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Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency or NEMA has issued a flood warning to 14 States in the country.
This follows its earlier warnings in March and April for States to brace up for impending flood due to heavy rainfall.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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The European rocket, Ariane 5, has blasted off on its final flight after nearly 30 years of service in space.
Taking off from the spaceport in French Guiana for its 117th and final flight, the final payload on Ariane 5 is a French military satellite and a German communications satellite.
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India's cabinet ministers have approved a draft data protection bill – paving the way for it to be tabled in the parliament this month.
The bill if enacted into law will be the country's main data governance framework.
India correspondent Ishan Garg tells us more about the proposed law from New Delhi.
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The app, which the company says is for sharing text updates and joining public conversations, is seen as a direct competitor to Twitter.
Ira Spitzer reports
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi who is visiting Japan has been trying to ease concerns about the country's plan to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean.
The UN watchdog earlier this week gave a stamp of approval to Japan's controversial plan.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Tokyo.
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More interest rate hikes should be expected in the United States, according to the US Federal Reserve.
Minutes of a meeting, released on Wednesday, show officials at the central bank agreeing that further policy tightening lies ahead, albeit at a slower pace than the rapid increases in the past year.
With more, Benji Hyer reports.
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A federal judge has ruled that the US government must limit its contact with social media companies even if it is concerned about the content appearing on their platforms.
The ruling is a victory for Republicans who had accused the Biden administration of violating the constitutional right to free speech.
Ira Spitzer has more
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The White House was briefly evacuated after the illegal drug, cocaine, was found in a common area.
The secret service is investigating the incident which happened on Sunday night when President Biden was away.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has called for a nationwide protest on Friday against the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden.
The incident took place last when a man burned a copy of the Quran outside a mosque in Stockholm.
The Swedish government has condemned the act – calling it "Islamophobic".
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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