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Liberia: Power Struggle Intensifies At Legislature Despite Court Ruling
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- As the 55th National Legislature prepares to resume its second quarter session in May, intense lobbying is underway within the House of Representatives as both camps loyal to embattled Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa and "Majority Bloc" Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon seek to secure a decisive quorum.
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Liberia: Majority Bloc Members On U.S. Govt's Radar?
[Liberian Observer] The self-styled Majority Bloc, by every indication, has chosen to disregard the US government's warning not to do business with sanctioned Liberian lawyer, Cllr. Varney Sherman. The Bloc, led by Rep. Richard Nagbe Koon has reportedly been placed under the radar of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States government for doing business with a man who was hooked by economic and...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Retired Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen stresses unity ahead of conclave for pope
Zen left Hong Kong last Wednesday for funeral after local court temporarily granted return of passport.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia's Foreign Affairs Minister Meets Newly Appointed African Union Special Envoy to Boost Cooperation Against Al-Shabaab
[Radio Dalsan] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, held a high-level meeting with Mr. Rahmon Adebayo, the newly appointed interim Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Fulani Leaders Urge Youths to Shun Banditry, Kidnapping
[Daily Trust] Fulani leaders have urged their youths to reject banditry and kidnapping to restore the community's tarnished image.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Ghana: Chip-Embedded Passport Rolled Out
[Ghanaian Times] A new chip-embedded passport for Ghanaians was yesterday unveiled by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, at a ceremony at the Passport office in Accra.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Enforce the Court Ruling
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia or CENTAL urges President Joseph Boakai to immediately enforce ruling of the Supreme Court by restoring all rights and privileges accorded embattled Speaker J. Fonati Kofa as head of the 55th Liberian Legislature.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Taiwan influencer slammed for wasting food after vacuuming fried egg in advert
Fashion, cosmetics, and product-selling blogger forced to make online apology after βpepper-spillingβ fried egg stunt.
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Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Concession Tug-of-War
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- A deepening dispute now threatens to unravel the progress made on Liberia's Yekepa-to-Buchanan railway, a vital economic artery. At the heart of the conflict are two main issues: High Power Exploration (HPX) and its subsidiary, Ivanhoe Liberia, reportedly refusing to recognize ArcelorMittal Liberia's (AML) continued role as railway operator, and HPX's insistence on appointing an independent...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Israel's spy chief announces resignation following row with Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to sack Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar last month over the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Fire at Hong Kong kindergarten forces 300 pupils and teachers to evacuate
Police say blaze at Yuen Long Lutheran Life Kindergarten linked to air-conditioning unit.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:US updates: Trump marks 100 days in office
It has been 100 days since Donald Trump returned to the White House. Since then, he issued a flurry of executive orders from the Oval Office, upending the United States and its relations with the world. DW has more.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Taiwan sets up platform for coordinated response to undersea cable disruptions
Authorities say there have been two incidents of major damage to the islandβs βdigital lifelineβ this year, claiming Beijing was behind them.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Italy's appetite for wood fuels Albanian forest crisis
Albania has lost about 6.5% of its total forest area over the past 20 years. Research shows that the country's 2016 moratorium on commercial logging has not stopped the deforestation.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:'It's unlike anything we have seen before': European Union left reeling after Trump's first 100 days
European leaders have been left reeling after 100 days of U.S. President Donald Trump's second term.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Germany: Police probe death of author Alexandra FrΓΆhlich
German bestselling author Alexandra FrΓΆhlich was found dead on her houseboat in Hamburg last week. Now the police have commented on the cause of her death.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Citing Trump Emergency Order, Army Corps Expedites Review for Line 5 Oil Pipeline in Great Lakesβ Wetlands
The Army Corps of Engineers, citing a recent national energy emergency order by President Trump, has expedited a permit review for a new miles-long section of an oil and gas pipeline that would bore deep into protected wetlands bordering Canada and the United States. The pipeline request from Enbridge Energy, a Canadian company, would cut [β¦]
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:βSecret Dealβ in California Would Weaken Regulations for Oil Refineries
This article was originally published by Public Health Watch, a nonprofit investigative news organization. Find out more at publichealthwatch.org. On August 6, 2012, a corroded, eight-inch pipe at Chevronβs oil refinery in Richmond, California, cracked open, sending a white cloud hundreds of feet into the air. The cloud quickly engulfed the 19 refinery firefighters, managers [β¦]
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Kenya Dismisses Sudan Junta's 'Baseless Tirade' Amid Spiralling Conflict
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has dismissed a diplomatic note circulated by Sudan's SAF-led administration blaming Nairobi for exacerbating the ongoing conflict in Sudan, calling the accusations a "baseless tirade."
