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Many senior Biden officials believe he must drop out as he becomes increasingly isolated
President Joe Biden is more isolated than he has ever been, with many senior-ranking White House and campaign officials now privately believing that he must abandon his campaign for a second term – and soon. “The next 72 hours are big,” one Democratic governor in close touch with party officials relayed to aides on Thursday. “This can’t go on much…
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Biden tests positive for COVID, will self-isolate in Delaware
U.S. President Joe Biden, under pressure from fellow Democrats to drop his re-election campaign, tested positive for COVID-19 while visiting Las Vegas on Wednesday and is self-isolating after experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the positive test for the 81-year-old Democrat after Biden cancelled a speech due to the diagnosis. “He is…
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UNICEF to launch digital birth registration in Southwest Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will launch a digital birth registration initiative across the Southwest states, including Edo, by the end of July. This effort aims to provide every Nigerian child with a legal identity. UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, Dennis Onoise, announced this during a two-day media dialogue titled, “Giving Every Child a Legal Identity: A Media Dialogue to…
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Zambia made education free, now classrooms are crammed
It’s 07:00 on a chilly winter morning and a group of students has just arrived at Chanyanya Primary and Secondary School, a little over an hour’s drive south-west of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. “You need to come early to school because there is a shortage of desks,” says 16-year-old pupil Richard Banda. “Two days ago I came late and I ended…
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Nigerians to have $10k bank balance, pay N640k application fee for UAE Visa
The three-year dispute between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Nigeria has been resolved, but not without some new conditions. On Monday, Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, announced that the UAE and Nigeria had reached an agreement for the resumption of travel for citizens beginning July 15. Idris stated that the resolution came after “successful talks and…
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Private efforts to nudge Biden to step aside continue
The public calls from Democrats asking President Joe Biden to bow out of the presidential race have quieted in recent days, but private efforts to nudge the president and his top aides continue, several Democratic sources told CNN. Among the efforts, these sources say, are repeated memos from a seasoned and respected Democratic pollster, Stanley Greenberg, sharing his take that…
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Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected
President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana — were collectively…
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Xi tackles slow growth as economy ‘hits the brakes’
China’s economy stumbled in the second quarter, official data shows, just as the country’s top leaders gathered for a key meeting to address its sluggish growth.It grew 4.7% in the three months to June, falling short of expectations after a stronger start in the first three months of 2024. The government’s annual growth target is around 5%. “China’s economy hit…
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PHOTO NEWS: Paul Kagame, wife cast votes in Rwanda presidential election
President Paul Kagame and his wife Jeannette on Monday cast their ballots at Gacuriro Technical Secondary School in Gacuriro Cell, Kinyinya Sector in Kigali just as thousands of Rwandans will do in the ongoing presidential election. First Lady Jeannette Kagame casting her vote President Kagame, who is also RPF Presidential candidate and First Lady Jeannette Kagame joined other Rwandans to…
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‘We are the Church’: Kenyan tax protesters take on Christian leaders
In Kenya, the youth protests against planned tax increases have served as a wake-up call for the Church. They’ve shaken up a powerful institution, in a country where more than 80% of the population, including the president, are Christian. The young demonstrators accused the Church of siding with the government and took action against politicians using the pulpit as a…
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