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Migrants from Nigeria bringing highest number of relatives to UK, face clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman
Migrants from Nigeria may face a clampdown under Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to cut net migration as it emerged that citizens from the West African country are bringing the highest number of relatives to the UK. Nigerians accounted for 40% of all dependants who accompanied foreign students in the 12 months to June – despite Nigerian students making up…
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Buhari demands pathway to enduring democracy in Chad
President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the current Chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Countries, LCBC, Monday joined the celebrations of the people of Republic of Chad in inaugurating their interim administration to lead the country to elections and the formation of a democratic government. At a bilateral meeting held by the two leaders, shortly before the inauguration of General Mahamat…
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At least 10 killed in Russian missile strikes
At least 10 people killed and 60 wounded in Russian missile strikes across UkraineAt least 10 people have died and 60 have been wounded in a wave of Russian missile strikes across Ukraine, according to Ukrainian police. Earlier, authorities in Kyiv said eight people had died and 24 were injured in Russia’s missile strike on the capital’s Shevchenkivskyi district this…
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Biden pardons thousands convicted of marijuana possession
US President Joe Biden has announced a sweeping pardon for thousands of people convicted of marijuana possession under federal laws, penalties that have disproportionately affected Black and other people of colour across the United States. The announcement on Thursday was seen as a enormous step towards federal decriminalisation of marijuana, a drug that has become legal for recreational use in…
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French writer wins 2022 Nobel Prize for Literature
French writer Annie Ernaux has been named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. Ernaux’s announcement was contained in a statement by Chairman of the Nobel Committee The Swedish Academy Anders Olsson. “The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to the French author Annie Ernaux ‘for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements…
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Ukraine regains Kherson villages from Russians
Ukrainian forces have liberated a key village in the southern region of Kherson, hastening another Russian military retreat. The defence ministry in Kyiv posted a video showing the 35th marine brigade hoisting a Ukrainian flag above Davydiv Brid, amid reports of several other nearby villages being recaptured. Russian forces have already been forced to retreat in Ukraine’s north-east. They are…
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Iran’s president tries to assuage anger as protests continue
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday appealed for national unity and tried to allay anger against the country’s rulers, even as the anti-government protests that have engulfed the country for weeks continued to spread to universities and high schools. Raisi acknowledged that the Islamic Republic had “weaknesses and shortcomings,” but repeated the official line that the unrest sparked last month…
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Capt Ibrahim Traoré: Burkina Faso’s new military ruler
Said to have been a shy but intelligent boy in school, Burkina Faso’s Capt Ibrahim Traoré has become the latest military officer to seize power in a coup in one of France’s former colonies in West Africa. He overthrew his former comrade, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba on 30 September, after accusing him of failing to fulfil his promise of quelling…
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East Asia, Pacific sustaining growth, restraining inflation, but facing risks ahead
Growth in most of developing East Asia and the Pacific rebounded in 2022 from the effects of COVID-19, while China has lost momentum because of continued measures to contain the virus, a World Bank report has disclosed. Looking ahead, economic performance across the region could be compromised by slowing global demand, rising debt, and a reliance on short-term economic fixes…
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UN chief condemns Russia’s plan to annex Ukrainian regions
Russia’s plan to annex four Ukrainian regions would mark a “dangerous escalation” in the war in Ukraine that would jeopardise the prospects for peace, the United Nations secretary-general has warned. “Any decision to proceed with the annexation of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine would have no legal value and deserves to be condemned,” Antonio Guterres told reporters…
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