Nigeria news today headlines : Friday 7th August 2020
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Trump Plans Order Seeking To Return Drug Production To U.S.
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday that would encourage the production of certain drugs and medical supplies in the U.S., following shortages during the Covid-19 pandemic. The order urges purchasers to buy American-made products and loosens federal drug-safety and environmental regulations that the administration says disadvantage domestic producers, among other measures. …
US Sends Oil Shipment To Saudi Arabia
The United States sent a shipment of crude to Saudi Arabia in June, data from the US Census Bureau showed yesterday, in what appears to be the first such delivery since the US ban on crude exports ended in 2015, Reuters reported. The United States shipped about 550,000 barrels, or 18,300 barrels per day (bpd), of crude …
Israel Approves £57m Bid For Major Stake In El Al
Eli Rozenberg, the son of millionaire U.S. businessman Kenny Rozenberg, is closer to acquiring a large stake in El Al Airlines. Israel’s Government Companies Authority agreed to support Rozenberg’s £57M ($75 million) bid for a 44.9% controlling stake in the country’s flagship airline, which has been laid low by the coronavirus pandemic, the Israeli business daily Globes reported. …
Heavy Rains Wreak Havoc On South Korea
At least 15 people are dead and 11 still missing as rain continues to batter the Korean Peninsula. The rain, which battered southern parts of South Korea and the island of Jeju throughout July, is continuing in Seoul and central parts of the country. So far in the central provinces rain has fallen for 42 days straight, …
Tajikistan Sets Date For Presidential Election
On August 6, a joint session of Tajikistan’s bicameral parliament — chaired by Rustam Emomali, son of the president — decided to hold the county’s next presidential election in October. Tajikistan’s last presidential election was held on November 6, 2013. In 2013, Emomali Rahmon won a fourth term with 83.92 percent of the vote. Rahmon has been …
Mauritania Appoints New Prime Minister
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday appointed veteran public administrator Mohamed Ould Bilal as prime minister, hours after the previous government resigned amid an investigation into alleged high-level corruption. Bilal’s appointment was announced in a statement from the presidency following the resignation of his predecessor Ismail Ould Cheikh Sidiya and his entire government. The …
U.S. Mortgage Rates Plunge To Record Low 2.88%
Mortgages rates have found another record low, potentially boosting a housing market that has been a bright spot for a shaky U.S. economy. The average for a 30-year fixed loan fell to 2.88%, the lowest in nearly 50 years of record keeping by Freddie Mac. It was the eighth time since the coronavirus started roiling …
Plane Crash In Gouna Leaves 2 Dead
A plane has crashed at Gouna Airport killing the both pilots on board, according to local news sources. The plane crashed whilst trying to land after a recreational flight over the popular Red Sea resort killing Mohamed Al-Seroojy, 61, and Akram Al-Hossary, 36. The plane belonged to the private company Air Man and was being …
Supreme Court Tells Bolsonaro To Protect Indigenous Rights
Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered President Jair Bolsonaro to implement parts of a Bill to protect indigenous peoples from Covid-19 that he previously vetoed. On Wednesday Judge Luis Roberto Barroso said the government must instal health checkpoints for isolated indigenous villages and draft and implement a plan to remove people illegally present in indigenous areas …
BBC Slammed For Use Of N-word In News Report
The BBC has been hit with more than 18,600 complaints over the use of the n-word in a TV news report. The racial slur was used on 29 July by social affairs correspondent Fiona Lamdin, who repeated the n-word in a report on what police believe to have been a racially-motivated hit-and-run attack on a young NHS worker in Bristol. …
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