Published by Reuters By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash methane emissions 30% by 2030, giving the emerging global partnership momentum ahead of its launch at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow later this month, a government official told Reuters. Nigeria, Japan and Pakistan […]
Police: TV reporter killed in bomb attack in Pakistan
Published by Al-Araby A local Pakistani journalist was killed in an overnight attack when a roadside bomb went off near his car in the country’s southwest, police said Monday. Shahid Zehri, 35, was travelling in his car when the bomb exploded in the town of Hub in the Baluchistan province on Sunday, according to Shafiq […]
136 countries agree to 15% minimum global corporate tax rate
Published by TDPel Media More than 130 countries have signed up to a groundbreaking global deal on corporate tax reform, which would see corporations pay a tax rate of at least 15% to the countries where they earn. This is aimed at eliminating tax havens while bringing in additional $150 billion a year from multinationals.Despite […]
NDLEA arrests 110 drug dealers in 9 States
Published by TDPel Media The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has arrested no fewer than 110 drug dealers in nine states across the country when their hideouts were raided, dismantled and assorted illicit substances seized in the past week. The Director Media and advocacy NDLEA headquarters Abuja Mr Femi Babafemi disclosed this in a […]
Taliban face IS-K after series of attacks in Afghanistan
Published by Al-Araby The Taliban’s efforts to bring stability to Afghanistan have been dogged by a series of bloody attacks by operatives from the Islamic State in Khorasan (IS-K). The latest assault saw a suicide bomber slaughter scores of Shia Muslims during Friday afternoon prayers in the northern city of Kunduz, in an apparent bid […]