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Group Laments Rising Debt Profile Of Developing Countries

Group Laments Rising Debt Profile Of Developing Countries

April 25, 2022 10:30 pm

African Consultative Group at the UN has highlighted the need to address rising debt vulnerabilities of developing countries, particularly in Africa.

The group also seeks effective ways to alleviate the weight of debt service on indebted African countries.

In a statement issued on Sunday in Washington D.C., the group stressed the need to continue working together to strengthen the debt resolution architecture.

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The architecture, it explained included improving on the Common Framework for debt treatments and technical assistance within the Multipronged Approach to address capacity requirements.

The …

New Coronavirus Cases In Beijing Prompt Emergency Shopping

New Coronavirus Cases In Beijing Prompt Emergency Shopping

April 25, 2022 7:48 pm

 The specter of coronavirus lockdowns was creeping into view in China’s capital, forcing people to stock up on supplies.
Even though the 3.5 million residents of one district have been ordered to undergo regular testing.

The testing regime in the district of Chaoyang would require residents there to go through three rounds of testing at two-day intervals.

The requirement comes as a few dozen cases have been located in Beijing.

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There were also reports of general lockdowns in the city’s western districts, with residents told not to leave …

Invasion: Russia Attacks Mariupol Again, Ukraine Reports

Invasion: Russia Attacks Mariupol Again, Ukraine Reports

April 24, 2022 12:47 am

Russia started its attack on the last Ukrainian soldiers trapped in a massive steelworks in Mariupol, only days after Moscow claimed victory in the southern city and said that its forces did not need to seize the factory.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, said the country’s army was not prepared to attempt to breach the siege of the port city.

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He did, however, say that America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a visit to Kyiv on Sunday to discuss …

The G20 Expresses Its Opposition To Russia's War In Ukraine

The G20 Expresses Its Opposition To Russia’s War In Ukraine

April 21, 2022 3:07 am

At a Group of 20 meeting on Wednesday, top British, U.S., and Canadian officials walked out on Russia, and many other G-20 members raised concerns about Moscow’s war in Ukraine, revealing deep rifts within the group.

Read Also: Invasion Of Ukraine: US Sanctions On Putin’s Daughters

Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who presided over the meeting of G20 finance officials in Washington, acknowledged that the group was confronted with unprecedented challenges, but urged cooperation to overcome factors affecting global growth.

“This is an extraordinary situation,” Indrawati told reporters following the daylong meeting. “It’s not business as usual, a

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'New Weapon From Russia Will Make Adversaries Think Twice'

‘New Weapon From Russia Will Make Adversaries Think Twice’

April 20, 2022 12:46 pm

After successfully testing its Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, Russia said that its new weapon would make its enemies think twice about what they could do to them.

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Putin was seen on television being informed by the military that the missile was launched from Plesetsk in the country’s northwest and struck targets in the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula.

“The new complex has the highest tactical and technical characteristics and is capable of overcoming all modern means of anti-missile defense. It has no analogues in the world and won’t have for

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'Criminal Penalties For Minor's Sex Tape: 14 years' 

‘Criminal Penalties For Minor’s Sex Tape: 14 years’ 

April 20, 2022 12:07 am

Social media has been aghast in the last few days. Somehow, people are either caught philosophizing, advising, ranting, and feeling pained about the state of morality in the country since the sex tape of two minors at Chrisland High School, Lagos, leaked.

Now, the Lagos State government has been drawn to the situation, issued a statement to condemn such an “immoral act,” said the incident will be properly probed, and whoever shares such a tape risks a 14-year jail term. This is the atmosphere at every doorstep. In every corner or digital space, Chrisland is trending. There are so many

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Federal Court In Florida Rules Biden's Mask Mandate Illegal

Federal Court In Florida Rules Biden’s Mask Mandate Illegal

April 19, 2022 11:49 am

A federal court in Florida has declared the Biden administration’s mask requirement for aircraft and other modes of public transportation to be unconstitutional.

District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle of the United States of America said that the national public health organization exceeded its legal authority in imposing the order.

The US transportation authorities said that they will no longer require mask use.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) extended the rule to May 3 only last week.

Judge Mizelle is located in Florida, yet federal courts have the authority to enjoin the implementation of national government programs.…

'Why She Killed Herself' Note Left By Suicidal Young Lady

‘Why She Killed Herself’ Note Left By Suicidal Young Lady

April 18, 2022 12:52 pm

A young lady has left a suicide note on her Facebook page after taking her own life.

 The lady identified as Adaeze Regina Okoh wrote a heart-breaking suicide note informing her family and friends that she was going to commit suicide.

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 According to the note Regina wrote, she said her family betrayed her, adding that she has not known true happiness all her life.

 In her words, “I am not sure why I’m writing this, but I am tired!! I tried!! I thought I knew how to

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Catholic And Anglican Bishops Demand Buhari Resign

Catholic And Anglican Bishops Demand Buhari Resign

April 17, 2022 6:37 pm

Timothy Yahaya, Bishop of the Diocese of Kaduna, Anglican Communion, and Matthew Manoso Ndagoso, Bishop of the Kaduna Catholic Archdiocese, have both called for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation due to the country’s rising insecurity.

The demand was conveyed in their respective Easter speeches to the country, in which Bishop Yahaya said that the correct thing for a leader who cannot deliver is to resign. “There is still hope for Nigeria as a country,” he remarked.

Additionally, Bishop Ndagoso said that it was difficult to disagree with the Northern elders’ opinion on the necessity for Buhari to retire from office in …

U.S. Temporary Deportation Relief For Cameroonian Immigrants

U.S. Temporary Deportation Relief For Cameroonian Immigrants

April 17, 2022 10:53 am

Officials with the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Friday that the Biden administration would provide temporary deportation relief and work permits to Cameroonian nationals living in the United States.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, the order will become applicable for Cameroonians who live in the United States on April 14 and will remain in force for 18 months. In accordance with the government’s estimates, around 12,000 Cameroonians will qualify for the status.

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President Joe Biden has campaigned for the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program, …

Russia Threatens To Escalate Assault On Kiev

Russia Threatens To Escalate Assault On Kiev

April 16, 2022 1:50 am

On Thursday, Russian authorities accused Ukraine of deploying two helicopters into Russia’s Bryansk area, hitting a residential structure in the hamlet of Klimovo and wounding eight people. The attack, according to Russian officials, took place 10 kilometers (6 miles) inside the country. 

Read Also: Russia Attacks Ukraine As It Prepares For A New Assault

Ukraine has categorically denied the assault and has accused Russia of faking the event in order to incite “anti-Ukrainian hysteria”

Russian officials declared a missile assault on a military plant near Kyiv, which they said was in reaction to a Ukrainian helicopter attack on a Russian …

Russia Attacks Ukraine As It Prepares For A New Assault

Russia Attacks Ukraine As It Prepares For A New Assault

April 12, 2022 1:38 am

While Russian forces allegedly raped and brutalized Ukrainian citizens, Ukraine begged for more Western armaments to help end the Mariupol siege and deter an expected Russian offensive in the east.

Read Also: Attacks On Ukrainian Refinery, ‘Critical Infrastructure’

Russia may use chemical weapons, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday as forces gathered in the eastern Donbas region for a new assault on Mariupol, where hundreds died during a near-seven-week siege.

“When it comes on the necessary weapons, we still depend on supplies, on our partners. Unfortunately we are not getting as much as we need to end this war

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