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845851e618e71d932f0a895964c594ad | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-election-trade/new-zealand-labour-still-wants-tpp-part-but-only-if-it-can-ban-foreign-home-ownership-idUSKCN1BN05K | New Zealand Labour still wants TPP part, but only if it can ban foreign home ownership | New Zealand Labour still wants TPP part, but only if it can ban foreign home ownership
By Ana Nicolaci da Costa3 Min Read
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand Labour government will still want to be part of the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal but only if it allows for foreigners to be banned from buy... |
23271af39068435aeb724768c16516a8 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-immigration-idUSKBN17L03R | New Zealand tightens immigration rules in 'Kiwi-first' crackdown | New Zealand tightens immigration rules in 'Kiwi-first' crackdown
By Charlotte Greenfield2 Min Read
Queenstown airport in New Zealand March 7, 2017. REUTERS/Henning Gloystein
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Wednesday it will tighten access to its skilled work visas, just a day after the United States an... |
6986268b2181f6b7e5e0ca0713bba88a | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-internet-dotcom-idUSKBN0U605T20151223 | New Zealand court says Megaupload's Dotcom can be extradited to United States | New Zealand court says Megaupload's Dotcom can be extradited to United States
By Charlotte Greenfield3 Min Read
AUCKLAND (Reuters) - German tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom on Wednesday lost a bid to block his extradition from New Zealand to the United States to face charges including copyright infringement and money laund... |
2454e803a4d3850f0a0e393ee3bbaca5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-language-property/hello-indigenous-maori-have-words-with-air-new-zealand-over-trademark-of-phrase-idUSKCN1VY0WX | Hello? Indigenous Maori have words with Air New Zealand over trademark of phrase | Hello? Indigenous Maori have words with Air New Zealand over trademark of phrase
By Rina Chandran4 Min Read
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - It’s a friendly greeting heard everywhere in New Zealand, but charges of cultural appropriation have pitted Kiwis with indigenous Maori heritage against the national airline... |
5b4eb6e9d59672c8626380ebef219f2e | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-moneylaundering-idUSKBN1420G1 | NZ says government will be money-laundering watchdog for lawyers, estate agents | NZ says government will be money-laundering watchdog for lawyers, estate agents
By Charlotte Greenfield3 Min Read
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The New Zealand government rejected on Tuesday a proposal for industries to police new money-laundering rules themselves, and will instead leave one government department in charge of... |
a74affab762deba6be558de6764e48d5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-passport-error/new-zealand-passport-robot-tells-applicant-of-asian-descent-to-open-eyes-idUSKBN13W0RL?il=0 | New Zealand passport robot tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes | New Zealand passport robot tells applicant of Asian descent to open eyes
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
A screenshot of New Zealand man Richard Lee's passport photo rejection notice, supplied to Reuters December 7, 2016. Richard Lee/Handout via REUTERS
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A New Zealand man of Asian descent had his passpor... |
07db227aecfe06221095f0917fed5d23 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-politics/hard-labour-nzs-ardern-takes-tougher-line-on-immigration-idUSKCN1B12HP | Hard Labour: NZ's Ardern takes tougher line on immigration | Hard Labour: NZ's Ardern takes tougher line on immigration
By Charlotte Greenfield, Ana Nicolaci da Costa6 Min Read
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - When Jacinda Ardern seized leadership of New Zealand’s opposition Labour Party earlier this month, she quickly drew comparisons with youthful, cosmopolitan leaders like Canada’s Jus... |
742fd516ee0f651b6372aa9f78a35c71 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-politics/support-for-nz-labour-government-slips-after-first-budget-as-arderns-approval-remains-high-idUSKCN1J032C | Support for NZ Labour government slips after first budget, as Ardern's approval remains high | Support for NZ Labour government slips after first budget, as Ardern's approval remains high
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks during a press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 17, 2018. REUTE... |
9e364d7f5790e98bf0c56ed0471702f5 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-quake-idUSKBN23202D | Earthquake rattles New Zealand for the second time in 48 hours | Earthquake rattles New Zealand for the second time in 48 hours
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck the New Zealand city of Levin, near the country’s capital Wellington, a day after a 5.8 tremor was recorded in the same area, government seismic monitor Geonet said on Tuesday.
