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Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures.
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The White House on Thursday announced a crackdown on firearms sales at gun shows and over the internet that evade US federal background checks.
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Meta said on Thursday it was developing new tools to protect teenage users from "sextortion" scams on its Instagram platform, which has been accused by US politicians of damaging the mental health of youngsters.
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that all candidates registered for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now print their notification slips. JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. “The 2024 UTME Notification Slip is ready for printing. All candidates who have registered for the exercise…
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The family of Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group who died in a California helicopter crash in February, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the US charter company Orbic Air on Wednesday. Ogunbanjo was one of seven people killed in the February 9th crash near the Nevada border, which also claimed…
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Hundreds of staff, including senior partners and managers, in Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (KPMG)in the Netherlands, cheated on professional exams and the firm misled investigators about the misconduct. United States audit regulator revealed the findings in the latest ethics scandal to hit a Big Four accountancy firm. On Wednesday, the Netherlands arm of KPMG was…
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Kylian Mbappe has earned a reputation as a player who delivers on the biggest occasions, but the France superstar for once struggled to make an impact as Paris Saint-Germain went down to Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday. Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha scored PSG's goals in a 3-2 defeat…
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The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has suspended film producer Adanma Luke and the production process of the film “The other side of life” over the death of actor Pope Junior. The announcement was made after the death of actor Junior Pope, and three other crew members who lost their lives in a boat mishap…
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Julian Assange's wife said on Thursday it was a "good sign" that US President Joe Biden was "considering" dropping the WikiLeaks founder's prosecution, five years on from his arrest and detention.
