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Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that Nigeria will strengthen bilateral ties with Brazil to boost its economy through increased trade relations, agricultural initiatives, multilateralism, and tackle insecurity. Onyeama made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he received Mr. Ernesto Aranjo, Brazilian External Relations Minister of Brazil who is on a
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With only hours to go until the final deadline to form a government in Israel runs out, chances of a third election within a year looked all but unavoidable on Wednesday as lawmakers continue to deadlock. The two largest parties in Israel’s 120-seat parliament – caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud and Benny Gantz’s
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Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) shares surged the maximum permitted 10% above their initial public offering (IPO) price on their Riyadh stock market debut on Wednesday, closing in on the $2 trillion valuation long sought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The shares leaped to 35.2 riyal ($9.39) each, up from the IPO price of 32
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The Pentagon announced on Tuesday it was halting operational training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States until further notice after a Saudi Air Force lieutenant shot and killed three people last week at a base in Florida. The decision will have far-reaching impacts on visiting Saudi personnel, including grounding more than
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A federal judge on Tuesday issued a permanent injunction barring President Donald Trump’s attempt to transfer $3.6 billion in military construction funds to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Judge David Briones, of U.S. District Court in El Paso, Texas, issued the injunction in a 21-page ruling. The ruling is a setback for Trump,
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China imprisoned at least 48 journalists in 2019, more than any other country, displacing Turkey as the most oppressive place for the profession, a report by the Committee to Protect Journalists report said on Wednesday. At least 250 journalists were imprisoned worldwide this year, according to the report, which the committee compiles annually. The total
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Cardi B and Offset‘s tumultuous relationship made headlines after the “Bodak Yellow” rapper called him out for cheating on her. But the couple, who are now parents to 17-month-old daughter Kulture, managed to work through all of their issues by talking to each other and getting help. “When me and my husband got into our
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Cuba Gooding Jr. once groped and forcibly kissed a woman while they were attending the Sundance Film Festival, ripping her tights and only stopping when she bit him to escape, Manhattan prosecutors allege in court papers Monday. She is one of seven new women who have come forward alleging sexual misconduct by the 51-year-old movie
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An Oregon woman was arrested last week for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old boy who attended the same school as her daughter after she connected with him on Snapchat, a report said. Rheta Leanne Melvin, 36, was busted at her home in the town of Riddle on Thursday — a day after she allegedly
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…swears-in new Chairman for Etsako East LGA The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the newly constituted boards for the Edo State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDs (EDOSACA), Waste Management and the Edo State Internal Revenue Service (EIRS). He also swore-in the new Chairman for Etsako East Local Government Council, Mrs. Benedicta
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