Month: March 2024
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World
UK’s Sunak to unveil $252m investment in nuclear deterrent, nuclear energy
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to invest 200 million pounds ($252m) in the country’s…
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EU to investigate Apple, Google, Meta under new digital law
European Union regulators have opened investigations into Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Meta, in the first cases under a sweeping digital…
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Russia’s Putin says ‘radical Islamists’ behind Moscow concert hall attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin says for the first time that “radical Islamists” were behind last week’s attack on a concert hall outside…
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down as part of leadership shake-up
Boeing says Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year as part of a…
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Canada launches programme to get citizens out of violence-hit Haiti
Canada has launched a programme to get its citizens out of Haiti, as the Caribbean nation grapples with a surge in…
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Africa
Senegal opposition candidate Faye set to win presidential election
Senegal’s opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a political newcomer popular among the country’s disaffected youth, is set to be declared the…
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Africa
Binance executive detained in Nigeria in crypto case escapes custody
An executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance has escaped custody in Nigeria, where a criminal investigation has been launched against the…
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Africa
Vote counting almost done in Senegal’s delayed presidential election
Vote counting is almost done in Senegal after a delayed presidential election that many hope will bring change after a turbulent political…
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World
Simon Harris to be Ireland’s youngest PM after clinching party leadership
Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after he was appointed as the new leader of the…
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Africa
Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election
Authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year’s long-awaited presidential election, barring two fierce opponents of the military…
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