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Suicide bombings rip through two mosques in Pakistan, killing at least 57

Suicide bombings rip through two mosques in Pakistan, killing at least 57

SUICIDE bombings ripped through two mosques in Pakistan, killing at least 57 people and injuring dozens more as believers marked the birthday of the Prophet Mohammad, police and health officials said. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blasts, one of which was reported to have trapped dozens under rubble. A surge in militant attacks in Pakistan's western provinces has cast a shadow on election preparations and public campaigning in the run-up to January's general elections, but until now the attacks had mostly targeted security forces. The first blast, in Mastung in the southwestern province of Balochistan, killed at least…
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‘Humanitarian e-commerce’ thrives in Somalia amid pandemic

‘Humanitarian e-commerce’ thrives in Somalia amid pandemic

ABDI SHEIKH MUSLIMA Abdirahman, a Somali mother of nine, escaped death twice in the past two years while shopping for groceries in Mogadishu, where Islamist insurgents regularly carry out suicide bombings on busy streets and markets. She shudders at the memories: "I wiped my tears with my veil and went home on foot without buying anything." But earlier this year Abdirahman traded her dangerous errands for online shopping, thanks to the World Food Programme's "humanitarian e-commerce" system in Somalia -- part of its global shift from distributing food to handing out cash. Conceived as a way to protect women in…
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