World
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Japan national police chief resigns over Abe assassination
Japan’s national police chief has announced that he is resigning to take responsibility for the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a campaign speech last month. National P…
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Pope warns of potential “nuclear disaster” at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for “concrete steps” to end the war in Ukraine and avert the risk of a “nuclear disaster” at the Zaporizhzhia plant. Speaking at his weekly general audience, Francis …
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U.S. to return $23million looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria
The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements…
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Biden decision to forgive student-loan debt may come on Wed -source
U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce a decision to forgive student loan debt as early as Wednesday, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. The current pandemic-lin…
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U.S. to extend baby formula waivers for low-income families – Politico
The Joe Biden administration will likely extend federal flexibilities for low-income families which are dependent on government discounts to access baby formula in coming days, Politico reported on T…
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Kenyan group sues UK government over what it calls colonial-era land theft
A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment. The Kenyans ar…
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Nigerian govt beg doctors, nurses not to flee; ‘as a sacrifice, stay back and help us’
The federal government has reiterated its assurance that measures are being deployed to address the brain drain in Nigeria. Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama was at the Federal Medical …
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U.S. embassy issues new security alert for Ukraine, urges U.S. citizens to leave
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, warning of an increased possibility of Russian military strikes on Ukraine in the coming days around Ukrainian independence day, has again urged U.S. citizens to leave if th…
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Russia’s security service accuses Ukraine of murdering ultra-nationalist’s daughter
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) on Monday accused Ukraine’s secret services of carrying out the weekend murder of Darya Dugina, the daughter of an ultra-nationalist Russian ideologue, Russian…
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[VIDEO NEWS] Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap four Catholic nuns on highway
Armed gangs have been kidnapping people, including priests, for ransom from villages and on highways mainly in the northwest and the practice has spread to other parts of the country, increasing inse…