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Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Pamela Falk, CBS News Foreign Affairs Analyst, discusses the Egyptian peace proposal to end tensions between Israel and Hamas.




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American held captive nearly two years in Syria back home

Jeremy Herb, Defense Reporter for POLITICO, talks about the latest in Syria and President Obama considering expanding airstrikes.




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Pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine are now calling for autonomy

Maj. Mike Lyons (Ret.), CBS News Military Analyst, discusses the latest in Ukraine and what President Poroshenko is hoping for from the NATO summit later this week.




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Domestic violence national dialogue

Kim Gandy, President & CEO of the National Network to End Domestic Violence, discusses the NFL's reaction after a tape surfaced of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice beating his then-fiancee.




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Boston Marathon Bombing/Indiana Law Uproar

Eboni Williams, CBS News Legal Analyst, discusses the prosecution resting their case in the Boston marathon bombing trial and the controversial religious freedom legislation in Indiana.




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AirAsia Flight 8501 Found

Mark Rosenker, CBS News Transportation Safety Analyst and former chairman of the NTSB, discusses the investigation into what caused the crash of AirAsia Flight 8501.




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Somalia: Somali President Urges Immediate Action for Palestinian Statehood At Arab-Islamic Summit

[Shabelle] Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- In a compelling speech at the Extraordinary Summit of the Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia underscored the dire necessity of establishing a Palestinian state as crucial for enduring peace in the Middle East.




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Nigeria: Shell Will Continue to Power Progress On Energy Security in Nigeria - Okunbor

[This Day] Shell will continue to power progress in the drive for energy security in Nigeria through its businesses in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream and Renewables sectors, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC,) Osagie Okunbor said yesterday in Lagos.




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Nigeria: How Dr Nnamene Built One of Nigeria's Most Successful Business Conglomerate

[This Day] Fact have emerged on how one of Nigeria's billionaire's and business mogul, Dr Innocent Nnamene rose from a humble beginning to build one of the most successful business empires in Nigeria.




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Nigeria: Property Taxes Can Help Nigeria, Others Develop - IMF

[This Day] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted property taxes as a crucial but underutilised revenue source for Nigeria and other low-income countries aiming to achieve sustainable growth.




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Nigeria: Nigeria Grows Crude Oil Output By Over 1 Million Barrels in October

[This Day] *IPMAN says it expects to agree petrol price with Dangote refinery in 48 hours*Crude nears two-week low as OPEC cuts demand view




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Nigeria: We'll Support Nigeria's Economic Reforms, Saudi Crown Prince, Salman, Tells Tinubu

[This Day] Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has assured President Bola Tinubu that his country would support Nigeria's economic reforms.




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Nigeria: Hardest Economic Days Behind Us, Tinubu Assures Nigerians

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday declared a new chapter in Edo State's history with the triumph of democratic values as Senator Monday Okpebholo and Dennis Idahosa were sworn in as governor and deputy governor, respectively.




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Nigeria: Epileptic Power Supply in North May Last Longer

[Leadership] The quest to resolve the power crisis in Northern Nigeria appears increasingly bleak as new revelations have surfaced regarding the mismanagement and neglect that have plunged the region into prolonged darkness.




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Africa: Tanzania, AU Push Clean Cooking Agenda At COP29

[Business Day Africa] Tanzania and the African Union (AU) jointly hosted a high-level side event at the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan, aiming to place clean cooking at the forefront of the global climate agenda.




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Nigeria: COP29 - Global Warming Is Over, Global Boiling Begins, Antonio Guterees Warns

[Vanguard] The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned about the dire need for climate action and increased funding to support vulnerable nations, stressing that "the era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived".




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Ethiopia: Drivers Queue for Days As Hawassa's Fuel Shortage Reaches Crisis Point - Black Market Prices Hit 170 Birr Per Liter

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Drivers in Hawassa, the capital of Sidama Regional State, report an acute and worsening fuel shortage, which they attribute to widespread black market sales within the city.




