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Trial Of Rebel Commander For War Crimes In Liberia Begins In Finland

The trial of a suspected warlord Gibril Ealoghima Massaquoi accused of atrocities during Liberia's civil war has started in Finland. Prosecutors say Massaquoi, from Sierra...

Oxford Researchers To Combine Pfizer, Astrazeneca Vaccines In Two-Short Doses To Test Efficacy

British researchers say they will study immune response to coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNtech and AstraZeneca combining it in a two-shot schedule. The study will involve...

Mario Draghi To Form New Italian Government

Italy's president is meeting former Central European Bank head Mario Draghi on Wednesday where he is expected to ask him to form a government. It...

Doctors And Nurses Join Civil Disobedience Movement In Myanmar Post Coup

Doctors and nurses were among professionals making early declarations of their intent to go on strike. A statement from medics posted overnight on the...

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CBN Holds Interest Rate At 26.5% As MPC Cites Global Risks And Inflation Concerns

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has retained the country’s benchmark interest rate, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), at 26.5 per cent, following the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso, who announced the committee’s decision on Tuesday, said the move reflected the...

144 Migrants Dead Or Missing Off Mauritania’s Coast, UN Says

The UN refugee agency reported on Tuesday that 144 migrants are dead or missing after attempting to reach Europe via the waters off Mauritania, following three separate rescue operations carried out between July 14 and 18. The heaviest toll came from a single boat that departed Bufaloto, Gambia,...

ECOWAS Demands Release Of Detained Opposition Leader In Guinea-Bissau

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called on Guinea-Bissau's military-led government to unconditionally free all detained political figures, including opposition leader Domingos Simoes Pereira, according to a statement issued after a summit of regional heads of state in Sierra Leone. Freeing the political prisoners would...