Ecuadorian police said on Wednesday that Mario Pineida, a 33-year-old Barcelona de Guayaquil defender, was shot dead in an apparent attack as violence escalates in the Andean nation. Another person who police did not identify was also killed in the incident, and a third was wounded. Ecuador’s Interior Ministry confirmed Pineida’s death without providing details....
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Correspondent Peter Arnett, Who Reported From Vietnam And Gulf War, Has Died
Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietnam to the deserts of Iraq, has died at 91. Arnett, who won the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his Vietnam War coverage for The Associated Press,...
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STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS FORMER CJN, JUSTICE TANKO MUHAMMAD
PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS FORMER CJN, JUSTICE TANKO MUHAMMAD President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received with deep sadness the news of the passing of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad. Justice Tanko, 71, from Bauchi State, died on Tuesday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was the Chief Justice of Nigeria from...
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Eurozone Consumer Inflation Holds Steady at 2.1% Through November.
Eurozone inflation held steady at 2.1% in November, revised data showed on Wednesday, December 17, reinforcing expectations that the European Central Bank would keep rates unchanged this week. The initial estimate by the EU’s statistics agency had shown annual inflation in the single currency area ticking up to 2.2% – moving away from the bank’s...
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South Korean Court Jails Contractors for Leaking Submarine Torpedo Designs to Taiwan.
A South Korean court found two contractors that worked on Taiwan’s submarine programme guilty of leaking designs for torpedo-launching systems, calling the case a potential “major diplomatic burden” for Seoul, according to a ruling reviewed. On Tuesday, the Masan Branch of the Changwon District Court sentenced the chief executive of one South Korean contractor to...
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Former Governor Of Anambra State Peter Obi On Declares “Reforming Nigeria’s Tax System Requires Trust And Transparency”
2023 presidential hopeful and former governor of Anambra State Peter Gregory Obi in a statement posted on X on Wednesday declared: “Reforming Nigeria’s Tax System Requires Trust and Transparency” According to Obi: “Recent reports concerning a tax cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigeria and France have generated understandable public concern. While international collaboration is...
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Indian Prime Minister Modi Departs Ethiopia, Describes Visitation Purpose As “Productive”
Narendra Modi: “As I conclude a truly memorable visit to Ethiopia, I carry with me the warmth of its people and the depth of our enduring friendship. This visit included productive discussions with Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali and the honour of addressing the Ethiopian Parliament. “This visit has given fresh momentum to India-Ethiopia...
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Five Troops Killed as Suicide Attacker Targets Military Checkpoint in Borno.
A suicide bomber has reportedly killed five soldiers in the Pulka area of Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Sunday, according to security sources and local media reports. Thesuicide bomber, suspected to be a member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was thought to have come...