... |
3c9d0469aca7c3139c86a994461cf52f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shooting/new-zealand-court-set-to-sentence-killer-in-christchurch-mosque-massacre-idUSKBN25H0FT | New Zealand court set to sentence killer in Christchurch mosque massacre | New Zealand court set to sentence killer in Christchurch mosque massacre
By Praveen Menon3 Min Read
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A New Zealand court will begin hearings on Monday on the sentencing of a suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in a massacre that shocked the world and prompted a glo... |
40e2d414d30bb4a7783ef3cb6cc80144 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout-britain-corbyn-idUSKCN1QY0EK | UK's Corbyn says social media platforms must act after New Zealand attack | UK's Corbyn says social media platforms must act after New Zealand attack
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
Candles are flowers placed at a memorial site for victims of the mosque shootings are pictured at the Botanic Gardens in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
LONDON (Reuters) - Social media pla... |
67cc15a83ca060b161a66b216ad7e2c6 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout-facebook-video/facebook-says-it-removed-1-5-million-videos-of-the-new-zealand-mosque-attack-idUSKCN1QY05X?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&utm_source=reddit.com | Facebook says it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mosque attack | Facebook says it removed 1.5 million videos of the New Zealand mosque attack
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
People take pictures on a pedestrian bridge, illuminated with colors of New Zealand's national flag as a tribute to victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 17, 2019. REUTERS/Will... |
eb62badf0550103c73e255fa30f9b298 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout-facebook/nz-prime-minister-wants-to-discuss-live-streaming-with-facebook-idUSKCN1QY040 | NZ Prime Minister wants to discuss live streaming with Facebook | NZ Prime Minister wants to discuss live streaming with Facebook
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern meets representatives of the Muslim community at Canterbury refugee centre in Christchurch, New Zealand March 16, 2019. New Zealand Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS.
WELLINGT... |
742c394b8b02dee19f98c993101e3c99 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout-headscarves/new-zealand-women-don-headscarves-to-support-muslims-after-shootings-idUSKCN1R304O?il=0&utm_campaign=fullarticle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=inshorts | New Zealand women don headscarves to support Muslims after shootings | New Zealand women don headscarves to support Muslims after shootings
By Reuters Staff4 Min Read
CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - Women all over New Zealand put on headscarves on Friday to show solidarity with Muslims a week after 50 people were killed at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
A doctor in Auckland, Thaya Ashm... |
2a64c00711149f8c000ccba27f2b70f4 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-shootout/christchurch-workers-students-return-after-nz-mosque-shootings-idUSKCN1QY0WF?il=0 | PM Ardern vows tough new gun laws after New Zealand shootings | PM Ardern vows tough new gun laws after New Zealand shootings
By Charlotte Greenfield, Tom Westbrook6 Min Read
CHRISTCHURCH (Reuters) - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday she would announce new gun laws within days, after a lone gunman killed 50 people in mass shootings at two mosques in the city ... |
a862293eac6430b72be43b17a7687d32 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-volcano/accused-in-nz-volcano-disaster-make-first-court-appearance-idUSKBN2AX0RF?edition-redirect=uk | Accused in NZ volcano disaster make first court appearance | Accused in NZ volcano disaster make first court appearance
By James Redmayne2 Min Read
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thirteen defendants charged by New Zealand’s workplace regulator in relation to a deadly volcanic eruption more than a year ago made their first appearance in court on Friday.
