7/29 – CNN.com: Paradise lost: Eviction looms for hermit living alone on Italian island

7/29 – Hiiraan.com: Journalist to serve 6 months jail term over COVID19 reporting in Somalia

7/28 – AlJazeera.com: ‘No longer at a crossroads’: S Africa’s enduring COVID-19 battle

7/28 – Hiiraan.com: Somalia downplays EU criticism over ouster of former leader

7/28 – CNN.com: Exclusive: Russia prepares for world’s first approval of a Covid-19 vaccine by mid-August, but questions remainMillions of Syrians call Turkey home. An economic crisis is turning them into scapegoats

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Latest News – Somalia

• Somalia's Puntland leader names new presidential guards commander – Somaliaffairs
  August 10, 2020
  Somalia's Puntland leader names new presidential guards commander  Somaliaffairs
• Somalia: Research Terms of Reference, Joint Multi Cluster Needs Assessment (JMCNA), June 2020 – Somalia – Reliefweb
  August 10, 2020
  Somalia: Research Terms of Reference, Joint Multi Cluster Needs Assessment (JMCNA), June 2020 – Somalia  Reliefweb
• Paying Tribute to Mother Teresa of Somalia, Late Dr. Hawa Abdi – Modern Diplomacy
  August 10, 2020
  Paying Tribute to Mother Teresa of Somalia, Late Dr. Hawa Abdi  Modern Diplomacy
• Seven dead in Somalia bomb blast – ClickLancashire
  August 10, 2020
  Seven dead in Somalia bomb blast  ClickLancashire
• Gunfire Erupts Inside Main Prison in Somalia's Mogadishu-Inmate – The New York Times
  August 10, 2020
  Gunfire Erupts Inside Main Prison in Somalia's Mogadishu-Inmate  The New York Times

Latest from allAfrica.com

• Africa: ICC's Role in Africa Sharply in Focus
  August 10, 2020
  [Legalbrief] Eighteen years after the Rome Statute entered into force and the International Criminal Court (ICC) began functioning, it continues to face objections about its jurisdiction, accusations of bias, questioning over the fairness of its case-selection and trial procedures and doubts about its effectiveness.
• Africa: The African Women Leaders Network – A Movement for the Transformation of Africa
  August 10, 2020
  [allAfrica] The year 2020 began on a high note for the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN). As the world was preparing to mark 25 years since the Fourth World Conference on Women, AWLN sought to commemorate the anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action with the launch of 25 National Chapters across Africa.
• Mauritania: Mauritania Passes Law On False Publication Amidst Crackdown On Online Dissent
  August 10, 2020
  [MFWA] Authorities in Mauritania have arrested a journalist, an opposition politician and number of citizens in a recent clampdown on freedom of expression online that includes the adoption of a new law on the publication of false information.
• Ethiopia: Security Forces Injure At Least Eighteen People in Wolaita Zone After Arrest of Officials Triggers Protest
  August 10, 2020
  [Addis Standard] Pictures circulating on social media show protesters burning tyres and blocking roads. Disclaimer Addis Standard received the pictures from activists
• Namibia: Govt to Auction Some Fish Quotas
  August 10, 2020
  [New Era] Walvis Bay — Namibia will auction off a chunk of horse mackerel, hake and monk quotas to the highest local and international bidders.

Latest US News – CNN

• Air passenger traffic is down, but TSA is still finding a lot more guns
  August 10, 2020
  Despite a sharp decrease in air travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Transportation Security Administration said the rate of guns found per passenger screened […]
• State's weed industry blossoms despite pandemic
  August 10, 2020
  It only took a few months for Illinois' budding recreational marijuana industry to blossom — even during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• State AG: Stop prosecuting woman who had stillborn baby with meth in system
  August 9, 2020
  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed an amicus brief on Friday in support of ending the prosecution against a woman who was arrested and charged […]
• Record number of people giving up citizenship
  August 10, 2020
  A record number of people are giving up their US citizenship, new research published on Sunday found.
• More than 100 Black men urge Biden to pick Black woman as vice president
  August 10, 2020
  More than 100 Black men on Monday signed an open letter to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden urging him to pick a Black woman […]