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September 22, (THEWILL) - Argentina on Tuesday raised the country's minimum wage to 31,104 Argentine pesos ($316.51) a month starting in September, in a series of graduated increases in salaries. The amount is over N170,000 with the current value of the...

September 21, (THEWILL) - The US President Joe Bidemn on Tuesday announced that the country will double its annual climate change aid budget and donate $11.4 billion per year by 2024 to developing countries. Speaking at the UN General Assembly,...

September 21, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on his re-election after a hard fought snap election. The president, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said Nigeria...

September 21, (THEWILL) - The U.S. will ease travel restrictions for international visitors who are vaccinated against Covid-19 in November, including those from the U.K. and EU. The airlines cheered the Biden administration’s decision, which will open up those carriers...

September 21, (THEWILL) - Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, former head of the military council that ruled Egypt temporarily after the 2011 uprising, has died at the age of 85, Egypt’s presidency said. Tantawi, a decorated veteran of wars against Israel...

September 21, (THEWILL) - Sudanese media have reported a failed coup attempt in the country but authorities say it was contained. A senior Sudanese military said that a group was trying to take control of the country. In a Facebook post,...

September 21, (THEWILL) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hung on to power on Monday, saying he had won a clear mandate to govern although he fell short of his goal for a majority win. The Canadian dollar strengthened against...

September 20, (THEWILL) - “Hotel Rwanda” hero, Paul Rusesabagina, who became a fierce government critic, has been  convicted of terror charges after what his supporters say was a politically motivated show trial. Rusesabagina was on Monday convicted of backing a...

September 20, (THEWILL) - France's Defence Minister, Florence Parly, has cancelled talks with her United Kingdom counterpart, Ben Wallace, amid the row sparked by a new security deal between UK, US and Australia. Paris became angry after Australia signed the...

September 19, (THEWILL) - Algeria on Sunday buried former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the North African country's longest-serving leader, at a cemetery for its Independence heroes, but without the honours accorded to his predecessors. Bouteflika died on Friday aged 84. Algerian President...