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Ukraine, Russia War And Putin’s Economic Policy

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2025 0

For nearly three years, Russia has waged its unnecessary and unsuccessful war in Ukraine. Throughout the invasion, Russian forces have destroyed dozens of cities and villages. They have bombed residential areas, cultural centers, schools, places of worship, and other nonmilitary targets. The

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Hundreds of migrants stranded in Belarus, hoping to reach Germany

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2021 0

Hundreds of the migrants stranded on the border of Belarus and Poland in plummeting temperatures are hoping to travel onwards to Germany. A 25-year-old Iraqi Gashtjar told dpa at a logistics centre in Brusgi which is currently functioning as an emergency shelter on Monday that “there are still 900 to 1,000 of us, including many […]

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Omicron variant shows high infectivity among vaccinated people – Japanese researchers

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2021 0

Researchers in Japan said the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible even among vaccinated people or those who have already been infected with other strains of the virus. The local media reported Thursday that at a meeting of an advisory panel to the health ministry, a group led by Kyoto University Professor, Hiroshi Nishiura […]

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274m people will be in need worldwide in 2022 – UN

Ihesiulo Grace 3 December 2021 0

About 40 million more people worldwide are likely to be added to the number of those in need of humanitarian assistance or protection in 2022, according to United Nations (UN) estimates. The United Nations is projecting 274 million people in need in 2022, up from 250 million in 2021, the United Nations Office for the […]

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Tel Aviv replaces Paris as most expensive city in world – Economist ranking

Ihesiulo Grace 1 December 2021 0

The Israeli coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv, is the most expensive city in the world, according to the latest analysis from the British Economist magazine published on Wednesday. Tel Aviv takes the top spot from the French capital Paris, which dropped to a shared second place with Singapore. Next in the ranking are Swiss finance […]

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Pakistan arrests dozens for setting fire on police station

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2021 0

Police in north-western Pakistan arrested over two dozen suspects for setting a police station on fire during clashes over the custody of a man allegedly for blasphemy. Hundreds of angry protesters clashed with the Police in the Charsadda district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after they refused to hand over a man arrested for the alleged […]

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Concerns over COVID-19 variant trigger more travel curbs on southern Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2021 0

Australia and several other countries joined nations imposing restrictions on travel from southern Africa on Saturday after the discovery of the new Omicron coronavirus (COVID-19) variant sparked global concern and triggered a market sell-off. The omicron variant – believed to be more contagious than previous variants of the disease – was first discovered in South […]

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EU court to rule on 2.4bn Google appeal of historic fine

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2021 0

U.S. tech giant Google on Wednesday will know the outcome of an appeal against a massive EU competition fined for squeezing rival shopping services on its search engine at the bloc’s second highest court. After years of investigation, the EU executive branch, which acts as the bloc’s competition watchdog, concluded in 2017 that Google had […]

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Guterres urges developed countries to deliver on climate pledge for vulnerable nations

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2021 0

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has urged developed countries to deliver on a pledge of supplying 100 billion dollars annually in climate finance support for developing countries. Guterres made the call at the High Level Climate Vulnerable Countries Leaders’ Dialogue at the ongoing UN’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. The Secretary-general warned

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Australia to open border to Singapore amid battle of COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 1 November 2021 0

Australia’s international border will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers from Singapore late this month. Prime Minister, Scott Morrison announced the resumption of quarantine-free travel after meeting with Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the G20 summit in Rome. Morrison said Australia was “slinging its doors open” to fully vaccinated Singaporean travelers

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German hospitals warn of overload amid jump in virus infections

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

The German Hospital Association has warned of a growing workload in intensive care units in view of a recent jump in coronavirus infection figures. “We are in a critical pandemic situation,’’ Gerald Gass, Chairman of the Board, told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland news group. He said the number of patients hospitalised with a COVID-19 infection had […]

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EU, U.S. ‘urgently request’ access to ousted Sudanese premier

Ihesiulo Grace 27 October 2021 0

The European Union (EU), United States (U.S.), and other countries are urgently requesting a meeting with Sudan’s Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok, who was ousted during Sudan’s military coup this week. Hamdok has returned to his home under heavy guard, according to his staff. In a joint statement released by the countries’ Embassies in Sudan, diplomats […]

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Energy prices: Spain urges EU ministers to find solutions Price

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2021 0

Spain on Tuesday urged EU energy ministers to consider wide-ranging measures to tackle rising energy prices in Europe. Sara Aagesen Munoz, Spain’s State Secretary for Energy, said in a meeting at Luxembourg that it is an important problem for Europe in the middle of the economic recovery to find extraordinary solutions. Madrid has pushed for […]

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EU medicine regulator approves booster vaccination with Moderna

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2021 0

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has concluded that a COVID-19 booster vaccination with the Moderna vaccine may be considered for people aged 18 years and above. EMA announced in Amsterdam that Moderna’s vaccine Spikevax could be given six to eight months after the second jab. According to experts, the third shot has increased antibody levels […]

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Lunar samples brought back by China’s Chang’e-5 probe help decode secrets of moon

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2021 0

When did lunar volcanism stop? How did the moon sustain magmatic activity? How much water exists in the interior of the planet? The latest findings released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Oct. 19 gave answers to such questions. The CAS, which has been researching a portion of the lunar samples brought back […]

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UK apologizes after mistakenly sharing 250 Afghan interpreters’ info in email

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2021 0

The United Kingdom’s Defense Ministry apologized on Tuesday after mistakenly releasing the email addresses of 250 Afghan interpreters—some of whom have been in hiding since the Western withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to a report. The BBC reported that the errant email– with 250 names copied on it– was released by the UK’s Afghan Relocations and […]

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Coup attempt reveals need for army reform – Sudanese Prime Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2021 0

Sudanese Prime Minister, Abdullah Hamdok says attempted military coup indicates need for army and security agencies reform. “The attempted coup is a manifestation of a national crisis, it indicates the need for a reform of our security agencies and military institutions,’’ Hamdok said in an address, broadcast on Sudanese television on Tuesday. The prime minister […]

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NATO urges Taliban to allow departure of all who want to leave

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2021 0

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on the Taliban on Tuesday to facilitate the departure of all those who want to leave Afghanistan, and said the Western defence alliance has agreed to send additional evacuation planes to Kabul. Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that Afghans fleeing to neighbouring countries could make their way to Europe, […]

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Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; as US, UK embassies getting staff out

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2021 0

Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and third biggest cities while Western embassies prepared to send in troops to help evacuate staff from the capital, Kabul. The capture of the second-biggest city of Kandahar in the south and Herat in the west after days of clashes are […]

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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 […]