Nigeria reveals wave of jailbreaks

An animation looks at how much Nigeria has changed since the end of military rule in 1999.

Some of the luxury boutiques along Des Voeux Road here seemed nearly empty of Chinese customers at times this past weekend. With an anti-corruption campaign raging on the mainland, this evidently isn’t the moment for Chinese to engage in conspicuous consumption.

The globe is facing a "tidal wave" of cancer, with deaths expected to soar in developing countries, say World Health Organization scientists.

A deluge of Central American children pouring into the United States threatens to burst the seams of already overstuffed immigration courts, and President Barack Obama’s steps to ease the crisis are likely to make matters worse rather than better for some, US officials and immigration lawyers said.

Opposition hopeful despite renewed wave of defections  The Citizen Daily

>The main opposition party, Chadema, has for weeks now been engrossed in  infighting which saw some of its cadres stripped of all their leadership posts and membership.

People power witnessed in 2014 and 2015, for example in changes of government in Burkina Faso and Nigeria, will be proved limited in 2016.

US Prepares for Second Wave of Flu as Coronavirus Fears Rise  VOA NewsHealth officials say flu cases continue a spike in Wisconsin  NBC 26Flu season is getting weirder  Livescience.comDept. of Health: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I got my flu shot and so should you'  WPRIEditorial: You’re more likely to encounter this disease in the Poconos than coronavirus  Pocono RecordView Full coverage on Google News

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