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Bola Tinubu takes helm in Nigeria, Africa's troubled giant
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» ABUJA - Long-time political kingmaker Bola Tinubu was sworn in as president of Nigeria on Monday, succeeding Muhammadu Buhari, a former general who stepped down after two terms in office.
'Superpimp'-turned-whistleblower won't give up fight
News, Dave Kendall, Published on 29/05/2023
» The memorandum of understanding signed on May 22 by the eight parties hoping to form a governing coalition sets forth an ambitious reform agenda, including "push for reform of the bureaucracy, police, armed forces and justice system" and to "promote a culture of transparency to tackle corruption".
Russia strikes Ukraine clinic
AFP, Published on 26/05/2023
» KYIV: Russian missiles on Friday hit a medical clinic in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing at least two people as Russia blamed Kyiv for dozens of strikes on its southern Belgorod region.
Car blast wounds pro-Kremlin writer
AFP, Published on 06/05/2023
» MOSCOW: A car explosion wounded pro-Kremlin nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin on Saturday and killed one other person, authorities said, the latest in a string of attacks that Russia has blamed on Ukraine.
Museums return silver lost to the Nazis
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 30/04/2023
» It was noon on Nov 10, 1938, when Nazi officers came to the door of William Bergman's Munich home, arrested him for being a Jew and shipped him off to the Dachau concentration camp, about a 30-minute drive away.
Another Kenyan pastor accused in mass deaths of followers
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» NAIROBI - Kenya said on Thursday that one of the country's highest-profile pastors would face charges over the "mass killing" of his followers, just days after the discovery of dozens of bodies in mass graves linked to another church.
Second Uyghur dies in detention, says rights group
Published on 27/04/2023
» The death of a second Uyghur man who spent years in a Bangkok detention centre underscores the need for Thai authorities to end the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.
Handout pros
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/04/2023
» Re: "Pheu Thai's giveaway might just work", (Opinion, April 20).
Tourism fee has promise
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/04/2023
» Despite taking considerable flak for floating the policy, Tourism and Sport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has made it clear the Thailand Tourism Fee will be levied from September.
US Supreme Court takes up abortion pill ban
AFP, Published on 19/04/2023
» WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court will step into the divisive and emotional battle over the abortion drug mifepristone on Wednesday, when it is expected to rule on tough new court-ordered restrictions on the widely used pill.