Twenty-two people died and dozens were... |
2f2969482ad44812ebf060f6fb917978 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-volcano/spitting-volcano-keeps-search-parties-off-new-zealand-island-death-toll-rises-to-six-idUSKBN1YD1FN | Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six | Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six
By Charlotte Greenfield7 Min Read
WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Fearing a volcano could erupt again, search parties were unable to set foot on New Zealand’s White Island for eight people still missing on Tuesday, as police raised... |
ae6bb79013184ec94b49c96486386214 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-newzealand-women-periodpoverty-idUSKBN2AI06H?fbclid=IwAR1N0lWKIZUVT4ttevzGl27KzMCwPPCqlmUq3pLWNE3LNxN78fmEqGe9HeY | New Zealand's Ardern announces free sanitary products in all schools to beat period poverty | New Zealand's Ardern announces free sanitary products in all schools to beat period poverty
By Praveen Menon3 Min Read
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All New Zealand schools will have free access to sanitary products from June, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Thursday, an initiative aimed at stamping out period pove... |
cca0ede8c8b060281ac287dcc0172638 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nexon-m-a/tencent-kakao-among-shortlisted-bidders-for-south-korean-gaming-firm-nexon-korea-economic-daily-idUKKCN1QL02G?edition-redirect=uk | Tencent, Kakao among shortlisted bidders for South Korean gaming firm Nexon: Korea Economic Daily | Tencent, Kakao among shortlisted bidders for South Korean gaming firm Nexon: Korea Economic Daily
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: A sign of Tencent is seen during the fourth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, China, Dec. 3, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
SEOUL (Reuters) - Chinese tech gia... |
f6bf71adc29c1e9ec659ea18b35d921c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nexon-sale/nexon-founder-to-sell-controlling-stake-in-gaming-companys-holding-firm-korea-economic-daily-idUSKCN1OX010?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews | Nexon founder to sell controlling stake in gaming company's holding firm: Korea Economic Daily | Nexon founder to sell controlling stake in gaming company's holding firm: Korea Economic Daily
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
SEOUL (Reuters) - The founder of South Korean gaming company Nexon 3659.T is set to sell a controlling stake worth around $9 billion in Nexon's holding firm NXC Corp, the Korea Economic Daily newspa... |
198942620357713909d2285cd6412f9f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-draft-tannehill-idUSBRE83Q06M20120427 | Converted receiver Tannehill taken as Miami quarterback | Converted receiver Tannehill taken as Miami quarterback
By Larry Fine2 Min Read
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ryan Tannehill played his first two seasons at Texas A&M as a wide receiver but on Thursday he began on the road to being an NFL quarterback when he was selected with the eighth pick of the first round of the draft by t... |
09fa71b3f59ebe653d98619be8f6a541 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-leg-injuries/nfl-leg-injuries-more-common-on-fieldturf-than-grass-idUSBRE88D1KT20120914 | NFL leg injuries more common on FieldTurf than grass | NFL leg injuries more common on FieldTurf than grass
By Genevra Pittman, Reuters Health4 Min Read
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Though past research suggests newer versions of artificial turf are just as safe as grass for athletes, a new study finds that National Football League players suffered more knee and ankle injur... |
103fb5bbd042f542148557711c9a17c0 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-ratings/nbcs-sunday-night-nfl-ratings-dip-from-last-years-week-3-idUSKCN1C0202 | NBC's Sunday night NFL ratings dip from last year's week 3 | NBC's Sunday night NFL ratings dip from last year's week 3
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
NEW YORK (Reuters) - NBC’s ratings for the National Football League game between the Oakland Raiders and the Washington Redskins on Sunday night were slightly down from a popular week three match-up last season, although it was not kn... |
cbf191a70db617bad1c2204a9332b219 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-saints-idUSKCN0SR07E20151102 | Saints, Giants combine for record 13 passing touchdowns | Saints, Giants combine for record 13 passing touchdowns
By 3 Min Read
(The Sports Xchange) - Drew Brees threw for 511 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns as the New Orleans Saints beat the New York Giants 52-49 at the Superdome on Sunday.
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Brees tied an NFL record with his seven touchdown thr... |
a1f9abfea2d563acf6e28394f5965ad1 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-spygate-lawsuit/football-fan-loses-patriots-spygate-lawsuit-idUSTRE64I6CG20100519 | Football fan loses Patriots "Spygate" lawsuit | Football fan loses Patriots "Spygate" lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel4 Min Read
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York Jets football fan cannot pursue his $184.8 million lawsuit over the secret videotaping of signals from Jets coaches by archrival New England Patriots, a federal appeals court ruled.
