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    World Donald Trump hosts Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta & First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at the White House – BellaNaija

    U.S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump welcomed Kenyan President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and his wife First Lady Margaret Kenyatta to the White House … Read more via BellaNaija – https://ift.tt/2PeJCKd Get more World News
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    World French environment minister resigns in live radio interview – CNN

    Paris (CNN)France's environment minister Nicolas Hulot announced his resignation during a live radio interview on Tuesday, citing his disapproval of government policies and efforts to tackle climate change. "I don't want to give the illusion that my position within... Read more via CNN –...
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    World New facial recognition tech catches first impostor at D.C. airport – NBC News

    WASHINGTON — Facial recognition technology caught an impostor trying to enter the U.S. on a fake passport that may have passed at face value with humans, federal officials said Thursday. And the groundbreaking arrest came on just the third day the biometric technology has been used at...
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    World Califonia Hits $2.7T GDP And Overtakes Britain As Fifth Largest Economy – Nairaland

    California’s economy has overtaken that of the United Kingdom to become the world’s fifth largest, according to new federal data made public on Friday. The Golden State’s gross domestic product rose by $127 billion from 2016 to 2017, surpassing $2.7 trillion, driven by strong productivity...
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    World Ramaphosa to host UK Prime Minister Theresa May – News24 South Africa

    President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to host United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May in Cape Town on Tuesday. May, who is on a working visit to South Africa, is also expected to deliver the keynote address at the event on the Foreshore.... Read more via News24 South Africa –...
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    World Tokyo stocks close higher as Asian bourses rally – NaijaBizCom.Com

    Tokyo markets closed higher on Monday helped by a relatively cheaper yen against the dollar and rallies in other Asian markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.88 percent or 197.87 points to close at 22,799.64 while the broader Topix index ended up 1.16 percent or 19.75 points at …...
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    World Under pressure, Trump tersely recognizes McCain, lowers flag – Yahoo News

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Glowering in public and near-silent for two days, President Donald Trump relented under pressure Monday by tersely recognizing Sen. John McCain’s “service to our country” and re-lowering the White House flag.... Read more via Yahoo News – Latest News & Headlines –...
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    World Ivanka Trump Smiles With Pastor Who Thinks Marriage Equality Is Satan’s Work – The Daily Beast

    It was an evening that featured a room full of LGBT prejudice and hatred, and in the photographs Ivanka Trump, alleged one-time supporter of LGBT equality, looked like she was enjoying every second. Jim Garlow, senior pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, California, … Read more...
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    World Russia postpones peace talks with Taliban – Premium Times Nigeria

    Russia has agreed to postpone multilateral peace talks with the Taliban, a week after the insurgents accepted an invitation to go to Moscow for a September 4 summit, the office of the Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani, said on Monday. Russia invited 12 countries and the … Read more via Premium...
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    World Trump not attending McCain’s funeral —Family friend – Punch Newspapers

    US President Donald Trump will not attend the funeral of his political antagonist John McCain, a spokesman for the late senator has said. “The president will not be, as far as we know, attending the funeral,” said McCain family friend Rick Davis. “That’s just a fact.” The British … Read...
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    World EU Flays Violence At Rivers By-election – Leadership Newspaper

    The European Union (EU) has decried the violence that greeted the by-election into the Port Harcourt 3 constituency seat in the Rivers State House of Assembly held on August 18, 2018. Head of the EU Delegation in Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ambassador …...
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    World Trade push expected as Theresa May makes first Africa visit as PM – Topix News

    Theresa May is preparing to fly to Africa on a three-nation trade mission in an attempt to bolster Britain’s post-Brexit fortunes. Mrs May will visit South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya as she makes her first trip to the continent since becoming Prime Minister in 2016. Read more via Nigeria...
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    World Iran Student Sentenced To Seven Years For Taking Part In Protest – Channels Television

    A 21-year-old student in Iran has been sentenced to seven years in prison for taking part in university protests, her lawyer and Iranian media said on Monday. Parisa Rafei, an arts student at the University of Tehran, was convicted of “assembly with the intention of acting against … Read...
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