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Nigeria approves use of AstraZeneca COVAX vaccines ahead of vaccination

(Xinhua/GNA) - Nigerian authorities on Friday approved the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine under the COVAX Facility after undergoing an assessment, a development that clears the coast for vaccination in the west African country. The National Agency for Food,...

U.S. House passes legislation advocating for LGBTQ rights

(Xinhua/GNA) - The U.S. House on Thursday voted to pass an act that will prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Decades in the making, the Equality Act was passed in the Democratic-controlled lower chamber in a 224-206...

Philippines offers to let nurses work in Britain and Germany in exchange for coronavirus vaccines

(CNN)The Philippines will let thousands of its health care workers, mostly nurses, take up jobs in Britain and Germany if the two countries agree to donate coronavirus vaccines, a senior official said on Tuesday.Britain's health ministry said it was...

Moria migrants: Fire destroys Greek camp leaving 13,000 without shelter

Fires have destroyed Greece's largest migrant camp, an overcrowded facility on the island of Lesbos, leaving nearly 13,000 people without shelter. Some 20 firefighters battled the blaze at the Moria camp - designed for fewer than 3,000 people - as...

Jessica Krug: George Washington University professor admits she has been pretending to be black

In a post titled "the truth, and the anti-Blackness of my lies," Ms Krug said: "I am not a culture vulture. I am a culture leech." A prominent activist and professor of African American history at George Washington University has...

Italy ex-PM Berlusconi treated for pneumonia

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, aged 83, is in hospital with early-stage double pneumonia after testing positive for coronavirus, Italian media report. He spent the night in hospital in Milan for checks, having tested positive on Wednesday.Earlier his right-wing...

Scientists explore surprise explanation for low death rate in Africa COVID-19 cases

Is there a link between poverty, crowded accommodation, and Africa's bafflingly low infection and death rates from the pandemic? As the number of infections dips sharply in South Africa, and stays relatively low across much of the continent, experts are...

Three to battle for PNC flagbearer position

Three persons, all males, have filed nominations to contest the flagbearer position for the People’s National Convention (PNC). They are; Mr. Samson Asaki Awingobit, Reverend Samuel Adjay and Mr David Apasera. A total of 21 others submitted their nominations to occupy...

Hurricane Laura ‘will cause unsurvivable storm surge’

Hurricane Laura is expected to cause an "unsurvivable" storm surge, extreme winds and floods as it hits the US, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. The category four storm is approaching Texas and Louisiana with maximum sustained wind speeds of...

Afghanistan and Pakistan floods: At least 160 dead and hundreds of homes destroyed amid heavy rainfall

Afghanistan and Pakistan have both experienced heavy seasonal rainfall, leaving thousands of families displaced. At least 70 people are dead and dozens are injured from flooding after heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan, while 90 have died amid...
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“Parliament Adjourns to January 2 Without Approving Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation”

Parliament has adjourned its seventh meeting of the fourth session of the Eighth Parliament to January 2, 2025, without...
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