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IMF confirms Kristalina Georgieva for second 5-year term
The IMF executive board confirmed Friday that it had reappointed Kristalina Georgieva to serve for a second five-year term at the helm of the international financial institution.
It means that Georgieva, who was the sole candidate in!-->!-->!-->…
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O.J. Simpson dies at 76
O.J. Simpson, arguably one of the most controversial figures in modern American history, has died at the age of 76.
According to a statement from his family on X (formerly Twitter,) the Hall of Fame football player, legendary!-->!-->!-->…
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JUST IN: Shawwal moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia, to observe Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday
The moon sighting committee in Saudi Arabia declared that the Shawwal crescent could not be sighted in the Kingdom today.
As a result, the holy month of Ramadan will continue until April 9, lasting 30 days.
Eid Al Fitr will,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Muslim leaders in US reject Iftar dinner with Biden as anger over Gaza festers
Muslim leaders in the United States declined invitations to President Joe Biden’s Ramadan breakfast dinner over his response to the Israel-Hamas war, as his campaign has been attempting to court Muslim voters.
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After death of aid workers, UN halts operations in Gaza
UN humanitarians in Gaza have suspended operations temporarily for 48 hours following the killing of seven aid workers.
The seven aid workers from the NGO World Centre Kitchen were reportedly killed on Tuesday. The move will allow!-->!-->!-->…
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Senegal President names opposition leader prime minister
Left-wing pan-Africanist, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, on Tuesday became Senegal’s youngest president, pledging systemic change after years of deadly turmoil and announcing his mentor, opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, as prime minister.
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Major earthquake kills four, injures 60 in Taiwan
Official figures indicate that at least four people have been killed and around 60 injured as a result of the severe earthquake off the coast of Taiwan.
This was confirmed by the island’s national fire authority on Wednesday. In!-->!-->!-->…
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Haitians want reign of terror to end – UN rights chief
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said that the Haitian population “cannot wait any longer,” for the reign of terror by gangs to end.
Türk said this on Tuesday in a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council in!-->!-->!-->…
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World’s oldest man, Mora dies at 114
Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, died on Tuesday at the age of 114, officials and relatives said.
“Juan Vicente Perez Mora has transcended into eternity at!-->!-->!-->…
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Faye sworn in as Senegal’s youngest president
The 44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president.
Faye took over from immediate past president Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in an event witnessed by African!-->!-->!-->…
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