Kuwait will lend $1 billion to Iraq and commit a further $1 billion of investment to the country, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah told an international conference on Iraq’s reconstruction on Wednesday. Donors and investors have gathered in Kuwait this week to discuss efforts to rebuild Iraq’s economy and infrastructure as it emerges from a […]
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Some regions of China could suffer heavy pollution because of fireworks and unfavourable weather conditions during Lunar New Year celebrations. This condition will be so in spite of a ban on firecrackers in more than 400 cities, the Ministry of Environmental Protection warned on Wednesday. “Some regions are likely to see heavy or even severe […]
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Two people believed to be friends with embattled South African President Jacob Zuma have been arrested. South Africa’s elite police – the hawks – stormed the residence of the Gupta brothers accused of corruption, influence peddling and exerting pressure on the government. One of the brothers and another person were whisked off by the hawks, […]
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British aid organisation Oxfam faced fresh pressure on Tuesday after a former senior member of staff said her concerns about “a culture of sexual abuse” involving aid workers in some of the organisation’s offices had been ignored. Helen Evans, who was in charge of investigating allegations against Oxfam staff members between 2012 and 2015, told […]
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The African National Congress (ANC) has decided to sack Jacob Zuma as President of South Africa, NAN quotes a senior official as saying. The decision was said to have been reached by the ruling party’s national executive after a marathon meeting held to determine Zuma’s fate. The ANC reportedly held 13 hours of tense deliberations […]
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A 29-year-old virgin has revealed why she got pregnant without sleeping with a man. The Canadian, who gave only her first name as Lauren, revealed that she doesn’t care much about dating any man. She also revealed that she grew up with a gland disorder that affects her body’s hormone production. This made her to […]
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A Russian passenger plane with 71 people on board crashed near Moscow soon after take-off on Sunday. All 71 people on board got killed in the crash, and investigators said they were looking at all possible causes. President Vladimir Putin has already offered condolences to those who lost relatives and ordered a special investigative commission […]
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Israel on Saturday said it launched heavy air strikes in Syria, and hit air defenses and Iranian targets in retaliation for its F-16 fighter jet that was downed by Syria. The Syrian army had claimed to have brought down an Israeli F-16 that crashed on Saturday in northern Israel in a major escalation of tension. […]
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The Secretary-General of Interpol, Jurgen Stock, on Friday led a delegation of the Interpol to the EFCC Headquarters in Abuja, where he hailed the anti-graft agency’s performance. Stock, who was received by the Acting EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu, was delighted at the efforts of the anti-graft agency and assured them of the global organisation’s support at the […]
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Two days after a White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter left his position, another staff, this time, a speechwriter, David Sorensen, is resigning amid domestic abuse allegations. The cause of Sorensen’s exit is similar to that of Porter whom ex-wives accused of physically abusing them. “Before we were contacted by the media, we learned last […]
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