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Denmark to Get New Govt Weeks After Elections

Denmark will finally have a new government six weeks after inconclusive elections with a left-right alliance forged after tortuous negotiations, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Tuesday. “A new government will be presented on Thursday,” the left-wing Frederiksen told reporters, following a narrow election…

14/12/2022

IMF Agrees $3bn Bailout For Ghana To Stabilize Economy, Manage Debt

Ghana secured a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $3 billion bailout, a key step in the West African nation’s plans to restructure its unsustainable debt. The accord, which still requires IMF board approval, enables the government to address its…

14/12/2022

W’Cup: US Seizes 55 Websites for Illegal Live-Streaming

Fifty-five websites have been seized for illegally live-streaming matches from the World Cup in Qatar, the United States Justice Department said Monday. The websites were shut down after a FIFA representative identified sites being used to distribute copyright-infringing content without the authorization of…

13/12/2022

iPhone Users To Pay $11/Month For Twitter Blue Checkmark

Microblogging site, Twitter, has said it will be relaunching its TwitterBlue on Monday, even as it disclosed that subscribers via web will pay $8 per month while those with iPhone or iOS devices will pay $11 per month to get access to…

12/12/2022

WhatsApp Raises Threat of UK Shutdown in Encryption Row

The head of WhatsApp at Meta, Will Cathcart says it would be better to have the instant messenger WhatsApp banned in Britain than make communications between users accessible to authorities. His remarks came after the Online Safety Bill, which would force WhatsApp to…

12/12/2022

Guterres Wants Investigation on Alleged Forced Abortions’ on ‘Boko Haram Women

The story by Reuters alleging Nigerian soldiers ran a regime of abortions on women put in the family way by Boko Haram insurgents has refused to die as the United Nations has weighed in on the story calling for it to be…

10/12/2022

Celine Dion Diagnosed With Incurable Neurological Disease, Cancels Tour

Popular Canadian singer, Celine Dion, has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease, Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), which causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably. As the disease progresses, it ultimately leaves sufferers as ‘human statues’ as it progressively locks the body into rigid…

08/12/2022

China Loosens Strict COVID Restrictions

China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Anger over China’s zero-Covid policy, which involved mass lockdowns, constant testing and quarantines even for people who are not…

07/12/2022

Mozambique Ex-President’s Son Jailed 12 Years for Corruption

A Mozambican court on Wednesday sentenced the son of Mozambique’s ex-president Armando Guebuza to 12 years in jail. This is following a vast corruption scandal in which the government unleashed financial havoc by trying to conceal huge debts.“The crimes committed have brought…

07/12/2022

ICC Prosecutor Opposes EU Plan for Special Ukraine Tribunal

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday denounced a European Union proposal to create an U.N.-backed special tribunal to prosecute crimes in Ukraine, saying his court was capable of effectively dealing with war crimes committed there. Karim Khan pushed back against…

07/12/2022

INTERNATIONAL

Denmark to Get New Govt Weeks After Elections

IMF Agrees $3bn Bailout For Ghana To Stabilize Economy, Manage Debt

W’Cup: US Seizes 55 Websites for Illegal Live-Streaming

iPhone Users To Pay $11/Month For Twitter Blue Checkmark

WhatsApp Raises Threat of UK Shutdown in Encryption Row

Guterres Wants Investigation on Alleged Forced Abortions’ on ‘Boko Haram Women

Celine Dion Diagnosed With Incurable Neurological Disease, Cancels Tour

China Loosens Strict COVID Restrictions

Mozambique Ex-President’s Son Jailed 12 Years for Corruption

ICC Prosecutor Opposes EU Plan for Special Ukraine Tribunal

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