Category: Global News

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Canada appoints Jamal Khokhar as special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Canada appoints Jamal Khokhar as special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

Canada is home to more than a million Muslims of diverse ethnic backgrounds. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Jamal Khokhar, Canada’s Ambassador to Turkey will concurrently assume the role of Canada’s special envoy to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The OIC is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, its...

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Canada provides $500,000 CAD to victims of the Croatia earthquake

Canada provides $500,000 CAD to victims of the Croatia earthquake

The Government of Croatia has appealed for assistance following the earthquake on December 29, 2020, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia, resulting in extensive damage throughout the Sisak-Petrinja region and impacting 25 counties. The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced funding to support emergency response and recovery efforts in Croatia. The...

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry release a gorgeous Christmas card with Archie

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry release a gorgeous Christmas card with Archie

Today the Duke and Duchess of Sussex released an official Christmas post card. According to the Sussexes spokesperson: “The original photo of the family was taken at their home earlier this month by The Duchess’s mother, Doria Ragland. The small Christmas tree, including the homemade ornaments and other decorations, was selected by Archie, and the tree...

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Mary Trump reveals why Her Uncle Donald Trump is Catastrophic

Mary Trump reveals why Her Uncle Donald Trump is Catastrophic

Speaking to the hosts of  “The View” on Thursday morning, Donald Trump’s niece Mary explained why it is impossible for Donald to believe that he lost 2020 Presidential election due to his serious psychological disorders. “We’re seeing a very desperate man,” Dr. Trump explained. He’s “somebody who knows that his best option is to cling to...

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Nigerian Government officials face U.K sanctions

Nigerian Government officials face U.K sanctions

Following the series of reports and investigations on the #EndSARs protest, the global community has taken a deeper interest in the reportages in the media of the alleged Lekki toll gate massacre, where young peaceful unarmed protesters were killed. Members of the U.K Parliament on Monday unanimously called for selected sanctions against Nigerian government officials...

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US Election: Trump concedes

US Election: Trump concedes

According to a letter from Administrator Emily Murphy sent Monday afternoon and obtained by CNN, the U.S. presidential transition will now officially commence. This is coming after the General Services Administration informed the Biden camp that Joe Biden who has been determined to be the apparent winner of the election, that the Trump administration is...

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Media Freedom Award announced by Canada and U.K

Media Freedom Award announced by Canada and U.K

The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Dominic Raab, the United Kingdom’s First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, today announced the winner of the first Canada-United Kingdom Media Freedom Award to recognize the journalists, individuals, and organizations that actively promote and protect media freedom. The...

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President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana is Dead

President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana is Dead

Jerry John Rawlings former Ghanaian military leader and subsequent a politician who ruled the country from 1981 to 2001 and also for a brief period in 1979 died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media. This development comes less than a month after he buried his mother.  ...

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Joe Biden Projected U.S 46th President

Joe Biden Projected U.S 46th President

Democratic nominee Joe Biden has thrashed President Trump in the 2020 presidential election after winning Pennsylvania and securing 20 electoral votes, according to projections by Associated Press. On Friday afternoon, President Trump released a statement that said: “We will pursue this process through every aspect of the law to guarantee the American people have confidence...

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Minister Ng and Minister Fortier partake in virtual Ministerial Council Meeting hosted by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Minister Ng and Minister Fortier partake in virtual Ministerial Council Meeting hosted by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Over the last two days, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of SmallBusiness, Export Promotion, and International Trade, and the Honourable MonaFortier, Minister of Middle-Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance,took part in a virtual Ministerial Council Meeting hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).