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Britain approves extradition of Julian Assange to US
The WikiLeaks founder has been at the centre of a protracted legal fight for more than a decade. Next week marks 10 years...
Pakistan’s ex-president Pervez Musharraf’s organs failing,family says he’s in final hours
Pakistan's defence minister also gave his blessing to Gen Musharraf's return and said the former dictator should be able to spend the rest...
Uncertainty looms as global FDI could drop in 2022 – UNCTAD
Global Foreign Direct Investment,FDI, could decline this year after recovering to pre-coronavirus levels in 2021, as the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war and...
Inflation in U.K, Germany and other OECD countries soar to 9.2%
Inflation soared to 9.2 per cent in OECD countries in April, driven by a rise in the cost of services and food, Persecondnews.com gathered...
African Union chairman fears ‘catastrophic’ food crisis from Ukraine war
Macky Sall, chairman of the African Union and president of Senegal, has revealed a worrying food crisis saying “the worst may be...
Disgraced former mayor of London’s Tower Hamlets re-elected in greatest political comeback
A disgraced mayor banned from office for five years for corruption has been re-elected to his old position after what his party described...
Emmanuel Macron inaugurated for second five-year term as French president
Emmanuel Macron was inaugurated for a second term on Saturday after his triumph in the recently concluded French presidential elections. He promised first...
U.S. Pres. Biden appoints first black White House press secretary
U.S. President Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as the White House press secretary, the first black person to hold the high-profile post....
Nigeria must be recognized as an important partner in Africa, say UK MPs
By Femi Soneye The UK’s Foreign Affairs Committee has described Nigeria as the “forefront of change” in Africa in its new report, Lagos...
Powerful explosion at Afghanistan Mosque kills at least 10 people
At least 10 people were killed after a blast ripped through a mosque in Kabul on Friday, amid a string of similar attacks...
French election: Macron set to defeat far-right Le Pen
French President Emmanuel Macron was on course Sunday to win a second term by defeating far-right leader Marine Le Pen in presidential elections,...
Passenger arrested for masturbating four times during a 4 hour flight
A passenger on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix, Arizona is facing US federal charges for pulling down his underwear and masturbating at...
Russia-Ukraine war: World Bank Group President, Malpass, announces $1.5bn for Ukraine’s essential services
``The bank would work closely with governments and the private across the world to `` win the battles against the multiple crises’’
Oil prices fall below $100 a barrel after IEA release
Oil prices dropped on Friday, falling below $100 a barrel, as China, the International Energy Agency IEA. co-ordinated a second release from its emergency...
DHL plane splits in two after crash-landing at airport
A DHL cargo plane carrying mail and packages broke in two during an emergency landing in Costa Rica, Per Second News gathered....
Ex-President bags life sentence for murder of his predecessor
Sankara was assassinated in the West African nation’s capital, Ouagadougou, in 1987 at the age of 37, four years after he took power...
