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US ends search for 7 missing Marines, sailor, says presumed dead

THE AFRI GIST August 2, 2020 0

The US military said Sunday it has called off a search for seven Marines and a sailor missing at sea for days, saying they were presumed dead. The military personnel were aboard an amphibious vehicle that sank Thursday in deep water off the coast of California during a training exercise. “It is Continue Reading

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Iran Captures Head Of US-Based ‘Terrorist Group’

THE AFRI GIST August 2, 2020 0

Iran said Saturday it had arrested the head of a US-based “terrorist group” accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing in the southern city of Shiraz and planning other attacks. “Jamshid Sharmahd, who was leading armed and sabotage operations inside Iran, is now in the powerful hands” of Iran’s security forces, state television said, […]Continue Reading

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Nigeria, US sign air transport settlement

THE AFRI GIST July 29, 2020 2

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday accredited the ratification of Air transport settlement between Nigeria and the United States of America, USA. The air transport bilateral settlement is to strengthen economic, social, and cultural ties between the two countries. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing Continue Reading

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Trump impeachment looms as U.S. House committee approves charges

THE AFRI GIST December 14, 2019 0

Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday took Republican President Donald Trump to the brink of impeachment by approving two charges against him over his efforts to pressure Ukraine to investigate Democratic political rival Joe Biden. A divided House Judiciary Committee voted 23-17 along party lines to approve articles of impeachment charging Trump […]Continue Reading

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US, UK Warn Citizens Against Travelling To NE India After Clashes

THE AFRI GIST December 14, 2019 0

Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India as opponents of a new citizenship law geared up for more protests Saturday, following days of clashes that saw two people killed and dozens injured. Many in the far-flung, resource-rich region fear the new legislation will grant citizenship to large numbers of immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh, […]Continue Reading

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U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok

THE AFRI GIST November 2, 2019 0

The U.S. government has launched a national security review of TikTok owner Beijing ByteDance Technology Co’s $1 billion acquisition of U.S. social media app Musical.ly, according to two people familiar with the matter. While the $1 billion acquisition was completed two years ago, U.S. lawmakers have been calling in recent weeks for a national security […]Continue Reading

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US President, Trump abandons Trump-Tower, relocates to another City

THE AFRI GIST November 1, 2019 0

President Donald Trump of the United States of America has announced he will be making Palm Beach, Florida, his permanent residence instead of his Trump Tower apartment in New York City. Trump has owned the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach since 1985 and spent more time there during his presidency than at his penthouse apartment […]Continue Reading