Friday, August 12, 2022

Nigeria Leads Africa’s Underperformance as OPEC’s Output Gap Grows

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Nigeria led other African members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in failing to meet their crude oil production quota for July.

 

This is according to S&P Global report.

 

The country's OPEC quota for July was 1.7 million barrels per day.

 

Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.

 

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Drought to be declared in parts of England

A drought is expected to be declared in parts of England on Friday. It follows a prolonged dry spell in the country, with an extreme heat warning in place over the weekend. Julia Chapman has more from London.

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Indian Capital Sees Another Sharp Rise in COVID cases

The Indian capital is seeing a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases pushing the authorities to reinstate the mask mandate.

Delhi recorded over 2700 cases in the past 24 hours. This is the highest single-day rise in nearly seven months since the third wave hit the country.

Sreoshi Mukherjee has more from New Delhi...

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Japan's population shrinking at a record pace

Japan's population is shrinking at a record pace.

There are 700,000 fewer citizens in the country than a year ago.

Thisanka Siripala reports from Tokyo.

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N.Korean Leader Was Serious Ill During COVID Outbreak

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The sister of Kim Jong Un has revealed that the North Korean leader suffered from a high fever during the country's recent COVID-19 outbreak.

Kim went without an appearance in state media for more than two weeks last month.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Hong Kong population drops by a record on COVID and political concerns

Hong Kong’s population has dropped by a record as people continue to flee strict Covid-19 rules, and take advantage of citizenship schemes offered in response to the city’s political changes. 

Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.


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US police kill man after attempted breach of FBI field office

Police in the US state of Ohio have shot and killed a man accused of trying to breach an FBI field office.

It comes just days after FBI agents raided former US president Donald Trump's Mar a Lago estate.

Ira Spitzer reports


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Thursday, August 11, 2022

CDC loosens COVID-19 recommendations

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has relaxed some of its COVID-19 recommendations such as social distancing and quarantining.

The agency cited high levels of immunity in the population due to vaccines and previous infections.

US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more


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US Attorney General signed off on Trump raid and will release documents

The US Attorney General Marrick Garland has admitted he authorised the decision to seek a warrant for the FBI's search of Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home. 


Investigators visited the former President's property in Florida to look for sensitive and classified national security documents they believed were being secretly held there. 


This is the first time that the Attorney General has publicly addressed the unprecedented raid since it happened on Monday.


From Washington, Benji Hyer reports. 


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US markets closed mixed, despite more promising inflation data

Wall St closed the day mixed as investors assessed a second
better-than-expected inflation report.

The muted activity came as Disney shares spiked on news of strong
subscriber numbers.

Nick Harper reports.

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US Attorney General seeks to make Trump raid warrant public

The US Attorney General says he's filed a motion to make public the
search warrant and property receipt related to the FBI raid of Donald
Trump's Florida home.

It was Merrick Garland's first public statement since law enforcement
officials searched the former president's Mar-a-Lago property.

Republicans and Trump supporters have been pushing the Justice
Department to explain why the raid took place, amid accusations of
politicization.

Garland told reporters a warrant was issued based on evidence a crime
may have been committed - seemingly in relation to sensitive White
House paperwork Trump took with him when he left office.

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Disney overtakes Netflix in subscribers

Disney has overtaken Netflix as the TV streaming provider with the
most customers.

Disney+ recorded an increase in subscribers in the past quarter while
Netflix has posted a drop in customers.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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Latvia and Estonia quit cooperation framework with China

Latvia and Estonia have announced they are quitting a diplomatic forum for cooperation between China and a number of Central and Eastern European nations. 


The move means all three Baltic states have now formally exited the multilateral framework, formerly known as "17+1" and set up by Beijing in 2012.


Rosie Birchard reports.


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Studies on Arctic and Antarctic show potential for sea-levels to rise five meters

New climate change studies published in journal Nature show the damaging effects of global warming in the Arctic and Antarctic are much worse than previously thought.

Antarctic ice sheets are melting faster than predicted, which could lead to sea levels rising up to five meters, and parts of the Arctic are warming more than other areas.

U.S. Correspondent Caroline Malone reports.


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U.S. rethinking Chinese tariffs in wake of Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit

The Biden administration is reportedly shelving any immediate plans to
scrap Trump-era tariffs on Chinese goods.

It comes in the wake of Speaker Nancy Pelosi's controversial visit to Taiwan.

Gabrielle Fahmy reports.

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UN calls for immediate demilitarization of Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plat

The United Nations has called for an immediate withdrawal of military
equipment and personnel from the area of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear
Plant in Ukraine.

The Secretary General has called on Russia and Ukraine to exercise common sense.

Sarah Walton reports

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UK Prime Minister: no new support on energy bills until successor takes over


For the second time this week, Boris Johnson has ruled out fresh action to help families with rising energy bills until after his successor takes office.

The UK Prime Minister made the comments after a meeting with energy company bosses.

Giles Gibson reports from London.

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Sweden overtakes France as Europe's top energy exporter

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As the energy crisis across Europe intensifies, the continent has a new top energy exporter.  As traditional energy producers are struggling to keep up with demand, others, like Sweden, are still in an energy surplus


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Trial sale of commodities through AfCFTA begins


Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda will trial sale livestock, fruits, vegetables and spices in a pilot phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCTA).

Isaac Lukando reports



Sierra Leone imposes curfew amid anti-government protests


At least six police officers have been killed in anti-government protests in northern and western Sierra Leone on Wednesday, according to officials. 

The government has imposed a curfew to calm the tension in the country.

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Nabil Ahmed Rufai
Feature Story News Correspondent- Accra, Ghana
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Twitter: @nabil_ahmed5