Tag: USA
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Biden, Sunak agree to support Ukraine, tackle China
The United States President Joe Biden and Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak agreed in talks Tuesday to work together to support Ukraine and stand up to China, the White House said. They spoke for the first time hours after Sunak became Britain’s third prime minister this year, inheriting an economic crisis following the…
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Flamingos set for historic clash against USA
The Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, will tackle United States of America in Navi Mumbai in one of the quarter-final matches of the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Friday. The Flamingos lost narrowly, 2-1, to another powerhouse of women’s football, Germany in their first match of the competition, but…
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Nigeria’s Flamingos defeat Chile 2-1, to play USA in Q’final
Nigeria’s Flamingoes who yesterday morning booked their ticket to the quarter final of the Under-17 World Cup with a 2-1 defeat of Chile, will on Friday in Mumbai take on USA and Onyeka Gamero, whose father is Nigerian, for a place in the semifinal. Kick-off time Friday is 12 noon in Nigeria. The Flamingoes finished…
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North Korea denies exporting weapons to Russia
North Korea has denied providing weapons and ammunition to Russia. The Defence Ministry in Pyongyang said this earlier in a statement issued on Wednesday that Washington and “hostile forces’’ had spread a rumour of arms dealings’’ aimed at tarnishing North Korea’s image. “We have never exported weapons or ammunition to Russia before and we…
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Everyone wants me to run in 2024 – Trump
Donald Trump has dropped another hint at a White House campaign in 2024, with the former US president telling Indian television that a run for office would “make a lot of people very happy”. “Everyone wants me to run. I am leading in the polls,” Trump said in an excerpt of an interview with…
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Super Falcons fall to USA again in friendly match
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have lost their second international friendly match against the United States Women’s National Team 2-1. The match was played in the early hours of Wednesday morning (Nigeria Time) in Washington DC. The first of the twin friendly between the two teams saw the USA team beat the Super Falcons…
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Taliban celebrate anniversary of foreign troops exit
The Taliban celebrated the first anniversary of the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan Wednesday with victory chants and a military parade showcasing equipment left behind by US-led forces. Afghanistan’s new rulers — not formally recognised by any other nation — have reimposed their harsh version of Islamic law on the impoverished country, with women…
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Alleged rapist turns up to court in pyjamas to fight extradition to US
An alleged FBI fugitive accused of rape and faking his own death has told a court there is ‘mass hysteria’ around his case. According to Metro UK, the US prosecutors want Scotland’s courts to extradite the man they say is Nicholas Rossi, who is wanted for the alleged rape of a 21-year-old woman in Utah,…
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US cabinet members, lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 after gala dinner
Jokes were apparently not the only thing flying at last weekend’s exclusive annual comedy gala, the Gridiron Club dinner, in Washington. COVID-19 was too. At least two members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet and several lawmakers have tested positive for the virus after attending the event. The dinner, which brings together top politicians, media figures,…
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Putin Orders Troops to Separatist Regions and Recognizes Their Independence
President Vladimir V. Putin ordered troops into two Russia-backed separatist territories in Ukraine and hinted at the possibility of a wider military campaign and laid claim to all of Ukraine as a country “created by Russia” in an emotional and aggrieved address to the Russian people. Russian state television then showed Mr. Putin signing decrees…