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  • US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

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    File – In this Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, in the

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  • James Swan says Somali leaders must take advantage of Ramadan for reconciliation and unity

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    Photo/Somali Times The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, James Swan, congratulates all Somalis on the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan. The UN envoy

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  • Covid: surge testing deployed in south London as South African variant cases rise

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    A Covid testing sign in South Gloucestershire, where two cases of the Brazilian Covid variant were recently identified. Surge testing is now in progress for the South African variant in south

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  • Somali special forces killed 25 Al-Shabaab terrorists

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    File Photo/Somali Times The Somali National Army (SNA) said Monday its elite forces (Danab) killed 25 al-Shabaab militants and injured several others during an operation at Gambole about 48 km to

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  • Canada cancels weapons sales to Turkey over Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

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    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev attend military parade for Azerbaijan’s victory against Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, 10 December 2020

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US recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports

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File – In this Thursday, April 8, 2021 file photo, the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine sits on a table at a pop up vaccinations site the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center, in the

James Swan says Somali leaders must take advantage of Ramadan for reconciliation and unity

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Covid: surge testing deployed in south London as South African variant cases rise

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Somali special forces killed 25 Al-Shabaab terrorists

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EDITOR’S PIC OF THE WEEK

There’s a Reason They Call It the ‘Forever War’

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Photo/Reuters By Daniel Davis It’s time to stop playing a shell game with the U.S. military in the Middle East and bring them home. In recent weeks, some American troops have moved from Syria to

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Somali-Kenyan Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji dies

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Photo: Credit Twitter Garissa Senator Yusuf Haji President Uhuru Kenyatta is among Kenyans who have condoled with the family and the people of Garissa County following the death of their senator,

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U.S.-led troops withdraw from Iraq’s Taji base

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Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman, Deputy Commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, shakes hand with Brigadier General Salah Abdullah during a handover ceremony of Taji military

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The latest security tightened in Mogadishu, parliament convenes today

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Photo/Somali Times Additional troops have been deployed on all roads leading to the Somali Presidential Palace, with lawmakers scheduled to convene at Villa Hargeisa on Monday. The meeting was

Three plans by the international community fails by President Farmajo

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File Photo/Somali Times The international community have failed to take three steps to weaken President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s power and find an alternative solution, according to

Speaker Mursal calls lawmakers to vote for Farmajo’s extension of two years in office

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File Photo/Somali Times The members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia have tonight been sent a message informing the speaker that there will be a meeting on Monday

United Nations, the European Union and IGAD says it will respect the sovereignty of Somalia

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The United Nations, the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have stated in a statement that they will respect the sovereignty of Somalia. A joint statement

Myanmar: At least 701 killed during protests

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The death toll in Myanmar rose to 701 from protests against a military coup and the arrest of elected government officials. A daily report by the Charity for Political Prisoners said there were

South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

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Photo: Credit Reuters By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a

Electrical problem strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility

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This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Iran’s Natanz nuclear site suffered a problem Sunday, April 11, involving

How U.S. ‘Risk-Takers’ Took a Gamble on Somalia’s Oil — Then Vanished

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By Phoebe Cooke and Abdalle Ahmed Mumin Two fossil fuel exploration companies bet big on one of oil’s final frontiers, and found out how volatile it could be. A few days into the New Year, armed

UK’s Prince Philip honored with 41-gun salutes after death

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Members of the 104th Regiment Royal Artillery fire a 41-round gun salute in the grounds of Cardiff Castle, to mark the death of Prince Philip, in Cardiff, Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Why is the security of the country’s elections handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister?

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File Photo/Somali Times The Federal Government of Somalia has announced the security of the country’s upcoming elections to be handed over to the caretaker Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein