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Nigerian ex-oil minister rejects bribery claims in UK trial

Former Nigerian petroleum minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has denied all bribery allegations as she opened her defence at Southwark Crown Court in the United Kingdom. Testifying before a London jury on Monday, Alison-Madueke rejected claims that she abused her office or accepted financial benefits from oil businessmen in exchange for favourable

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Doctors report that a man has been cured of HIV following a stem cell transplant.

A Norwegian man has been effectively cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant from his brother, doctors announced on Monday. The patient’s brother happened to carry a rare, virus-blocking genetic mutation. The 63-year-old man, dubbed the “Oslo patient”, is the latest in around 10 people worldwide who have

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Nigeria challenges U.S. security travel warning

Nigeria has rejected a recent travel advisory by the United States Department of State, describing it as unbalanced and not reflective of current conditions. The advisory authorised the departure of non-essential embassy staff in Abuja and warned U.S. citizens to reconsider travel due to risks including crime, terrorism, and kidnapping.

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The US has started blocking Iran’s ports, and Tehran

The U.S. military began a blockade of ships leaving Iran’s ports on Monday, President Donald Trump said, and Tehran threatened ​to retaliate against its Gulf neighbours’ ports after weekend talks in Islamabad on ending the war broke down. A U.S. official said there was continued engagement with Iran, and forward