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Lagos doctors to embark on 3-day warning strike Monday

…Reject Salary Deductions by State Government Medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike beginning 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, in protest against what they described as an “illegal and disrespectful” salary deduction by the state government. The doctors, under the aegis of the Medical Guild, declared […]

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Israeli military announces “tactical pause” in three areas of Gaza

Israel announces a “tactical pause in military activity” in parts of Gaza The move comes after saying it delivered an aid air drop into Gaza on Saturday night, consisting of “seven packages of aid” Israel has been facing mounting pressure from Western governments, with aid agencies warning that mass starvation is taking hold in Gaza Aid agencies previously criticised Israel’s

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Cameroon’s electoral body bars president’s main rival from standing

Maurice Kamto (R), newly nominated by African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) as its presidential candidate, greets supporters after a news conference in Yaounde, Cameroon on July 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP) The renowned university professor and former government minister was widely seen as the most serious challenger to  long-standing President Paul Biya.

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Stampede at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple leaves 6 dead, CM Pushkar Dhami reacts

A stampede occurred at Haridwar’s Mansa Devi temple on Sunday.(X) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami informed that the SDRF and other rescue teams have reached the stampede site. At least six people died and several others were left seriously injured in a tragic stampede at the revered Mansa Devi Temple in Uttarakhand’s Haridwar on

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UETCL Appoints Eng. Richard Matsiko as Acting CEO Following Karamagi’s Resignation

Former Makerere Bursar Joshua Karamagi has for the past three years been serving as the CEO for Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd. And he has done fairly well and his supervisors in the Board are satisfied he deserves a second term. Yet the biggest uncertainty Karamagi, whose contract is soon expiring, faces is the continued

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Austria: ICE train passengers stuck for 6 hours in tunnel

Passengers of a German high-speed ICE train spent more than six hours stuck in a tunnel near Vienna before being freed. Kate Hairsine with dpa Some 400 passengers left hot and in the dark on an Intercity Express (ICE) train in a tunnel near Vienna have been freed after an evacuation operation lasting more than six

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EU chief von der Leyen heads to Scotland for trade talks with Trump

FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at a press conference following the 25th EU-China Summit in Beijing, China July 24, 2025. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo  Image: Reuters/Florence Lo world By Andrew Gray and Andrea Shalal European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen headed to Scotland on Saturday ahead of a meeting with U.S. President

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LIVE: Israel seizes Handala; 11 injured in Israeli aid airdrop into Gaza

Israeli forces continue bombing Gaza, a day after killing at least 71 people, including 42 aid seekers, as five more Palestinians starved to deathThe announcement comes at a time of growing international outrage against Israel’s war on Gaza. Several European countries – including Spain, Ireland and Norway – have already recognised Palestinian statehood.And pressure is

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UAE to host T20 Asia Cup tournament from September 9-28

The United Arab Emirates will host this year’s T20 Asia Cup tournament in September, organisers said Saturday, ending the uncertainty over its fate amid spiralling tensions between India and Pakistan. The neighbours have not met on either side’s soil in a bilateral series since 2012, and only play each other in international tournaments on neutral grounds as

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H. E. VP Jessica Alupo has this afternoon arrived at Bole international airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit + 4 stocktake that is being hosted by Ethiopia and Italy.

The Vice President was upon arrival received by the Vice President of the ruling Prosperity Party of Ethiopia, H. E. Adam Farah and Uganda’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Rebecca Otengo and officials from the Ugandan embassy in Addis Ababa The VP who is representing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will join other world heads of state and

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