Published on 09.09.2019 at 16h54 by AFP Hundreds of people protested Monday in front of a Moroccan court as the trial opened of a journalist accused of having a late-term abortion and sexual relations outside marriage. The case brought against Hajar Raissouni, who writes for the Arabic-language daily Akhbar Al-Yaoum, has triggered a furious debate […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 16h54 by AFP A top executive at the World Bank, Kristalina Georgieva of Bulgaria, now faces no opposition in her candidacy to lead the International Monetary Fund, the fund announced Monday. Georgieva, currently the bank’s chief executive officer, is all but guaranteed to become the second woman ever to lead the […]
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LONDON, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Price offerings for Nigerian light sweet crude have eased in recent days, traders said, as refining margins for European gasoline finished the week sharply down. NIGERIA * European refiners sought to offload gasoline tailored to summer specifications and cracks ended the week down on Friday. * Asking prices for major […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 15h54 by AFP South African authorities have issued an arrest warrant for two of the four alleged murderers of an exiled Rwandan ex-spy and critic of President Paul Kagame who was killed in a Johannesburg hotel in 2014, the family lawyer said Monday. South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is also […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 14h54 by AFP Authorities in the Bahamas have updated the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 45, with police calling for the public to register details of the many people still missing. One week after Dorian flattened homes and buildings, a major relief operation is working to deliver supplies to desperate […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 14h54 by AFP Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Monday for reform of European Union budget rules and cooperation on immigration, ahead of a parliamentary confidence vote in his new government. The most pressing dossier for the incoming coalition of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party is the […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 14h54 by AFP France said Monday that the time had come to start easing tensions with Russia as senior ministers held four-way talks in Moscow not seen since the crisis over Ukraine broke out. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said there was a “window of opportunity” for resolving the Ukraine […]
Read More * Nigerian oil increasingly headed to Los Angeles refineries * Lack of pipeline, shipping law encumber U.S. Gulf loadings * Favourable export window may soon shut By Noah Browning and Libby George LONDON/LAGOS, Sept 9 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s oil, displaced by U.S. shale, has found an unlikely new outlet this year: the coast of the […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 12h54 by AFP South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday condemned weekend violence in Johannesburg that claimed two lives after security forces clashed with looters involved in fresh xenophobic attacks. At least ten people have been killed since the start of the month in a surge in attacks targeting foreign-owned businesses […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 12h54 by AFP Israel heads into the final week of campaigning Monday for an unprecedented second general election in five months, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu battling for political survival while facing a potential corruption indictment. With the September 17 vote looming, Netanyahu and his right-wing Likud have drawn outrage from […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 12h54 by AFP Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte called Monday for reform of European Union rules limiting deficits to three percent of gross domestic product, ahead of a parliamentary confidence vote in his new government. “We also need to improve the Stability and Growth Pact and its application, to simplify the […]
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Published on 09.09.2019 at 12h54 by AFP The acting head of the UN nuclear watchdog on Monday called on Iran to “respond promptly” to the agency’s questions regarding Tehran’s nuclear programme. Cornel Feruta was addressing the quarterly board meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a day after meeting high-level Iranian officials in Tehran. […]
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