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Alibaba launches new Qwen LLMs in Chinaβs latest open-source AI breakthrough
Alibaba has launched Qwen3, its next generation of AI models in what experts called the latest breakthrough in Chinaβs booming open-source AI space.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Govt Under Pressure As Hospitals Turn Into Death Traps
[New Zimbabwe] Pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to address the deteriorating public health care system, which has become a death trap for many seeking medical attention.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Africa: Floods and Droughts Are Two Sides of the Same Crisis
[IPS] United Nations -- Water emergencies are deeply personal to us. Coming from Southeast Asia and southern Africa--two regions that struggle with water challenges--we have witnessed firsthand how water defines the fate of communities and nations.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Some charges against alleged mushroom lunch killer dropped
Australian woman Erin Patterson is accused of killing three relatives with a toxic mushroom lunch.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Centre-left Liberals make stunning comeback to win Canadian election
The Liberals had been poised for a heavy defeat β before the election of Donald Trump across the border.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:HSBC announces share buyback of up to $3 billion as first-quarter results top expectations
Profit before tax declined 25% on a year-on-year basis, while revenue fell 15% from last year. Pre-tax profit, however, soared nearly 317% from the previous quarter.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Polls show Japan, Taiwan fast losing faith in Trump
A recent public opinion poll taken by Japanβs left-leaning Asahi Shimbun newspaper indicates that US President Donald Trumpβs excessive tariffs, disruptive foreign policy and insulting inaccuracies are alienating the Japanese people. An earlier poll in Taiwan showed similar damage to trust. Conducted from late February to early April and published in Japanese on April 27, [β¦] The post Polls show Japan, Taiwan fast...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Arts education must move beyond traditional models and embrace practical skills and hands-on learning
Arts graduates, both undergraduate and postgraduate, are highly educated yet often unprepared for careers beyond academia. Traditional arts education frequently leaves them struggling to enter commercial sectors like galleries, auction houses and publishing. Art history students in particular face growing difficulty in securing employment outside academic circles. In the U.S., art and art history education [β¦] The post...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Tempted to turn on the aircon? Science says use fans until itβs 27Β°C
Use electric fans as your first cooling strategy, and only turn on the aircon when the indoor temperature exceeds 27C.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:As βbotβ students continue to flood in, community colleges struggle to respond
This story was first published byVoice of San Diego and is reprinted with permission. Community colleges have been dealing with an unprecedented phenomenon: fake students bent on stealing financial aid funds. While it has caused chaos at many colleges, some Southwestern College faculty feel their leaders havenβt done enough to curb the crisis. When the [β¦] The post As βbotβ students continue to flood in, community...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Harare Council Steps Up War Against Bed Bugs
[The Herald] The City of Harare has launched a full-scale emergency response to a growing bed bug infestation in Mbare flats.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Jordan: Informal Camp Residents Displaced
Click to expand Image Amman, Jordan, February 11, 2024. 2024 Alexis Jumeau/Abaca/Sipa via AP Photo (Amman) βJordanian authorities have forcibly evicted and demolished homes and shops in an informal Palestinian refugee camp in Amman without adequate consultation, notice, compensation process, relocation assistance, or means of redress as part of a road expansion project, Human Rights Watch said today. More families are...
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Hong Kong frees four pro-democracy lawmakers who completed jail terms
They were part of the Hong Kong 47 who tried to run an unofficial election primary.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:How do the Coalition and Labor plans on housing differ - and what have they ignored?
Labor and the Coalition have both made some big housing policy announcements this election, but there are real problems going unaddressed.
Published on: April 29, 2025 | Source:Trump administration probes Harvard University and its Law Review
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Monday said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws when the journal's editors fast-tracked consideration of an article written by a member of a racial minority.
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