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BERLIN — After 16 years of Angela Merkel as their chancellor, Germans scattered their votes across the political spectrum on Sunday in the election to replace her, a fractured return that heralds a messier political era in Germany and weaker German leadership in Europe. Preliminary official results gave the center-left …

Thirty women were elected to the 63-seat parliament in Saturday’s election, up from 24 in the previous vote. Earlier results before the recount late on Sunday had shown 33 women were elected. The National Electoral Commission has not published the results on its website and could not immediately be reached …

The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that operatives of the agency uncovered a hotel in Abuja where drugs were sold and young ladies camped for commercial sex. He said that four persons; three ladies …

Turkish president says Ankara considering acquiring more of the Russian defence systems in defiance of US objections. Turkey’s leader says his country is considering buying a second Russian missile system despite strong objections by NATO ally the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip …

Saint Lucia: A near-impossible balancing act  Philip Joseph Pierre, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Development and Youth Economy of Saint Lucia, said his nation suffers from serious challenges due to its small size and vulnerability to natural disasters and climate change. While struggling to find solutions for those existing problems, Saint Lucia was hit with COVID-19.   “We are now being inundated by the new, while still being …

ZHENGZHOU, China — The heaviest hour of rainfall ever reliably recorded in China crashed like a miles-wide waterfall over the city of Zhengzhou on July 20, killing at least 300 people, including 14 who drowned in a subway tunnel. In the aftermath, regional and national officials initially suggested that little …

Referring to the theme of the Debate, ‘Building Resilience Through Hope’, Cardinal Parolin differentiated hope from optimism: whilst optimism, he said, is an expectation that things will turn out well, hope is characterized by perseverance in the face of new and existing crises.  Cardinal Parolin called for a global recovery …

Poll predictions on Saturday point to the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) holding a small but narrowing lead over Merkel’s party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role of chancellor in 2005. But after almost 16 years …

Yakubu said the commission had been periodically removing ineligible persons and multiple registrants using technology. He, however, maintained that the technology could not assist the commission to identify and remove dead persons from its record. The INEC boss said this on Friday, September 24, 2021, when he received the Chairman …

One man said he counted 55 corpses as he escaped from his town in northern Ethiopia, stepping over bodies scattered in the streets. Another asserted he was rounded up with about 20 men who were shot in front of him. Yet others claimed Tigray forces went door-to-door killing men and …