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President Kenyatta mourns South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu

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Views: 3 NAIROBI, 26th December 2021 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined fellow world leaders in mourning South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu who died on Sunday aged 90 years.   In a message of condolence to President Cyril Ramaphosa, the People of the Republic of South Africa, and the […]

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UK condemns Iran’s launch of ballistic missiles in war games

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Views: 3   LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday it condemned a launch of ballistic missiles by Iran in war games conducted this week. © Reuters/WANA NEWS AGENCY Members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) navy participate in a joint exercise called the ‘Great Prophet 17’, in the southwest of Iran“These actions are a

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Saudi Arabia-China Ballistic Missile Deal ‘Deeply Alarming,’ Senator Says

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Views: 2 A reported deal between Saudi Arabia and China to help the former develop its ballistic missile arsenal could spark a new arms race in the region, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) has warned. © Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands with Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a signing ceremony

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Philippines observes Christmas in wake of deadly typhoon

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Views: 0 MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines, Asia’s largest Roman Catholic nation, were marking Christmas on Saturday without homes, adequate food and water, electricity and cellphone connections after a powerful typhoon left at least 375 people dead last week and devastated mostly central island provinces.More than 371,000 houses

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Lebanon faces ‘depressing’ Christmas as internet crisis stops festive calls

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Views: 0 In Lebanon’s year of loss and deprivation, simple pleasures have steadily drained away along with its fortunes. But amid a crisis renowned for breaking new ground, few Lebanese had thought their ability to stay in touch was at risk – until a pre-Christmas warning sent shudders through the country. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph:

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‘Let’s Go Brandon’: Caller taunts Biden during White House Christmas event

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Views: 2 President Joe Biden was trolled by a caller Friday who said “Let’s Go Brandon” — a coded insult that has become a rallying cry for supporters of Donald Trump — during a White House Christmas Eve event. © ALEX WONG A caller’s taunt during a White House event came after US President Joe Biden

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South Africa: Nelson Mandela prison key sale condemned by minister

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Views: 2 The key to the Robben Island prison cell is being put up for sale by Nelson Mandela’s former jailer. Mandela’s oldest daughter approved its sale, but South African officials have objected to the auction. A South African minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming US auction of a key to the

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Omicron cases in India rise to 415, 115 recovered, says Union health ministry

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Views: 5 India on Saturday reported 415 cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus—up from 358 from Friday—even as several states clamped restrictions to stanch its spread, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. The health ministry also said out of the 415 Omicron cases found across 17 states

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IMF extends emergency funding by 18 months due to Covid

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Views: 1 The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will extend its flexible access to emergency funding for an additional 18 months to help nations severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. © MANDEL NGAN The International Monetary Fund has taken multiple steps in December 2021 to help developing and poor nations severely impacted by the coronavirus

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