Philippines welcomes back foreign travelers after 2 years

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard assist passengers as they arrive at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The Philippines lifted a nearly 2-year ban on foreign travelers Thursday in a lifesaving boost for its tourism and related industries as an omicron-fueled surge eases. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe) By Associated Press The Philippines lifted

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Biden, Saudi king discuss energy supplies, Iran and Yemen

President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable meeting with CEOs of electric utilities in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) By Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden and King Salman of Saudi Arabia discussed energy supplies in the face of soaring fuel prices and developments in the

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BBC pull documentary on young refugee Hanad Hassan who claims he turned £37 into £5.9m

Hanad Hassan (Image: Hanad Hassan) The Birmingham Mail By Stephanie Balloo The 30-minute programme focusing on a refugee who fled war-torn Somalia to make Birmingham his home was withdrawn from Wednesday night’s schedule. A BBC documentary focusing on a young refugee who claims he turned £37 into £5.9million through crypto coin has been pulled from

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Chinese funding of sub-Saharan African infrastructure dwarfs that of West, says think tank

A Chinese engineer and a local construction worker work on a section of the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway (SGR) in Emali, Kenya, file. REUTERS/Noor Khamis/File Photo By Reuters China’s development banks provided $23 billion in financing for infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa from 2007 to 2020, more than double the amount lent by such banks

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Billionaire Tory donor calls for Boris Johnson to resign

John Armitage, co-founder of Egerton Capital, told the BBC he thought leaders should leave if they lose their moral authority. Photograph: Geoff Caddick/PA The Guardian By Jamie Grierson A billionaire donor to the Conservative party has suggested that Boris Johnson should resign, saying that the prime minister was “past the point of no return”. John

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Uhuru gets Sh1bn extra for undisclosed spending ahead of elections

By Business Daily Africa The State House budget has been increased 47.7 percent or Sh1.89 billion for an undisclosed expense, purchase of cars and local trips, signalling increased travel by President Uhuru Kenyatta in the months to the August General Election. The Treasury’s supplementary budget estimates presented to Parliament for review indicate fresh allocation of

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2022 Oscar nominations: No Black women nominated for Best Actress Oscar

By Anadolu Agency Actress Halle Berry’s dream for another African American woman to win the Best Actress Oscar will have to wait yet another year. No Black leading ladies were nominated for the 94th Academy Awards, which were announced Tuesday. Berry is the only woman of color to have won the Best Actress award, winning

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Park outside: Hyundai, Kia recall vehicles due to fire risk

File- This combination of file photos shows the logo of Kia Motors Dec. 13, 2017, in Seoul, South Korea, top, and Hyundai logo April 15, 2018, in the south Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo., bottom. Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of nearly 485,000 vehicles in the U.S., Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, to park

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After Labour leader hounded, UK PM Johnson under pressure over slur

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures at the technology centre at Hopwood Hall College, in Middleton, Greater Manchester, Britain, February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff/Pool By Reuters After protesters hounded Britain’s Labour leader Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure on Tuesday to withdraw a claim that the opposition leader had failed to prosecute one

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World Bank, Kenya in talks for another Sh23bn loan

President Uhuru Kenyatta with World Bank Country Director for Kenya Keith Hansen By Business Daily Africa The World Bank will give Kenya $200 million (Sh22.7 billion) to support various development projects to improve food security in the country. Vinay Kunar Vutukru, a senior agriculture economist with the bank, said on Monday that the institution is

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