Daily Archives: 9 October، 2024

Kenya’s parliament overwhelmingly votes to impeach the country’s deputy president Skip carousel

Muhamad Yehia NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s lawmakers approved a motion Tuesday to impeach the country’s deputy president, following daylong discussions and after Rigathi Gachagua appeared in parliament to defend himself against several charges, including allegations that he supported anti-government protests in June. The motion was approved by a 281-44 vote in favor …

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Israel’s strikes are shifting the power balance in the Middle East, with US support

Muhamad Yehia WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli military strikes are targeting Iran’s armed allies across a nearly 2,000-mile stretch of the Middle East and threatening Iran itself. The efforts raise the possibility of an end to two decades of Iranian ascendancy in the region, to which the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq inadvertently gave …

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Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to 3 scientists for work on proteins, building blocks of life

Muhamad Yehia STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded Wednesday to three scientists for their breakthrough work predicting and even designing the structure of proteins, the building blocks of life. The prize was awarded to David Baker, who works at the University of Washington in Seattle, and …

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Mozambique votes for president and the ruling party could extend its 49 years in power

Muhamad Yehia MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambique is voting for a new president on Wednesday in an election that is expected to extend the ruling party’s 49 years in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975. Daniel Chapo, 47, is the candidate for the ruling Front for the Liberation …

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As Israel plots to strike Iran, its choices range from symbolic to severe

Muhamad Yehia JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has promised to retaliate for Iran’s massive missile attack last week. How it does so involves great risk, and could have major repercussions for the archenemies, the Middle East and the world. Israel’s options range from symbolic strikes on military targets to crippling attacks on Iran’s …

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