Wednesday’s unanimous ruling b... |
e6f4b189dbee1097ed869ebe5e302f36 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nfl-vick-bankruptcy/michael-vick-files-for-bankruptcy-idUSN0819442220080708 | Michael Vick files for bankruptcy | Michael Vick files for bankruptcy
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Michael Vick pauses during a statement to the press at a hotel in Richmond, Virginia in this August 27, 2007, file photo. Vick has filed for bankruptcy protection, court papers show. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Michael Vick, the former star N... |
37c42916327a7093eeb1b31d1f848b89 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nh-hoteles-deals/nh-hotel-group-in-deal-to-operate-covivio-luxury-hotels-idUSKBN1Z50P3 | NH Hotel Group in deal to operate Covivio luxury hotels | NH Hotel Group in deal to operate Covivio luxury hotels
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
MADRID (Reuters) - NH Hotel Group NHH.MC has sealed a deal to operate eight five-star hotels owned by French real estate group Covivio COVH.PA in several European European cities, the Spanish company said on Monday.
The eight hotels are ... |
2aeb05bb8abafea1e1f182d033303801 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-bancorp-idUSKCN1S100A | Nicaragua's Bancorp asks to cease operations after U.S. sanctions | Nicaragua's Bancorp asks to cease operations after U.S. sanctions
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a building of Bancorp (Banco Corporativo S.A) in Managua, Nicaragua March 7, 2019. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan bank Bancorp has requested permission from the country’s ban... |
63895129d16422c329e793244e02d362 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-cardenal/nicaraguan-poet-and-priest-who-criticized-president-dies-at-95-idUSKBN20O2CD | Nicaraguan poet and priest who criticized president dies at 95 | Nicaraguan poet and priest who criticized president dies at 95
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan poet and priest Ernesto Cardenal, a strong critic of President Daniel Ortega, died on Sunday at the age of 95 in Managua due to heart and kidney problems, a close relative said.
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87593e36b111a12d2250b89aaff9c721 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-coffee-climate-change-trfn-idUSKBN2AT1P5 | Nicaraguan coffee farmers brew fresh plans after hurricanes wreck harvests | Nicaraguan coffee farmers brew fresh plans after hurricanes wreck harvests
By Anna-Catherine Brigida7 Min Read
JINOTEGA, Nicaragua (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Maria Gonzalez, 50, knows that growing coffee in Nicaragua’s northern mountains - as she has done since she was a little girl - gets harder and harder each ye... |
3a3c0bbfecf66c3d6a1317b34f0332d4 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-election-idUSKCN11Q01F?il=0 | Nicaragua presidential hopeful ends bid as opposition wilts | Nicaragua presidential hopeful ends bid as opposition wilts
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - An opposition contender for Nicaragua’s November presidential election said on Monday he would end his candidacy, the latest sign that President Daniel Ortega’s re-election is becoming a mere formality.
Pedro Reye... |
677ecc067db7d40b55a7abfe0c666136 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-politics-idUSKCN11T051 | Nicaragua rejects U.S. bill for loans with strings attached | Nicaragua rejects U.S. bill for loans with strings attached
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
A man drives a moto-taxi past a billboard of Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega in Managua, Nicaragua September 19,2016. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaragua on Thursday criticized a proposal by U.S. lawmakers that wo... |
06e316c810199859f29d9d9d6632bb34 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-politics/rights-groups-urge-release-of-more-nicaragua-prisoners-idUSKCN1QI5L0 | Rights groups urge release of more Nicaragua prisoners | Rights groups urge release of more Nicaragua prisoners
By Ismael Lopez3 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Human rights advocates on Friday urged Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega to free 566 people still in custody that the opposition considers political prisoners following an initial release of detainees from a simmering... |
3090fa88203893ba3b01a66d9435ea4c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-protests-usa/us-revokes-visas-of-nicaragua-officials-over-violence-against-protesters-idUSKBN1KK1OW | Nicaragua's Ortega rejects early elections, U.S. rebukes crackdown | Nicaragua's Ortega rejects early elections, U.S. rebukes crackdown
By Doina Chiacu4 Min Read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on Monday rejected the idea of calling a referendum on whether to hold an early election, while the United States said it was revoking visas of Nicaraguan officials conn... |
9d981d5d57da97187f8c74ec71ebb875 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-protests/hiding-in-nicaragua-ortegas-battered-opponents-plan-comeback-idUSKBN1KB00L | Hiding in Nicaragua, Ortega's battered opponents plan comeback | Hiding in Nicaragua, Ortega's battered opponents plan comeback
By Diego Oré5 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - For almost six hours, one of the leaders of the resistance to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hid in a house while police and paramilitary groups laid siege to the last opposition stronghold, which finally fell ... |
5189cab5f618899f2ab7b53dae0cb85c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-protests/nicaraguas-ortega-offers-benefits-rethink-as-protest-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN1HR35Q?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Reuters%2FworldNews+%28Reuters+World+News%29 | Nicaragua's Ortega offers benefits rethink as protest death toll rises | Nicaragua's Ortega offers benefits rethink as protest death toll rises
By Oswaldo Rivas4 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said on Saturday he was ready to consider changing an unpopular social security overhaul that has sparked days of deadly protests and one of the biggest crises of his ... |
8d8f643b4165bf317efab2d9dc8c7a99 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicaragua-security-isis-idUSKCN1TQ345?fbclid=IwAR2s7Cjra7etdoUYi7r6TbLdNiMZ_pnxIAlgzP5iGel-gdpSkO1lc0f1Ec0 | Nicaragua arrests four men suspected of ties to Islamic State | Nicaragua arrests four men suspected of ties to Islamic State
By Ismael Lopez3 Min Read
MANAGUA (Reuters) - Four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State militant group were captured on Tuesday by members of the Nicaraguan armed forces after entering the country illegally from Costa Rica, Nicaraguan police said.
Th... |
05bc5da1b7b4dce28a3fc7b5a9c35530 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nichii-gakkan-buyout-bain-capital/bain-capital-extends-deadline-for-japans-nichiigakkan-bid-for-second-time-idUSKBN24A0F1 | Bain Capital extends deadline for Japan's Nichiigakkan bid for second time | Bain Capital extends deadline for Japan's Nichiigakkan bid for second time
By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: A reporter raises his hand to ask a question during a news conference by Bain Capital LP Managing Director Yuji Sugimoto (not in the picture) in Tokyo, Japan October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
TOKYO (R... |
4844d1134bec37f7483f3fff50f1a85b | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nicolekidman-idUSTRE6BM2H220101223 | A Minute With: Nicole Kidman working on "Rabbit Hole" | A Minute With: Nicole Kidman working on "Rabbit Hole"
By Zorianna Kit4 Min Read
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman has scored positive reviews, and a Golden Globe nomination, for her role as a mother dealing with the death of her child in the independent film “Rabbit Hole.”
Actress Nicole Kidma... |
9e5f21cfad4721bd1d807594df7ed109 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-election-idUSKBN2AN0JP | Niger ruling party's Bazoum declared winner of presidential election | Niger ruling party's Bazoum declared winner of presidential election
By Boureima Balima3 Min Read
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Ruling party candidate Mohamed Bazoum was declared the winner of Niger’s presidential election on Tuesday while his opponent alleged fraud and opposition supporters burned tyres in the streets.
Bazoum, a... |
b0a4d1c846017053a92ae524b436721d | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-migration-agadez/nigers-migrant-smuggling-hub-empties-after-eu-crackdown-idUSKBN15F13Q | Niger's migrant smuggling hub empties after EU crackdown | Niger's migrant smuggling hub empties after EU crackdown
By Omar Saley4 Min Read
AGADEZ, Niger (Reuters) - In a dirt-floored room in the town of Agadez in Niger, a pair of flip-flops and a cold pile of ashes are all that remain of what was once a teeming stopover for migrants preparing the fraught journey across the Sa... |
f2fa862b71ae3cff5cfc9fdcf9e0b38f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-security-chad/chad-arrests-soldiers-accused-of-rapes-in-niger-idUSKBN2BQ0AI?il=0 | Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger | Chad arrests soldiers accused of rapes in Niger
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Chad’s government said on Saturday that soldiers accused of at least three rapes in Niger, including that of an 11-year-old girl, have been arrested and will face punishment.
Chadian soldiers drive in the town of Damasak, Nige... |
bef06183d8c05c6ad4946e38f1613d9c | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-security-france/six-french-tourists-among-eight-people-killed-by-gunmen-in-niger-afp-reports-idUSKCN2550ME?feedType=mktg&feedName=worldNews&WT.mc_id=Partner-Google | Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger, minister says | Gunmen kill six French aid workers, their driver and guide in Niger, minister says
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French aid workers, a Nigerien guide and a driver in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, officials said.
FILE PHOTO: Men rest on the banks of the Niger River ... |
7e93d757ebd5e18064ead8779c712c64 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-security/u-s-nigerien-troops-killed-in-ambush-on-patrol-in-niger-idUSKBN1C9310 | U.S., Nigerien troops killed in ambush on patrol in Niger | U.S., Nigerien troops killed in ambush on patrol in Niger
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
DAKAR/BAMAKO (Reuters) - Five soldiers from Niger and three U.S. Army Special Forces troops were killed and two wounded in an ambush on a joint patrol in southwest Niger on Wednesday, according to Nigerien and U.S. officials.
The five ... |
8fd576bf40cdafcc6869eb3082fabe01 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-niger-usa-security/a-month-on-u-s-niger-still-disagree-on-what-happened-on-fatal-mission-idUSKBN1D31VH | A month on, U.S., Niger still disagree on what happened on fatal mission | A month on, U.S., Niger still disagree on what happened on fatal mission
By Tim Cocks, Idrees Ali7 Min Read
NIAMEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A month after an Islamist ambush in Niger killed eight U.S. and Nigerien troops, the two sides’ officials still cannot agree on the sequence of events leading to the incident or even... |
13ce13b762ab62d7973cf2af5e6931e7 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-attack-idUSBRE8BO05Y20121225 | Gunmen kill six in northeast Nigeria church attack | Gunmen kill six in northeast Nigeria church attack
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen killed six people at a church in northeast Nigeria early on Tuesday, the third year running that Christmas services have come under deadly attack in the country, the military said.
The strike took place afte... |
ad6c34ac880c9fcff7794b6b95ae3955 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-banks-court/nigeria-to-seek-out-of-court-settlement-over-state-funds-idUSKBN1AO1MP | Nigeria to seek out-of-court settlement over state funds | Nigeria to seek out-of-court settlement over state funds
By Oludare Mayowa3 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria said on Tuesday it planned to withdraw its case against seven local banks over what it says is $793 million due to the state, and that it was seeking an out-of-court settlement instead.
The banks concerned hav... |
897f6518314e4ed9591e2fadc844fb19 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-boko-haram-exclusive-idUSKBN1841X4 | Exclusive: Some abducted Chibok schoolgirls refuse to be 'freed', says negotiator | Exclusive: Some abducted Chibok schoolgirls refuse to be 'freed', says negotiator
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, Thomson Reuters Foundation4 Min Read
ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted three years ago by Islamist Boko Haram militants refused to be part of a group of 82 girls freed ... |
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ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram militants last month say they were not abused or raped during two-and-a-half years’ captivity i... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - A Nigerian court sentenced a member of Islamist group Boko Haram to life imprisonment on Friday for his involvement in bombings including a 2011 Christmas Day attack on a Catholic church near the capital that killed... |
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YENAGOA (Reuters) - Police in southeastern Nigeria raided a child trafficking facility holding at least 23 children and four pregnant teenagers, a police spokesman said on Thursday.
Officers arrested three people and rescued th... |
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KADUNA (Reuters) - Police said on Saturday they had freed nearly 150 students from a purported school in northern Nigeria that claimed it was teaching the Koran but had instead subjected them to abuse.
