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Bill Gates’ daughter engaged to an Egyptian Muslim

Photo Credit Reuters and Instagram Bill Gates’s daughter Jennifer Gates announced her engagement on Instagram. WASHINGTON: The eldest daughter of Microsoft founder Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer, is engaged to an Egyptian Muslim, Nayel Nasser. Both Nayel, 29, and Jennifer, 23, studied at Stanford. Reports in the US media said the couple have been together

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Uhuru tells corrupt governors

President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing Igembe Central residents, Meru County, on February 1, 2020. PHOTO | PSCU President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned that corrupt governors risk being impeached. In a thinly-veiled attack on county bosses on Saturday, President Kenyatta said graft in devolved governments will not be condoned. Speaking at Wang’uru Stadium in Kirinyaga County, the

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Trump’s expanded travel ban targets Nigeria, five other countries

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House Summit on Human Trafficking in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis U.S. President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Nigeria and five other countries, a

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Turkish plane leaves Mongolia with evacuees

Turkish cargo plane en route to Turkey to bring citizens from Wuhan, China, takes off from Mongolia after its refueling A Turkish cargo plane, en route to Turkey to evacuate Turkish citizens from Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, took off from Mongolia’s capital on Saturday after around two-hours replenishing.

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Bid to bar Kenya from ICJ maritime case with Somalia flops

The High Court has dismissed a petition to bar Kenya from participating before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a maritime dispute with Somalia. Justices Kanyi Kimondo, Robert Limo and Anthony Mrima noted on Friday that issues raised in the petition by 20 Kenyans would be more effectively resolved through diplomatic, legislative, policy and

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Former FBI translator to learn fate for doctored transcript

This Saturday, May 4, 2019, file booking photo provided by the Alexandria, Va. Sheriff’s Office shows Abdirizak Jaji Raghe Wehelie, of Burke, Va. Wehelie of Burke, Virginia, pleaded guilty in November to making false statements. He will be sentenced Friday in federal court in Alexandria. (Alexandria Sheriff’s Office via AP) A former FBI translator will

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Smuggled Turkish shotguns fuelling lethal conflict in Nigeria

A Turkish smuggling network has been fuelling a conflict between farmers and nomadic herders in Nigeria’s northern and central regions, the Daily Telegraph reported on Thursday. The criminal gang has smuggled thousands of weapons to the west African country, fuelling one of the region’s deadliest conflicts that has killed 3,600 people and displaced more than

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Saudi Arabia backs Trump’s deal, calls for direct Israel-Palestine talks

US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2018 in Washington, US [Bandar Algaloud/Saudi Kingdom Council/Anadolu Agency] The Saudi Kingdom announced on Wednesday its support for the US president, Donald Trump’s “deal of the century”, as announced in the White House and endorsed

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Shot fired at Delhi protest against citizenship law, one wounded

An unidentified man brandishes a gun during a protest against a new citizenship law outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, January 30, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui An unidentified man fired at a protest against India’s new citizenship law near a university in Delhi on Thursday, wounding one person, witnesses said, the first

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France should stop supporting Haftar in Libya: Turkey

France is unconditionally supporting Khalifa Haftar to have its say on natural resources in Libya, says Foreign Ministry Turkey on Wednesday urged France to stop supporting Libya’s renegade commander Khalifa Haftar.”If France wants to contribute to the implementation of decisions taken at the [Berlin] Conference, it should first stop supporting Haftar,” Hami Aksoy, the Foreign

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