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INDIAN BILLIONAIRE GAUTAM ADANI CHARGED IN U. S. FOR ALLEGED BRIBERY, FRAUD. (PHOTO).

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  Indian billionaire Gautam Adani charged in US for alleged bribery, fraud Gautam Adani, the chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world’s richest people, whose business empire extends from ports and airports to renewable energy,has been indicted in New York over an alleged multibillion-dollar fraud scheme, United States prosecutors have said. The authorities on Wednesday charged Adani and two other executives at Adani Green Energy, his nephew Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain, with agreeing between 2020 and 2024 to pay more than $250m in bribes to Indian government officials to obtain solar energy supply contracts expected to yield $2bn in profits. Prosecutors said the renewable energy company also raised more than $3bn in loans and bonds during this period based on false and misleading statements. Shares of Adani Enterprises, the group's flagship firm, closed down 22% on Thursday. Other group firms also closed in the red. Adani Green Energy, which is the firm at the c
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PHOTOS FROM THE OPENING CEREMONY OF COMMON WORLDS GAME HELD IN GLASGOW.

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                A lot of countries round the world  came out for the Common Wealth games held in Glasgow and the baton to kick off the game,traveled under water before it was opened in front of the Queen.The opening of the games was colourful and there was full display of the Glasgow people.The royal family came out to greet fans all over the world but my favourite part was when Susan Boyle performed.Other musicians that performed are John Barrowman,Lulu,Rod Stewart and violinist Nicola Benedetti .Joh Barrowman,Scottish American actor/singer,dancer/presenter,kissed one of the performers.His open about being gay.More photos below.         
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JOAN COLLINS AND HER gOD DAUGHTER CARA DELEVINGE AT LEONARDO DICAPRIO FOUNDATION GALA.

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                 Joan Collins is the godmother to supermodel Cara Delevinge catches up at Leonardo Dicaprio foundation Gala in St Tropez,France on wednesday.They both stepped out on the red carpet in wearing white and looking beautiful.Last year,81 year old Joan Collins spoke well about her super model goddaughter.She said ''She doesn't need my advice she is the most natural and down to earth girl you could ever meet.You would never believe she is a top model.I am very proud and i think it is wonderful what she has done.More photos below.                                                                                                                        
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U.S,TO TRAIN NIGERIAN POLICE?

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           According to sources,the United states government and Nigeria on wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding {MOU}on a training modernisation project for the Nigeria police force.James Entwistle,the United state Ambassador to Nigeria said ''This MOU represents our two governments mutual commitment to engagement on institutional reforms at the NPF training academies.
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GSK SEEKS APPROVAL FOR WORLD'S FIRST MALARIA VACCINE.

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            According to sources,the company Glaxo Smith Kline {GSK} said today thursday that it is applying for regulatory approval for the world's first vaccine against malaria,designed for children in Africa.The British drugmaker said the shot called RTS,S,is intended exclusively for use outside the European union but will be evaluated by the European medicines Agency {EMA} in collaboration with World Health Organisation {WHO}.Malaria,a mosquito borne parastic disease,kills more than 600,000 people a year,mainly babies in the poorest parts of sub Saharan Africa.Experts have long hoped that scientists would be able to develop an effective vaccine against the disease,and scientists at GSK have been working on this one for 30 years.The WHO,has previously indicated it may recommend use of RTS,S from as early as 2015 if EMA drugs regulators back its license application.GSK has been developing RTS,S with the non profit PATH malaria vaccine initiative {MVI},with grant funding from the
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116 PEOPLE FLYING AIR ALGERIE FROM BURKINA FASO,MAY HAVE CRASHED.

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           According to Algeria ASP state news and a Spanish Airline company Swiftair said today thursday that authorities have lost contact with an Air Algeria flight en route from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso to Algerie with 116 passengers on board.Flight AH 5017 lost contact after it took off and there is now confusion about the fate of the flight and where it might be.The company Swiftair posted on it's website that the aircraft took off from Burkina Faso at 0117 GMT {2117ET} and was supposed to land in Algerie at 0510 GMT but never reached it's destination.The rate at which planes are disappearing and crashing is becoming alarming.
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