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The Philippines on Saturday praised its removal from a global financial "grey list" of countries under increased monitoring for money laundering and terrorism financing, a status that can hamper global financial transactions. The Southeast Asian nation had been on the Financial Action Task Force list, which identifies countries "working with it to correct deficiencies in…

With a monthly salary of $15, a teacher in Venezuela earns nowhere near enough to cover their basic food necessities, never mind rent or medicine. Many in the crisis-stricken South American country are forced to work multiple jobs, or pool their money with family. Thousands have emigrated in pursuit of greater financial stability. "For the…

At least three people are dead and around 74 injured after the roof of a food court at a busy shopping center collapsed in northern Peru, authorities said Friday. "So far we have three deceased, two men and a woman," fire department Commander Gelqui Gomez said on America TV. The number injured had risen to…

The chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, Hashim Abioye, has raised alarm that the commission's headquarters in Osogbo has been sealed up. He disclosed this while featuring on a live current affairs radio programme monitored on Saturday. Abioye expressed surprise that such step could be taken, claiming that despite the actions of the…

The Vice-Chancellor of Precious Cornerstone University (PCU), Ibadan, Prof. Timothy Adejumo; the Head of Department of Mass Communication of the University, Dr Oluwaseyi Sanyaolu; another scholar in the department, Mrs. Vivien Akin-Morakinyo; a former General Manager of Inspiration FM, Ibadan, Mrs. Jadesola Ajibola and a Senior Correspondent with Arise News Television, Mr. Oba Adeoye, have…