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CNN fires 3 staffers for working at headquarters without vaccination

Ihesiulo Grace 6 August 2021 0

CNN has dismissed three employees for entering its New York headquarters without being vaccinated for protection against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), according to a memo from the cable news network’s president. “In the past week, we have been made aware of three employees who were coming to the

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Costa Rica eyes ban on fossil fuel exploration and extraction

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2021 0

Costa Rican lawmakers will debate a measure this week that would make it illegal to explore for and extract fossil fuels in the future, preventing future governments from pivoting on the subject as the popular eco-tourism destination country strives to decarbonize by 2050. Costa Rica started efforts to ban fossil fuel exploration in 2002 under […]

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South Korea to become major COVID-19 vaccine producer

Ihesiulo Grace 5 August 2021 0

According to his administration, South Korean President Moon Jae-in aims to invest 2.2 trillion won ($1.92 billion) by 2025 to make the country one of the world’s five largest COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing bases. The comments were made during a meeting of a public-private committee that was recently formed to look into ways to increase vaccine […]

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Biden announces end of combat mission in Iraq

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that the US combat operation in Iraq will be formally ended by the end of the year, marking another step toward ending the two lengthy military conflicts that began in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks. The US mission in Iraq will evolve, Biden told reporters in […]

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Facebook to block ad targeting under-18

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

In a series of announcements about teenage users, Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday that marketers will no longer be able to target anyone under the age of 18 on its platforms based on their interests or behavior on other sites. The change means advertisers will soon be able to target under-18s only by age, gender […]

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If U.S. has ‘real shooting war’ it could be result of cyber attacks – Biden

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

President Joe Biden cautioned on Tuesday that if the US got into a “real shooting war” with a “big power,” it might be the consequence of a huge cyber strike, emphasizing what Washington regards as escalating threats from Russia and China. Cybersecurity has risen to the top of the agenda for the Biden administration after […]

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China invites Taliban delegation to discuss security – Taliban spokesperson

Ihesiulo Grace 28 July 2021 0

According to the Taliban, a nine-member team is on a two-day visit to China, where they met with China’s foreign minister for talks on the peace process and security matters. “Politics, economy, and topics linked to both countries’ security, as well as the current situation in Afghanistan and the peace process,” Taliban spokesman Mohammed Naeem […]

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Tunisia’s President Oust Government, Freezes Parliament

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2021 0

Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, drew large crowds to the streets on Sunday night after firing the government and freezing parliament, a move denounced by his opponents as a coup. Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, drew large crowds to the streets on Sunday night after firing the government and freezing parliament, a move denounced by his opponents […]

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Open letter to Jose Landim, prosecutor general of the republic of Cape Verde

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2021 0

FROM: HIS EXCELLENCY ALEX NAIN SAAB MORAN, DEPUTY PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA TO THE AFRICAN UNION & SPECIAL ENVOY TO THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Dear Mr Prosecutor General, I have been recently informed that you are having a mea culpa moment and looking to admit that you have made a […]

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Statement from defence team of Alex Saab

Ihesiulo Grace 25 July 2021 0

THE TRUTH IS SELF-EVIDENT SO LONG AS YOU WANT TO FIND IT, ECOWAS COURT RECOGNISED THE FAILNGS WHICH PROSECUTOR GENERAL OVERLOOKED Yesterday in an interview which continued his recent theme of treating the truth as a plaything, Cape Verde Prosecutor General José Landim flailed unconvincingly to explain why he had failed to spot the important […]

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Venezuelan diplomat questions Cape Verde ovee UN human rights committee decision

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2021 0

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its categorical rejection of the British Government’s decision on seeking to impose unilateral sanctions against the citizen Alex Saab, the Venezuelan diplomat subjected to judicial persecution by the United States government. This decision, contrary to International Law, reflects the immorality of the British Government

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5 Reasons why Perseverance is the Greatest Virtue as per Jason Humble

Ihesiulo Grace 23 July 2021 0

Albert Einstein once said, “It’s not that I’m smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” In essence, the great thinker was explaining that perseverance is the key to success. As far as athlete, consultant, and philanthropist Jason Humble is concerned, perseverance is also the greatest virtue. Losing his mum at a young age, […]

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Jailed Ex-President Zuma To Attend Brother’s Funeral

Ihesiulo Grace 22 July 2021 0

According to the authorities, South Africa’s imprisoned ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday to attend his brother’s funeral. Zuma, 79, was sentenced to 15 months in prison last month for contempt of court after ignoring graft investigators investigating his presidency. On July 8, he surrendered to jail in Estcourt, in

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Madagascar President, Andry Rajeolina survives assasination attempt

Ihesiulo Grace 22 July 2021 0

President Andry Rajoelina was the target of an assassination attempt, according to the prosecutor general’s office of Madagascar, which arrested many “foreign and Malagasy” suspects. According to diplomatic sources, two French people were among those arrested on Tuesday on the Indian Ocean island nation “as part of an inquiry for endangering state

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Mali president, Assimi Goita escapes assassination in Bamako

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2021 0

Mali’s interim President, Assimi Goita, on Tuesday, survived an assassination attempt while offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the Grand Mosque in the capital, Bamako. Religious Affairs Minister, Mamadou Kone told AFP news agency that the attacker had “tried to kill the president with a knife” but his plans failed. Kone said the unfortunate incident happened […]

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Defense team of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab questions cape verde’s decision on united nations human rights committee’s decision

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2021 0

In its decision of June 29, 2021 delivered via email to the defense on 20 July, 2021 the Constitutional Court of Cape Verde considered that “there is no international normative basis that would impose on the State of Cape Verde a duty to comply with a request for provisional measures made by the Human Rights […]

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Tanzania’s Opposition Party Leader, Freeman, Ten Others Arrested

Ihesiulo Grace 21 July 2021 0

Tanzania’s biggest opposition party announced on Wednesday that its leader, Samia Suluhu Hassan, had been arrested along with ten other party members, in what is called confirmation that President Samia Suluhu Hassan was continuing her late predecessor John Magufuli’s dictatorship. Freeman Mbowe, the Chadema party’s head, and the others were seized before

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Tokyo Games official not ruling out cancellation amid rising coronavirus cases

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

Tokyo Olympics organising committee chief, Toshiro Muto, has not ruled out cancelling the Games at the last minute should there be a surge in coronavirus cases. Officials announced a further nine positive cases among those linked to the Games on Tuesday, taking the overall number of people infected since the start of July to 71. […]

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Billionaire Bezos has successful first space flight

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

On Tuesday, Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, flew 66.5 miles (107 kilometers) above the Texas desert on his business Blue Origin’s New Shepard launch vehicle and safely returned to Earth, marking the start of a new age of private commercial space tourism. “Best day ever,” Bezos exclaimed after the spaceship landed in the desert, […]

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Mali President, Goita Doing ‘Good’ After Stabbing Attack – Presidency

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2021 0

Mali’s temporary President Assimi Goita was the target of a stabbing attempt in Bamako’s Grand Mosque during Eid al-Adha prayers on Tuesday, the West African country’s presidency said in a post on Twitter. “The intruder was quickly thwarted by security. Investigations are still underway “According to the presidency. According to two military