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WikiLeaks releases documents on 2 CIA projects targeting network protocols

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The WikiLeaks whistleblowing platform released on Thursday a new package of CIA documents from the so-called Vault VII project, in particular the documents on two separate CIA projects aimed at stealing users’ login details for remote access to a server of a website.

FG arraigns two Chinese, Nigerian Alleged N2.5b fraud

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*Federal High Court, Abuja (Nigeria) The Federal government has arraigned two Chinese and a Nigerian before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery and illegal transfer of funds to the tune of about N2.5billion.

Putin-Trump meeting agreed for Friday in Hamburg ---agencies

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his United States  counterpart Donald Trump will take place on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday.

Osinbajo signs Diaspora Commission Bill

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*Acting President Yemi Osinbajo (Nigeria) Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has assented to Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017.

Buhari's wife hurried trip to London confirms my claim, President is on life-support ---Fayose

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*President Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria) Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has said that the hurried trip embarked to London by First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari was a confirmation that President Muhammadu Buhari’s health had deteriorated, saying that “It is six days since I addressed the press and today, I still insist that the President is indeed on life-support.”

8 killed in Damascus suicide blast, 2 others foiled

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Security forces chased three explosive-laden vehicles through Damascus Sunday, intercepting two of them at checkpoints but failing to stop the third before it exploded in the city center, killing at least eight people, state media and others reported.

Rights group: Al Jazeera shutdown demand unacceptable “blackmail”

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A demand by Gulf states and Egypt that Qatar should shut down the Al Jazeera television network as one of the conditions for ending a partial blockade is “an unacceptable act of blackmail,” Reporters Without Borders, RSF, said on Wednesday.

Buhari on life-support for 20 days, needs prayer ---Fayose

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*President Muhammadu Buhari (Nigeria) Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in Britain for medical check-up,  has been on life support since June 6.

Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote

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*US Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell In a bruising setback, Senate Republican leaders are delaying a vote on their prized health care bill until after the July 4 recess, forced to retreat by a GOP rebellion that left them lacking enough votes to even begin debating the legislation.

Russia dismisses U.S. claim that Syrian forces planning chemical attack

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*Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed a claim by the White House that the Syria government, a longtime Russian ally, was planning a chemical attack similar to one in April that killed dozens of civilians.

Syria denies US allegations of impending chemical attack

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*President Bashar Assad of Syria The involvement of external powers in the Syrian war continued to accelerate Tuesday as President Bashar Assad’s government and Russia dismissed White House allegations that it was preparing a new chemical weapons attack.

IPOB denies DSS claims Biafra army in Israel, says its ploy to unleash terror on members

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(Nigeria) The Directorate of States, DOS, of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has raised the alarm over what it called “fake news of Biafra Army Camp in Israel” being maintained by it, allegedly being circulated by the Department of State Services, DSS, against it.

Crystal Palace appoint Frank de Boer as new manager

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*Frank de Boer, new Crystal Palace manager Crystal Palace have appointed former Ajax Amsterdam and Inter Milan coach Frank de Boer as their new manager on a three-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.

Court partly reinstates Trump travel ban, fall arguments set

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The Supreme Court is letting a limited version of the Trump administration ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect, a victory for President Donald Trump in the biggest legal controversy of his young presidency.

Call to end ‘one in, three out’ deregulation gains wide support

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*Theresa May, United Kingdom Prime Minister More than 700 organisations and individuals have now signed an open letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister, Theresa May which challenges arbitrary deregulation of health and safety.

Syria’s Assad gives Eid al-Fitr prayers in Hama

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*Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (2nd L) attends prayers on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, inside a mosque in Hama, in this handout picture provided by SANA on Sunday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad delivered prayers for Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday in Hama on Sunday, the furthest he has travelled inside Syria in years, showing his growing confidence.

UK: All samples from high-rise towers fail fire safety tests

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*A general view of the housing towers of the Chalcots Estate in the borough of Camden (Photo AP) The list of high-rise apartment towers in Britain that have failed fire safety tests grew to 60, officials said Sunday, revealing the mounting challenge the government faces in the aftermath of London’s Grenfell Tower fire tragedy.

10 bodies found in massive China landslide, scores missing

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*Rescue workers wait as heavy machinery clears dirt at the site of a landslide in Xinmo     Rescuers recovered 10 bodies and were still searching for 93 missing people on Sunday, a day after a massive landslide buried a picturesque mountain village in southwestern China.

Over 150 killed as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan

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Pakistani rescue worker and hospital staff transport a victim of an oil tanker explosion at a hospital in Multan, Pakistan, Sunday (Photo  Associated Press) Alerted by an announcement over a mosque’s loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sunday to gather the oil. Then the wreck exploded, engulfing people in flames as they screamed in terror.

Saraki congratulates new Saudi Crown Prince

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(Nigeria) President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, on his appointment by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as the Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki stated that Mohammad bin Salman’s appointment as the heir apparent to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was a testament to the achievements of the young prince since his appointment as the youngest Defense Minister in the World, and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Council for Economic and Development Affairs. “I congratulate Prince Mohammad bin Salman on his appointment as the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” the Senate President said, “I wish him absolute success in this new role. It is my hope that his appointment will lead to greater relations between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” Saraki also congratulated Kin