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Russia strikes Ukraine grain port after exiting export deal

A part of a Russian cruise missile Kalibr is seen inside a building damaged during a Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine July 18, 2023. Press Service of the the Operational Command South of the Ukrainian Armed Forces/Handout via Reuters By Reuters Russia struck Ukrainian ports on Tuesday,

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IMF board signs off on $1 bln in funds for Kenya

By Reuters The International Monetary Fund’s executive board on Monday signed off on nearly $1 billion in new funding for Kenya that could ease pressure on government finances in East Africa’s largest economy, the global lender said in a statement. The IMF said the board completed the fifth reviews under Kenya’s Extended Fund Facility and

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Turkish President Erdogan in Saudi Arabia for talks

By Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday arrived in Saudi Arabia as part of a three-day Gulf tour to strengthen regional ties. On the first leg of his trip, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud and other officials welcomed Erdogan at the airport in the port city of Jeddah. The president

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Russia halts wartime deal allowing Ukraine to ship grain. It’s a blow to global food security

File – Storks walk in front of harvesters in a wheat field in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine, on Aug. 9, 2022. Russia said Monday July 17, 2023 it has halted an unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a

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Putin says US supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as ‘crime’

By Anadolu Agency Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that Washington’s supply of cluster munitions to Ukraine should be treated as a crime. “The US administration itself gave an assessment to these munitions through the mouths of its employees some time ago, when the use of cluster munitions was called a crime by the

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Somalia President will become the richest man in Africa due to corruption

Photographer Somali Times In May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, was re-elected as the country’s president despite being heavily criticized for massive corruption, restrictions on the media and abuse of power during his previous term in office 2012-2017. Then Hassan Sheikh was reelected 15 May 2022 and he started corruption together with his 2 wives, brothers,

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One in four UK single-parent households unable to afford food

By Reuters More than a quarter of Britain’s single parent households have recently run out of food and been unable to afford more, according to a survey from the country’s statistics agency which highlights the impact of surging inflation. Out of nearly 15,000 households surveyed between Feb. 8 and May 1, 5% said they had

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Swedish police authorize protest by man who plans to burn Torah, Bible outside Israeli Embassy

Supporters of Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr burn rainbow flags, during a demonstration in Sadr City, in response to the burning of Quran in Sweden, Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban) By The Associated Press Stockholm police on Friday said they have authorized a protest this weekend by a man who has

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs launches Empower Global, a digital marketplace for Black businesses

Sean “Diddy” Combs. Photo credit: wikimedia commons By Face2Face Africa Sean “Diddy” Combs has launched an e-commerce platform to make it easy for consumers to find, explore, and shop from black-owned businesses. The platform, called Empower Global, seeks to give black brands the opportunity to reach a wider audience. Empower Global was reportedly built by

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Two Tanzanian nationals were arrested in Kenya for wanting to join Al-Shabab

A photograph appear on the Internet Kenya’s security forces arrested two foreigners in Garisa while they were on their way to join the Al-Shabab terrorist group fighting in Somalia. Officials said the two Tanzanian men, Abdirahman Shaffi Mkwatili, 25, and Sadam Jafari Kitia, 30, were arrested on Wednesday, July 12, in possession of a Swahili

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