The Philippines Government on Friday told the European Parliament to “mind their own business” after it called for the release of President Rodrigo Duterte’s top critic detained on illegal drug charges. The European Parliament on Thursday issued a joint motion for resolution calling for the immediate release of Sen. Leila De-Lima, who has been detained […]
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A letter exploded when it was opened at central Paris office of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday and one person was slightly injured, police sources said. The Paris police department said on Twitter an operation was ongoing at the offices of the IMF and World Bank after a person was hurt following the […]
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The death toll from a landslide at a dump in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, has reached 113, officials said on Wednesday, as the government declared three days of national mourning. Flags flew at half staff to mark the disaster that occurred at the 50-year-old Reppi dump on Saturday evening. “The total number of dead […]
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has suspended the implementation of its policy for duty payments on old vehicles, in order to resolve issues with the Senate Committee on Customs. The Acting Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Mr Joseph Attah, said this on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah said in a statement, that the Management of Customs had […]
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The expected meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to the looming massive winter storm in parts of U.S. The meeting between the two leaders have now been postponed to Friday, the White House said on Monday. A late winter storm packing snow, ice […]
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It will take 170 years to achieve economic equality between women and men, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has said. Mohammed, in her message to the Youth Forum of the Commission on the Status of Women, ahead of the International Commission on the Status of Women, said women and girls were being forced […]
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President Michel Temer of Brazil has blamed bad vibes and even ghosts for driving him out of Alvorada Palace, his official residence. According to Brazilian News Weekly, Temer surprised many people when he announced that he has left the presidential palace. Alongside his former beauty queen wife and seven-year-old son, he relocated down the road […]
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France , a former friend of Biafra in the 1967 secession bid, has ruled out any support for the secession of any part of the country, particularly Biafra. France’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Denys Gauer, told The Guardian, that his country would not in anyway work with any group agitating for the dismemberment of the nation. […]
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U.S. President Donald Trump has said that Jonathan Tran, 26, who scaled an outer-perimeter fence on the White House complex on Friday night was a troubled person. Trump, who made the remarks on Saturday, said he appreciated the Secret Service efforts and that the accused is disturbed. “The secret service did a fantastic job last […]
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South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye has finally lost the battle to stay in office as the Constitutional Court today upheld her impeachment by the parliament. She was indicted over a graft scandal involving big business, including Samsung, that has gripped the country for months. Park, the first woman to be elected president also becomes South […]
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