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LONDON. – OPEC on Thursday cut the forecast of global demand for its oil this year as rivals boost production, building a case for extending supply curbs beyond June to…
SAA seeks to recover millions from pilot
JOHANNESBURG. — South African Airways (SAA) is out to recover millions of rands from a former pilot who flew its aircrafts for twenty years without a proper licence. “The pilot…
US plans to begin long-banned missile test this year: report
WASHINGTON. — The United States is mulling starting testing later this year types of missiles that were banned by a decades-old nuclear treaty, US media reported on Wednesday. The projects…
US Congress wants to know why the FAA waited so long to ground Boeing 737 jets
WASHINGTON. – Congress plans to scrutinise why the United States waited so many days to ground all Boeing Co 737 MAX jets involved in Sunday’s crash in Ethiopia as other…
Tshisekedi pardons about 700 political prisoners
KINSHASA. – Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) new President Felix Tshisekedi on Wednesday pardoned about 700 political prisoners who were jailed under his predecessor. President Tshisekedi signed the decree, fulfilling…
China’s new foreign investment law to boost opening-up, expert says
WASHINGTON. — A long-time US observer on China has said the draft foreign investment law being deliberated in Beijing is “definitely a step forward” in the country’s continued reform and…
Trump hails ‘unlimited’ potential of Britain trade deal
WASHINGTON. – US President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed the “unlimited” potential of a trade deal with Britain — as Brexit is deadlocked in parliament.”My Administration looks forward to negotiating…
UN says at least 535 killed in inter-ethnic violence in western DRC
UNITED NATIONS. — Recent fights between tribes in western Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have claimed at least 535 lives with the toll expected to go higher, a UN…
Death toll rises in collapsed Lagos school building
LAGOS. – Another body has been recovered from the rubble of a building housing a school that collapsed in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, rescue workers said Thursday, taking the death toll…
Enter the era of the Entrepreneur
Abel Dzobo Features Correspondent In her prologue to “The Fellowship of the Ring”, the first film in The Lord of the Rings blockbuster trilogy, Lady Galadriel gives a grim prophecy…