GERMANY, UK, FRANCE CONDEMN IRAN’S PLANS TO EXPAND NUCLEAR PROGRAM

Tue 22 November 2022:  The United Kingdom, France, and Germany condemned Iran’s decision to expand its nuclear program in response to the United Nations’ adoption of a resolution, according to a joint statement. “By accelerating its production of enriched uranium, Iran has taken further significant steps in hollowing out the JCPoA,” according to the E3 […]

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CRISTIANO RONALDO TO LEAVE MANCHESTER UNITED ‘WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT’

Tue 22 November 2022:  Cristiano Ronaldo will leave Manchester United “with immediate effect,” the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 37-year-old forward conducted an explosive interview on the eve of the World Cup, criticising manager Erik ten Hag and the club’s owners. Last week, United said it had “initiated appropriate steps” in response to Ronaldo’s comments. […]

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SAUDI ARABIA STUN ARGENTINA WITH INSPIRED SECOND-HALF PERFORMANCE

In the first upset of the 2022 World Cup, Saudi Arabia beat Argentina 2-1. Tue 22 November 2022:   Saudi Arabia shocked Argentina with two second-half goals to beat one of the pre-tournament favourites in their opening World Cup match on Tuesday, marking the first upset of the 2022 edition of the sport’s biggest event. It all seemed […]

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SOUTH AFRICA AND THE UK WILL COLLABORATE TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH, PM RISHI SUNAK

Tue 22 November 2022:   The United Kingdom and South Africa will join forces to drive economic growth and turbocharge infrastructure investment, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday. The UK Prime Minister said this at the start of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s formal State Visit. The UK government said the next phase of the UK-South […]

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700 ATTACKS ON UKRAINIAN HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE SINCE RUSSIAN INVASION -WHO

File photo: The remains of the Oskil psychiatric hospital near Izyum (Kharkiv region) that was hit by Russian airstrike (10 March). Tue 22 November 2022:  According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there have been 703 attacks on the country’s medical infrastructure since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine “This is a clear […]

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BRITAIN NEEDS MORE MIGRANTS TO COPE WITH THE RECESSION, SAYS BUSINESS BODY

Tue 22 November 2022:  In the face of rising inflation and shrinking growth, Britain’s main business lobby group said on Monday (November 21) that the country needed more migrant labor to boost productivity. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) issued its verdict at its annual meeting in Birmingham, Britain’s second largest city. The CBI conference […]

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INDONESIA EARTH QUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 162, HUNDREDS INJURED

Mon 21 November 2022:  The death toll from a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in Indonesia on Monday has risen to 162 with hundreds injured and over 13,000 displaced, local media Kompas.com and Detik.com reported, citing West Java governor Ridwan Kamil. The latest data from Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency had shown 62 killed in the quake. Many of the dead were public school […]

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BRITISH SCHOOLGIRL WHO JOINED DAESH MAY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF CHILD TRAFFICKING, COURT TOLD

Mon 21 November 2022:   A British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Daesh is challenging the UK government’s decision to take away her citizenship, with her lawyers, telling a London court that she was likely “a child victim of trafficking”, Reuters reports. Shamima Begum left London in 2015, aged 15, and travelled with two school […]

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CHINA SIGNS 27-YEAR LNG DEAL WITH QATAR AS LNG COMPETITION HEATS UP

Mon 21 November 2022:  Qatar Energy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas (LNG), the longest such LNG agreement, so far, as volatile markets drive buyers to seek long-term deals, Reuters reports. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, competition for LNG has become intense, with Europe, in particular, needing […]

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