The European Union (EU) and its development finance institutions will provide Nigeria with 1.29 billion euros ($1.3 billion) to help Africa’s most populous country diversify its economy away from oil, a document from the bloc showed.
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Ex-Funeral Home Owner Confesses To Selling Body Parts
A former Colorado funeral home owner pleaded guilty to secretly dissecting corpses and selling body parts without consent from mourning relatives.
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GHANA: ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali’s Military Junta
Following the meeting of heads of state of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, Mali’s military rulers has pledged to return to constitutional rule after Ecowas lifted punitive sanctions against the country for failing to hold elections earlier this year.
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VATICAN: Pope Francis Addresses Resignation, Cancer Diagnosis Rumour
Pope Francis is has dismissed the idea that he’s preparing to resign and said he still hopes to be able to visit Russia and Ukraine in the fall.
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SOUTH AFRICA: Carbon-monoxide Poisoning Suspected In Tavern Death Of 21 Teenagers
South Africa is mourning the death of 21 teenagers at Enyobeni Tavern in Scenery Park, East London last Sunday from accident poisoning by something they ate, drank or smoked.
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MALAWI: Man Gets Life For killing His Albino Brother To Sell Body Parts For Charms
Five men in Malawi have been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for murdering an albino Macdonald Masumbuka in 2018 to sell his body parts as good luck charms.
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UK: Lewis Hamilton Called The N-word By Nelson Piquet
Lewis Hamilton has again been subjected to racial abuse, this time from a former Formula One champion Nelson Piquet who described Hamilton as a “little N-word” in Portuguese.
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UK: Why Looted Ife Bronze Head Sculpture Is Yet To Be Returned To Nigeria
British police have continued to hold on to a stolen Nigerian artefact as Nigerian officials and a Belgian antique dealer fail to reach an agreement on its return.
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VATICAN: ‘’Pro-life Is Also Defending It Against The Threat Of Firearms Not Just Opposing Abortion’’
In their first reaction to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the Roe V Wade, the Vatican said Anti-abortion activists should be concerned with other issues that can threaten life, such as easy access to guns, poverty and rising maternity mortality rates.
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Missing Inmate Voluntarily Returns To Prison After Absconding
An inmate in Nebraska dues for parole on his 21 years sentence for robbery decided to abscond from the Community Corrections Center – Lincoln, only to voluntarily return to the facility.
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