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At least 8 soldiers dead in blast outside Somali army base
Security forces stand next to wreckage at the scene of a suicide car bomb attack in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia Monday, July 13, 2020.
2020-08-08, Yahoo Daily News
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 14 others, with the...
Global Forecast-Celsius2020-08-11
The Argus Press: GlobalForecast as of 23:00 GMT Monday, August 10, 2020 ————— City/Town, Country;Monday's Weather Condition;Monday's High Temp (C);Monday's Low Temp (C);Tuesday's Weather Condition;Tuesday's High Temp (C);Tuesday's Low Temp (C);Tuesday's Wind...
List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic2020-08-10
Federal News Radio: CANOE-KAYAK AfricanOlympic canoe slalom qualifier in Basel, Switzerland from March 14-15 canceled. Pan American canoe slalom championships (Olympic qualifier) in Rio de Janeiro from April 3-5 canceled. Asian championships in Pattaya, Thailand from April 22-24...
List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic2020-08-10
Federal News Radio: AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in Madrid from Feb. 14-16: China team withdrew. Diving World Series in Beijing from March 7-9 canceled. Advertisement Men’s Water PoloWorld League...
Anxious Mauritians are chopping off their hair to try and stem oil spill2020-08-10
New York Post: NAIROBI – Mauritians are making floating booms of human hair and leaves in a round-the-clock scramble to mop up oil leaking from a grounded Japanese ship onto their pristine Indian Ocean beaches. The MV Wakashio, owned by the Nagashiki Shipping Company...
'Attitude, not aptitude determines altitude'2020-08-10
Graphic: When our Latin master entered our first year class, he greeted us cheerfully saying “Salvete discipuli (good day, students). He taught us to respond saying “salve, tu quoquo magister” (good day to you too, Sir/Master!). He also taught us that, while “magister”...
Coronavirus - Kenya: Let the Petals Fall in Dignity Despite Covid-192020-08-10
APO: Over 10,000 women, girls and boys affected by Covid-19 and other emergencies in urban and rural locations have benefited from this intervention The Covid-19 pandemic has occasioned unprecedented deprivation among women and girls whose pre-existing...
Liberian journalist and writer Kenneth Best2020-08-10
The Patriotic Vanguard: Kenneth Yakpawolo Best (born 28 October1938) is a Liberian journalist who founded the Liberian newspaper The Daily Observer and a paper of the same name in The Gambia. He is the nephew of Americo-Liberian journalist of Caribbean descent Albert Porte....
Mauritius must brace for 'worst case scenario' after oil spill, says PM2020-08-10
Canada Dot Com: NAIROBI — A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the island nation must still prepare for “a worst case scenario,” Prime MinisterPravind Jugnauth said late...
Mauritius PM says initial oil leak stops, prepares for 'worst case scenario'2020-08-10
Canada Dot Com: NAIROBI — A leak from a damaged oil tank in a Japanese ship has stopped, the Mauritius prime...
The pitfalls of random control tests for policy purposes2020-08-10
Live Mint: A recent paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research of Boston created a huge controversy. Titled Enforcing Payment for Water and Sanitization Services in Nairobi’s Slums, it has four co-authors, some of whom are senior researchers with the...
World Bank approves 150 mln USD loan to help Kenyans living in informal settlements2020-08-10
Xinhua: NAIROBI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said on Monday it has approved 16.2 billion Kenyan shillings (about 150 million U.S. dollars) in credit to help improve tenure security and access to basic services...
Fast-rising Krop eyes success at his Diamond League circuit debut2020-08-10
Xinhua: NAIROBI, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's World Championships 5,000m finalist Jacob Krop plans to make his Diamond League debut in Monaco on August 14. Friday's meeting will mark the start of the athletics calendar that had been halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Ethiopia: ANOCA Awards Ethiopian PM With Highest African Sport Award2020-08-10
All Africa: Nairobi -- EthiopiaPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been awarded with the highest African sport recognition, the "ANOCA ORDER OF MERIT" for his exemplary commitment to sports and the Olympic Movement. ......
Kenya: Kenya Ready to Welcome Tourists, Kenyatta Says2020-08-10
All Africa: Nairobi -- PresidentUhuru Kenyatta has expressed satisfaction with the measures being taken by stakeholders in the hospitality sector to protect tourists from COVID -19. ......