It was the fourth such operation in ... |
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LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters) - Earlier this year, an open letter in the Nigerian media from a group of businessmen attacked the “shameful” record of central bank governor Godwin Emefiele and demanded that he should go.
N... |
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By Abraham Achirga3 Min Read
ABUJA (Reuters) - A small Nigerian air force passenger plane crashed just outside Abuja airport after reporting engine failure on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, the air force said.
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The plane, a Be... |
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YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected militants have attacked an oil pipeline operated by a local affiliate of Shell in Nigeria’s restive southern Niger Delta region, locals and a community group said on Monday.
Militant... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari won a second term at the helm of Africa’s largest economy and top oil producer, the electoral commission chairman said on Wednesday, following an election marred by delays, l... |
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LAGOS (Reuters) - Each night as darkness descends on Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, sweat-drenched young men and women descend on the megacity’s numerous nightclubs to dance to the latest hit songs.
Singer Temi Dollface poses for a pic... |
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The logo of Exxon Mobil is seen in Encinitas, California. REUTERS/Mike Blake
ABUJA (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil has lifted a force majeure on Nigeria’s Qua Iboe crude oil export terminal, a spokesman said on Fr... |
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LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC is in talks to raise around $1 billion in a prepayment with trading firms to refurbish its largest refining complex at Port Harcourt, seven ... |
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LAGOS (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant group whose attacks on energy facilities in the Niger Delta last year helped push Africa’s biggest economy into recession said on Friday it had ended its ceasefire.
FILE PHOTO: A boat travels ... |
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ONDO AKOKO, Nigeria (Reuters) - In a rubble-strewn storage lot in the sprawling Nigerian port city of Lagos, customs agents crack open a shipping container crammed with scales from pangolins, a shy mammal prized i... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Human rights groups called on Monday for the release of a former presidential candidate facing treason charges who was re-arrested a day after being freed from detention on bail.
FILE PHOTO: Nigerian activist O... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian activist Omoyele Sowore and former national security adviser Sambo Dasuki left prison Tuesday evening after the attorney general ordered their release on bail, in recognition of court orders.
Former presidentia... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s security forces stopped lawmakers entering parliament on Tuesday in a blockade seen by the opposition as a bid to intimidate its leaders, but the presidency condemned the move and the acti... |
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ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari sought to reassure voters that next year’s elections would be free and fair on Monday after the opposition and international observers raised concerns ov... |
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ABUJA/LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday called for an end to street protests in the country, as authorities in the commercial capital Lagos str... |
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By Alexis Akwagyiram6 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe. Then he heard them discuss whether to kill him.
The 24-year... |
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LAGOS/YENAGOA (Reuters) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will help train Nigeria’s new tactical force as thousands nationwide continued to march against police brutality and in demand of fur... |
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By Alexis Akwagyiram, Libby George5 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Soldiers opened fire on Nigerians protesting against police brutality in the Lekki district of the commercial capital Lagos on Tuesday, and at least two people were shot, four witnesses told ... |
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By Angela Ukomadu, Alexis Akwagyiram, Libby George6 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, in... |
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FILE PHOTO: A view shows shattered glass at the Lekki toll gate, a site where soldiers had opened fire on protesters late on Tuesday, as Nigeria's Lagos state eases a round-the-clock curfew imposed in response to protests agains... |
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By Libby George, Alexis Akwagyiram4 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Authorities on Tuesday imposed a round-the-clock curfew on the Nigerian state of Lagos - including Africa’s biggest city - in response to protests against alleged police... |
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By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 19, 2017. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will punish all those behind ... |
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DAKAR (Reuters) - At least seven people were killed and 14 others wounded in suicide bomb attack in a village hosting internally displaced people in Cameroon’s Far North region, the second of such attack in a month, the UN Refug... |
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By Felix Onuah, Alexis Akwagyiram3 Min Read
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria’s army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group’s last enclave in the vast Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
Nigeria... |
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MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Suspected Boko Haram fighters attacked the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Wednesday, the Islamist militant group’s most serious assault on the regional capital in a year and a half.
