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Canadian PM names first woman to hold armed forces’ top job
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced the appointment of Lt.- Gen. Jennie Carignan as the first woman to lead the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Carignan, who is currently Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture will be promoted to the rank of general, will replace the current chief of the Defence Staff, Gen. Wayne Eyre, who is retiring from…
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foreign
U.S. pledges further $100m for Haiti security force
The U.S. has pledged to increase its financial support for a multinational security mission in crisis-hit Haiti by 100 million dollars to 300 million dollars. The U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said this on Monday at a meeting of Caribbean heads of government. Blinken also pledged 33 million dollars in humanitarian aid for the Caribbean country. At the meeting…
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NEWS
Canada’s Trudeau appears before parliamentary committee
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will appear before a parliamentary committee on July 30, over a government’s $674 million (N256.7 billion) student grant programme. Specifically, Trudeau will answer questions on the government’s decision to pick a charity linked to his family to implement the $674 million (N256.7 billion) programme. In a statement on July 27, the Finance Committee of the…
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Europe
COVID-19: Merkel stays away from G7 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel “cannot confirm” that she will attend a possible G7 summit of world leaders in Washington amid the coronavirus pandemic, a spokesperson at the Chancellery said Saturday. US President Donald Trump has said the event could be hosted in Washington in late June, having previously announced in March that the summit would be held virtually. “The…
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