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Stretched to breaking, Germany's debt rule faces reform
Germany's ruling coalition is divided over whether to reform controversial debt rules. Photo: Tobias SCHWARZ / AFPSource: AFPGermany& ...
Asia tracks Wall St sell-off as US labour market softens
Traders are fixing their eyes on the US jobs report due at the end of the week. Photo: Daniel ROLAND / AFPSource: AFPAsian stocks sank Th ...
Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu Make Forbes’ ‘100 Most Powerful Women’ List
The director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has be named one of the Forbes Magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women in the World. Okonjo-Iweala, a former ...
Bitzlato founder pleads guilty to running 'criminal' US crypto exchange
Bitzlato was a China-based cryptocurrency exchange. Photo: INA FASSBENDER / AFP/FileSource: AFPThe Russian founder of the Bitzlato crypto ...
Lawsuit says Meta exposes children to exploitation
A lawsuit filed by the state of New Mexico says children can easily evade age constraints at Facebook or Instagram by lying about their birth dates, and then harmful ...
McDonald's eyes speedy ramp-up to 50,000 restaurants by 2027
McDonald's is planning to expand its global footprint by 25 percent. Photo: Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP/FileSource: AFPMcDonald's annou ...
Big US banks balk at new capital rules in Senate hearing
Executives from America's largest banks testified as part of an annual oversight hearing following the 2007-2009 financial crisis. Photo: WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAG ...
Italy's ruling parties kill minimum wage bill
Italy is the last of five countries in the European Union not to have a minimum wage. Photo: Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFPSource: AFPItaly's ...
EU proposes three-year delay on UK electric car tariffs
The U-turn by the European Commission delays a 10% tariff on electric car sales between the EU and UK for three years. Photo: ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP/FileSource: AFP ...
Nigeria, Kuwait Sign Bilateral Air Service Agreement To Boost Trade, Tourism
In a move aimed at fostering increased connectivity and economic collaboration, the Federal Government of Nigeria has successfully inked a Bilateral Air Service (BASA) agreement with the State of ...
COP28 fossil fuel debate sizzles as world marks record hot year
The sun rises at the COP28 climate talks on Wednesday, as negotiators thrash out the thorny issue of planet-heating fossil fuels. Photo: Karim SAHIB / AFPSource: ...
Nigeria, Kuwait Strengthen Aviation Ties, Sign Bilateral Air Agreement
Nigeria and the State of Kuwait have strengthened their aviation ties through the signing of Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA). The accord was formalised during the ongoing COP28 in Du ...
High speed rail between LA and Las Vegas gets $3bn boost
The US has a relatively skeletal passenger train network, but a new high speed line between Las Vegas and Los Angeles is part of a plan to change that. Photo: Mark RA ...
Venezuela, Guyana tensions rise over disputed oil-rich region
Guyana has adminstered Essequibo for over a century and the region makes up more than two-thirds of its territory. Photo: Martín SILVA / AFPSource: AFP
Show the world there is ability in disability – JONAPWD to members
The Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) has called on its members to actively participate, compete, interact, and engage with others to showcase their talen ...
Washington Post staff to strike on Thursday
Hundreds of employees at The Washington Post are expected to go on strike on December 7, 2023. Photo: Eric BARADAT / AFP/FileSource: AFPH ...
UK govt issues update on visa requirements for immigrants [See Details]
Amid a bid to reduce immigration in the United Kingdom, the government has unveiled new measures. According to James Cleverly, UK’s Home Secretary, the immigration m ...
US antitrust regulators probe ExxonMobil's Pioneer deal
US antitrust regulators are seeking additional details on the ExxonMobil-Pioneer deal. Photo: Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/Fi ...
Doctors in England to stage longest NHS strike ever
Hospital doctors want better pay and say inflation has not kept up with wages. Photo: HENRY NICHOLLS / AFPSource: AFPHospital doctors in ...
Climate change by numbers
This is expected to be the hottest year on record, as planet-heating emissions of greenhouse gases continue to rise. Photo: INA FASSBENDER / AFP/FileSource: AFP
Israel-Hamas War: US issues toughest public rebuke to Israel
*Says “too many innocent civilians have died in Gaza” The US has issued its first public rebuke of Israel in its war in Gaza with White House National Security Ad ...
Japa: U.K. unveils tougher visa rules for foreign workers including ban on bringing families and raising minimum salary requirement
U.K. Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has unveiled a package of measures aimed at curbing migration. The new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government ...
Japa: U.K. unveils tougher visa rules for foreign workers including ban on bringing families and raising minimum salary requirement
U.K. Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has unveiled a package of measures aimed at curbing migration. The new five-point plan to cut immigration has been announced by the government ...
COP28: Elumelu Leads Drive For Equitable Climate Action For Africa
The founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Tony Elumelu, has convened global leaders to drive immediate and equitable climate action for Africa at the COP28 – UN Climate Change Conference taking ...
U.S State of Georgia recognises Davido as
U.S. State of Georgia honours Davido as ‘Outstanding Citizen’ Nigerian Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has been recognised as an ‘Outstanding Georgia Citi ...
E-passport: Nigerians in Italy urge FG to resolve challenges
The Nigerian Community in Rome, Italy, has urged the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, to resolve the e-passport challenges encountered by Nigerians in the diaspora.
Anything that affects Niger Republic concerns ECOWAS
The President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr Omar Touray, has said that the situation in the Republic of Niger is of concern to the bloc. ...