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Health care workers stand in the COVID-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas, U.S., Dec. 4, 2020. (AFP Photo)  As the coronavirus pandemic’s winter surge rocks the Northern Hemisphere, the U.S. reported 3,054 deaths in a single day, while intensive care units are running out of beds in many parts of the […]

CARA O’DOHERTY talks to the director of a new movie about a woman who sought refuge in Ireland and is now one of the world’s leading campaigners on FGM DIRECTOR Mary McGuckian’s latest film, A Girl From Mogadishu, tells the story of a remarkable woman, Ifrah Ahmed. Ahmed is on a mission to stamp out […]

TEHRAN – As the European trio – France, Germany, and the UK – are pushing for expanding the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Iranian experts and officials reiterate that Tehran will not only not negotiate over its defensive missile program and regional influence it will also not renegotiate the nuclear deal. TEHRAN – As the European […]

 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan downplayed the potential of EU sanctions against Turkey, as he said the country is used to such threats, while he said sanctions would not cause a major problem for the country.”EU’s proposed sanctions on Turkey would not be a major problem for us. MPresident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks to reporters in […]

Five people were killed after a helicopter crashed at high altitude in the French Alps on Tuesday evening, authorities have confirmed.A sixth person, the pilot, managed to eject himself from the aircraft and raised the alarm. He is now in hospital in Grenoble after being found by a search team. The Col du Glandon, near […]

U.S. officials have reportedly come to the conclusion that Eritrean soldiers have entered Ethiopia to assist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government in its fight against opposition forces. © Getty Images Reuters reported Tuesday that a U.S. government source and five regional diplomats briefed on the assessment said that evidence from satellite images, intercepted communications and anecdotal reports appear to confirm […]

Kenya and the United Kingdom will on Tuesday formally sign a trade agreement, closing a chapter on an era of doing business through protocols of the European Union, which London will be exiting from by the end of this month Trade Cabinet Secretary Betty Maina, who is already in London, and UK’s Trade Minister Ranil Jayawardena, […]

Addis Ababa – Bombing, looting and skirmishes persisted in parts of Ethiopia’s Tigray region at the weekend, a rebellious force in the north of the country said after government troops declared they were within days of capturing the group’s leaders.   Refugees from the Tigray region of Ethiopia wait to receive medical attention in Sudan. […]

Putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s forces claimed late Monday to have intercepted a Turkish ship flying a Jamaican flag heading to the port of Misrata in western Libya.Turkey is the main foreign backer of the internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in the west, which has for years been fighting the Haftar-led eastern-based Libyan National […]

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday to ensure that priority access for Covid-19 vaccines procured by the U.S. government is given to the American people before assisting other nations, senior administration officials said on Monday. US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C. on December […]