Parliament’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources interfacing with officials from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Posted on: 07 Dec 2021 The Parliamentary committee on Environment and Natural Resources has commenced scrutinising the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2021. The Minister of State for Minerals, Hon. Peter Lokeris, on Tuesday, 7 December 2021 led […]
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Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare survived a no-confidence vote on Monday, as lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to keep him in power. © Getty Images Confidence over Solomon Islands PM Manasseh Sogavare’s leadership came under fire after protests broke out in the Pacific Island nationIt comes just more than a week after riots rocked the Pacific Island
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Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, a veteran of the fight against apartheid who spent years imprisoned on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela, died on Monday aged 84, South Africa’s ruling party announced. © STRINGER Ebrahim, pictured in 1989, after he was given a second jail termEbrahim passed away at his Johannesburg home after a long illness, the African
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Gambia’s president-elect Adama Barrow gives a victory speech in Banjul, Gambia December 5, 2021.Image Credit: Reuters Via AP news wire 5 hrs ago Gambia’s President Adama Barrow has secured his re-election with a comfortable margin over his opposition in a vote that set the bar for a new chapter in the small West African nation’s democracy. ©
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Equality, a well-funded education system and a strong welfare state are the secret to the success of the world’s happiest nation, according to Finland’s prime minister. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Bloomberg/GettyIn a rare interview with foreign media, Sanna Marin – who briefly became the youngest world leader when she became prime minister of the Nordic
Trump Donald Trump’s fledgling social media venture and an investment vehicle it is partnering with said Saturday that institutional investors have pledged $1 billion in funds for the former president’s startup.© MANDEL NGAN Businessman and former US president Donald Trump has been raising big money from institutional investors for his fledgling social media ventureThis sum would
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday said Chinese military flights near Taiwan look like “rehearsals” though he did not indicate that he expected Beijing actually to carry out such operations. © Reuters/IRAKLI GEDENIDZE U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visits Georgia Cross-strait tensions have been rising in recent months, with Taiwan complaining
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(Reuters) – Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi said he is grateful to be named among the greatest players in world soccer, but the Argentina forward stressed he does not attach too much importance to individual glory. © Reuters/BENOIT TESSIER The Ballon d’Or awards Messi won the Ballon d’Or award for a record-stretching https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/messi-claims-record-extending-seventh-ballon-dor-2021-11-29 seventh time on
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Pope Francis on Sunday called the exploitation of and global indifference to migrants a “shipwreck of civilization.” His remarks came during a visit to the Greek island of Lesbos, where the pope greeted refugees on a walk through the Mavrovouni camp, which holds roughly 2,300 people, according to Reuters. © Getty Images Pope on Europe’s migrant crisis:
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Bernardo Silva scored twice as Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 for a fifth successive victory that moved them top of the table for the first time this season. Raheem Sterling headed the champions in front on four minutes when he converted Phil Foden’s cross from close range. Sterling and Jack Grealish each drew saves from
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