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US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete

11:08 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: The US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst possible time for Somalia, as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group improves its bomb-making skills and continues to attack military and civilian […]

Blue Origin launches capsule to space with astronaut perks

11:47 pm January 15, 2021

Cape Canaveral: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin company launched a new capsule into space Thursday to test all the astronaut perks before people strap in. Thursdays flight with a dummy named Mannequin Skywalker lasted 10 minutes and reached 66 miles (106 kilometers) above West Texas. Both the New Shepard rocket and the capsule landed successfully. It was the 14th flight to the […]

US, Sudan agree to settle African country’s World Bank debt

8:14 pm January 6, 2021

Cairo : The US and Sudan on Wednesday agreed to settle the African country’s debt to the World Bank, widely seen as a key step toward the nation’s economic recovery after the 2019 overthrow of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The move came during Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin’s visit to Khartoum, making him the first senior American official to land there since President Donald Trump’s administration […]

Video of Egypt virus patients’ ICU death stirs controversy

11:02 pm January 3, 2021

Cairo: Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resumed their years-long negotiations Sunday over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, officials said. The resumption came six weeks after Khartoum boycotted talks in November, urging the African Union to play a greater role in reaching a deal over the disputed Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam. The negotiations have […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Video of Egypt virus patients’ ICU death stirs controversy

10:59 pm January 3, 2021

Cairo: The deaths of at least four coronavirus patients early Sunday at a public Egyptian hospital have stirred controversy after a video of nurses struggling to keep the patients alive was shared widely on social media. The governor of Sharqia province denied allegations by a relative of one of the patients that the deaths were […]