LAGOS, Nigeria—Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which neighbors Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, Kaduna commissioner for security Samuel Aruwan confirmed. No…
Stocks Slide, Safe Havens Gain as Omicron Worries Weigh
December 17, 2021
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NEW YORK—Global stock benchmarks and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens such as the dollar and Treasury bonds rose as investors wrestled with a hawkish turn from major central banks in the fight against inflation and rising numbers of Omicron cases. Asian shares closed near lows for the year and broad-based European stock…
World Shares Mixed After Tech-Led Retreat on Wall Street
December 17, 2021
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BANGKOK—World shares fell on Friday after technology companies led Wall Street benchmarks lower as investors weighed the implications of higher interest rates, surging coronavirus cases, and tensions between Beijing and Washington. Benchmarks declined in Paris, London, Frankfurt, and Tokyo but rose in Shanghai. U.S. shares dropped a day after the Federal Reserve said it’s preparing…
South African Court Orders Ex-President Zuma Back to Prison
JOHANNESBURG—A South African court has ordered that former President Jacob Zuma should go back to prison after withdrawing the medical parole given to him earlier this year. Zuma was released from prison in September after serving about two months of his 15-month sentence for defying a Constitutional Court order that he should testify before a…
Haiti Truck Blast Death Toll Rises to 75 as Doctors Scramble to Treat Wounded
CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti—The death toll from a fuel truck explosion in Haiti rose to 75 on Wednesday as doctors scrambled to treat the wounded from an incident that officials say was made more deadly by residents approaching the vehicle in a desperate search for fuel. Rescue workers recovered 61 bodies at the site of the accident,…
89 Africans Killed by Mysterious New Illness South Sudan: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed it sent a rapid response team to South Sudan after around 100 people died from a yet-to-be-identified disease. Sheila Baya, a spokesperson for the WHO, told the BBC on Tuesday that the disease has caused at least 89 deaths in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. “We decided to send a rapid…
89 Africans Killed by Mystery Illness in South Sudan: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has sent a rapid response team to South Sudan following the deaths of almost 100 people from a yet-to-be-identified disease. Sheila Baya, a spokesperson for the WHO, told the BBC on Dec. 14 that the illness has killed at least 89 people in South Sudan’s Jonglei state. “We decided…
Asian Shares Shed Gains Ahead of Fed Policy Statement
December 15, 2021
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BANGKOK—Stocks were mostly lower in Asia on Wednesday after new U.S. data showed inflation is still running high, putting a spotlight on what action the Federal Reserve will take as it holds its last meeting of the year. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1 percent higher to 28,459.72 and the Kospi in Seoul was nearly…
South African COVID-19 Cases Surge Again After Brief Downward Trend
South Africa is seeing another surge of COVID-19 cases, after the number of new positive infections reported in the region had continued its downward trend despite increased testing, according to South African National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) data. The NICD on Dec. 14 reported 23,884 new COVID-19 cases in South Africa, bringing the total…
Nigeria: Survivors Recount Hell of Terrorist Attacks in Sokoto
Radicalized bandits in Nigeria’s far-north state of Sokoto have unleashed a reign of terror on three counties close to the state’s border with the Republic of Niger. On Dec. 6, at least 50 unarmed civilians were murdered, most of them attempting to flee for a safer region. In recent months, bandits have murdered as many as 120…
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