Simon Coveney retiring from politics at next general election
10 Jul
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Simon Coveney retiring from politics at next general election

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Politics tamfitronics Simon Coveney has confirmed he is retiring from politics and will not run in the next general election.The Enterprise Minister is the latest high-profile Fine Gael name to bow out of politics.Mr Coveney thanked members in his Cork constituency, saying being elected for 26 years has been 'the privilege of his life'."I will forever be grateful for the faith people in Cork South Central have put in me."Now is the right time for renewal in FG and for me to change direction," he added.Today I write to FG members in my constituency to say thank you.Being elected for 26 yrs has been the privilege of my life. I will forever be grateful for the faith people in CorkSouthCentral have put in me.Now is the right time for renewal in FG & for...
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Former US Senator Inhofe, defense hawk and climate change skeptic, dies at 89
10 Jul
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Former US Senator Inhofe, defense hawk and climate change skeptic, dies at 89

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Politics tamfitronics OKLAHOMA CITY, oklahoma —Former Senator Jim Inhofe, a conservative known for his strong support of defense spending and his denial that human activity is responsible for the bulk of climate change, has died. He was 89. Inhofe, a powerful fixture in Oklahoma politics for more than six decades, died Tuesday morning after suffering a stroke during the July Fourth holiday, his family said in a statement. Inhofe, a Republican who underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery in 2013 before being elected to a fourth term, was elected to a fifth Senate term in 2020, before stepping down in early 2023. 'The greatest hoax'Inhofe frequently criticized the mainstream science that human activity contributed to changes in the Earth's climate, once calling it "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people." In February 2015, with...
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Tinubu’s Government Set to Borrow a Fresh $2 Billion Crude Oil-Backed Loan
10 Jul
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Tinubu’s Government Set to Borrow a Fresh $2 Billion Crude Oil-Backed Loan

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Politics tamfitronics The President Bola Tinubu-led federal government is seeking an additional $2 billion crude oil-backed loan from international creditors to boost its financial inflow.Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the loan is being sought to augment the country’s finances, which have been strained in recent times.Reuters reported on Tuesday that the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, confirmed the development, stating that the national oil company is in talks with international creditors to raise an oil-backed credit facility.The move comes on the heels of the recent revelation that NNPC is struggling to pay international oil traders a backlog of $6 billion, amid the removal of fuel subsidy.Kyari assured that the credit facility will help boost the corporation’s finances and allow for investment in the oil...
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