WASHINGTON — While plans are underway for the Toronto Raptors to meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a White House visit for the NBA champions is uncertain. Asked by a reporter after a meeting with Trudeau if he’ll extend an invitation to the first NBA championship team from outside the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump […]
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Cyprus ex-president Dimitris Christofias has died
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cyprus’ president says his predecessor Dimitris Christofias has died. He was 72. President Nicos Anastasiades said he was informed of Christofias’ death on Friday with “deep sorrow.” Anastasiades said he and Christofias may have been on divergent political paths, but he did what he thought was best for his country. Conveying his […]
Royal police escort bike collides with elderly woman
LONDON — U.K. authorities are investigating a collision between a police motorcycle escorting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and an elderly woman in southwest London. The accident occurred around 12.50 p.m. on Monday when the royal couple were on their way to Windsor for the St George’s Chapel service commemorating the Order of the […]
Highest number of people displaced since World War II – Ethiopia tops list
An estimated 3.2 million people were displaced by conflict and drought by April this year OSLO, Norway, June 19, 2019/ — Ethiopia has the highest number of new displacements globally, as new figures reveal over 70 million people are on the move worldwide – the highest number ever recorded. “Every day an average of 37,000 […]
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday to create a new digital currency similar to Bitcoin for global use, one that could drive more e-commerce on its services and boost […]
Egypt ‘angered by calls for Morsi post-mortem’
AFP The former president collapsed in court on Monday Image caption: Egypt is said to have lashed out at the UN, branding its calls for an independent inquiry into the death of former President Mohammed Morsi as an attempt to “politicise” events. AFP reports Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez as saying he condemned the UN’s […]
300,000 flee flare-up of ethnic violence in north-eastern DR Congo
Teams have also been deployed to assess the situation and engage with communities and the authorities to help prevent more attacks NEW YORK, United States of America, June 19, 2019/ — More than 300,000 people have been forced to flee resurgent inter-ethnic violence in north-east Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) just this month, the […]
Northern healthcare firms target new opportunities in Africa
Health sector businesses from the Northern Powerhouse could benefit from new export opportunities across Africa thanks to a recent trade mission led by Department for International Trade (DIT) LONDON, United Kingdom, — Businesses including Yorkshire’s Sunflower Medical and Medasil were amongst 16 firms from the north that travelled to trade fair Africa Health 2019 in […]
The African oil industry denounces BBC Panorama’s attack on Senegal as a much Ado about nothing
Oil and gas production over the next 10 years would inject billions of dollars into the Senegalese economy and support more than 1 million jobs JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, — The African Energy Chamber (EnergyChamber.org) rejects the accusations made by the recent BBC Panorama program on Senegal and believes this case is about a sinister rush […]
Innovators from Africa recognised at Commonwealth 70th anniversary
Fifteen trailblazers won the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for Sustainable Development Award, with winners attending a special ceremony on Friday, 14 June. LONDON, United Kingdom, — The Duke of Sussex presented prizes to innovators in international development at a garden party celebrating the Commonwealth’s 70th anniversary in London. Fifteen trailblazers won the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Innovation for […]