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Ukraine PM Says State Airline Will Compensate Families Of Iran Crash Victims
Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said on Saturday that Ukraine would pay $8,350 (200,000 hryvnias) each to the families of those who died in a plane crash in Iran this week. He said Ukraine International Airlines would make payments to the families of the crew members who died in the crash. The airline’s spokeswoman was
Australian PM Proposes High-Powered Inquiry Into Bushfires Response
After weeks of criticism over the handling of the bushfires scorching Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday he will propose a national review into the response to the disaster, as the fires claimed another firefighter’s life. With the Australian bush burning for nearly three months now, killing 28 people, claiming 2,000 homes and
Royal Split: Prince Harry Delays Plan To Join Meghan In Canada
Prince Harry has reportedly delayed his plans to fly to Canada this weekend and join wife Meghan and baby Archie as the talks are going on over finalizing the couple’s future roles after they stepped back from Britain’s royal frontline. The UK and Canadian governments are among those being consulted by royal aides to work
Taiwan Leader Seeks To Strengthen US Relations
William Brent Christensen, a US diplomat who is director of the American Institute in Taiwan, congratulated Tsai on her victory and she thanked him for his support. ”The Taiwan-US partnership has already grown from a bilateral partnership to a global partnership. In the future, we will continue to build on the foundation we have created
Ireland’s PM Preps Possible February Election
Ireland’s Prime Minster Leo Varadkar said on Sunday he had made a decision on the timing of a general election, with many media outlets and politicians predicting a Feb. 7 poll. Speaking to national broadcaster RTE, Varadkar said he would meet his cabinet on Tuesday before announcing the date. He would have preferred to go
Gulf Markets Gain After No Escalation In U.S.-Iran Tensions
Middle East stocks closed higher on Sunday amid relief at no further escalation in tensions between Iran and the United States, but shares of Saudi Aramco retreated. Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump backed away from days of angry rhetoric against Iran as the two countries tried to defuse a crisis over the U.S. killing
Angola’s Isabel Dos Santos Slams Corruption Charges As ‘Witch Hunt’
Angolan billionaire and former first daughter Isabel Dos Santos decried a New Year’s Eve court order to freeze her vast assets as a “witch hunt” engineered to weaken her father’s influence and distract from economic failures. Dos Santos, named Africa’s richest woman by Forbes with a fortune estimated at over $2 billion, is a highly
Ethiopian PM Abiy Readies Parliamentary Election For May Or June
Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election in May or June despite security and logistic concerns, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Sunday. The election will be the first under Nobel Peace Laureate Abiy, who took office in April 2018 and launched political and economic reforms. His reform agenda has also stoked violence and highlighted ethnic
Equatorial Guinea To Increase Oil production In 2020
Equatorial Guinea will add 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) of oil production by October, the country’s oil minister said on Sunday. “We expect an increase this year of around 20,000 bpd additional because of the new discoveries,” Gabriel Obiang Lima told reporters on the sidelines of an energy event, Reuters reports. Equatorial Guinea, a member
Nigeria Withdraws $2 bln Against MTN
Nigeria’s attorney general has withdrawn a $2 billion tax demand against South African telecoms giant MTN Group, a closely watched case that critics said damaged Nigeria’s appeal to foreign investors. In a letter filed with the Nigerian stock exchange, MTN said the government had decided to drop its case and refer the issue to tax
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