for export to Mombasa, Kenya, the main market in East Africa. Shark fins, on the other hand, are flown to Hong Kong and Singapore, where they are regarded as a delicacy while liver

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At libel trial, Depp blasts Amber Heard’s ‘sick’ abuse claim

Actor Johnny Depp leaves the High Court in London, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. The libel case by Depp against a British tabloid newspaper started Tuesday over a 2018 article that branded him violent and abusive to then-wife Amber Heard. Depp strongly denies the claim. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) LONDON (AP) — Johnny Depp said Tuesday

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