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10 Apr
US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced the first nationwide tap water standards to protect the public from toxic "forever chemicals" linked to serious health harms ranging from cancers to developmental damage in children. Invisible and present in the water, soil, air and food supply, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) accumulate inside our bodies…
10 Apr
US President Joe Biden issued some of his sternest criticism yet of Israel's war on Hamas, calling its approach a "mistake" as the country faces a Wednesday court deadline to prove it is not throttling aid to hunger-stricken Gaza. With global outrage over the toll inflicted by the six-month-old war growing, Biden rebuked Israeli Prime…
9 Apr
A recent study has placed Louisiana as the highest-rated American state in prison inmate mortality. Heart disease is also the highest cause of deaths in American prisons.
8 Apr
Eclipse mania was gripping North America on Monday as a breathtaking celestial event offered a rare convergence of commercial and scientific opportunities -- and an excuse to party.
8 Apr
Abortion rights should be left up to US states to decide, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday, effectively rejecting a national abortion ban after months of mixed signals on one of the November election's most contentious issues.
7 Apr
A Filipino pastor wanted in the United States for child sex trafficking has demanded a guarantee of no extradition in exchange for his surrender to authorities in the Philippines, where he faces other charges.
6 Apr
The United States and China have agreed to hold "intensive exchanges on balanced growth", the US Treasury Department said in a statement, after two days of talks between Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in Guangzhou.
5 Apr
Facebook and Instagram giant Meta on Friday said it will begin labeling AI-generated media beginning in May, as it tries to reassure users and governments over the risks of deepfakes.
3 Apr
Six US prisoners have sued authorities to be allowed to see the year's biggest astronomic event, a total solar eclipse on April 8. The inmates argued in a court filing that their right to religious freedom would be violated if the New York state prison service upheld a planned penitentiary lockdown during the eclipse. "Eclipses,…
3 Apr
Three-quarters of El Salvador's gang members have been arrested since President Nayib Bukele declared war on them two years ago, his security minister said Tuesday. The number of detainees now stands at 79,184 and authorities are working to locate the remainder, estimated at around 25,000, Gustavo Villatoro said. Not all of them are in El…
3 Apr
A newly released video shows US police shooting dead a kidnapped teenage girl they had been tasked with rescuing, in a chaotic incident on a busy California highway. Savannah Graziano, 15, was gunned down as one deputy called her away from her gun-toting father, who had killed her mother a day earlier and abducted his…
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Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir came under severe criticism for harming Israel's strategy against Iran after he suggested Israel was behind blasts that rocked Iran on Friday.
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The Lagos State Government said its food security initiative is fully on track. Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotosho said with the Ounje Eko intervention programme (discount weekly market), the food security initiative of the state is solid. READ ALSO: Lagos requires N50b…
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The Federal Government has charged stakeholders in the automotive sector on the realisation of made-in-Nigeria vehicles for economic growth and development. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Anite, said this on Thursday in Abuja, during a Dialogue on Automotive Component Manufacturing in Nigeria. According to Anite, the country has the consumer base…
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The Lagos State Government said it will test run the Redline Rail from Agbado to Iddo next week. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, disclosed this at a press briefing on Thursday. Omotoso said that for two months, various interest groups and stakeholders will be invited to take a ride on…
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Police in Lagos State have intercepted some bags of substances, suspected to be Indian Hemp, at a Jetty in Ojo area of Lagos and arrested a suspect.
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Afrobeats superstar Davido has partnered with United Masters to launch his label Nine+ Records. Davido aims to nurture new talent and explore diverse musical genres beyond Afrobeats, including hip-hop, R&B, Latin, and more. He is partnering with Veteran American record executive, Steve Stoute, who is the founder of United Records. Speaking about his partnership with…
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Nigerian Army troops have successfully repelled an attack by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militia arm, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Okija, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.