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China Donates $2 Million in Cash, Food Aid as Somalia’s Drought Worsens

China donates $2 million in cash and food to Somalia’s drought response as hunger crisis deepens MOGADISHU — China on Sunday donated $2 million in cash and food assistance to drought-affected communities in Somalia, an infusion of humanitarian aid arriving as the country confronts worsening hunger projections and prolonged dry conditions. At a handover ceremony in Mogadishu, Chinese Ambassador Wang Yu presented the package to Mahmoud Moalim Abdulle, commissioner of the Somali National Disaster Management Authority (SoDMA).…

Somalia’s Hormuud Salaam Foundation Offers Cash Relief to Vulnerable Mogadishu Women

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Hormuud Salaam Foundation has distributed cash grants to vulnerable women and internally displaced people in Mogadishu, marking the 14th consecutive year of its large-scale Ramadan relief program, the organization said Saturday. The charitable arm of Somalia-based companies Hormuud Telecom and Salaam Somali Bank focused support on the Gaari Dumar Women’s Development Center and the Somali Women and Youth Care Organization as part of its Ramadan Iftar and Support Project for the Needy. "Today, we…

Ocean’s Eleven-style thieves loot €30m in cash and gold from German bank

Thieves drilled through a parking garage wall into a bank vault in western Germany over the Christmas holiday, smashing open more than 3,000 safe-deposit boxes and fleeing with an estimated 30 million euros in cash, gold and jewelry, authorities and the bank said. The heist at a Sparkasse branch in Gelsenkirchen, in North Rhine-Westphalia state, unfolded while most businesses were shut for the Christmas break. Investigators suspect the burglars may have used the extended closure to spend days inside the underground vault…

Woman confesses to offering a juror in the Feeding Our Future case a $120,000 cash bribe.

Woman Confesses to Paying $120,000 Bribe to Juror in Feeding Our Future Case Ladan, with tears welling in her eyes, affirmed, "Yes, I do," when Thompson repeatedly queried her understanding of the gravity of the situation. Thompson continued, persistently asking, "Given everything, do you still wish to proceed today?" "Absolutely," Ladan replied firmly. When questioned about her guilty plea, Ladan explained, “From the outset, I intended to own up to my actions.” Notably, she stood alone in the courtroom, devoid of familial…