Category: World
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Mpox: Sweden reports first case of variant outside Africa
Sweden’s public health agency has confirmed the
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Japan PM resigns amid economic turmoil
Kishida could in theory have governed until 2025, and there had been speculation he might call a snap election to shore up his position.
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‘I regret have not been able to fulfill expectations’ – Iranian vice president resigns
Iran’s Vice-President Mohammed Javad Zarif has resign, leaving President Massud Pezeshkian’s cabinet just 11 days after his appointment. “I am not satisfied with my work and regret that I have not been able to fulfill expectations,” the moderate politician said on his X platform.
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Iraqi Parliament proposes Bill to allow 9years old girls to legally marry
A proposed bill in Iraq’s Parliament to lower the legal marriage age for girls to just nine years has triggered significant controversy. Introduced by the Iraq Justice Ministry, the bill aims to amend the Personal Status Law, which currently sets the minimum age for marriage at 18. The proposed bill will reduce the marriage age…
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Protests: Poland appeals to Nigeria to release seven nationals arrested for waiving Russian flag
The government of Poland has appealed to Nigeria for the release of the seven Polish who were arrested in Kano for allegedly raising the Russian flag during the recent hunger protest in that city.
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BREAKING: Donald Trump escapes death as plane develops mechanical problem, makes emergency landing
Former President Donald Trump headed to Montana for a Friday night rally in hopes of ousting the state’s Democratic senator, but his plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue, according to airport staff. Trump’s plane was en route to Bozeman, Montana,…
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Diplomatic tension rises as Ukraine demands Putin’s arrest in Mexico
The Ukrainian embassy in Mexico requested on Wednesday that the Mexican government arrest Russian leader Vladimir Putin if he attends the inauguration of president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, to which he has been invited.
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US election: ALL you need to know about VP Kamala Harris running mate, a former teacher
Kamala Harris has chosen Governor Tim Walz, a former school teacher and member of Congress, as her vice-presidential nominee. The two-term Democratic governor was tapped by U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris to be her presidential campaign running mate on Tuesday, ending an accelerated search for a vice-presidential candidate as the race to the White House heats…
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US election: VP Kamala Harris set to announce running mate
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, a Democratic rising star, is considered the favourite to join Harris as her vice-presidential pick, ahead of several other state governors, a US senator and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. US media reported Monday that Harris had narrowed one of the most consequential choices of her political career to Shapiro and Minnesota…
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Primary school female pupil shoots teacher to death in US, gives reasons
An 8-year-old American juvenile, Quianna Hudson brought her father’s gun and pulled the trigger to school shot her 56-year-old gymnastics teacher, Jim Turner.