Views: 1 The Kwara State Government has warmed principals of schools to desist from imposing the wearing of Hijab (Muslim veil) or beret on students in the state. The warning came on the heels of the fresh controversy on the wearing of Hijab in some Christian schools, notably the Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, and […]
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Views: 2 LIVE – Updated at 03:40 Follow all the day’s news. 03:40 This is interesting. Member for Chisholm Gladys Liu is pulling out of WeChat as fallout from Morrison’s ban continues. 03:22 Six days in a row over 40 degrees in Perth. Related: Perth swelters through record six consecutive days over 40C temperatures Meanwhile, more flood updates have
Views: 3 A Big Mac has 508. Wagamama’s hot chicken katsu curry has 1,089. And a large mixed grill with chips at Wetherspoon’s has 2,052. But will knowing how many calories are in a restaurant meal help make a difference to the UK’s obesity epidemic? © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Hispanolistic/Getty ImagesFrom April, all cafes
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Views: 1 As they linger, trapped at the US-Mexico border, the young Nicaraguan man and Guatemalan woman say it is love that has helped them hang on to their American dream despite the pain of a long, anxious wait. © HERIKA MARTINEZ Migrants cross the Rio Grande river from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico in December 2021 to
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Views: 4 An unseasonal wildfire is raging in California’s Monterey County, forcing evacuations and the closure of Highway 1, US officials say. © The Mercury News via Getty Images Flames were seen moving towards the famous Bixby Creek Bridge on Saturday morningThe National Weather Service (NWS) reported a “surreal fire behaviour given the wet Oct and
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Views: 3 LONDON — An increasingly anxious Europe is waking up to the threat posed by Russia’s military buildup on the borders of Ukraine, but deep divisions among and within European nations stand in the way of a unified Western response. NATO and European Union officials have repeatedly stressed that the continent stands firm in
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Views: 2 The State Department ordered diplomats’ families Sunday afternoon to depart the U.S. embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, amid heightened fears of a Russian attack on the country. The embassy has also authorized non-emergency employees to depart, according to an internal cable obtained by ABC News. © Alex Brandon/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesIn an updated travel
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Views: 2 Germany plans to send a field medical facility to Ukraine next month but it continues to refuse the transfer of weapons despite fears of a Russian invasion. In February, “a complete field hospital will be handed over, including the necessary training, all co-financed by Germany to the tune of 5.3 million euros [$6bn]”,
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Views: 1 Chile’s leftist president-elect, Gabriel Boric, announced his first Cabinet on Friday, giving a majority of posts to women and several to former student protest leaders. © Provided by DW For the first time in history, a majority of Chile’s cabinet positions have gone to women Boric said that the Cabinet’s priorities are managing the
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Views: 3 Officials in a Chinese province deliberately underreported or concealed 139 deaths from last year’s devastating flood disaster, the country’s central government has said, amid arrests of some of those involved. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Record-breaking rainstorms hit Henan province in central China between 17 and 23 July, overflowing reservoirs, breaching riverbanks,
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