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Africa & World Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines
Friday, January 11th, 2019
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Canada will grant asylum to an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled to Thailand to escape her allegedly abusive family, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Rahaf Al-Qunun will head to Toronto, with a stopover in Seoul, said Thailand’s Immigration Police Chief Surachate Hakparn. She boarded a Korean Airlines plane in Bangkok. Trudeau told […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Wednesday, December 26th, 2018
Burundi declared the small central city of Gitega the country’s new political capital on Saturday, in line with a presidential promise made a decade ago. A government spokesman named Gitega while also stating that the previous capital Bujumbura, on the north-eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika, would in future function solely as the country’s economic centre. […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, December 20th, 2018
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Grace Mugabe, wife of the former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, in South Africa. It was revealed on Wednesday that the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa had issued an arrest warrant against Mrs. Mugabe for allegedly assaulting a model, Gabriella Engels at a hotel in […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 18th, 2018
An Australian Government Minister, Andrew Broad, who resigned from his role over allegations of improper behaviour with a younger woman, on Tuesday said he would quit politics in 2019. Broad resigned from his role as assistant minister to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack on Monday after a tabloid magazine claimed the lawmaker, who is married, […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
A Nigerian woman, Mo Fayose has been threatened with a fine for allegedly sharing fliers, inviting people in Basford area of Nottingham, the UK to a free Christmas dinner. According to Daily Mail, Ms. Fayose was threatened by the local council in an email accusing her of illegal behaviour. The single mother-of-two has reportedly hosted Christmas […]
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Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines
Tuesday, December 11th, 2018
The United States on Monday said it would forbid entry into the country of former Gambian dictator Yahya Jammeh and his family over corruption during his 22-year rule. Under a US law that bans foreign officials involved in “significant” corruption or human rights abuses, the State Department said it was blacklisting Jammeh as well as […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Thursday, November 22nd, 2018
Australia has revealed plans to increase government powers to strip citizenship from extremists and to control the movements of Australian fighters who return home from the battlefields of Syria and Iraq.Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday outlined the contentious bills, some of which he wants passed by parliament this year. He also wants passed this […]
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Africa & World Politics, Arlene Schar, Articles, Columnists, David Leffler, NNP Columnists
Monday, November 5th, 2018
Terrorism has taken a disturbing turn with the horrific murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Apparently the intent of this murder was to send a message to all journalists dedicated to thoughtful criticism of government. Therefore, what would be the most appropriate journalistic response to such blatant censorship? Is it to continue to report in good […]
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Africa & World Politics, National Politics, Religion, Top Stories
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
A spokesman of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Thursday declared that the group’s association with the government and people of Iran is not designed to subvert the Federal Government. Malam Mohammadu Ibrahim Tamawa gave the assurance when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. He said that […]
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Africa & World Politics, Headlines
Friday, October 12th, 2018
(CNN)Turkish authorities have audio and visual evidence that shows journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul just over a week ago, a source familiar with the ongoing investigation told CNN. The source, who was briefed by a Western intelligence agency, says the evidence showed there had been an assault and a […]
