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Military intelligence has revealed that terrorists are plotting more attacks on prison facilities in Nigeria.
This comes after the Kuje prison in Abuja, the nation's capital was attacked on July 6th.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Plans to cut gas consumption across the European Union are proving contentious among the bloc's 27 member states.
The European Commission last week unveiled proposals for a 15% consumption reduction across the bloc to cushion the blow of potential disruptions in Russian gas supplies. On Monday, European Union ambassadors are expected to debate the way ahead.
Russian energy giant Gazprom has fully or partially cut gas deliveries to twelve EU countries.
Rosie Birchard is in Brussels.
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Droupadi Murmu (Drow-paadi Moor-moo) will script history on Monday as she becomes the first tribal person to be sworn in as the President of India.
A member of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party, Murmu won the elections last week in a landslide.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
IN: As Droupadi Murmu....Hong Kong is set to reduce hotel quarantine for incoming travelers, according to local media reports. The move is expected to coincide with the introduction of a mainland Chinese COVID-19 health code system.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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A state of emergency remains in place near Yosemite National Park in California, as the largest active wildfire in the United States continues to rapidly spread.
More than 6,000 people have been forced to evacuate the region, as the 'Oak Fire' tears its way through tens of thousands of acres of land.
President Biden is now facing increasing pressure to declare a 'climate emergency' nationwide.
Our US correspondent Benji Hyer has more.
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Steve Bannon, Donald Trump's political strategist, has been convicted of "contempt of Congress" over his refusal to appear before a Congressional committee investigating last year's insurrection by Trump supporters on Capitol Hill.
Jury deliberations took less than three hours and Mr Bannon now faces the possibility of thousands of dollars in fines fines and up to two years in jail.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US President Biden is experiencing “ mild symptoms” of COVID-19, as the White House insists he’s carrying out his duties in isolation.
President Biden was diagnosed on Thursday after a spate of international travel, while administration officials scrambled to play down the impact on the 79 year old’s health.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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The European Commission has launched four new legal proceedings against the United Kingdom over alleged violations of a treaty governing post-Brexit trading arrangements with Northern Ireland.
The Northern Ireland Protocol was agreed when the UK left the European Union, as a means to avoid creating a hard border on the island of Ireland.
Rosie Birchard reports from Brussels.
Nigeria's debt service for the first quarter of the year surpassed its revenue received during the period.
The government says it's a danger for the economy, but says it is committed to reforms that would turn things around.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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Nigeria's debt service for the first quarter of the year surpassed its revenue received during the period.
The government says it's a danger for the economy, but says it is committed to reforms that would turn things around.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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INTRO: Nigeria's Minister of
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