Government sources suggested that France could announce tougher measures later this week to bring the coronavirus under control after the number of daily cases topped 50,000 for the first time. President Emmanuel Macron will gather his top ministers Tuesday to review efforts to curtail the outbreak.
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The Pentagon on Monday said the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of 100 Boeing-made Harpoon Coastal Defense Systems to Taiwan in a deal that has a potential value of up to $2.37 billion.
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Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan asked his compatriots to stop buying French goods on Monday in the latest expression of anger in the Muslim world over images being displayed in France of the Prophet Mohammad, which some Muslims consider blasphemous.
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The United Nations says rich countries are dumping millions of highly polluting used cars on poorer nations. An investigation by the UN Environment Programme found that between 2015 and 2018, 14 million old, poor quality vehicles were exported from Europe, the US and Japan.
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , People’s Democratic Party and the Nigeria Union of Journalists on Monday criticised the National Broadcasting Commission for imposing fines on ARISE NEWS Channel, Channels Television and Africa Independent Television over their coverage of the #ENDSARS protests.
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The National Economic Council has reached a resolution by the Council that the deeper reasons behind the ENDSARS protests and its fallouts should be addressed by both the Federal and State Governments.
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The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has warned all officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to ensure the nation’s democracy is not disrupted by any person or group.
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