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Israeli govt. faces deadlock after 4th election in 2yrs

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Israel’s 4th election in two years has failed once again to produce a clear winner, due largely to what is attributed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s error, reports said on Monday. In the latest development, the pro-Netanyahu group has declared the support of 52 members of the Knesset

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Two ballistic missiles fired into Sea of Japan by North Korea

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2021 0

According to the US and Japan, North Korea has launched two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, marking the first such drill since US President Joe Biden took office. UN Security Council resolutions prohibit Pyongyang from testing ballistic missiles, which are considered threatening devices. The test has been criticized by both Japan and South […]

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Former UK leader Cameron under lobbying investigation

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After allegations that he pushed for government help for now-defunct supply chain financier Greensill Capital, Britain’s former prime minister David Cameron is being investigated by an independent oversight body. Cameron persuaded the government to expand the company’s access to COVID-19 loan programs, according to the Financial Times, months before the finance

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Bank of England unveils new banknote in recognition of WW2 code-breaker Turing

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The Bank of England announced the concept for a new banknote honoring mathematician Alan Turing, who is thought to have committed suicide after being accused of having sex with a male partner. Turing helped Britain win World War Two with his code-breaking skills. Turing’s portrait, mathematical formulae from a 1936 paper he wrote that laid […]

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Merkel ditches stricter Easter lockdown plans after backlash

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has scrapped a plan agreed on Tuesday for an extended Easter in an attempt to halt a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, apologizing to lockdown-weary Germans after the hastily devised plan sparked a massive backlash. Merkel and the leaders of Germany’s 16 states agreed to call on Germans to stay at […]

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Pope orders salary cuts for cardinals, clerics

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As the Holy See’s revenue has been hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis has ordered cardinals to take a 10% pay cut and lowered the salaries of other clerics working in the Vatican in order to save jobs. On Wednesday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had issued a decree that would begin proportional […]

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Germany imposes Easter lockdown to curb new surge

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Germany has extended its lockdown for three weeks, imposing an almost complete halt over the Easter holiday in response to the third wave of coronavirus infections. After talks with regional leaders, Chancellor Angela Merkel said current measures would remain until 18 April. Restrictions will be even tougher from 1-5 April, when most shops will be […]

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Name of vaccine Russia’s Vladimir Putin to take will be a secret – Kremlin

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2021 0

On Tuesday, the Kremlin stated that it had purposefully chosen not to reveal the name of the Russian-made vaccine that President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to receive later that day. “We are deliberately not saying which shot the president will get, noting that all three Russian (-made) vaccines are absolutely reliable and effective,” Kremlin spokesman […]

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UAE approves new remote work visa

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a new remote work visa that will allow workers from all over the world to work and live remotely in Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed, the UAE’s Vice President/Prime Minister, announced the news on his Twitter account on Sunday. According to him, the decision was made after the […]

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Iran says to cold test redesigned Arak nuclear reactor

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Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as a prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday. Spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted by local media as saying the cold testing, which usually include the initial startup of fluid systems and support systems, will take place […]

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Paris goes into lockdown as COVID-19 variant rampages

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2021 0

France imposed a month-long lockdown on Paris and parts of the north after a faltering vaccine rollout and spread of highly contagious coronavirus variants forced President Emmanuel Macron to shift course. Since late January, when he defied the calls of scientists and some in his government to lock the country down, Macron has said he […]

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Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president

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Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in as president on Friday, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country following the death of president John Magufuli. Hassan, 61, was sworn in at State House in the country’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam. She assumes the presidency following Wednesday’s announcement […]

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Kenya declares seven-day mourning for fallen Tanzanian President Magufuli

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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced seven-day national mourning for the late Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli. He said during the period, Kenyan and the East African Community flags would fly at half-mast across the national territory, all its vessels, and embassies. President Kenyatta said he had lost a comrade with whom he had worked […]

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Tanzania loses President

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Tanzania’s Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday announced the death of President John Magufuli on state television. He was 61. “The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the honourable Doctor John Pombe Joseph Magufuli, … (has) died of a heart condition, at hospital Mzena in Dar es Salaam, where he was receiving treatment,” […]

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Biden vows Russia’s Putin will ‘pay a price’ for election meddling

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President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin will face consequences for directing efforts to swing the 2020 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump, and that they would come soon. “He will pay a price,” Biden told ABC News in an interview that aired on Wednesday. Asked what the consequences would come, he said, “You’ll […]

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EU envoys agree first China sanctions in three decades

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

The European Union agreed on Wednesday to blacklist Chinese officials for human rights abuses, two diplomats said, the first sanctions against Beijing since an EU arms embargo in 1989 following the Tianamen Square crackdown. The EU last sanctioned China, its second-largest trade partner, in June 1989, imposing an arms embargo on Beijing that is still […]

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UK PM Johnson says he will get Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine very soon

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday he would get the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot very soon, voicing his confidence in a vaccine that has been suspended in some other European countries after reports of blood clots. Several European Union countries have suspended their rollout of the shot, developed by the University of Oxford and […]

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UK mulling vaccine passport options for at home and abroad

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2021 0

Britain is reviewing the idea of vaccine certificates to allow access to travel, hospitality, and entertainment and discussing the best way to proceed in terms of fairness said business minister Kwarsi Kwarteng. P&O Cruises said on Tuesday that it would only accept as passengers those who have had both doses of the vaccine for its […]

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North Korea tells new U.S. administration to cease war games if wants to ‘sleep in peace’

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On Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, criticized ongoing military exercises in South Korea and warned the new US administration that the scent of cordite wafting across the border will not help bring peace, according to state news. Kim’s statement was the North’s first public message to Washington […]

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India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalizing miners, traders – source

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India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country, or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to millions of investors piling into the red-hot asset class. The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would criminalise possession, issuance, mining,