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UN calls for reform of Nigeria’s security forces
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called on the Nigerian authorities to take urgent steps in...
Read moreSouth Africa attacks: Mission seeks urgent attention to early warning signs
Mr Godwin Adama, Nigeria’s Consul-General in Johannesburg, has underscored the need for urgent implementation of the Early Warning Mechanism endorsed...
Read more96,000 Japanese households get rent support amid pandemic
Ninety six thousand households received government subsidies from April to August to help pay rent amid the economic fallout from...
Read moreU.S. polls: Twitter moves to stop premature victory claims
Twitter has announced additional measures to curb interference in the U.S. electoral process, including tagging candidates’ tweets claiming victory before...
Read moreI don’t know what to do if Trump boycotts second debate — Biden
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, says he does not know what to do after President Donald Trump announced his...
Read morePakistani court frees Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy
A Pakistani court on Tuesday acquitted Sawan Masih a Christian man sentenced to death for blasphemy in a rare judgement...
Read moreTrump to remain in hospital for a ‘period of time’
U.S. President Donald Trump will remain in hospital for a “period of time,” a key White House official said on Sunday....
Read moreTrump treated with antiviral drug, ‘resting comfortably’ in hospital – Doctor
U.S. President Donald Trump is being treated with the antiviral drug remdesivir and is “resting comfortably” after testing positive for...
Read moreTanzania to introduce electronic budgeting system to reduce revenue loss
Tanzania will introduce an electronic budgeting system in the 2021/22 financial year in a move to reduce revenue loss and...
Read moreU.S., China clash over COVID-19 at UNGA
The U.S. and China on Tuesday clashed over the coronavirus pandemic during the General Debate of the United Nations General...
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