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Nigeria: Channel Funds to Industrialisation, Not Palliatives, Anglican Primate Tells Govt

[Premium Times] The cleric commended the government for ensuring that the scope of intervention of TETFund expanded from building infrastructure to carrying out research programmes.




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Nigeria: Tinubu Returns From Saudi Arabia

[Premium Times] The president arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 8. 00 p.m. and was welcomed by members of his administration.




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Nigeria: We've Stopped Importing Refined Petroleum - NNPC GCEO Kyari

[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has ceased importing refined petroleum products, according to Mele Kyari, the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of NNPC.




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Nigeria: Blue-Chip Companies' Opex Tops N5.1tn On Inflation, Regulatory Charges, Naira Devaluation

[This Day] On the back of galloping inflation, regulating expenses, and devaluation of the local currency, a total of 23 leading companies on the Nigeria Exchange Limited (NGX), reported a whooping N5.1 trillion operating expenses in the half year (H1) ended June 2024.





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Nigeria: Stakeholders Task FG, States On Fake Agro-Chemicals in Markets

[Leadership] Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), has challenged the National Task Force (NTF), states, the federal government and stakeholders in the cocoa value chain to intensify efforts in flushing out fake and adulterated agro-chemicals from the market to increase the production of cocoa in the country.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Drops By N448.4bn On Investors' Profit -Taking in Bua Cement, 27 Others

[This Day] The stock market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) kicked off the new week on a negative note, dropping by N448.41 billion over investors' profit-taking in BUA Cement Plc and 27 others listed companies.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Returns Bearish As Investors Lose N1.3 Trn in 5 Days

[Vanguard] The Nigerian stock market ended last week ended on a bearish note, as both the Nigerian Exchange, NGX All Share Index, ASI and market capitalisation fell to 97,432.02 points, and market N59.038 trillion, down from the previous week's close of 99, 448. 91 points and N59. 432 trillion respectively.




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Nigeria: Global Stock Markets Rise Ahead Today's US Election

[Daily Trust] Global stock markets rose and the dollar slid yesterday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese stimulus measures.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Down N317.7bn On Profit-Taking in Aradel Holdings, 29 Others

[This Day] Kayode Tokede




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Nigeria: H1'24 - Oando Records 51 Percent Growth in Revenue to N2 Trn

[Vanguard] Oando PLC, Africa's leading energy solutions company listed on both the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NGX) and Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has announced a 51% growth in revenue of N2 trillion in the unaudited first half 2024, HI'24 compared to N1.3 trillion in H1'23.




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Nigeria: MTN Nigeria Plans N50 Billion Commercial Paper

[Premium Times] MTN Nigeria hopes to use the cash to bridge the working capital gap in the short term.




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Nigeria: Stock Market Gains N131bn After Six Days of Losses

[This Day] The stock market segment of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday gained N131 billion in market capitalisation to halt a six-day losing momentum.




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Nigeria: Agama, Bajomo, 78 Others Bag Fellowship of Stockbrokers' Institute As 210 Inducted Associates

[Leadership] The director-general, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Dr Emomotimi Agama and an Octogenarian, Senator Felix Bajomo were among the 80 Stockbrokers invested as Fellows by Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS).




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Zimbabwe: Inside PNP's Plan to Double Subsidiary in 5 Years

[The Herald] Pick n Pay's Boxer subsidiary, which will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) before the end of 2024, has an ambitious plan to double its turnover within five years.




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Nigeria: Oil & Gas Companies Thrives On Products Price Hike As Revenue Hits N2.97tn

[This Day] Following the significant increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit and other products, a total of six oil & Gas companies listed on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) generated N2.97 trillion revenue in in nine months of 2024.




