LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-While many African countries have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for financial support at different points, three countries stand out for never having drawn financial assistance from the institution. Botswana IMF membership: 1968 Botswana is one of the few African countries that has never received financial assistance from the IMF….
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Donald Trump has claimed he will be impeached if the Republicans lose the midterm elections in November. The US president, campaigning in South Carolina, warned supporters that they would “lose everything” if Democrats took control of Congress for his final two years in office. On Friday, Mr Trump described the potential…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan early on Sunday, causing strong shaking and injuring dozens of people, according to authorities. The quake hit around the southern part of the Ibaraki Prefecture, close to Tokyo, at a depth of roughly 68 km, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, adding that there was “no…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yanis Yushayev, the head of the Caucasian mafia, was shot dead outside of a gas station in Caesarea on Sunday. Video footage of the incident showed Yushayev leaving a restaurant at the gas station before the suspected killer approached him from behind and shot him at close range in the head. Yushayev…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-One person has received medical treatment after a passenger’s laptop caught fire on an American Airlines flight. The pilot had reported a “cabin fire in the back of the airplane” to air traffic control, saying “the flight attendants are trying to put it out now”, according to audio obtained by the BBC’s…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has asked a United States court for permission to submit confidential declarations explaining why it withheld some investigative records relating to allegations of drug trafficking involving President Bola Tinubu. In an application filed on August 20 before the US District Court for the District of Columbia,…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-The State Department’s suspension, which also took effect in January, affected applicants from Latin American countries including Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay; Balkan nations such as Bosnia and Albania; South Asian countries including Pakistan and Bangladesh; and many nations across Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean. The State Department said applicants from…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products early Saturday, and Canada said it would retaliate beginning Sept. 8 after last-ditch negotiations failed to resolve the latest strain in relations between the historic allies. President Donald Trump’s import taxes will hit about 5% of what Canada ships…
