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Col. Turki al-Malki, spokesman for the Arab coalition. (File photo: AFP) The Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed three booby-trapped drones that belong to the Iran-backed Houth militia and were launched towards Saudi Arabia, the coalition’s spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said on Friday. The drones were launched from the Yemeni city of Hodeidah, according to the […]

Svein Andersen was the first in Norway to receive the coronavirus vaccine in the capital Oslo, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020.   –   Copyright  Fredrik Hagen/NTB  Norwegian officials have adjusted their advice on who should receive COVID-19 vaccines following a small number of deaths in older and frail people.The Norwegian Medicines Agency reported on Thursday that 13 people who got […]

FILE – Kenya Defence Forces soldiers arrive at the scene of a bomb attack claimed by al-Shabab militants in the northeastern town of Mandera, northern Kenya, Oct. 25, 2016. NAIROBI – Friday marked two years since al-Shabab terrorists attacked the Dusit D2 hotel in central Nairobi, killing 22 people. The anniversary comes as Kenya’s Mandera, […]

National Resistance Movement (NRM) Presidential candidate and incumbent president Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Museveni. PHOTO/FILE/NMG. Ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential candidate, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is poised to extend his reign in power to 40 years after Electoral Commission (EC) chairman Simon Byabakama credited him 5,562,141 votes, representing 58.89% of the 9,445,184 valid votes. The second last batch of provisional results […]

WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash. © AFP – Lionel Bonaventure Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update aimed at increasing business transactions on the platform after a storm of concern from users who feared that the messaging platform was watering down its privacy policy in the process. WhatsApp users received notification this month that […]

Dr A K Singh, Director Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, is administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine at RML vaccination centre in Lucknow. (Express Photo: Vishal Srivastav)  Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination India Live News Updates: In a virtual address, an emotional PM Narendra Modi paid tribute to scientists and healthcare workers, who have been on the […]

Somali soldiers march past a UK instructor during their training graduation ceremony. MOD Crown Copyright. The British Army has trained its 500th Somali soldier in the essential infantry skills they need to combat armed groups and ensure security and stability in the country. The latest batch of 113 troops marked the end of their training […]

By close of Friday, provisional results from January 14 polls indicated the race to presidency was narrowing down to a two-horse race between ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, with over 64% of the vote in at the National tally centre at […]

It also came out against countries requiring proof of vaccination from incoming international travellers, in a meeting brought forward by two weeks to discuss the emerging strains of the virus behind the Covid-19 pandemic.The recently-discovered variants can only be identified by sequencing their genetic code — an analysis that is not possible everywhere. The Director-General of the World […]

 Talks with Russia on the procurement of the second batch of S-400s are set to continue as planned, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Friday, underlining that it will not allow its defense decisions to be dictated by another country.”We don’t know what the incoming Biden administration would say but we’re not in a position to […]