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 High inflation pushed by hovering food costs has pushed seven million Nigerians into poverty, the World Bank said. In a new report, it counseled Nigeria for buttressing its financial system from fallout from the coronavirus pandemic but called for pressing measures to brake inflation and protect livelihoods. A predominant crude exporter, Africa’s biggest and most populous economy again slipped into a recession in late 2020 hurt via lower oil prices and the pandemic, but suddenly emerged from the droop in February. In May, year-on-year inflation dipped to 17.93 percent, just beneath the four-year excessive of 18.17 percent registered in March, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The food price amplify in May was at 22.28 percent. “Food expenses accounted for over 60% of the total increase in inflation. Rising costs have pushed an estimated 7 million Nigerians beneath the poverty line in 2020 alone,” its report posted on Tuesday said. The World Poverty Clock, which uses ...

  Five people were shot just west of Garfield Park late Tuesday, marking the city’s 2nd mass shooting that day, according to Chicago police. Four guys and a woman suffered gunshot wounds during the attack in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street about 9:20 p.m., authorities stated in a media notification. One of the people was in critical circumstance after the shooting, however 4 others had been listed in good condition, officials said. Among other shootings late Tuesday, less than an hour after the West Garfield Park nearby attacks a 16-year-old boy was killed and a 20-year-old man was wounded in an attack in the Gage Park neighborhood, whilst a 26-year-old man was killed in the Lawndale neighborhood. The attack near Garfield Park was at least the 2nd shooting with 4 or more victims in Chicago Tuesday.

  President Joe Biden and President Vladimir Putin are expected to speak for 4 to 5 hours. Biden has tried to decrease expectations for the meeting . He is not expecting many deliverables. Putin has met 5 U.S. presidents since coming to power in 1999. Biden has described Putin as "a worthy adversary." President Joe Biden's first face-to-face meeting as president with Russian President Vladimir Putin was underway Wednesday in Geneva following a weeklong European tour in which Biden reaffirmed U.S. alliances and reiterated his message that "America is back" on the world stage. Biden's first international day trip as president culminates with particularly expected talks with Putin that are anticipated to last at least 4 hours, a senior administration official informed reporters aboard Air Force One. The two leaders are predicted to focus on nuclear arms, cyberattacks and human rights, the official told newshounds on the situation of anonymity in order to discus...

  The European Union is recommending that member countries begin lifting restrictions on tourists from the United States. EU members agreed Wednesday to add the United States to the list of nations from which restrictions on non-essential travel must be lifted. The move was adopted during a meeting in Brussels of permanent representatives to the 27-nation bloc. The recommendation is non-binding, and national governments have authority to require test results or vaccination data and to set other entry conditions. Some EU nations have already started permitting in American visitors. In addition to the U.S., the representatives of EU nations added 5 other nations to the tourist tour list: North Macedonia, Albania, Serbia, Lebanon and Taiwan. The European Council updates the list based on epidemiological data. It gets reviewed each and every two weeks. The representatives also decided to remove a reciprocity clause for the special administrative regions of China Macau and Hong Kong. Th...

  Kody Scott was such a notorious neighborhood gangster that schoolchildren trembled at the thinking of passing through his South Los Angeles home out of fear he’d pick out a fight or steal their bikes and lunch money. “That’s like butterflies,” said Skipp Townsend, a former gang member, now a neighborhood activist who works with 2nd Call, a community based agency that serves high-risk individuals. “It’s like man, my belly gets jittery due to the fact we have no idea what Kody is going to do.” But on this day, as Townsend and a schoolmate passed by 69th Street close to Florence and Normandie avenues, they happened to catch Scott on a good day. Townsend’s schoolmate told Scott he had a stomachache and was just trying to get home. Scott patted him on the back. “All right, I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said, then sent them on their way, unscathed. The curious life of “Monster” Kody Scott was soon to emerge as a cautionary tale of redemption and the relentless tug of gang life. A generic ...