Section: Pulse Nigeria (Nigeria)
In Kiev: Colleagues demand answers a year after journalist slaying
Some five hundred friends, former colleagues and activists began a procession at the site in the centre of the Ukrainian capital… Journalists gathered in Kiev on Thursday to demand results from a stalled investigation into the car bomb killing of prominent independent reporter Pavel Sheremet one year after his death.Some five hundred...
Finance: 10 things you need to know before the opening bell (SPY, SPX, QQQ, DIA, WFM, AXP, QCOM)
This is what traders are talking about. Here is what you need to know. The Bank of Japan upgrades its growth forecast. Japan’s central bank kept policy on hold and said it expects growth of 1.8% this year, up from its previous forecast of 1.6% growth. The European Central Bank meets. Expectations are for the central bank to remain on hold...
Tech: Anti-gay threats, Geiger counters, and insecurities about John Oliver: HBO’s journey to interview the Chechen leader
"Real Sports" correspondent David Scott takes us through his revealing interview with the leader of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov. On Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” correspondent David Scott got the rare opportunity to speak to the pugnacious leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan...
Tech: Anti-gay threats, Geiger counters, and insecurities about John Oliver: HBO’s journey to interview the Chechen president
"Real Sports" correspondent David Scott takes us through his revealing interview with Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov. On Tuesday’s episode of HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel,” correspondent David Scott got the rare opportunity to speak to the pugnacious leader of the Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov. The...
United States: Diplomats from US, Russia hold ‘tough’ talks – State Dept
Senior diplomats from Washington and Moscow held a "tough, forthright" conversation concerning bilateral tensions. Senior diplomats from Washington and Moscow held a “tough, forthright” conversation concerning bilateral tensions, the State Department said Tuesday, including over Russian access to diplomatic compounds in the...
Politics: Turkey and the Kurds are on the brink of war — and the Pentagon is right in the middle of it
The US has been supplying both sides with weapons, and Turkey appears to be turning more toward Russia. Turkey and the US-backed YPG forces — which have been helping the coalition fight ISIS in Syria — have been clashing off and on since at least April. At the end of that month, the two sides exchanged rocket fire, which Turkey says killed 11 YPG...
Politics: ‘You treat me like a baby!’: The ‘final straw’ that reportedly led Trump to oust his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort
"Am I like a baby to you? I sit there like a little baby and watch TV and you talk to me?" Donald Trump reportedly shouted at Paul Manafort. A new book details the inside story of the fight that reportedly led President Donald Trump to oust Paul Manafort, who served as chairman and, for a time, manager of his campaign. The book, ”...
United States: Russia, US ‘almost’ resolve spat over diplomat compounds
Russia is angry that Washington is still barring its diplomats from using two compounds in the states of New York and Maryland. The Kremlin on Monday demanded that Washington unconditionally restore its access to diplomatic compounds in the United States, with a senior Russian official saying the row had “almost” been resolved...
Politics: A key American defense has failed, and now Russia fears no reprisal for hacking the US
"Deterrence is based on perception," said Rosenbach. "When people think they can do something to you and get away with it, they're much more likely to do it." But, in 2017, the country finds itself under attack by nation states in a way unseen since World War II due to a failure of one of the most important pillars of...
Politics: ‘I ask the questions and you answer them’: Anchors grill Trump’s lawyer in blistering interviews over Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer
Trump's lawyer faced difficult questions about Trump Jr.'s attempt to get dirt on Clinton during a meeting with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer. President Donald Trump’s lawyer faced difficult questions on Sunday about Donald Trump Jr.’s attempt to glean damaging information on Hillary Clinton during a meeting with a...
