Nigeria’s central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation on a day when thousands of people protested the government’s handling of the economy. Inflation has reached almost 30% and millions…
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Comoros: Campaigns draw to a close ahead of poll
Campaigns for Sunday’s presidential and regional elections in Comoros are set to end on Friday, amid calls for boycott by some presidential candidates. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani is facing five…
France: One dead and another injured in Channel crossing
One person has died and another is in a life-threatening condition after a boat carrying migrants partially deflated in the Channel. More than 60 people were on board the boat,…
UK: Imran Khan’s former adviser suffers acid attack in UK
An adviser to the jailed ex-Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan says he was the victim of an acid attack outside his home in the UK. Mirza Shahzad Akbar said the…
Colombia: Pablo Escobar’s feral hippos face cull
Colombia is to cull some of the 166 hippos descended from a herd owned by drug lord Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Environment Minister Susana Muhamad said that 20 would…
Nigeria: House of Representatives reject plan to buy presidential yacht
Nigeria’s lower chamber of parliament has rejected the government’s plan to buy a presidential yacht for $6m (£5m), a senior lawmaker has said. Nigerians had criticised the plan as a…
China: Nine dead after train crashes into railway workers
Nine people were killed in a railway accident early Friday morning in China’s Gansu province, when a train rammed into on-site workers. The train, which was on route from Urumqi…
USA: A Quiet Place Part II becomes biggest pandemic-era US box office hit
The delayed sequel to the thriller A Quiet Place has become the biggest hit at North American box offices since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Quiet Place Part…
Spain: Homophobic attacks on the increase in Barcelona
A gay rights group in the Catalonia region of north-eastern Spain has warned of increasing incidents of homophobia following attacks in Barcelona over the weekend. The Observatory Against Homophobia (OCH)…
Pakistan: France urges citizens to leave Pakistan amid anti-French protests
France has urged all its citizens in Pakistan to leave the country temporarily amid violent anti-French protests across the country. The country’s embassy in Pakistan warned of “serious threats to…