Day: April 2, 2021

Four UN peacekeepers dead, several injured following attack on military base in northern Mali

The United Nations mission in Mali said on Friday that four peacekeepers were killed and several others injured in an attack on its base in the northern town of Aguelhok. Peacekeepers repelled the attack, carried out by several “heavily armed terrorists”, a U.N. mission statement said, adding that a number of attackers were killed. Islamist… Read More Four UN peacekeepers dead, several injured following attack on military base in northern Mali

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Financial expert Derin Phillips empowers young Africans in financial freedom masterclass for creative entrepreneurs

Multi-disciplinary personality, Derin Phillips is set to change the face of doing business post-COVID with an intensive two-hour masterclass session. The aim? To improve personal finances for creative entrepreneurs. This sensational virtual blueprint session that is spread across two days, starting on April 6 to April 8, 2021, from 10 am to noon, focuses on… Read More Financial expert Derin Phillips empowers young Africans in financial freedom masterclass for creative entrepreneurs

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Vandals attack Spanish leftist party’s office with fire bomb

A regional office of Spain’s leftist Unidas Podemos party was hit by a fire-bomb attack on Friday, police said. The attack took place in Cartagena in southeastern Spain. The blaze damaged the exterior of the building. Podemos accused right-wing elements of carrying it out. “The street terrorism of the far-right will not intimidate us,” party… Read More Vandals attack Spanish leftist party’s office with fire bomb

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Iran rejects any possible meeting with U.S. at nuclear deal talks in Vienna

Officials from Tehran and Washington will travel to Vienna next week as part of efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and global powers, though they will not hold direct talks, diplomats said on Friday. Even without face-to-face talks, which Tehran has ruled out, the presence of both of Iran and the United… Read More Iran rejects any possible meeting with U.S. at nuclear deal talks in Vienna

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Australia urges Myanmar military to release Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell

Australia called on Friday for Myanmar’s ruling military to immediately release an Australian economic adviser to the deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been detained for two months. Sean Turnell, a professor of economics at Macquarie University in Sydney who has been advising Suu Kyi for years, was reportedly charged a week ago… Read More Australia urges Myanmar military to release Australian economic adviser Sean Turnell

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U.S. Supreme Court bars anti-robocall lawsuit against Facebook

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday barred a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Facebook Inc of violating a federal anti-robocall law, sparing the social media company from a potentially costly fight over unwanted text messages. The justices, in a 9-0 decision authored by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, sided with Facebook in its appeal of a lower… Read More U.S. Supreme Court bars anti-robocall lawsuit against Facebook

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U.S. Supreme Court permits FCC to loosen media ownership restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Federal Communication Commission to loosen local media ownership restrictions, handing a victory to broadcasters in a ruling that could facilitate industry consolidation as consumers increasingly move online. In a 9-0 ruling authored by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the justices overturned a lower court decision that had blocked the… Read More U.S. Supreme Court permits FCC to loosen media ownership restrictions

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