Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 14th September 2020
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Trump Gambles On Nevada To Help Secure Re-election
US President Donald Trump is seeking to flip Democratic voting Nevada to expand his path to victory while unleashing a torrent of unsubstantiated claims that his opponents were rigging the election. In the latest move by the Trump campaign in the US general election, the president defied local authorities concerned about the coronavirus pandemic and held …
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Malaysian Islamic Party PAS Urges Malay-Muslim Unity At Next General Election
The leader of Malaysia’s Islamist party on Sunday (Sept 13) urged its members to remain faithful to its cooperation with former political enemies Umno and Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia as Malay-Muslim leadership is needed to helm the country. Speaking to about 400 delegates at Parti Islam SeMalaysia’s annual congress in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Datuk Seri Abdul …
Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Israeli NGO Mourns Destruction Of Refugee Camp It Helped Build In Greece
Last week, a series of fires decimated the overcrowded Moria Refugee Camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, where Israeli non-governmental humanitarian organization IsraAID has provided medical, psychological and educational support for the last five years. Moria was teeming with more than 12,000 Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi refugees—around four times its official capacity. “The images and reports coming …
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US-China Tensions Not A New Cold War
On the surface, the US and China appear to be in a new Cold War. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated existing ideological, political, and economic tensions between the two countries, who face the most contentious moment in their relationship since they established diplomatic relations in 1979. But digging deeper, US-China tensions today are fundamentally different to …
Independent Newspapers Nigeria.
Greek PM Welcomes Return Of Turkish Vessel To Base, Calls It ‘Positive First Step’
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday the return of Turkish survey vessel Oruc Reis back to its southern province of Atntalya was a positive first step to ease tensions with Turkey over offshore natural resources. “The return of Oruc Reis is a positive first step, I hope there will be continuity. We want …
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Israeli Minister Quits As COVID-19 Lockdown Looms Over Jewish Holidays
An Israeli cabinet minister tendered his resignation on Sunday in protest at a looming coronavirus lockdown that he argued would unfairly impede religious celebrations of Jewish holidays.The restrictions — the most extensive Israel will have imposed since a lockdown that ran from late March to early May — are expected to go into effect on …
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Iran Postpones New Trial Of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Iran has postponed a new trial due to start Sunday of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran for sedition, her husband said.“Yes, today’s hearing was postponed,” Richard Ratcliffe told AFP in London. Her Iranian lawyer was told “the case was not happening today,” he added.Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 41, has spent more than four years in …
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Trump Relishes Role As Divider As He Vows To Be ‘Vicious’
Taking the stage at a rally in Nevada Saturday night, President Donald Trump didn’t hold back.He said his anger about a recent Democratic ad that highlighted his alleged comments disparaging dead American soldiers had freed him to take his campaign to the next level: “Now I can be really vicious,” he said to roars of approval from the crowd of Trump …
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China Investment To Australia Drops For Third Year As Ties Fray
Chinese investment to Australia last year dropped for the third straight year, researchers reported Sunday, a further sign of the impact of souring economic and diplomatic ties. Total direct Chinese investment to Australia fell by about half to A$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) in 2019, from A$4.8 billion a year earlier, according to a statement from …
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Elon Musk Says Bill Gates Has ‘No Clue’ About Electric Trucks
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has hit back on tech billionaire Bill Gates who earlier cast doubt on his ability to develop electric vehicles for long-haul travel. Reacting to a Twitter follower who asked Musk about his opinion on Gates’ comment on the viability of electric trucks, Musk replied: “He has no clue”. Gates …
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