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Indonesia’s JAFF Market Sets Partnership With Adelaide Film Festival, Unveils Project Lineup

Indonesia’s JAFF Market is set to welcome two Australian projects at its JAFF Future Project platform, marking a collaboration with Adelaide Film Festival (AFF). The inaugural JAFF Market takes place alongside the Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) in Yogyakarta from Dec. 3-5. The partnership, backed by the Australian Government, brings “Raesita Grey” from Katrina Irawati Graham […]




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Göteborg Film Festival to Highlight Disobedience: ‘Civil Resistance Has Become Crucial in the Global Conversation’

In the light of current world events, defiance will be in sharp relief at the 48th Göteborg Film Festival, which runs Jan. 26 – Feb. 4, 2025 Under the banner “Focus: Disobedience,” the festival will highlight themes of civil resistance and pose such questions as: “When does rebellion become a moral obligation? When can it […]




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Coldplay Adds Biggest Ever Date at India’s Ahmedabad – Global Bulletin

COLDPLAY: HOTTER THAN EVER Due to fan demand, British rock band Coldplay has announced a fourth show in India for its “Music of the Spheres” world tour. The band will perform at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Jan. 25, 2025, for a potential audience of 100,000 fans, making it the biggest stadium show of their career. The multiple Grammy-award winning band is already […]




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Oscars generate new trivia on big night for 'Argo'

My recap of tonight's Oscar results, which can be found here, includes some good trivia ... ... With Chris Terrio's award for adapted screenplay and William Goldenberg's for editing, "Argo" ended up with three Oscars, the fewest for a best-picture champ since 2005's "Crash." (The last grand-prize winner to win...




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Cybersecurity in the cloud: Visibility, monitoring and compliance

Learn how continuous monitoring and cloud security advancements are transforming cybersecurity strategies across federal agencies.

The post Cybersecurity in the cloud: Visibility, monitoring and compliance first appeared on Federal News Network.






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There’s more in the defense industrial base than the Defense Department may be aware of

"One of the problems is the Defense Department doesn't use the software and data that all first-class enterprises in the world use," Jeb Nadaner said.

The post There’s more in the defense industrial base than the Defense Department may be aware of first appeared on Federal News Network.





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Modernizing financial management in the DHS: A conversation with Stacy Marcott

What is the financial management strategy of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security? How is DHS modernizing its financial management system? What’s next in its financial modernization journey? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Stacy Marcott, Acting Chief Financial Officer at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The post Modernizing financial management in the DHS: A conversation with Stacy Marcott first appeared on Federal News Network.




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Innovating IT infrastructure at CBP: A conversation with Sonny Bhagowalia

What is the IT strategy for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)? How is CBP working to modernize its IT infrastructure? How is it using technology and innovation to change the way it does business? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Sonny Bhagowalia, Assistant Commissioner & Chief Information Officer, U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The post Innovating IT infrastructure at CBP: A conversation with Sonny Bhagowalia first appeared on Federal News Network.




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Managing risk at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A conversation with Marianne Roth

How is the Consumer Financial Protection Board using Enterprise Risk Management? What is CFPB doing to embed risk-based decision making into its culture? How is CFPB tackling its most mission critical risks? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Marianne Roth, Chief Risk Officer, at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The post Managing risk at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: A conversation with Marianne Roth first appeared on Federal News Network.




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Appropriators worried about DoD’s ability to fill key technical vacancies

House appropriators want DoD to deliver new information on how it plans to deliver career technical education and recruit and retain personnel into STEM fields.

The post Appropriators worried about DoD’s ability to fill key technical vacancies first appeared on Federal News Network.




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Stimulating dialogues up and down the supply chain at Automechanika Shanghai – Shenzhen Edition

From 15 to 18 February 2023, Automechanika Shanghai will delve into automotive transformation.




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Webfleet collaborates with Ford to offer integrated telematics solution via OEM.connect programme

Webfleet, Bridgestone’s fleet management solution, has announced that Ford has joined its OEM.connect partner programme.




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VisionTrack continues partnership with British Truck Racing Championship as official video telematics provider

VisionTrack is extending its longstanding partnership with the British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC) for a further year. As official video telematics provider, the company will deliver an advanced vehicle camera solution for all competing trucks in Division 1 and Division 2 of the BTRC.




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VisionTrack supports Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship with advanced video telematics

VisionTrack has become the official video telematics partner for the Goodyear FIA European Truck Racing Championship (ETRC), which begins at the Misano World Circuit track in Italy later this month.