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Taliban car bomb kills 3, injures 36 in Afghanistan

Ihesiulo Grace 16 October 2019 0

Three Afghan security forces were killed after a car bomb exploded in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Laghman, an official said on Wednesday. The spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs, Nasrat Rahimi, said the attack in Alishang district wounded a further 36 people, mainly

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Australian man receives $7m as compensation for false detention

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

David Eastman received a life term in 1995 for the killing six years earlier of Colin Winchester, an Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner. He was later freed after a court ruled he had had an unfair trial. He was acquitted in a second trial last year. READ ALSO Divide China and experience bodies smash- President […]

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Divide China and experience bodies smash- President Xi

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

China’s president has issued a warning against dissent, saying any attempt to divide China will end in “bodies smashed and bones ground to powder”. Xi Jinping’s comments came during a state visit to Nepal on Sunday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. READ ALSO Typhoon Hagibis: leaves 40 dead 16 missing in Japan He didn’t mention […]

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Typhoon Hagibis: leaves 40 dead 16 missing in Japan

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

The typhoon the worst storm to hit the country in decades has left at least 40 dead, with 16 missing. More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon the worst storm to hit the country in decades has left at least 40 […]

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Brexit talks continue in Brussels ahead of crunch summit

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

UK and EU negotiating teams will meet later as efforts to reach a deal before a crunch summit this week continue. After talks in Brussels this weekend, EU ambassadors were told the UK would make concessions to its post-Brexit plan for the Northern Irish border. READ ALSO World Thrombosis Day: Take more water, less alcohol […]

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Music, critical tool in tackling terrorism, engendering peace -U.S Embassy says

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2019 0

The U.S. Embassy in Nigeria has called on Nigerians to embrace good music, which it described as a critical tool in tackling terrorism, engendering peace and promoting development. Mr Sterling Tilley, Cultural Affairs Officer of the mission to Nigeria made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. NAN […]

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Romanian Government loses no confidence vote

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

The Romanian Parliament on Thursday backed a no-confidence motion against Social Democratic (PSD) Prime Minister, Viorica Dancila’s government. The motion, launched over poor use of EU funds and low public investment, was backed by 238 representatives and Senators in the plenary session of the bi-cameral legislature, five more than was necessary to bring the prime […]

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Austrian cross-country skier gets life ban for doping

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Austrian anti-doping agency (OeADR)  on Thursday said Johannes Duerr, a cross-country skier, has been given a life ban for repeat of doping offences. The OeADR reached its decision in September, but did not announce it until Duerr’s four-week window to appeal expired. German police begin investigations after synagogue attack Duerr, 32, tested positive for the […]

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Germany, other EU member states to fight for Brexit deal — Merkel

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany aims to fight for a Brexit deal to the last, in cooperation with the other member states of the European Union. All 27 countries would fight to the last day to ensure that Britain did not crash out of the bloc, Merkel said during a conference hosted by the powerful […]

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Wiranto: Indonesia chief security minister stabbed by ‘IS radical’

Ihesiulo Grace 10 October 2019 0

Indonesia’s security minister has been stabbed by a man who police say was “inspired” by the Islamic State group. Wiranto, who uses one name, was getting out of a car in a town square in Banten province when he was attacked. Google removes Hong Kong protests-simulating game from app store – Reports by Our Reporter […]

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Cambodia’s Labour Ministry lifts ban on foreign self-employed work

Ihesiulo Grace 7 October 2019 0

Cambodia has revoked a short lived ban on foreigners working in self-employed jobs, like drivers and street vendors, after having just passed the directive in late August, local media reported on Monday. According to the Khmer Time the Labour Minister, Ith Samheng, said in a statement that the ban was no longer applied. He added […]

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Hong Kong defies China anniversary with ‘Day of Grief’ rallies and clashes

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Strife-torn Hong Kong marked the 70th anniversary of communist China’s founding with defiant “Day of Grief” protests on Tuesday as pro-democracy activists ignored a police ban and took to the streets in multiple neighborhoods. The international finance hub is on edge as protesters vow to overshadow Beijing’s festivities, stepping up their nearly

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Johnson to submit Brexit grand bargain but Ireland sceptical

Ihesiulo Grace 1 October 2019 0

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will shortly present the European Union with proposals for an amended Brexit agreement, including new ideas that remove the contested insurance policy for the Irish border that Britain previously signed up to. More than three years since the 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom is heading towards an Oct. 31 exit date […]

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UK will leave EU on October 31 says finance minister Javid

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2019 0

The United Kingdom will leave the European Union on Oct. 31, hopefully with a deal, finance minister Sajid Javid said on Monday. “Hopefully we leave with a deal,” Javid told ITV. “If we cannot strike a deal, I think it is important to leave in any case and leave with no deal. It is not […]

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UK repatriates 16,000 people after Thomas Cook collapse

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said more than 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook. The authority also said more than 150 Thomas Cook crew and 30 per cent of the total number of passengers, in the first three days of the […]

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Former French president,Chirac dies at 86

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2019 0

Former French president, Jacques Chirac, has on Thursday, died at age 86. AFP reports that “President Jacques Chirac died this morning, surrounded by his family, peacefully,” according to his his son-in-law. Chirac, who championed Europe, and whose later years were blighted by corruption scandals, was born on 29 November 1932. Jean-Claude Juncker, the president

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Democrats announce Trump impeachment inquiry

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2019 0

The United States Democratic Party has begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations that he pressured a foreign power to damage a political rival. In a statement on Tuesday, top Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, said Mr Trump had betrayed his oath of office and committed “a violation of the law”. She called […]

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Spain’s Supreme Court approves exhumation of former Head of State

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2019 0

Spain’s Supreme Court has ruled that the remains of a former Spanish Head of State, Francisco Franco, should be exhumed. Franco, ruled Spain as Head of State from 1939 until his death in 1975. According to a Spanish media, this followed a plan to put him next to his wife in the El Pardo cemetery north of […]

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Reactions as Supreme court rules out Parliament Suspension

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2019 0

The UK supreme court on Tuesday, has ruled out Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament, describing it as ‘’unlawful.’’ The president of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, who ruled on this, said, “The decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of […]

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Thousands stranded as Uk oldest travel firm shuts down

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2019 0

Thomas Cook, the travel giant ceased trading with immediate effect after failing in a late-night final bid to secure a rescue package from creditors – leaving an estimated 150,000 Britons abroad awaiting repatriation. Chief Executive Peter Fankhauser said it was a matter of profound regret that the company had gone out of business after it […]