Saudi Arabia war against Qatar has deepened with the latest being criminalising wearing a Barcelona shirt in the country. It means that fans wearing a Lionel Messi or Neymar shirt will go to jail in the Saudi Kingdom. Qatar Airways has been a sponsor of the Catalan team for four seasons, with its name emblazoned […]
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British Prime Minister Theresa May will ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to form a government on Friday. May’s Conservative Party lost its parliamentary majority days before talks on Britain’s EU departure are due to begin. Confident of securing a sweeping victory, May had called the snap election to strengthen her hand in the European Union […]
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Saudi Arabia and three other Arab nations which cut ties with Qatar this week over its alleged support of terrorism have designated dozens of people with alleged links to Qatar as terrorists, deepening a row that threatens the region’s stability. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain said in a statement published […]
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Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party will fail to win a parliamentary majority in Britain’s election, according to an exit poll on Thursday, a result that would plunge domestic politics into turmoil and could delay Brexit talks. The exit poll predicted May’s party would not win a majority of the 650 seats in parliament to […]
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Fifteen passengers have reportedly survived a plane crash after military aircraft carrying more than 100 people vanished over Myanmar. Local media reported 120 servicemen and their families were aboard the flight from Myeik to Yangon when it disappeared on Wednesday afternoon. Debris from the aircraft was found near Dawei following reports the plane had crashed. […]
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The Federal Ministry of Finance says N375.8 million has been paid to 20 providers of information under the Whistleblower Policy. The Director of Information, Mr Salisu Dambatta in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that payment was related to the recovery of N11.6 billion. Dambatta explained that the payment was only for recovered assets […]
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Amal Clooney on Tuesday gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse, George Clooney. “This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine,” George Clooney’s […]
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The death toll in the May 31 bomb attack in the Afghan capital has risen to 150, President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday at the start of an international security conference in Kabul. Mr. Ghani said the attack near the German embassy had not been aimed at a specific target but the whole of the […]
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According to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the European Union (EU) rejected 24 exported food products from Nigeria in 2016 for failing to meet standards. The NAFDAC spokesperson, Dr Abubakar Jimoh made the disclosure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. According to […]
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At least Six people have been confirmed dead and some 48 injured in a terror incident in London in which three male attackers were also shot dead by police. A white van ran into pedestrians on London Bridge at about 22:00 BST on Saturday before three men got out and stabbed people in nearby Borough Market. Armed officers […]
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