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  • Purdue Pharma’s foreign affiliate now selling overdose cure

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    This Dec. 12, 2019, photo shows a sign at the Mundipharma International headquarters at Cambridge Science Park in England. Mundipharma is the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, the maker

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  • Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to “get Brexit done”

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    Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures during a visit to newly elected Conservative party MP for Sedgefield, Paul Howell at Sedgefield Cricket Club in County Durham, north east

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  • Strong quake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

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    A strong earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killing a child, damaging buildings and causing several injuries, officials said, the latest in a series of tremors to

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  • Turkish navy orders Israeli ship out of Cyprus’ waters

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    The Israeli research ship was escorted out of waters off of Cyprus [File: AFP] Israeli ship had no choice but to depart even though Turkey does not have any jurisdiction over the area. The

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  • Mo Farah’s knife attack brother deported and left to rot 4,000 miles from home

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    Credit: Daily Mirror Ahmed Farah’s flight back to Somalia (Image: Ahmed Farah) By Alan Selby EXCLUSIVE: Ahmed Farah, 30, was sent back to Somalia after being freed from prison following a

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Purdue Pharma’s foreign affiliate now selling overdose cure

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This Dec. 12, 2019, photo shows a sign at the Mundipharma International headquarters at Cambridge Science Park in England. Mundipharma is the international affiliate of Purdue Pharma, the maker

Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to “get Brexit done”

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Strong quake in southern Philippines kills one, injures several

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Turkish navy orders Israeli ship out of Cyprus’ waters

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Prime Minister Hassan Khayre praises Uganda for contribution in ending civil war in Somalia

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 Somali Prime Minister, Hassan Khayre, has commended the Ugandan government for contribution made in ending the decade-long civil war and bringing back hope for peace and security in the horn of

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Somalia says blind female suicide bomber killed Mogadishu mayor

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The Somali government identified the woman in the center of this 2018 UNSOM photo as the suicide bomber who killed eight people, including Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Omar Osman, in a July 24,

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Latest US, Chinese tariff hikes take effect in trade war

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, en route to Camp David in Maryland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) The United

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UN urges Somalia to step up fight against graft

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Credit: UN James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Monday called on the government to enhance the fight against corruption

The various layers to the Somaliland-Puntland discord

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The Sool-Sanaag dispute involves local, regional and national dynamics. Tensions between Somaliland and Puntland have increased over the past two years, with risks of further instability and

Secret Sh437m spend in lobby for Amina top job

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Credit:Daily Nation Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed. She lost her bid to be the continent’s top diplomat to her Chad counterpart, Moussa Faki Mahamat. Kenya spent Sh437.7million in its failed bid

Kenyan police seal off court as Nairobi governor set to face graft charges

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Nairobi’s Governor Mike Sonko speaks to a lawyer during a hearing after he was arrested on corruption-related charges, at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi, Kenya. December 9, 2019.

Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants

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Women sit among men in a newly opened cafe in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, August 2, 2019. REUTERS/ Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances

The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform

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The European Union has announced a €170 million aid package to support Ethiopia’s economic reform, health, elections and climate change. Newly elected EU Commission president Ursula von der

Two Somali Ministers are standing trial in Parliament

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Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The meeting of the parliament was officially opened, which was attended by the Minister of Security, Mohamed Abukar Islo, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation,

MP pocketed over Sh300m for ‘helping’ Italian firm win multibillion dam project

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Credit: Daily Nation Lamu West MP Stanley Muthama at the Eldoret chief magistrate’s court on July 1, 2019 where he was charged with failing to remit Sh487 million in taxes. He was freed on

State Department Policy is Fueling Al-Shabaab Resurgence

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Photo/Somali Times By Michael Rubin It is time for Foggy Bottom and Congress to wake-up, because poor choices in the U.S. Embassy in Somalia increasingly waste taxpayer funds, endanger regional

Joshua beats Ruiz on points, reclaims heavyweight titles

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Defending champion Andy Ruiz Jr., right, during his fight against Britain’s Anthony Joshua in their World Heavyweight Championship contest at the Diriyah Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Nick