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Russia: Saraki presides over session at IPU

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

The President of the Nigerian Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki on Monday, presided over a session at the ongoing 137th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in St. Petersburg, Russia. The session chaired by Saraki was a debate which focused on ending the grave humanitarian crisis, persecution and violent

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Death toll from Somalia bomb attacks now 300

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Authorities on Monday confirmed that 300 people died after twin bomb explosions in Mogadishu, as locals packed hospitals in search of friends and relatives caught up in Somalia’s deadliest attack in a decade. Abdikadir Abdirahman, director city ambulance service, told Reuters on Monday that the death toll has steadily risen since Saturday, when the blasts, […]

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Poll: Cairo emerges riskiest megacity for women

Daily Dispatch October 16, 2017

Cairo was named on Monday as the most dangerous megacity for women by an international Media poll. Women’s rights experts said that the treatment of women in the Egyptian capital has worsened since a 2011 uprising seeking social change. Cairo came out worst when the Media asked experts on women’s issues in 19 megacities how […]

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Tension in Ireland over Hurricane Ophelia

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2017

Ireland dispatched its armed forces to bolster flood defences on Sunday and warned people against non-essential travels as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia threatened the country with its worst storm in 50 years. Ophelia, the sixth major hurricane of the Atlantic season, is due to make landfall on the south west coast of Ireland at […]

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U.S. Congressman offers his brain for research

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2017

U.S. Congressman David Cicilline, has pledged to donate his brain to research into a degenerative brain disease detected in former football players. Cicilline, a Democratic Rep. from Rhode Island, played Pop Warner football in his youth. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy has been detected after death in more than 200 men and boys who played football at […]

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Death toll in Somali bomb attack rises to 230

Daily Dispatch October 15, 2017

Death toll in the massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday has risen to at least 230 people, police say. Hundreds more were wounded when a lorry packed with explosives detonated near the entrance of a hotel. It is the deadliest terror attack in Somalia since the Islamist […]