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Alabama's Near-Total Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Judge

Alabama’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Blocked By Federal Judge

October 29, 2019 2:20 pm

Energized by new conservatives on the US supreme court, Alabama and other conservative states have attempted to enact new restrictions on abortion in the hopes of getting supreme court justices to reconsider Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

A number of states attempted to ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The Alabama law went further by attempting to ban almost all abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape and incest.

Passed by the Republican-led legislature, the 2019 Alabama Human Life Protection Act would make performing an abortion at any stage of pregnancy …

Indonesia Bans Nickel Exports, Eyes Domestic Production

Indonesia Bans Nickel Exports, Eyes Domestic Production

October 29, 2019 1:09 pm

Indonesia will suspend nickel ore exports immediately rather than stopping overseas shipments early next year, officials said on Tuesday, as the world’s top producer of the mineral looks to ramp up processing at home to boost its income.

Some three dozen firms met government officials on Monday and agreed to stop exporting the metal, according to the country’s Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM).

London nickel prices briefly jumped above $17,000 a metric ton.

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The surprise announcement comes about a month after resource-rich Indonesia shocked markets by saying it would

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Kayla Mueller, IS Victim Who Gave Name To Anti-Baghdadi Op

Kayla Mueller, IS Victim Who Gave Name To Anti-Baghdadi Op

October 28, 2019 5:40 pm

The US special forces raid targeting jihadist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was named for Kayla Mueller, a young aid worker who was one of several Americans killed while being held by the Islamic State group.

Mueller was kidnapped in 2013 in northern Syria during a visit to a hospital. US officials confirmed her death in 2015.

Her father, Carl Mueller, said it had been “a roller coaster of emotions” waiting for President Donald Trump to announce the demise of the man responsible for his daughter’s death.

The 26-year-old aid worker was a “beautiful young woman” who died while trying to …

90m Nigerians Live In Poverty – FG

90m Nigerians Live In Poverty – FG

October 28, 2019 2:33 pm
Ms Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development expressed the resolve of the Federal Government to lift 90 million Nigerians currently living in poverty across the country.
Farouq said this while presenting the 2020 budget estimates ₦44.21 billion for the approval of the House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees chaired by Rep. Mohammed Jega on Monday.

The minister said that the ministry was tasked with the responsibility to address some of the underlying causes, drivers and consequences of humanitarian crises and underdevelopment including.

She said this included the relatively high level of poverty of

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Christine Lagarde: Crisis Fighter At Home In Halls Of Power

Christine Lagarde: Crisis Fighter At Home In Power

October 28, 2019 11:51 am
After a career breaking glass ceilings to join a tiny global elite, Christine Lagarde will bring the experience of cool-headed crisis fighting to her job as the first female head of the European Central Bank.
The 63-year-old Frenchwoman arrives at the ECB after weathering the financial crisis and its aftershocks at the French finance ministry, in 2007-11, and the International Monetary Fund in 2011-19 — the first woman to hold both jobs.

She faced one catastrophic threat after another, from the financial sector meltdown in 2008 to the Greek and Argentine debt crises.

Formerly a successful corporate lawyer, Lagarde is

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Governors Meet In Abuja Over Bailout Fund Repayment

Governors Meet In Abuja Over Bailout Fund Repayment

October 28, 2019 11:46 am
The 36 state governors, under the umbrella of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), are currently meeting in Abuja.
According to the itinerary, they were to discuss the time frame for the refund of the N614 billion bailout fund issued to their states by the Federal Government.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development was sequel to the notice given to the states by the Federal Government to recover the loan facility.

The governors, according to the meeting agenda, would deliberate on getting an update on deductions for budget support facility from the appropriate organ of government.

They were

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Remains Of Balewa’s Wife Buried In Bauchi

Remains Of Balewa’s Wife Buried In Bauchi

October 28, 2019 11:23 am

The remains of Hajiya Jummai Abubakar, wife to Nigeria’s first prime minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, has been buried on Monday at the Bauchi Central Cemetery in Bauchi State.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the funeral prayers, presided by the Chief Imam of Bauchi Central Mosque, Mallam Bala Baba-Inna, took place at exactly 2.15 p.m at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi with Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state and other dignitaries in attendance.

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Others who also attended the funeral rite were the Emirs of …

Italian Bank UniCredit Says Data Of 3m Clients Hacked

Italian Bank UniCredit Says Data Of 3m Clients Hacked

October 28, 2019 10:48 am
Italian bank UniCredit on Monday said it had discovered a data breach concerning the contact details of around 3 million Italian customers, contained in a four-year-old file.
“The UniCredit cyber security team has identified a data incident involving a file generated in 2015 containing a defined set of approximately 3 million records,” a statement said.

Hackers got hold of “names, city, telephone number and email only” and do not have “any bank details permitting access to customer accounts or allowing for unauthorised transactions,” it added.

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The incident was reported

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Buhari Proceeds To UK From Arabia On Nov 2 For 15 Days

Buhari Proceeds To UK From Arabia On Nov 2 For 15 Days

October 28, 2019 10:47 am

A statement by the president’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, said Buhari, who would hold bilateral talks with King Salman of Saudi Arabia and King Abdullah ll of Jordan, on the sidelines of the Saudi event, would spend 15 days in the United Kingdom.

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Adesina said: “On the sideline of the event, President Buhari will hold bilateral talks with His Majesty King Salman and His Majesty King Abdullah ll of Jordan.

“On Wednesday, 30th October, 2019, the President will participate in the High Level Event titled “What is Next for Africa: …

New TB Treatment For Developing Countries To Cost $1,040

New TB Treatment For Developing Countries To Cost $1,040

October 28, 2019 10:43 am
A newly approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries, including India and South Africa, priced at 1,040 dollars for a complete regimen, more than twice the cost proposed in the past by advocacy groups for other treatments.
Stop TB Partnership said on Monday that BPaL would be obtainable in eligible countries through the Global Drug Facility (GDF), a global provider of TB medicines created in 2001 to negotiate lower prices for treatments.
Tuberculosis was responsible for 1.5 million deaths in 2018.

BPaL is an oral treatment which promises a shorter, more convenient option to existing TB

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German Diplomacy In Chaos Over Syria Blue-Helmet Proposal

German Diplomacy In Chaos Over Syria Blue-Helmet Proposal

October 28, 2019 3:01 am

While the conflict has raged in Syria, a vaguely-worded German proposal for a UN-led security zone in the country’s north has sown new chaos within Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fragile coalition government.

The idea offered by the politician who hopes to succeed Merkel in 2021, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, once more throws a spotlight on Germany’s struggle to define its role as a player on the world stage.

The political row started when Kramp-Karrenbauer, who heads Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and is widely known simply as “AKK”, early last week proposed her plan for a blue-helmet mission in northern Syria.

Such …

Hostages ‘Killed’ As Rakhine Rebels, Myanmar Army Clash

Hostages ‘Killed’ As Rakhine Rebels, Myanmar Army Clash

October 27, 2019 8:28 pm

A number of hostages seized by ethnic Rakhine rebels in a raid on a ferry packed with scores of Myanmar security forces have been killed, the insurgents and army said late Sunday, blaming each other for the deaths.

On Saturday rebels from the Arakan Army (AA), who are fighting for greater autonomy for Rakhine Buddhists from the state, forced a ferry to the shore taking around 50 people hostage including 14 soldiers and 29 police officers.

The army said it deployed attack helicopters in pursuit of the rebels who tried to escape with the detainees loaded onto three boats.

Both …

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