Dominic Raab (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP) British leader Theresa May suffered a huge blow on Thursday when a series of ministers including her Brexit secretary quit as she tried to sell her proposed EU withdrawal agreement to a divided parliament.Dominic Raab resigned from his role at the Brexit ministry while a second cabinet […]
Continue ReadingIn this file photo taken on November 07, 2018, US President Donald Trump (R) gets into a heated exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta (L) during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. CNN sued Donald Trump’s administration November 13, 2018, alleging the White […]
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Former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, has revealed that she and her husband, ex-President Barack Obama, had their two children — Malia and Sasha — through the in-vitro fertilisation. Michelle said that after marriage, she and the ex-president had trouble getting pregnant; and that when she finally did, she suffered a miscarriage. […]
Continue ReadingCrude oil production in the USA reaches world record high The United States is now the world’s biggest crude oil producer, pushing Russia and Saudi Arabia to the back seat. In the week ending November, the U.S. crude production hit a whopping 11.6 million bpd, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released on Wednesday. […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump (R) gets into a heated exchange with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta (C) as NBC correspondent Peter Alexander (L) looks on during a post-election press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 7, 2018. MANDEL NGAN / AFP The White House on […]
Continue ReadingCameroon’s President Paul Biya to address “frustrations and aspirations” Cameroon’s 85-year-old President Paul Biya vowed Tuesday to pursue policies of decentralisation to address “frustrations and aspirations” in English-speaking regions hit by separatist unrest as he was sworn in for a seventh term in office.But he firmly ruled out secession for the troubled regions and accused […]
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By Thomson Reuters Foundation Khady knew the man who waited outside her house one evening, followed her down a dark street and put his hand over her mouth. She had refused his offer of marriage several months before. The assault that followed is a blur. The 26-year-old fell pregnant, and five months later she was […]
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AFP / FAYEZ NURELDINE Saudi journalists collect their press badges for the Future Investment Initiative — a key gathering overshadowed by the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabia opened an investment conference on Tuesday despite a wave of cancellations from policymakers and business titans over the murder of journalist and government critic Jamal Khashoggi. […]
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AFP / ADEM ALTANTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan promised to reveal the “naked truth” about the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set Tuesday to reveal what he called the “naked truth” about the murder in the Saudi consulate of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. His speech is set to have major […]
Continue ReadingThis picture from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on September 5, 2018 and released on September 6, 2018 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) meeting with South Korean President’s special envoy Chung Eui-yong (L) in Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un will meet the South’s President Moon Jae-in at a summit […]
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