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Boko Haram Video Shows Beheading of Nigeria Pilot
World | Oct 04, 2014, 07:45 AM ISTLagos: A new Boko Haram video shows the beheading of a man identified as the pilot of a missing Nigerian Air Force jet and burnt out parts of a plane the first indication that Nigeria's
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No arrests so far in African youth attack case
India | Oct 02, 2014, 06:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Police is yet to make any arrests in connection with the incident in which three students of African origin were allegedly beaten up by a mob at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station on Sunday.The
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Ebola suspect found in Australia
World | Sep 11, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTSydney: A 25-year-old man was rushed to an Australian hospital on Thursday after showing symptoms of the Ebola virus disease, health officials said.The man, who fell seriously ill after returning from the Democratic Republic of
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50 militants killed in Nigeria's Borno state
World | Sep 07, 2014, 08:20 AM ISTLagos: Nigerian troops on Saturday stormed a suspected hideout of Islamic militants in the northeastern Borno state, killing over 50 members, the military said in a statement.The army launched the raid following a tip off
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Nigeria records seventh Ebola death
World | Sep 04, 2014, 06:39 AM ISTAbuja: An Ebola infected patient died in Nigeria on Wednesday, bringing the toll from the disease to seven in the West African country, an official said.Nigeria's Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu told reporters that the number
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Nigeria to get Japanese drug for Ebola treatment
World | Sep 02, 2014, 10:38 AM ISTAbuja: Nigeria will soon get a Japanese drug to treat Ebola, the country's Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said on Monday.The drug named Favipiravir and developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings in Japan, could be
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Nigeria to launch anti-insurgency operations
World | Aug 25, 2014, 07:02 AM ISTAbuja: Nigerian troops will soon launch a massive military offensive to end insurgency in the northeast region of the West African country, Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said .Minimah disclosed this in
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Briton in Sierra Leone contracts Ebola virus
World | Aug 24, 2014, 08:47 AM ISTLondon: The British Department of Health confirmed on Saturday that a Briton living in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola."We can confirm that a British national residing in Sierra Leone has tested positive for
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David Cameroon to close borders with Nigeria over Ebola
World | Aug 19, 2014, 07:46 AM ISTYaounde (Cameroon): The Cameroonian government has decided to close its border with Nigeria to prevent the spread of Ebola virus from the neighbouring country."We are on the way to close the border with Nigeria because
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Ebola crisis to last at least six months
World | Aug 16, 2014, 07:23 AM ISTGeneva: The outbreak of Ebola in West Africa will take at least six months to bring it under control, according to the medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF).The situation was "deteriorating faster, and moving faster,
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4 Indian docs in Nigerian hospital given back their passports
India | Aug 14, 2014, 11:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: All the four Indian doctors in a hospital in Nigerian capital Abuja, who have been forced to stay on in the Ebola-hit country against their wishes, were given back their passports following intervention
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No suspected case of Ebola virus disease in India: Govt
India | Aug 13, 2014, 09:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: Union Health Ministry today announced that there was no suspected case of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country even as the Cabinet Secretary took stock of the situation and reviewed the preparedness
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Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergency
World | Aug 07, 2014, 01:44 PM ISTLagos: The Nigerian government has declared the Ebola outbreak in the country a national emergency.Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu said this at an emergency meeting on Wednesday convened by the House of Representatives Committee on Health
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Sierra Leone cancels all football over Ebola
Football | Aug 06, 2014, 08:28 AM ISTFREETOWN, Sierra Leone : Sierra Leone canceled all football matches indefinitely on Tuesday because of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. The national football association said it will seek permission to
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Nigeria's abducted girls not forgotten: UN chief
World | Jul 24, 2014, 08:29 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday voiced his full support for the worldwide vigils to mark 100 days since the abduction of schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram terrorists, noting the
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FIFA World Cup: Pogba gets big-match World Cup goal France needed
Football | Jul 01, 2014, 06:14 AM ISTBRASILIA, Brazil : Paul Pogba finally delivered the big-game goal that France needed from its most exciting young talent, picking his spot with a late header to help his team beat Nigeria 2-0 and reach
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FIFA World Cup: Europe vs Africa in second round matches
Football | Jun 30, 2014, 07:42 AM ISTRIO DE JANEIRO : Free-scoring France takes on Nigeria and Germany faces Algeria as the second round continues at the World Cup on Monday with two games pitching European teams against African opponents. Eight goals
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Greece, Nigeria tune up with 0-0 draw
Football | Jun 04, 2014, 08:42 AM ISTChester, Pa.: Greece and Nigeria played a scoreless draw in a pre-World Cup friendly Tuesday night at the home of the MLS Philadelphia Union. There were few scoring chances in one of the final tuneups
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Nine Boko Haram fighters killed in Nigeria
World | Jun 03, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTAbuja: The Nigerian military on Monday confirmed it killed nine Boko Haram fighters in the northeastern Borno state."Patrol troops have successfully repelled an ambush in Buratai community in Biu, a town in Borno state. The
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Exim Bank extends USD 100-million credit to Nigeria
May 26, 2014, 08:06 PM ISTMumbai: Exim Bank today said it has extended USD 100 million in line of credit to Nigeria for building energy projects, which will eventually help boost Indian exports.The projects to be financed under the arrangement