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Pelosi defies China threats and lands in Taiwan
Pelosi defies China threats and lands in Taiwan
by  AFP

United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying a string of increasingly stark warnings and threats from China that have sent tensions between the world's two superpowers soaring. The last House Speaker to visit Taiwan was Newt Gingrich in 1997.

Firefighters race to protect California town threatened by wildfire
Firefighters race to protect California town threatened by wildfire
by  AFP

Rain and cooler conditions brought some relief on Tuesday to hundreds of firefighters battling a wildfire in northern California that has killed two people and threatens the 8,000-strong town of Yreka. Firefighters found two people dead on Sunday inside a burned-out car in the driveway of a home in the town of Klamath River.

Somalia appoints former Al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
Somalia appoints former Al-Shabaab leader as religion minister
by  AFP

Somalia has appointed the former deputy leader and spokesman for the Al-Shabaab Islamist group as religion minister, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Tuesday. Tuesday's appointments include a deputy prime minister, 25 ministers, 24 state ministers and deputy ministers in a 75-member team, with parliament due to vote on the nominees.

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