A resident of Lagos has told him how he replaced his car for his life after being in service because a petrol tanker lost control and expelled its contents at the Otedola Bridge end of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, resulting in death of at least nine people and the burning of many vehicles. Talking to Proshare WebTV, he reminded that the tanker …
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BRUSSELS – Shareed over its other press problems, EU leaders took less than a minute on Friday to unite a warning to Britain's Prime Minister, Theresa May, that she is at risk of disorder and disturbing British exit from the block if she does not break months of political death in London and making "realistic" proposals. With Britain's plan to …
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MEXICO CITY – Four candidates are at the forefront of becoming Mexico's next president in the Sunday election. Here's a look at the hopeful: OTHER MANUAL LOPEZ OBRADOR In his third attempt to presidency, Lopez Obrador, a 64-year-old mayor of Mexico City, is the premier runner in most surveys. 19659004] Lopez Obrador lost the 2006 election with just 0.56 percent …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) – New tightening measures threaten stormy Puerto Rico after local legislators refused to amend labor laws required by a federal board that the said changes would stimulate US territory's economy during an 11-year recession. The board of directors who oversees the island's finances said Friday it will eliminate a $ 25 million grant for Puerto …
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GENEVA – UN Migration Bureau snubbed the Trump Administration's candidate to lead it on Friday, a major blow to the United States leadership of a body dealing with one of the world's most pressing issues – and only the second time it will not run by an American since 1951. Portuguese Social Democrat and former European Union Commissioner Antonio Vitorino …
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With Eleanor Mueller and Connor Brien PUTIN BOASTS NEW NUKES LEAVE RIVALS IN DUST, via The Associated Press: "Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about his country's potential nuclear weapons on Thursday saying that they are year and even decades before foreign patterns. Story Continued Below "Speaking to the candidates for Russian military academies, Putin said the new weapons represent a …
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THAM LUANG CAVE, Thailand – Thailand's Prime Minister, Prayuth Chan, offered Friday's encouraging words to the families of 12 boys and their football coach stuck in a flooded cave complex and promised to continue a massive search "Until they arrive out, the officers will never abandon them, "told Prayuth about 75 relatives during his visit, where he also inspected the …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – At a summit in Singapore in early June with US President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un promised to "work towards full nuclear power in the Korean Peninsula". Following talks between US Foreign Minister Mike Pompeo and North Korean officials will be held and Trump said last week: "There will be a total denuclearization that has …
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