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Suspected suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali capital Visual Slideshow Previous Next Suspected suicide car bomb targets hotel in Somali capital TRT World says a suspected suicide car bomb has exploded in Somalia’s capital and was followed by a shootout between militants and security forces at a hotel, killing at least three people, witnesses and authorities said. “So far three people, two of them civilians, and a security guard ware confirmed dead, but the…

France & Germany threaten AstraZeneca with legal action if they favoured UK over EU when distributing Covid-19 vaccine Visual Slideshow Previous Next France & Germany threaten AstraZeneca with legal action if they favoured UK over EU when distributing Covid-19 vaccine RT News says tensions in a row between AstraZeneca and the EU over vaccine shortages have heightened as Paris and Berlin said the company should face penalties or even legal action if it turns out…

CHINA BLOCKS ENTRY TO WHO TEAM STUDYING COVID-19 ORIGINS Visual Slideshow Previous Next CHINA BLOCKS ENTRY TO WHO TEAM STUDYING COVID-19 ORIGINS China has blocked the arrival of a team from the WHO investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, claiming that their visas had not yet been approved even as some members of the group were on their way. The WHO’s director general expressed his dismay and said he had called on China to allow the…

EU share trading flees London in SCARY Financial Times Visual Slideshow Previous Next Financial times of 2021: EU share trading flees LondonThe first trading day of 2021 of Brexit has put London’s financial area in the corner as roughly €6bn of EU share dealing has shipped away from the Capital to European facilities.Trading capitals from Santander, Deutsche Bank and Total moved to EU marketplaces.This kind of disadvantageous (as some may say) business – EU share…

Nancy Pelosi re-elected to speaker – us 2020 VISUAL SLIDESHOW Play Previous Next Nancy Pelosi re-elected to US House Speaker TRT World says Nancy Pelosi, the highest-ranking woman in the history of US politics, has won the speaker of the house election in a deeply divided new Congress that convened in the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. Pelosi, an 80-year-old lawmaker from California, faced a scare when a handful of fellow Democrats defected and voted “present” during…

Inspirational female leaders 2020 – Damilola Odufuwa and Odunayo Eweniyi, women’s rights advocates In July 2020, Feminist Coalition was founded by Damilola Odufuwa and Odunayo Eweniyi, women’s rights advocates. A coalition that supports that Nigerian women are entitled to equal rights. WTX has chosen to nominate these two powerful women for its most inspirational female leaders of 2020 poll. Odufuwa and Eweniyi came together to create a coalition of feminist women who fight for all people…

Inspirational female leaders 2020 – maia sandu: ‘Deadly threat’ WTX has nominated its most inspirational female leaders of 2020 and Moldova’s first-ever woman president, Maia Sandu is the last-minute nominee who must be added to the list.Sandu, at the age of 48, has been elected as Moldova’s first female leader after a run-off with pro-Russia Igor Dodon, who got 42.2% of the vote.On 24 December 2020, Maia Sandu made history when she took the office…

Inspirational female leaders 2020 – Klementyna Suchanow the resistance symbol WTX has nominated its most inspirational female leaders of 2020 and we made sure to include the resistance symbol of Poland, Klementyna Suchanow. As featured on Vogue’s 12 Women Leaders That Changed The World In 2020 list, Klementyna Suchanow belongs to a new generation of women, who are leaders of massive protests. Suchanow was one of the organisers of many strike actions in Poland which…

Inspirational female leaders 2020- Kamala Harris Vice President-Elect WTX’s next nominee for the most inspirational female leaders 2020 poll, is Kamala Harris who represents the dawn of a new age of political power.One of the reasons why we decided to include Kamala Harris Vice President of the United States, is simply because of the history she made this year. See Kamala Harris ‘ acceptance speech.Kamala Harris has become one of the most famous female leaders…