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    Politics Former Nigerian leader Obasanjo urges West African governments to decriminalize drugs – U.S.

    West African governments should overhaul their drug laws to decriminalize personal use and prioritize treatment as a response to rising substance abuse in the region, former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said on Tuesday.... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2CPzGWa Get More...
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    World Pound gains on cautious Barnier Brexit deal comment – Reuters

    (Reuters) – A cautious comment by the EU Brexit negotiator that there could be a deal by November if unrealistic demands are taken off the table boosted sterling on Monday amid new optimism among investors....... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2O0RheK Get more World News
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    World U.S. President Trump facing a ‘coup’: Bannon – Reuters

    ROME (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is facing a “coup”, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon told Reuters, pointing to an anonymous column in the New York Times detailing resistance within the Trump administration... Read more via U.S. – https://ift.tt/2CAQY97 Get more...
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    Business Alibaba’s Jack Ma to unveil succession plan next week, remain chairman – Reuters

    Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s (BABA.N) billionaire co-founder Jack Ma will announce a succession plan on Monday to hand the reins of his sprawling empire to a new generation of leaders but will remain executive chairman for the time being.... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2M9PlyW Get...
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    Metro Boko Haram Hijacks Bus, Abducts 20 Passengers In Borno - Punch Newspapers

    Boko Haram insurgents on Wednesday hijacked a commercial bus and kidnapped the passengers on board in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. A relative of one of the kidnap victims, Isa Musa, told Reuters that between 10 and 20 people were kidnapped by the insurgents. It was uncertain of the exact...
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    World About 100 people fall ill on Emirates flight to New York: CDC – Reuters

    NEW YORK (Reuters) – As many as 100 passengers and crew reported feeling ill on Wednesday during an Emirates flight from Dubai to New York, and health workers were evaluating them as the airplane sat on the tarmac of JFK International Airport, authorities said. The emergency services are seen...
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    World Kremlin dismisses Trump warning on Syria’s Idlib – Reuters

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s warning to Syria not to launch an offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, saying on Tuesday that the area was a “nest of terrorism”. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a news conference of Russian President...
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    World U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated ahead of hurricane – Reuters News

    U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday, breaking past $70 per barrel, after two Gulf of Mexico oil platforms were evacuated in preparation for a hurricane. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were.... Read more via Reuters News – https://ift.tt/2MKsAXq Get more World News
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    Entertainment Aretha Franklin’s eulogy was ‘offensive and distasteful,’ family says – Reuters News

    Members of Aretha Franklin’s family felt the eulogy for the Queen of Soul delivered by a pastor at her funeral last week was “offensive and distasteful”, they said on Monday.... Read more via Reuters News – https://ift.tt/2wDXJRq Get more Nigeria Entertainment News
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    World Philippines’ Duterte says ‘never again’ at Israel’s Holocaust memorial – Reuters News

    Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has said he would be “happy to slaughter” his country’s drugs dealers on the scale of the Nazis’ Jewish genocide, on Monday laid a wreath to commemorate the Holocaust dead in Jerusalem. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte … Read more via Reuters...
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    Politics China loans Nigeria $328 million to boost telecoms: Nigeria presidency – U.S.

    ABUJA (Reuters) – China’s Exim bank will lend Nigeria $328 million toward improving the west African country’s telecoms infrastructure, Nigeria’s presidency said on Saturday, at the start of a six-day visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to the country..... Read more via U.S. –...
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    Business Nigeria’s $8.1bn demand cast doubts over MTN’s Nigeria IPO plans – Reuters

    (Reuters) – MTN Group’s plan to list its Nigerian unit in an initial public offering this year is under threat after the central bank ordered the South African telecoms giant to hand over $8.1 billion allegedly sent abroad illegally, sources said. Nigeria’s central bank alleged that … Read...
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    World Investors to get their say after Musk scuttles Tesla buyout – Reuters

    (Reuters) – Investors on Monday will render their verdict on Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abandon a proposed $72 billion buyout to take the luxury electric car maker private. .. Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2P5FsnM Get more World News
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    Metro Trump cuts more than $200 million in U.S. aid to Palestinians – Reuters

    The United States is cutting more than $200 million in aid to the Palestinians, the State Department said on Friday, amid a deteriorating relationship with the Palestinian leadership.... Read more via U.S. – https://ift.tt/2Ng3DiV Get more World News
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    World China says agrees with Britain to discuss ‘top notch’ free trade deal – Reuters

    China and Britain have agreed to look at the possibility of reaching a “top notch” free trade agreement after Britain leaves the European Union, China’s Commerce Ministry said on Saturday after talks with British trade minister Liam Fox. British Secretary of State for International Trade Liam...
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    World Russian opposition leader Navalny detained in Moscow: spokeswoman – Reuters

    MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained in Moscow, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh wrote on Twitter on Saturday... Read more via U.S. – https://ift.tt/2BH8JDr Get more World News
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    World Congolese doctor infected with Ebola in high insecurity zone: WHO – Reuters News

    A doctor in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is hospitalized with Ebola, and … Read more via U.S. – https://ift.tt/2PBwPm6 Get more World News
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    World Congo approves more experimental Ebola treatments as cases rise – Reuters

    Democratic Republic of Congo has approved four more experimental treatments against the deadly Ebola virus, the health ministry said as it raced to contain an.... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2Ptumd2 Get more World News
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    World Iran says Israel, U.S. will be targeted if Washington attacks – Reuters

    LONDON (Reuters) – A senior Iranian cleric warned Washington on Wednesday that if it attacked Iran, the United States and allied Israel would be targeted, as a war of words escalated after the United States reimposed sanctions on Iran.... Read more via Reuters – https://ift.tt/2OYW6W9 Get...
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    Sports Partnership with Aguero would bring goals, says City’s Jesus – Reuters

    (Reuters) – Manchester City strayed from their tried-and-tested formula by playing with two strikers against Huddersfield Town on Sunday and Gabriel Jesus is hoping for more opportunities to play alongside Sergio Aguero after they combined for four goals. Aguero struck a hat-trick and Jesus...
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