Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 4th July 2020
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Indian Police Officers Killed In Ambush By Criminal Gang
At least eight policemen were killed in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh after a group of assailants opened fire as the officers were trying to arrest a murder suspect. The ambush took place in Bikaru village, near the city of Kanpur, about 80km (50 miles) southwest of the state capital Lucknow. Awanish Awasthi, an Uttar Pradesh …
Modi Visits Military Base On India-China Border
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an unannounced visit to a military base in the Ladakh region bordering China. The visit comes just weeks after a deadly clash between troops from both countries became their worst confrontation in decades.
India Bans TikTok, 58 Other Apps Amid Anti-China Sentiment, Border Clash
The border clashes and the stand-off between Indian and Chinese security forces in the Galwan valley on June 15, reached naught after India, Asia’s third-largest economy, decided to impose an interim ban on the wildly popular Chinese video-creation platform TikTok and 58 other apps due to “security issues” on Monday, June 29, 2020. There are also speculations …
Kyrgyz PM Go On Leave Amid Corruption Allegations
Kyrgyz prime minister Mukhammedkaliy Abylgaziev has placed himself on temporary leave following accusations that he participated in the unlawful sale of airwaves, the Kyrgyz government’s website has announced today (in Russian). The accusations against the current PM were made by Jogorku Kengesh (Kyrgyz parliament) deputy Janar Akaev. In a statement placed on the government’s website, Abylgaziev has once again stressed that the charges levelled by Akaev are …
Brothers Infected With Plague After Eating Marmot Meat
Two brothers have contracted the plague after reportedly eating marmots in Mongolia. The siblings – aged 27 and 16 – are believed to have caught the potentially deadly disease after hunting and then consuming the animal in the country, authorities have said. Two suspected cases in the western Khovd province came back as the plague in laboratory tests, …
Old Mutual Confirms New CEO After Protracted Legal Battle
Old Mutual Ltd. named acting Chief Executive Officer Iain Williamson as the African insurer’s permanent head after winning a legal battle against Peter Moyo, who tried to get the CEO job back following his dismissal. Williamson’s appointment follows a “comprehensive global search,” the Johannesburg-based company said in a statement on Friday. The actuary has spent …
Ukraine Leads Negotiations With Iran
Ukraine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom, Canada, Afghanistan, and Sweden that appoints it as lead negotiator with Iran regarding compensation for those who lost their lives after Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in January 2020. Iran and the other countries with citizens who died in the crash still continue …
Dollar Rises Over COVID-19 Pandemic In US
The dollar edged up on Friday and currency traders’ risk appetite was boosted only slightly by better-than-expected jobs data in the United States, as surging coronavirus cases continued to taper market optimism. U.S. payrolls surged on Thursday but the reaction in currencies was limited. Even after two months of job recovery from May, the U.S. …
Germany Disbands Elite Military Unit Over Private Stocked Weapons
One sergeant major suspected of far-right ties had a cache of weapons in a bunker at his home. Other officers were reported to have used the Hitler salute, listened to neo-Nazi music, and played a game that involved tossing a pig’s head. Meanwhile, no one knows what has happened to about 61kg of explosives and 48,000 rounds of ammunition that …
Over One Million People Displaced In DR Congo In 6 Months – Report
The UNHCR recorded events of killing, mutilation, sexual violence and looting in DR Congo in the last eight weeks. The African nation has one of the highest rates of internal displacement in the world. Over one million people from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been forced to seek refuge in neighboring countries …
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