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ABUJA, Nigeria (AFP) — Nearly 200 people have died in flooding caused by heavy seasonal rains across 12 states in Nigeria, the country’s main relief agency said on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 199 people had lost their lives after the main Niger and Benue rivers burst their banks. A national disaster has been declared in the central states of Kogi, where the two rivers meet, and Niger, plus Delta and Anambra […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s much-loved public broadcaster scrambled to safeguard its hard-won reputation for impartiality Thursday, forcing out a chairman accused of intervening in news coverage to please the government. Top executive Justin Milne told the ABC he would step down, after the institution’s board held crisis talks in Sydney and the government announced an inquiry into his actions. According to leaked emails, Milne unsuccessfully pressed for […]
https://youtu.be/H4_m5yZxxKc (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) held an Aid for Humanity in Toronto, Canada on Sept. 21, 2018 where it gave thousands of “care packages” including food items and winter articles to residents who came to the event. At least 4,000 care packages were distributed to those in need in Toronto who came to the event’s venue at the Queen Eizabeth Building, Canada National Exhibition Place. Under the directive of […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced an agreement to start negotiations on a trade deal Wednesday, dampening the prospect of Washington imposing tariffs against another trading partner. After talks in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the two leaders issued a joint statement about talks to produce “early” results, without giving any firm details on a timetable. Although the […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told the United Nations on Wednesday that he would be willing to sit down with Donald Trump to try to bridge differences with his US counterpart. “Despite all of the differences… I would be willing to reach out my hand to the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to discuss matters bilaterally,” Maduro told the General Assembly. © Agence France-Presse
by Christian OTTON Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump admitted his friendship with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could be over on Wednesday as he accused Beijing of undermining his prospects in upcoming elections. With tensions growing sharply between the two sides on a range of issues, Trump said China wanted him to suffer an electoral setback as payback for his hard line over trade. After accusing the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The woman who accuses President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick of sexual assault at a high school party will testify Thursday that she feared Brett Kavanaugh would rape her. “I believed he was going to rape me. I tried to yell for help,” Christine Blasey Ford will tell US lawmakers, according to prepared testimony that she will deliver at a high-profile hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Kavanaugh, whose nomination […]
by Alina DIESTE / with Alexandre PEYRILLE in Buenos Aires Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to increase its crisis loan package aimed at restoring confidence in Argentina’s struggling economy by $7.1 billion to $57.1 billion, the South American country’s Finance Minister Nicolas Dujovne said on Wednesday. The agreement “will allow our country to leave behind the turbulent path of recent months,” said Dujovne during a […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to present a “very fair” Middle East peace plan by the end of the year and endorsed a two-state solution, apparently confident that the Palestinians would return to talks despite his unwavering support for Israel. Holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Trump said it was a “dream” of his to bring about a peaceful […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US would have been drawn into a war with North Korea if he had not been elected as he played up the prospects of a peace deal with its leader Kim Jong Un. “If I wasn’t elected, you would have had a war,” Trump said before adding that “nobody is talking about that” anymore. “We have a very good relationship. He (Kim) likes […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. Late Tuesday the heavy bombers “participated in a regularly scheduled, combined operation in the East China Sea,” Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn said. A defense official said the nuclear-capable aircrafts were escorted by Japanese fighters and the flight was part […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday urged world governments to encourage North Korea to advance toward denuclearization by “responding positively” to leader Kim Jong Un’s “new choices”. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Moon praised his North Korean counterpart — with whom he has held three summits — saying he had “changed the direction of the political situation” on the Korean peninsula. “North Korea moved out of longstanding isolation […]
