The head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis today held the first Papal Mass at the Zayed Sports City Stadium to mark the end of a three-day historic visit to the United Arab Emirate.
India Offers Nigeria $5bn Line Credit
Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Abhay Thakur yesterday disclosed that Nigeria has the opportunity to explore $5billion line of credit from India, with low interest rate. According to Punch, he made the disclosure during a visit to the minister of communication, Adebayo Shittu in Abuja.
Java Landslides Kills Two and Leave Several People Missing
Settlers of a heavily populated Island of Java were stormed by a landslide which struck the western part of the Island on Monday 31st of December 2018.
Thailand To Legalize Marijuana
Thailand's Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) on Wednesday, 12th December 2018, says the country is expected to legalize cannabis for medical use by May 2019.
Taiwan Court Revokes Conviction of Ex-leader
On Thursday, a top Taiwan court has ordered a new trial of former president Ma Ying-jeou. The former president who was sentenced by the high court for violating the communication security and surveillance Act in 2018.
Earthquake of 6.9 Magnitude Strikes Philippines
A powerful earthquake of 6.9 magnitude hit the coast off southern Philippine island of Mindanao yesterday, at 11:39 am and small tsunami waves were possible along the coast of Indonesia and Palau, CNBC reports.
Austria Expels ‘Political Imams’ Shuts 7 Mosques
Austria will expel several foreign-funded imams and shut seven mosques in a crackdown on “political Islam”, Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Friday. Kurz said the moves came after an investigation by the religious affairs authority into images which emerged earlier this year of children in Turkish-backed mosques playing dead and reenacting the World War I battle of Gallipoli.