Category: World
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Nigerians are Concerned about the State of President’s Health
Is Mr. Buhari feeling unwell? The question is often asked by people who have spotted his absence from recent governmental meetings. In addition, he hasn’t visited a Friday Pray though the mosque is nearby his office. The fact that the President is 74 cannot help provoking rumors and multiple guesses about his health. The government…
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Anger As US Internet Privacy Law Scrapped
The Representatives voted for the law that insist ISPs have permission to share location data. Supporters said it would increase competition but critics said it would effect online privacy. Donald Trump is all set to sign the order soon. The repeal was backed by providers, who argued that ISPs were being subject to privacy laws…
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Singapore couple jailed for starving Philippine maid
A Singapore couple who starved their maid until she weighed just 29kg were jailed on Monday, in a case of “shocking.” Trader Lim Hong, 48, was sentenced to 3 weeks in jail and fined S$10,000, while his wife Chong Foon was jailed 3 months, the couple’s lawyer told. Both were convicted last year of violating…
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Russia protest: Leader Navalny and hundreds of others held
Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday with opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Medvedev. Navalny and his supporters hope to channel public discontent over corruption to attract more support. A reporter saw police detain Navalny, who hopes…
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New arrest in UK Parliament terror attack
As per the sources of Scotland Yard that today, British police made a new arrest as part of an investigation by the Counter Terrorism Command into the attack on UK Parliament. The police said that on Sunday, a 30-year-old man was arrested at an address in Birmingham on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. He…
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Latest News: Ex-senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passes away
Latest News: Ex-senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passes away :- Leticia Ramos-Shahani, a sister of former president Fidel Ramos, was the senator from 1987 to 1998 and was a diplomat before entering politics. “Mum left the body, by the grace of God this morning, just a few hours after my 50th birthday,” she wrote. Shahani is survived by…
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Man planned to kill former US President Barack Obama, sentenced to six months in prison
A man who has posted on an FBI website that he planned to kill the president of the United States has been sentenced to six months served in jail. The officer at the U.S. Attorney says Andrew O’Keefe, of Mansfield, will be under supervised release for five years after being sentenced Thursday in federal court…
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Can Trump Live up to Campaign Promises to Fix America’s Infrastructure?
In one of the most controversial presidential campaigns ever in the United States, now President Donald J. Trump promised to put Americans back to work to “Make America Great Again.” It is his contention that the United States’ infrastructure is failing and revamping and modernizing such things as public transportation and interstate highways is important.…
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Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees for 5 years in response to Trump’s travel ban
In a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations, Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years. The Chairman and CEO of the coffee retailer – Howard Schultz said in a letter to employees that the hiring…
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Mark Zuckerberg Facebook CEO criticises the order of Trump on immigration
Over the anti-immigration policies, the CEO of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg took to his social network to criticise US President Donald Trump and his plans to build a wall along the border with Mexico. Donald Trump, in his first week in the White House, signed executive orders for the border wall, withholding federal funding from…
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Mexico identifies 56 human remains in mass grave in a burial pit
On Sunday, Prosecutors said that 56 sets of human remains have been identified in a jumble of bone fragments found at a burial pit in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, Mexico. State prosecutors said that the burial pit was discovered in the month of February 2016 on a rural hillside in Garcia, near…
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Tuko.co.ke is searching new faces
TUKO.CO.KE is the first and main source of news in Kenya. As a new one, this website is searching for active people. It does not matter if you are a photographer, a writer or only the beginner in blogger’s life. Do you have a desire to become the star in this sphere? If your answer…