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The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has announced a four-week extension of the ongoing strike in public universities, The PUNCH reports. A statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja partially confirmed the development. It read in part: “After extensive deliberations and bearing in mind the Government’s past failures to meet its own deadlines to address the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action (MoA), NEC resolved that the strike was extended for four weeks to give the Government more time to satisfactorily resolve all outstanding issues. “The role strike action takes effect…

McKinney Fire burns near Yreka, California on July 30, 2022. FRED GREAVES / REUTERS Des Moines, Iowa – California’s largest wildfire this year has claimed at least two lives and forced thousands to evacuate as it destroyed homes and swept through the state’s dry land, fueled by high winds and lightning storms on Sunday . The McKinney fire was zero percent contained as it burned in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, CalFire said, spreading across more than 52,000 acres near the town of Yreka. The blaze challenged a state that has already battled several large wildfires this summer. Siskiyou County…

CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating after a man was shot and killed in a southwest Charlotte motel room. Police said they responded to a call about a person shot at the Quality Inn on Wallingford Street shortly before 8:30 p.m. Sunday. At the scene, police said they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to the hospital where he later died, investigators said. Detectives said the shooting is being investigated as a homicide. “There was a lot of people outside one of the rooms at the Quality Inn,” said CMPD Major Brad Koch. “Several…

The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of Odessa on Monday morning under a landmark agreement to lift Moscow’s naval blockade of the Black Sea. UN chief Antonio Guterres, who negotiated the plan with Turkey, welcomed the announcement, while Kyiv said it would bring “relief for the world” if Moscow kept its side of the deal. . The five-month halt in deliveries from war-torn Ukraine, one of the world’s biggest grain exporters, has contributed to rising food prices, particularly affecting the world’s poorest nations. Officials said the Sierra Leonean-registered cargo ship Razoni…

BREAKING NEWS: Bulgaria’s president dissolves parliament and appoints a caretaker government Credit: Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.com Bulgaria’s president has dissolved the nation’s parliament and appointed an interim government, it was reported on Monday (August 1st). Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev has dissolved parliament, dissolved Bulgaria’s 47th National Assembly and scheduled early parliamentary elections for October 2. President Rumen Radev signed the decree to dissolve the 47th National Assembly as of Tuesday, Radev’s press office reported. Radev also appointed an interim government, which will be led by Bulgarian Prime Minister Galab Donev, a former acting Minister of Labor and Social Policy. On Tuesday, the…

Indianapolis Colts safety Khari Willis announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, according to Zak Keefer, a writer for The Athletic. News: Somewhat surprisingly, Colts safety Khari Willis is retiring. His plan is to devote himself to full-time ministry. Willis, a 2019 fourth-round draft pick out of Michigan State, has started 33 games over the past three seasons, racking up 219 tackles and four interceptions. — Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) June 15, 2022 Willis made the announcement via his Instagram and talked about turning his attention to a career in ministry: “I have chosen to officially retire from the NFL…

Almost 25 years ago, a Japanese schoolboy started dancing, inspired and fascinated by Michael Jackson’s music and movement. Katsuyuki Ishikawa, better known as B-boy Katsu One, he started getting serious when he was in college. During her vacations she visited the USA and Australia to watch breaking competitions, and despite her parents’ concerns about her future, she decided to continue dancing after graduation. In his first year after graduation, he won a competition in New Zealand and his name was mentioned in a local newspaper, which began to change his family’s views on his art. Since then, he has been…

Comment on this story comment Announcement from Editorial Video Director Micah Gelman, Breaking News Senior Producer Nicki DeMarco and Supervising Video Producer Sarah Parnass: We’re excited to announce that John Farrell will become The Post’s first weather and climate news video editor. In this role, John will work closely with the Weather, Climate and Audience teams to create explainer videos on key climate trends and aggregate engaging weather clips for the website and social platforms. John joined The Post in 2019 from CSPAN and has spent the past 2 1/2 years leading morning video coverage as breaking news editor. His…