Jubilee, Cord team up against defectors

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Cord leader Raila Odinga have agreed to block last-minute defections by aspirants before the General Election. The recommendation is to be debated in the National Assembly and Senate.

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America Has Welcomed Close To 30,000 Muslim Refugees This Fiscal Year

Thursday, August 18, 2016 By Carol Kuruvilla May we continue to welcome the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free.

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Hassan Mead: 'Pure soul' led him from Dinkytown to the Olympics

Moves, injuries never deterred former Gophers star from goals.

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Somali Forces, Backed by U.S., Kill al-Shabab Militants in Raid

US forces assisted Somali commandos in killing several members of the Al Shabab militant group in an attack last week, a US military spokesman said Tuesday, but it was not clear whether any high-level operatives had been killed.

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Trump: Democratic Party Has Failed African-Americans

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appealed to African-Americans on Tuesday, saying his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton talks down to minorities and sees the black community only as votes.

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VIDEO: Challenges facing Somali athletes in Rio

Somalia has competed in the Olympics for more than four decades, but for the last three Games, it has sent just a couple of athletes and never won a medal. It's Olympic history is a tragic one.

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Over 300 Al-Shabaab Suspects Nabbed In Mogadishu: Official

16 August - Source: Xinhua News - 125 Words Joint forces from Somali government and African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM) arrested 313 Al-Shabaab suspects during a security operation in Daynile district of Mogadishu.

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Somali Government Confirms Sakoow Raid, Affirms Key Al-Shabaab Leaders Felled

16 August - Source: Goobjoog News - 259 Words US trained Somali forces have killed several Al-Shabaab fighters including senior commanders and Al-Shabaab technicals during covert operations in southern Somalia, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. In a statement to newsrooms, the Defence Ministry confirmed…

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New York police charge man with murder in shooting of imam and assistant

NEW YORK — Hours after 1,000 mourners attended the funeral for a Queens imam and his assistant, police announced Monday evening that they had charged a man with murder in the bold daylight killings of the two men.

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The next Mo Farah could be turned away if the UK closes its doors to immigration

According to think tank Britain Future, athletes whose immediate family came to Britain from overseas won 24 of the 65 medals Britain claimed in the 2012 Games.

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For Immediate release Mogadishu, August 15, 2016

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns - in the strongest terms possible - the arrest of a Somali journalist on Saturday evening, 13 August, 2016 in Beledwein, the capital of Hiran region, located around 340 km North of Mogadishu.

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COMMUNIQUE- National Leadership Forum (NLF)

2016 Elections Mogadishu – August 9, 2016 The National Leadership Forum (NLF) held a meeting in Mogadishu from 02 - 09 August 2016. The meeting was chaired by the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and was attended by; the Speaker of the Federal Parliament, H.E.…

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At least 90 protesters killed in Ethiopia: residents, opposition

More than 90 people were shot dead by security forces in protests across Ethiopia's Oromiya and Amhara regions at the weekend, residents and opposition officials said on Monday.

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Ottawa police background investigator resigns, says Somali-Canadian hired for 'political reasons'

On the same day Abdirahman Abdi was pronounced dead, Ottawa police moved to hire a Somali-Canadian man who had failed a background check, prompting the civilian investigator in charge of vetting officers to resign, Postmedia has learned.

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Kenyan born athlete to represent Somalia at Rio Olympics

– A Kenyan-born athlete will represent Somalia in 5000 metres at Rio Olympics in Brazil – Mohamed Daud Mohamed, 20, was born in Wajir county will now carry the Somali national flag while challenging Kenya for the gold

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Turkey coup: Erdogan backs return of death penalty at vast Istanbul rally

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told a vast rally in Istanbul that he would approve the return of the death penalty if it was backed by parliament and the public.He was speaking to a crowd of at least a million who had gathered in Turkey's biggest city.

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Emotions Mixed for Two-Person Somali Olympic Team Harun Maruf

Worldwide coverage of the Rio Olympics' opening ceremony was dominated by the countries with the biggest teams and those with the most glamorous uniforms.

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Somalis in Maine strike back after Trump's comments at rally

PORTLAND, Maine • Donald Trump's characterization of Somalis as dangerous and a drag on resources could undo years of work that Somalis have done to establish themselves in the country's whitest state, Somali residents said Friday.

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Mo Farah on drive, ambition and the childhood in Somalia that mo-tivates him

Since spectacularly becoming a double gold medallist at the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mo Farah's life has been a whirlwind.

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London Knife Attack Suspect Norwegian of Somali Origin

The detained London knife attack suspect is a Norwegian national of Somali origin whose background appears to be irrelevant to the motives behind the act, London's Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said Thursday.

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