Peter Phillips, Author at The News Chronicle

Kim Clijsters announces plan to make tour comeback in March

Peter Phillips Dec 23, 2019

Kim Clijsters, who retired for a second time in 2011, confirmed on Monday that she was making a comeback starting in Mexico in March. “A few more weeks of patience and I’ll be ready to go,” the Belgian four-time major winner said in a video posted on social media. “The absence has been long enough.” […]

Japan’s 2011 women’s soccer champions to begin Tokyo 2020 torch relay

Peter Phillips Dec 17, 2019

Members of the Japan team who won the 2011 women’s soccer World Cup will start the Japan leg of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay, organizers said on Tuesday. More details of the route were revealed along with the approximately 10,000 people who will carry the Olympic flame as it tours all Japan’s 47 prefectures […]

Johnson eyes parliament vote before Christmas to “get Brexit done”

Peter Phillips Dec 15, 2019

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will “get Brexit done” by Jan. 31 and then agree a new trade deal with the European Union by the end of 2020, cabinet office minister Michael Gove said on Sunday, vowing to deliver on the government’s top priority. Johnson and his team were triumphant last week when he won […]

African Development Bank approves $124.2 million loan for water sector reforms in Akure to improve access to safe drinking water and sanitation

Peter Phillips Dec 14, 2019

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Thursday approved a $ 124.2 million loan to finance the Urban Water Sector Reform and Akure Water Supply and Sanitation Project in Nigeria. The amount includes an African Growing Together Fund (AGTF) loan of $20 million. The overall project cost is $222.69 million and will […]

Eastern DR Congo records 20 Ebola cases in three days

Peter Phillips Dec 13, 2019

Twenty cases of Ebola have been recorded in three days in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where deadly violence is hampering efforts to end the 16-month-old epidemic according to health authorities. Ten cases were reported on Wednesday alone in Mabalako in North Kivu after six on Tuesday, according to the Multisectoral Committee for Epidemic […]

Britain speeds towards Brexit as Johnson wins large majority in election

Peter Phillips Dec 13, 2019

Prime Minister Boris Johnson won a resounding election victory on Friday that will allow him to end three years of political paralysis and take Britain out of the European Union by Jan. 31. Brexit represents the country’s biggest political and economic gamble since World War Two, cutting the world’s fifth-largest economy adrift from the vast […]

Afghan blasts kill one, injure scores in attack on key U.S. military base

Peter Phillips Dec 11, 2019

Suicide blasts in Afghanistan killed one person and injured more than 60 in an attack on Wednesday on the United States’ main military base of Bagram that was repulsed after a 30-minute clash, Afghan and NATO officials said. The attack comes as the United States looks to revive stalled peace talks with Taliban militants who […]

Pope accepts resignation of U.S. bishop accused of abuse cover-up

Peter Phillips Dec 04, 2019

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, New York, who has been at the center of a sex abuse crisis in his diocese, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The Vatican said Francis had appointed the bishop of Albany, Edward B. Scharfenberger, to administer the Buffalo diocese until a new […]

All options are open: France reviews counter-terrorism strategy in Sahel

Peter Phillips Nov 30, 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron told his country military leaders to consider all options as it seeks to review its operations against Islamist militants in West Africa. Macron’s first public remarks since 13 French soldiers died during a combat mission in Mali included an earnest plea for his international allies to do more. France, a former […]

We’ll Ensure Political Stability, So That Investments Can Thrive, President Buhari Promises

Peter Phillips Nov 28, 2019

President Muhammad Buhari says investments cannot thrive in an atmosphere of social and political instability, so, the Federal Government would do all within its powers to safeguard the interest of investors. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, Thursday, while playing host to the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Total Group Worldwide, Mr Patrick Pouyanne. “The […]