Category: International

Pope Condemns Storming Of The Capitol In Washington
January 11, 2021 No Responses

Pope Condemns Storming Of The Capitol In Washington

Pope Francis has condemned the storming of the Capitol building in Washington earlier this week and called on people to reject such violence, in a television interview to be broadcast later on Sunday. There will always be people who oppose...
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Italy Reports 347 Coronavirus Deaths On Sunday
January 4, 2021 No Responses

Italy Reports 347 Coronavirus Deaths On Sunday

Italy reported 347 coronavirus-related deaths on Sunday against 364 the day before, the Health Ministry said. This is just as the daily tally of new infections rose to 14,245 from 11,831. Some 102,974 swab tests were carried out in the...
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UK Completes Separation From EU
January 1, 2021 No Responses

UK Completes Separation From EU

A new era has begun for the United Kingdom after it completed its formal separation from the European Union.  The UK stopped following EU rules at 23:00 GMT, as replacement arrangements for travel, trade, immigration and security co-operation came into...
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Unilever Explores Four-Day Working Week
December 1, 2020 No Responses

Unilever Explores Four-Day Working Week

Consumer goods giant Unilever plans to test a four-day working week in New Zealand, giving staff a chance to slash their hours by 20% without hurting their pay. The Dove soap, Marmite and Lipton tea owner said it was exploring...
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Fifteen Countries Seal World Biggest Trade Deal
November 16, 2020 No Responses

Fifteen Countries Seal World Biggest Trade Deal

Fifteen countries have formed the world’s largest trading bloc, covering nearly a third of the global economy. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Austra...
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UN@75: Paulline Tallen To Grace Celebration Of MMS UN Generation Amazons
November 3, 2020 No Responses

UN@75: Paulline Tallen To Grace Celebration Of MMS UN Generation Amazons

The Minister for Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen is set to grace the upcoming MMS Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) Initiative event as the Special Guest of Honour.  As the United Nations marks its 75 years anniversary with...
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Nine Nigerians Contesting In Tuesday’s U.S. Elections
November 2, 2020 No Responses

Nine Nigerians Contesting In Tuesday’s U.S. Elections

From top left to bottm right: Oye Owolewa, Yomi Faparusi, Yinka Faleti, Paul Akinjo, Adewunmi Kuforiji, Esther Agbaje, April Ademiluyi, Ngozi Akubuike and Benjamin Osemenam.  No fewer than nine Nigerian Americans are on the ballot in Tuesday’s general e...
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EU Insists On Okonjo-Iweala As WTO DG
October 31, 2020 No Responses

EU Insists On Okonjo-Iweala As WTO DG

Europe has reiterated its support for Nigeria’s Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), President Muhammadu Buhari declared on Friday.The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Ades...
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British Airways Fined £20m Over Data Breach
October 17, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Fined £20m Over Data Breach

British Airways has been fined £20m ($26m) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a data breach which affected more than 400,000 customers. The breach took place in 2018 and affected both personal and credit card data.   The fine...
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China Explains New Visa Guidelines
September 26, 2020 No Responses

China Explains New Visa Guidelines

The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the National Immigration Administration has issued new Visa guidelines as part of measures to prevent and curtail epidemic.  The Embassy of China in Nigeria in a statement posted on its Facebook page on Friday said:“Effe...
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Commonwealth Postpones Heads of Government Meeting To 2021
September 23, 2020 No Responses

Commonwealth Postpones Heads of Government Meeting To 2021

The President of Rwanda,Paul Kagame and Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland on Wednesday  announced the new date for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which was to have been held in Kigali in June 2020 but was postponed bec...
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Referendum On Downsizing Parliament Begins In Italy
September 21, 2020 No Responses

Referendum On Downsizing Parliament Begins In Italy

Polls closed in Italy late on Sunday in the first of two days of voting on a constitutional referendum over the slimming down of parliament. Voting is also on in local elections expected to favour the right-wing national opposition bloc....
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GSK, Sanofi Begin Coronavirus Vaccine Trial With 440 Adults
September 4, 2020 No Responses

GSK, Sanofi Begin Coronavirus Vaccine Trial With 440 Adults

Drug companies, GSK and Sanofi have commenced clinical trials of their coronavirus vaccine. The two firms said 440 adults would be given the vaccine at 11 sites in the US.  They hope to have the first results of the trial...
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Australia Records First Recession In 30 Years
September 2, 2020 No Responses

Australia Records First Recession In 30 Years

Australia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus.  Gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 7% in the April-to-June quarter compared to the previous three months.  T...
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