Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 11th August 2020
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Argentine President To Launch Public Works With Gender Perspective
Argentine President Alberto Fernández will launch new public works today with a gender perspective, one of the various initiatives he is promoting for greater equity and equality. Through a videoconference in which mayors from various localities of the country will participate, the president will announce this project together with the Minister of Public Works, Gabriel …
India’s Top Airline Raise $534M To Combat Cash Drain
IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, plans to raise as much as 40 billion rupees ($534 million) by selling new shares after the coronavirus pandemic halted air travel across the world, ravaging the cash flow of carriers. The board of the airline, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd., approved raising cash by selling shares to institutional investors, it …
UAE Appeals For Volunteers To Help Aid Campaign For Lebanon
The UAE Volunteers programme has launched a campaign to help send humanitarian aid and reconstruction material to Lebanon. It is calling on Emiratis and residents to volunteer here in the UAE to assist the Lebanese people following the deadly explosion that rocked Beirut last week. The initiative – From UAE and For Lebanon – will …
Mayors Launch Campaign For Self-Isolation ‘Wages’
The campaign – Time Out to Help Out – is backed by Unison, GMB, Usdaw, Unite and CWU as well as businesses. Mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram are calling for employees to still be paid their full normal wage if they are requested to self-isolate and are unable to work from home. Employers should then be …
Ex-officials Slam Egypt-Greece Maritime Demarcation Pact
A number of former Egyptian members of parliament and opposition party members have signed an official denouncing the country’s maritime border agreement with Greece which was signed last week. The pact, they said,“is supportive, first and foremost, of its the ruling regime’s regional and international sponsors, who guarantee its survival and continuity, even at the …
Landslide Death Toll In Southern India Rises To 49
With rescue operations following a massive landslide in Kerala, southern India entering their fourth day on Monday, the death toll has reached 49, a senior police officer said. The landslide last Friday in the village of Rajamalai of the hilly Munnar area of Idukki was caused by heavy monsoon rains, according to the official. A …
Lebanese Cabinet Resign After Deadly Blast In Beirut
Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Monday that the government of Hassan Diab has tendered his resignation. Al-Manar correspondent also reported that Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab will announce his resignation today. Lebanese sources said that Prime Minister Hassan Diab will speak to the Lebanese people at 7:30 pm local time. Lebanon has not …
Boris Johnson Calls For Action With France Over Migrant Crossings
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said action is needed with France to stop the increasing number of migrant boats crossing the English Channel as a Royal Air Force plane was sent to aid the task. The number of migrants undertaking the perilous journey has risen during the more favorable summer conditions, with more than 4,000 …
Oahu Hospital To establish Dedicated Virus Unit By September
The Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu plans to establish a new unit dedicated to treatment of COVID-19 patients. The hospital projected the $12.7 million project will be ready by September, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Sunday. The infectious disease unit will focus on the care of COVID-19 patients during an expected upsurge that health officials are calling “a …
Mauritius Declares State Of Emergency After Oil Leak
Mauritius’ Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth Friday declared a state of environmental emergency after a stranded vessel began leaking oil into the ocean. The MV Wakashio has been spilling part of its 4,000 tonnes of oil and 200 tonnes of diesel over the last days, and it threatened to break in two on Sunday. “The cracks …
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