Buhari Meets Commonwealth Sec-General
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma, has held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of
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South Africa to Review Tourist Visa Rules
South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday ministers would review new visa rules that have hit tourism and stoked
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Treason claims leveled at Jewish senator opposed to Iran deal
“Sen. Chuck Schumer’s loyalty called into question by progressives; advocacy group calls discourse a ‘slap in the face’ to his
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China devalues yuan in controversial currency move
China has sharply devalued its currency in the face of a slowing economy, jeopardising its ambitions of having the yuan
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Iraq cabinet backs PM Abbadi’s sweeping reforms
“Demonstrators in Baghdad rally in support of Abbadi’s moves to scrap key government posts based on sectarian lines”. Iraq’s cabinet
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Breaking: Iraq cabinet backs PM Abbadi’s sweeping reform measures
Iraq’s cabinet has approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abbadi’s proposal to overhaul the government bureaucracy, scrapping three vice presidential posts and
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US Coast Guard boasts largest drug off-load in history
“Over 32 metric tonnes of cocaine and two tonnes of heroin were seized – the weight equivalent to 17 average-sized
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Yemen’s loyalist forces push Houthi rebels from Aden
“Forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government announce the recapture of Abyan Province from Houthis in southern offensive”. Nearly 4,000 people
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Statement by the Press Secretary on the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit
Two years ago, in Berlin, the President formally announced his plan to host a fourth and final Nuclear Security Summit
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State of Emergency Declared After Violence in Ferguson, Missouri
Officials in the central U.S. state of Missouri declared a state of emergency Monday, in the embattled city of Ferguson,
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