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Dave Brown Out at Independent

Dave Brown, staff cartoonist for the UK’s Independent, has been let go from the newspaper after 30 years. From Dave Brown’s X/Twitter account: The final cartoon; after just under 30 years and something over 6,000 cartoons @Independent are letting me go to save a few quid! Thanks to everyone who followed me and for all […]

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Nigeria confirms Islamic State second in command killed in joint US operation

Nigerian and US forces have killed Abu-Bilal ⁠al-Minuki, second in command of Islamic State armed group (ISIS) globally, in a joint operation, the two countries' leaders have confirmed. It marks the second time in recent months that US President Donald Trump has ordered its military to intervene in Nigeria, where he has repeatedly alleged that Christians are being persecuted.

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After 25 years of negotiation, the Mercosur-EU agreement takes effect this Friday

The accord was signed on January 17th in La AsunciΓ³n, Paraguay The association agreement between Mercosur and the European Union (EU) enters provisionally into force on Friday May 1, after more than a quarter-century of negotiations, in what constitutes one of the world's most ambitious trade deals and the largest reciprocal opening ever finalised by the South American bloc. The final signing took place on January 17 in AsunciΓ³n and, although final ratification by the European Court of Justice and subsequent approval by the European Parliament remain pending, provisional entry into force allows the immediate start of tariff reductions covering 95% of Mercosur products and 91% of EU products.

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