DUBAI (Reuters) -An April 14 story about Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie was factually accurate but was not intended for publication at this time and had not been through the full editing process, and is withdrawn. There will be no substitute story. STORY_NUMBER: L5N3G70NH STORY_DATE: 14/04/2024 STORY_TIME: 0645 GMT (Editing by William Maclean)
By Abdiqani Hassani (Reuters) -Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5 million ransom was paid, according to two pirates. “The money was brought to us two nights ago as usual… we checked whether the money was fake or not. Then we divided the …
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(Reuters) -South Africa’s health regulator said on Saturday it is recalling batches of Johnson & Johnson’s children’s cough syrup after detection of high levels of diethylene glycol. The affected batches were sold in South Africa, Eswatini, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria, the statement added. The recall follows a report by the regulator’s Nigerian counterpart on …
By Boureima Balima and Abdel-Kader Mazou NIAMEY (Reuters) – Hundreds took to the streets of Niger’s capital on Saturday to demand the departure of U.S. troops, after the ruling junta further shifted its strategy by ending a military accord with the United States and welcoming Russian military instructors. Marching arm in arm through central Niamey, …
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BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist rebels killed at least 10 civilians in an attack on Friday near the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local authorities and a U.N. source said. The assailants fired guns at people working in fields in Mulekera commune outside Beni, Mulekera Mayor Ngongo …
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By Ope Adetayo ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria has become the first country in the world to roll out the “revolutionary” new Men5CV vaccine against meningitis, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Nigeria is one of the hotspots of the deadly disease in Africa. Last year, a 50% rise in annual cases was reported across 26 …
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By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military said on Friday it had inflicted heavy losses on Islamist militant groups in the north and oil thieves in the south, arresting hundreds, seizing weapons and rescuing kidnap victims in a week-long operation. Defence spokesperson Major-General Edward Buba said in a statement that troops had killed or …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A revised tax treaty between India and Mauritius will come into effect only once the two countries sign the agreement and will not be applied retrospectively, news channel CNBC-TV18 reported on Friday, citing sources. The new provisions in the treaty include a principle purpose test, which will be used to judge …
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Somalia will never accept Ethiopia’s plan to build a naval base in its breakaway region of Somaliland, but would consider granting Ethiopia commercial port access if discussed bilaterally, a senior Somali official said on Friday. Landlocked Ethiopia sparked a diplomatic row with Mogadishu in January by signing a deal with …
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By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber GENEVA (Reuters) -The United Nations refugee chief said on Friday that Sudanese refugees could be making their way to Europe if humanitarian aid was not adequately provided to the people of the war-torn country. War erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023, between the Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), …
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