Nigeria news today headlines update Friday 8th November 2019
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Over 2 Million Poor Families To Get Free Internet In Kerala
The Kerala government has finally gave the green signal for the ambitious K-Fon project, which will provide free Internet connection to over two million families that come under BPL (Below Poverty Line) apart from offering high speed Internet connection and voice call facilities at affordable rates. The state cabinet on Wednesday accorded administrative sanction for
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Russia Denies Sending Mercenaries To Libya
Russia on Thursday denied US media reports that it had sent mercenaries from private military group Wagner to fight in Libya. The New York Times reported Tuesday that some 200 Russian fighters from Wagner had arrived in Libya over the last six weeks including snipers. The group is believed to be controlled by Putin ally
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Lufthansa Strike Kicks In, No End In Sight To Dispute
A 48-hour strike among Lufthansa staff began on Thursday, grounding roughly 1,300 flights and affecting some 180,000 passengers. 700 flights from the main group’s schedule of 1,100 were axed on Thursday, with a further 600 flights scheduled for Friday hit. The German airline’s chief executive, Carsten Spohr, called on trade union Ufo for a new
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2 Fisherman Accused Of Killing 16 Crew Members On Board
Two North Korean men suspected of killing 16 crew members on board their squid fishing boat have been repatriated to the isolated country they had tried to flee because they were deemed too dangerous to be given asylum, officials in Seoul have said. The men in their 20s admitted that they and another man had
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Mexico Farm Town Prepares Funerals After 9 Americans Slain
Under a strong security presence, this remote farming community prepared to hold the first funerals Thursday for some of the nine American women and children killed by drug cartel gunmen. Dozens of high-riding pickups and SUVS, many with U.S. license plates from as far away as North Dakota, bumped across dirt and rock roads over
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Poland Will Reach EU Average Household Size By 2030- Minister
Minister for Investment and Economic Development, Jerzy Kwieci?ski, said he expects Poland to reach EU average for household sizes by 2030. “The gap has shrunk significantly. I’m sure that in 10 years we will reach the EU average,” said Mr Kwieci?ski. The Minister pointed out that the average number of flats per 1000 residents increased
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Armenian Minister Accuses Dashnaks Of Obstructing Reforms, Rejects Resignation Calls
A key figure in Armenia’s 2018 “Velvet Revolution” who serves as a minister in the current cabinet has accused an opposition party that was represented in the previous government of obstructing reforms. Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Arayik Harutiunian made the accusation after the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnaktsutyun) began to call for his
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Facing Sanctions, Turkey’s Defense Industry Goes To Plan B
Turkey’s defense industry has taken a blow, but it’s certainly not down and out. Ankara’s relationship with the European Union and many of its fellow NATO members has hit a new low following Turkey’s military incursion into northeastern Syria. Outraged at the Turkish operation, a large number of Western states, including key arms exporters such
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Journalist Accused Of Spying For Iran
An Iraqi-Swedish journalist will stand trial later this month accused of spying on separatist Iranian exiles in three European countries. Raghdan Al-Hraishawi, 46, is accused of using his role at an Arabic newspaper as a cpver to infiltrate online forums run by members of the Ahvaz community to secure the names and addresses of opposition
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Brazil Oil Flop Continues For Second Day As Majors Abstain
For the second day, state-controlled energy giant Petrobras led the sole bid as major foreign producers sat out an auction of Brazilian oil deposits. Petroleo Brasileiro SA, as the company is also called, made a successful joint bid with China National Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Co. for the Aram block in Thursday’s sale […]
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