The raid ... |
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By Ahmed Kingimi, Adewale Kolawole3 Min Read
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Hundreds of people in northeast Nigeria who fled a town targeted by militants linked with Islamic State have sought refuge in capital of Borno state, Reuters witnes... |
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By Reuters Staff1 Min Read
GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) - “Repentant bandits” helped to secure the release of 279 schoolgirls who were kidnapped last week in Nigeria’s northwesterly Zamfara state, the state governor told a news conference on Tues... |
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By Afolabi Sotunde, Seun Sanni3 Min Read
JANGEBE, Nigeria (Reuters) - One moment, Hadiza was weeping and flinging her arms around her father for the first time since her abduction; the next - gunfire and tear gas filled the air and people ran for cove... |
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By Libby George4 Min Read
(Reuters) - Gunmen have abducted schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria’s Zamfara state, a state spokesman said on Friday.
The incident is the second such kidnapping in just over a week and the third since December in Nigeria’s north, where a su... |
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By Alexis Akwagyiram7 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - The kidnap of 344 schoolboys in northwest Nigeria had the appearance of an Islamist militant attack. There was even a video purporting to show some of the boys with members of Boko Haram, the... |
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By Afolabi Sotunde, Seun Sanni4 Min Read
GUSAU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen who kidnapped nearly 300 schoolgirls from a boarding school in northwest Nigeria last week beat them and threatened to shoot them during a forced march into captivity, ... |
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By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger on Sunday night after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a military source said on Monday, although the Nigerien government said it... |
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NIAMEY (Reuters) - A joint military operation between Chad and Niger has killed 123 Boko Haram militants since July and recovered a significant quantity of weapons, Niger’s Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Allied Chadian-Nigerien forc... |
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By Alexis Akwagyiram2 Min Read
LAGOS (Reuters) - Six Turkish members of a cargo ship’s crew have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria, a spokesman for the Nigerian navy said on Monday.
The crew members of the merchant tanker M/T Puli... |
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MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Boko Haram gunman killed at least 69 people and razed a village to the ground in northern Nigeria’s Borno state on Tuesday afternoon, three sources told Reuters.
The men attacked the village of Faduma Kolora... |
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By Ola Lanre2 Min Read
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria is replacing the military commander of the fight against Boko Haram after half a year, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, following a string of insurgency attacks despite years of offi... |
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By Seun Sanni, Afolabi Sotunde3 Min Read
JANGEBE, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen in Nigeria on Saturday released 27 teenage boys who were kidnapped from their school last week in the north-central state of Niger, while security forces continued to search for... |
ddda4486e8f2c1bb495cc8b9b710ca33 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/suicide-bomber-kills-11-people-in-mosque-attack-in-northeast-nigeria-idUSKBN1ES0P0 | Suicide bomber kills 11 people in mosque attack in northeast Nigeria | Suicide bomber kills 11 people in mosque attack in northeast Nigeria
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
ABUJA (Reuters) - A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicenter of the conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram, military officials and an aid worker said.
Th... |
6ea4bcb0dec8ac5cfac2d9041ffdfa82 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-security/suspected-boko-haram-islamists-kill-at-least-30-in-northeast-nigeria-residents-idUSKBN2042DJ | Suspected Boko Haram Islamists kill at least 30 in northeast Nigeria: residents | Suspected Boko Haram Islamists kill at least 30 in northeast Nigeria: residents
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 30 people have been killed in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno region after suspected Boko Haram Islamists set ablaze several trucks carrying passengers on Sunday night, eyewitnesses and res... |
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By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
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There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack in the tow... |
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The headquarters of Nigeria's Zenith bank is seen in the Victoria Island district of Lagos July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye
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(Reuters) - Nike Inc NKE.N will launch a hijab for female Muslim athletes early next year, becoming the first major sports apparel maker to offer a traditional Islamic head scarf designed specifically for competition, the company said ... |
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