Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 9th March 2020
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Five Killed By Avalanche In Central Austria
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Women Represent One-Quarter Of World’s Parliamentarians – Reports
The number of female parliamentarians in the world has more than doubled since the groundbreaking U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, 25 years ago, the Inter-Parliamentary Union said Friday. Part of the reason may be quotas. While female representation in national parliaments has increased, gender parity remains a distant dream. However, significant changes
80 University Students Detained, Subject To Torture
Eighty university students who were detained in police operations on the morning of Feb. 28 due to their alleged links to the Gülen movement have been interrogated for days at the Ankara Police Department and subjected to torture. The Turkish government accuses the Gülen movement of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016,
Atleast 25 Journalists Investigated, 4 Arrested In Turkey
Investigations have been launched into at least 25 journalists in Turkey, while four have been arrested over the past week, according to a report on the Aktif Haber news website. The investigations into the journalists were launched due to their criticism of the Turkish military deployment in Syria, in particular after the death of 36
Turkey Rescues 60 Migrants From Boats Off Aegean Coast
A total of 60 asylum seekers – over half of them children – were rescued off Turkey’s Aegean coast, security sources said on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reports. Turkish Coast Guard teams said in a statement that a group of Afghans in a rubber boat, including 33 children, were rescued while attempting to cross to Greek islands. Turkey has been
Pope Francis Livestreams Sunday Prayers Amid Italy’s Coronavirus Outbreak
Pope Francis live-streamed his prayers to giant screens in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday — breaking centuries of tradition because of Italy’s deadly spread of the novel coronavirus. The 83-year-old pope — who tested negative for COVID-19 after suffering from a cold — appeared for a few seconds at a Vatican palazzo window to wave to the small crowd
Iran To Open New Hospital Due To Coronavirus Spread
Iran is to open a new hospital with 137 beds in Langeroud County in Gilan Province due to the increasing spread coronavirus in the country’s northern province, said a Langeroud MP. “Coronavirus is spreading more rapidly in Gilan Province, comparing to other provinces. There should be more facilities to control and fight the disease,” said
Coronavirus Deaths Rises To Three In Netherlands
Two more people infected with the coronavirus in the Netherlands have died, taking the total number of fatalities to three, Dutch health officials said on Sunday. The National Institute for Public Health said the deceased were two men, aged 82 and 86, who had been in hospital and who already had medical problems before they
Nursing Homes Faces Coronavirus Challenge In Miami
From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages and screening visitors to protect a particularly vulnerable population from the coronavirus. In China, where the outbreak began, the disease has been substantially deadlier for the elderly. In Italy, the epicenter of the virus outbreak
Middle East Marks International Women’s Day
Women around the world have their calendars marked for today as another International Women’s Day (IWD) goes into full swing. An annual international day of advocacy and awareness on March 8 can be traced back to 1911, and has since grown into a multinational coalition of women around the world, gaining backing by the United
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