Month: December 2020
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LatestGeorgia Republican senate candidate David Perdue to quarantine just 5 days to election
Republican Senator David Perdue of Georgia announced on Thursday he will quarantine after being exposed to someone infected with COVID-19. The quarantine is taking him off the campaign trail only…
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LatestWho is Katherine Tai, Biden’s pick for U.S. trade representative?
This week on NPR, Ayesha Rascoe discussed Katherine Tai’s historic nomination to serve as the U.S. Trade Representative. If confirmed, Tai would be the first Asian American and the first…
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Economy
Economy
Britain completes formal economic break with European Union after 48 years
Britain has completed its economic break from the European Union after a 48-year partnership with the trading bloc. At 11 p.m. on Thursday the time in London, the U.K.left the…
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Niger
Niger
Reactions trail peaceful elections in Niger Republic
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday showered praises on the outgoing President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou and the citizens of the country for the peaceful and successful conduct of the presidential…
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Stimulus checks: How much will you get?
This is an official statement by the United States Internal Revenue Service detailing when and how you will receive your second COVID-19 stimulus payment. WASHINGTON – Today, the Internal Revenue…
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NIGERIA
NIGERIANdi Igbo forget 2023 presidency; it’s a trap, by Fredrick Nwabufo
By my educated guess, it will take four decades to put Nigeria together after the exit of President Muhammadu Buhari. Nigeria is like humpty-dumpty – broken, amputated and cannibalised. The…
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LatestWHO issues first emergency use validation for COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday listed the Comirnaty COVID-19 mRNA vaccine for emergency use, making the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine the first to receive emergency validation from WHO since the…
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LatestBuhari signs 2021 appropriation and 2020 finance bills into law
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja issued stern warning to agencies of government saddled with generating revenue generation to work hard to meet their targets. The President issued the warning…
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Everything you need to know about SARS-CoV-2 variants, according to WHO
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has had a major impact on human health globally; infecting a large number of people; causing severe disease and associated long-term health sequelae; resulting…
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LatestBiden, Harris name additional White House staff members, bringing total to 100+, with 61 percent women, 54 percent people of color, 11 percent LGBTQ+
U.S. President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris on Wednesday announced additional members of the White House staff. The announcement included individuals from the White House…
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