Nigeria news today headlines update Saturday 21st September 2019
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target=_blank>Twitter, Facebook Close Accounts Linked To Spanish Party
Twitter and Facebook say they have removed 365 fake accounts linked to Spain’s conservative Popular Party that were used to influence public opinion and spread spam. Twitter said Friday it culled from the social network 265 accounts “operated by the party” that were “identified as falsely boosting public sentiment online in Spain.” The accounts were
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target=_blank>US Allows Iran President To Attend UN General Assembly
The administration of United States (US) President Donald Trump has issued visas to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in order for them to attend the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York next week. Both the US and Iranian officials have confirmed that the two senior figures have
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target=_blank>Mitsubishi Loses 320 Million USD Due To Unauthorised Trade
Japan’s biggest trading house by revenue, said on September 20 that a trader at its Singapore-based unit has lost 320 million USD through unauthorised transactions in crude oil derivatives. The company’s spokesperson said it is the first loss of its kind in Mitsubishi’s history. It may be the biggest loss in the oil markets since
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target=_blank>Trump Defends Himself Against Whistleblower Complaint
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he imposed sanctions on the Iran’s national bank. Trump, who was addressing reporters in the White House, did not give any other details about the sanctions. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the bank was Tehran’s last source of funds. When asked about military options for Iran,
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target=_blank>Armenia’s Ex-President Kocharian Denied Bail
? court in Yerevan has denied bail to former President Robert Kocharian, who faces charges of overthrowing the constitutional order. The September 20 ruling comes three days after the judge who presides over the trial rejected a motion by Kocharian’s lawyers to release their client from pretrial detention. The lawyers had based their request on
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target=_blank>Swimmer Dies After Being Pulled Out Of Water At South Carolina Beach
A 52-year-old man died after rescue efforts on a South Carolina beach, officials say. He was in the water off Sullivan’s Island when emergency crews responded to a “swimmer in distress” call on Wednesday, the town told WCSC. The man was pulled to shore and given CPR on the beach, per WCBD. Officials say he
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target=_blank>Japan Accepts Talks With South Korea On WTO Arbitration
Japan announced Friday it will accept South Korea’s request for joint talks leading to arbitration by the World Trade Organization after Seoul filed a complaint with the international body over Tokyo’s tightening of export controls. Trade minister Isshu Sugawara, however, said Japan’s controls on exports to South Korea follow WTO rules and that Tokyo stands
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target=_blank>Trump Welcomes Australian Prime Minister For Official State Visit
President Trump welcomed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to the White House Friday for an official state visit with a 19-gun salute. The president and first lady Melania Trump greeted Mr. Morrison and his wife, Jennifer, on the South Lawn amid dignitaries from both countries, troops and a fife and drum corps with the playing
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target=_blank>Taliban Commander Killed In Airstrike In Northern Afghanistan – Source
US President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that the peace talks with the Taliban were “dead” after the group had claimed responsibility for a terrorist attack in Kabul that killed a US serviceman. Taliban commander Mullah Mustafa was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province near the country’s border with Tajikistan, a
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How Pompeo Took Charge Of US Response To Attack On Saudi Oil Fields
As the world waited for the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to decide what to do next in response to last weekend’s drone and missile attack on two major Saudi oil fields, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the most bellicose statement yet on the attacks, unambiguously accusing Iran of launching them and declaring the attacks […]
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