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Hamburg on Thursday became the first German city to impose a partial ban on diesel vehicles as part of the country’s much-debated move to improve air quality.
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European Union (EU) top diplomats on Monday urged Venezuela to hold “fresh” presidential elections, days after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a second term.
Hold fresh elections, EU urges Venezuela Read More
Ambassador Ulrich Seidenberger of Germany announced his government’s endorsement of the Safe Schools Declaration on May 22, at a reception in Geneva hosted by Ambassador Brattskar of Norway and Ambassador Foradori of Argentina, to mark three years since their governments launched the political commitment to protect education in armed conflict, said the Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack.
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Britain’s royal wedding of Prince Harry of Wales and U.S. actress Meghan Markle attracted over 29 million TV viewers in the U. S. and 6.9 million interactions on social network, according to ratings issued Sunday by U.S. information and measurement company Nielsen Media Research.
Britain’s royal wedding: 29m viewers attracted in U.S. Read More
A cross section of Nigerians in Europe have decried the high fees charged for Circumcision of baby boys in clinics.
Nigerians lament high fees for male child circumcision in Europe Read More
The United Kingdom (UK) has denied rumor of the plans to move its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
There are no plans to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem – UK Read More WorldStage Newsonline– The European Union (EU) has pledged to continue its partnership with the Nigeria through multidimensional engagement, to promote democratic governance, saying, it committed 1.5 billion Euros support through development cooperation with the country over the last decade.
EU commits1.5b Euros to Nigeria in 10 years, pledges partnership to promote democratic governance Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for a new six-year term.
Russian President, Putin takes oath of office as for new six-year-term Read More
Britain’s trade minister Liam Fox said on Tuesday he was delighted that United States President Donald Trump had decided to extend a temporary exemption on steel and aluminum tariffs.
Trump’s steel tariff extension excites UK Read More
Sub-Saharan African immigrants in the United States tend to be more highly educated than those living in the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Portugal, a Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Eurostat data finds.
Sub-Saharan African immigrants in U.S. more educated than those from Europe – Research Read More