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Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam ITO Naoki met at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism headquarters on August 15 to discuss enhancing cultural, sports, and tourism exchanges between the two countries. The meeting aimed to strengthen and promote cooperation
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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is set to meet in the third week of next month, around September 18-19, to discuss the Centre's plan for a comprehensive revamp of the eight-year-old indirect tax regime. The Centre's plan aims to reduce the overall tax burden
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Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari's Vice, Yemi Osinbajo, has consistently reiterates that discussions with former President Goodluck Jonathan, who he thought was very capable politically, helped him to earn support across the country. Rauf Aregbesola, a former Osun State Governor, is facing a severe backlash from President Tinubu's
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Shreemattie Singh, a Guyanese citizen, has been living in Canada for nearly two decades. She sought to remain in Canada by filing an application for permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, which was denied by an Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officer. Singh challenged the refusal, arguing
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The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to promoting inclusive and community-driven security responses as part of Nigeria's counter-terrorism strategy. Speaking on the launch of the Community Violence Reduction Programme, she highlighted the importance of integrating gender
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Wenhui Liu, a citizen of China, sought judicial review of a decision made by an officer of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) refusing his application for permanent residence and declaring him inadmissible to Canada due to misrepresentation and providing a fraudulent document in support of his application. The Federal
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The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lifted the lifetime ban imposed on Comfort Emmanson, a passenger earlier penalized for unruly conduct on an Ibom Air plane. This decision comes after reviewing all relevant factors, including Emmanson's expression of remorse, the withdrawal of the complaint, and her release
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Turkey has sent a draft agreement to Iraq outlining a new framework for energy cooperation, which includes partnerships in crude oil and natural gas projects, the development of hydrocarbon fields, and electricity generation and transmission projects. The new agreement aims to replace an existing agreement that expires in July 2026
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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticized the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for cherry-picking comments from World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, ignoring her more critical calls for urgent measures to grow the economy and establish social safety nets for millions of Nigerians suffering the negative impacts of
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African Ministers of Water have highlighted the vast multibillion dollar opportunities in the water sector at the AU-Africa Water Investment Programme (AU-AIP) Water Summit 2025. The summit, hosted by South Africa, brought together ministers from across the continent to showcase bulk water projects and de-risking strategies in their respective countries.
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Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with farmers attending the Independence Day celebrations in Delhi as Special Guests at Pusa Campus. He administered a pledge to the farmers to adopt the Swadeshi (indigenous) movement, urging them to buy goods made in their own states and country, which would generate
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The Pakistani National Assembly has approved an amendment to the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), 1997, permitting law enforcement agencies and the armed forces to detain individuals suspected of terrorism for up to three months. This change is aimed at empowering authorities to preventatively address security threats, but critics argue that it
