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Both sides in Ethiopia’s raging internal conflict claimed military successes on Wednesday, creating a muddied picture of fighting even as the government promised it would soon be over. Behind the rival claims, the region’s refugee crisis amplified as Sudan reported 36,000 people had now streamed across its borders to escape the violence. A communications blackout in Tigray, where Prime Minister Abiy […]

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Dollar banknote LONDON (Reuters) – The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could cause the U.S. dollar <=USD> to weaken as much as 20% next year, Citibank said on Monday. “When viable, widely distributed vaccines hit the market, we believe that this will catalyze […]

TEHRAN – The latest achievements of Iranian researchers for developing COVID-19 vaccine platforms were discussed in a meeting on Tuesday in the presence of Health Minister Saeed Namaki and senior representatives of the World Health Organization. On the sidelines of the meeting, the health minister said Iran will soon be recognized as one of the […]

Judy Shelton is shown testifying February 13 before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee during a hearing on her nomination to be member-designate on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Photo: AFP / Sarah Silbiger / Getty Images The US Senate on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s controversial pick from joining the Federal […]

A medical operator performs COVID-19 test swabs in the Church of San Severo Outside the Walls, in the heart of Naples, Italy, Wednesday, Nov. The World Health Organization said Wednesday that Europe made up almost half of the world’s four million new coronavirus cases last week. It had the most new cases of any continent […]

The main Muslim cemetery in Bradford, Scholemoor Cemetery, is struggling to keep up with burials (Picture: PA / Guzelian Ltd) Row upon row of flowers and freshly dug graves, these images are a startling reminder of the cost of coronavirus. The pictures were taken at a graveyard in Bradford, which is struggling to cope with […]

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the terrorist designations of two al-Shabab leaders on Tuesday. Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 18 (UPI) — The Trump administration has sanctioned two leaders of the Somalia-based al-Shabab as part of its efforts to dismantle the al-Qaida-affiliated terrorist organization. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Tuesday that Abdullahi Osman […]

Ethiopian refugees who fled fighting in Tigray province lay in a hut at the Um Rakuba camp in Sudan’s eastern Gedaref province [Ebrahim Hamid/AFP] Ethiopia’s leader has warned that “the final and crucial” military operation will soon be launched against the rulers of the country’s rebellious northern Tigray region. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on […]

People wearing masks walk on a street in the capital Ankara, Turkey, Nov. 14, 2020. (AP Photo)  Turkey closed schools for the remainder of the semester and introduced a nationwide weekend curfew from 8 p.m. to 10 a.m. as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday announced several restrictions to curb the increasing number of COVID-19 […]

A COVID-19 patient is transferred to the main ICU at the La Timone hospital in Marseille on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.   –   Copyright  AP France became the first European country on Tuesday to record more than 2 million COVID-19 infections. With 2,036,755 cases confirmed since the beginning of the pandemic, France has the fourth-highest tally in the world after the […]