ABUJA The death toll from an attack last week by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria has doubled to more than 130, the Kaduna state governor said on Tuesday, adding it appeared to have been a deliberate plan to "wipe out certain communities."Governor Nasir ...
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February 19, 2019 Web Desk
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Press Statement
Michael R. Pompeo
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019
On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of The Gambia as you celebrate the 54th anniversary of yo...
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February 18, 2019 Web Desk
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ROME, ITALY Pope Francis will welcome more than 100 Catholic bishops from around the world to the Holy See this week for an unprecedented four-day summit to discuss clerical sex abuse in a bid to stanch the damage being done to the Church by a crisis t...
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February 18, 2019 Web Desk
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JUBA/WASHINGTON The government of South Sudan says that beginning in March, it will deduct one day's salary from civil servants' paychecks each month to help pay for implementation of the peace deal aimed at ending the country's civil war.Some observer...
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February 18, 2019 Web Desk
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JOHANNESBURG, As World Pangolin Day is marked around the globe, some conservationists in South Africa are working to protect the endangered animals, including caring for a few that have been rescued from traffickers.The eighth annual pangolin day is ce...
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February 18, 2019 Web Desk
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PRETORIA, The South African National Parks (SANParks) announced the arrest of four suspected poachers including a staff member in an intelligence driven operation. The arrests took place on Friday in the Kruger National Park (KNP). The four were arrest...
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February 18, 2019 Web Desk
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PUCHONG, Selangor State, Malaysia, Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has given an assurance that the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government will build one million affordable homes and low-cost houses, within a period of 10 years.He said, although...
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February 17, 2019 Web Desk
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