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A car packed with explosives sped through a security checkpoint in front of the Wehliye Hotel popular with government officials, lawmakers and the city's elite, and detonated at the security checkpoint to the national assembly headquarters after being fired by police officers.
Several people died in the explosion, although police have not announced the exact number of casualties. Heavy gunfire was also heard following the morning rush-hour blast. It was the second major explosion in the Somali capital in recent weeks.
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The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen intercepted an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-aligned Houthis towards Abha airport.
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At least four Afghan security force members, including a commander, were killed and seven were critically injured in blasts in eastern and southern provinces on Saturday, officials said, adding that three civilians were injured in the east. No militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the three attacks, which come amid an upsurge in violence in Afghanistan as clashes intensify between government forces and Taliban insurgents.
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in training following January arrival from Schalke
Jurgen Klopp insists Ozan Kabak is ready to answer an SOS after Fabinho added his name to Liverpool's list of absent defenders.
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A house billed as "possibly the skinniest house in London" is up for sale for £950,000 ($1.3 million). Just six feet wide and covering 1,034 square feet, the five-story property was once a hat shop, according to real estate agent Winkworth, which is marketing it.
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In a statement posted to his Instagram account on Friday, the singer issued an apology to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson for "missteps" that he says contributed to "a system that condones misogyny and racism." "I've seen the messages, tags, comments and concerns and I want to respond," he wrote. "I am deeply sorry for the times in my life where my actions contributed to the problem, where I spoke out of turn, or did not speak up for what was right."
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If you can’t have a huge wedding during the coronavirus pandemic, you might as well go the opposite direction and get married in an abandoned town. In fact, that’s what people in the Las Vegas area appear to be doing, according to a local wedding tour and photography business. On Thursday, Scenic Las Vegas Weddings reported that Nelson’s Ghost Town -- which is about an hour outside of Las Vegas -- has seen a "huge increase" in weddings during the pandemic.
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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday that G7 finance leaders were in “full alignment” on a range of issues from fiscal stimulus to aid for poor countries.
“Full alignment on access to vaccines, policy support until exit from the crisis, climate action, and comprehensive support for vulnerable countries,” Georgieva tweeted.
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President Joe Biden’s aides have launched a formal review of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, reviving the Obama-era goal of closing the controversial facility with the aim of doing so before he leaves office, the White House said on Friday.
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Shotguns, a rifle and "things that can be used to make a bomb," were found as 14 people were arrested in Denmark and Germany on suspicion of preparing one or several attacks in the two countries, Danish police said Friday.
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The Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Toakyev has named the new Ambassadors to Armenia
Bolat Imanbayev has been named the new Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Armenia and relieved of the post of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Malaysia and Brunei.
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Four pigs - Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory - were trained to use an arcade-style joystick to steer an on-screen cursor into walls. Researchers from Worcestershire said the fact that the pigs understood the connection between the stick and the game "is no small feat". And the pigs even continued playing when the food reward dispenser broke - apparently for the social contact. Usually, the pigs would be given a food pellet for "winning" the game level. But during testing, it broke - and they kept clearing the game levels when encouraged by some of the researchers' kind words.
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Australia’s proposed news media bargaining code has seen Google threaten to shut its search engine there.
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Some 23,314 prisoners are set to be granted amnesty and released on Union Day, a national public holiday observing unification of the country, Gen.
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The film will be broadcasted on Netflix, which has registered a 300% increase in viewership in 2020 and has millions of viewers. The 10-12 part film will tell the story of four guys who grow a seemingly unrealistic idea into incredible success using the possibilities provided by artificial intelligence. It will present the stories of Armenian startups and successful companies in the field, which will allow to present the technological capabilities of Armenia to the world. The script has already been approved by Netflix producers and the shooting is expected to start in the near future.
Kyle Reeves, a 27-year-old resident of Gastonia, appeared before a federal judge in Charlotte following his arrest last Friday on a charge of making a threat against the president.
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Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso was hospitalized after a road accident while cycling in Switzerland.
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Ciara thinks "the most sexy" thing about Russell Wilson is how he cares for their children.
The singer, 35, and NFL player, 32, share son Win Harrison, 6 months, and daughter Sienna Princess, 3, as well as Future Zahir, 6, whom Ciara shares with ex Future.
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