Nigeria relay quartets secure Olympics tickets in Bahamas

05 may 2024 - 08:24:22
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Nigeria’s mixed relay and men’s 4x400m quartets have clinched automatic qualification for the 2024 Olympics and [...] Full text...

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup brand launched in vibrant ceremony

05 may 2024 - 08:15:37
Victoria, Seychelles (PANA) - The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2025 brand was revealed on Saturday at a vibrant, colourful [...] Full text...

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Central Bank Digital Currency development enters next phase: IMF Blog (By Tobias Adrian, Dong He, Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, and Tao Sun)

21 november 2023 - 17:23:49
Washington DC, United States (PANA) - Central bank digital currencies can improve payment systems as well as financial inclusion—if they [...] Full text...

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Famous ship to visit African ports

03 january 2023 - 06:07:13
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa will welcome the MSC Poesia cruise ship this year as the vessel [...] Full text...

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Risks to economic recovery from pandemic remain- IMF official

04 august 2022 - 17:37:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Mamadou D. Barry, IMF Resident Representative for The Gambia, has emphasized that the risks to the [...] Full text...

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Debt burden, economic sanctions key concerns at OACP forum

04 june 2020 - 14:24:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Member States of the Organization of the African, Carribbean and Pacific (OACP) countries have identified the [...] Full text...

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African, Carribean states launch push for debt relief amid coronavirus pandemic pains

03 june 2020 - 21:24:35
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - African countries and their Carribean and Pacific States counterparts have decried the impact of debt distress, [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: Botswana to repatriate citizens in Europe

20 may 2020 - 19:47:20
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Botswana’s citizens trapped in Europe’s different countries due to the COVID-19 outbreak have been offered the [...] Full text...

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EU cites 12 countries, including 4 from Africa, as 'high risk third countries' in money laundering

08 may 2020 - 09:02:37
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - Four African countries are among 12 countries that have been identified by the European Union as [...] Full text...

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South African billionaire dead at 84

22 march 2020 - 10:59:20
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South African tycoon, Sol Kerzner, who developed some of the world’s most spectacular hotels, [...] Full text...

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Flagship UN study shows accelerating climate change on land, sea, atmosphere

11 march 2020 - 05:24:36
New York, US Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - A wide-ranging UN climate report, released on Tuesday, shows that climate change is [...] Full text...

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Voting for IAAF 2019 top male athlete ends November 4 - IAAF

29 october 2019 - 14:26:07
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Voting for the 2019 IAAF Male Athlete of The Year ends on November 4, the global [...] Full text...

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In ‘world of disquiet’, UN must deliver for the people, Guterres tells General Assembly

25 september 2019 - 06:26:46
New York, US (PANA) - We are living in “a world of disquiet”, the United Nations chief told the High-level [...] Full text...

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New General Assembly President brings ‘valuable insights’ into key UN challenges - Guterres

18 september 2019 - 05:17:31
New York, US (PANA) - The new President of the 74th session of the General Assembly brings to his role [...] Full text...

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Mauritius donates US$ 50,000 to hurricane-hit Bahamas

07 september 2019 - 07:43:27
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – Mauritius will donate US$ 50,000 to the Bahamas which was severely hit by Hurricane Dorian from [...] Full text...

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Libya sets up team to combat money laundering, terrorism financing

20 march 2019 - 22:22:07
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) – Libya’s Central Bank (BCL) on Wednesday announced the setting up of a working team to combat [...] Full text...

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Libya demands exclusion from EU's blacklist of countries financing terrorism

16 february 2019 - 11:12:15
Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libya's President of the Presidential Council of the Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj, has called [...] Full text...

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Kenya's Chepkoech in IAAF Female Athlete Award Final list

19 november 2018 - 13:02:37
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - World Steeplechase record holder, Beatrice Chepkoech (8:44.32), is the only African among the five athletes shortlisted [...] Full text...

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Help build vulnerable island states’ resilience to extreme weather, urges senior UN official

14 november 2018 - 02:09:48
New York, US (PANA) - With Small Island Developing States (SIDS) bearing the brunt of economic losses from climate change, [...] Full text...

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Semenya, Chepkoech shortlisted for IAAF Awards

22 october 2018 - 13:55:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa's 800 multi-Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, and reigning 3000m steepechase World Champion, Beatrice Chepkoech of [...] Full text...

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Gambia, a corridor of illicit financial activities - Report

07 february 2018 - 15:16:34
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Gambia is one of the leading tax havens in Africa, the Tax Justice Network has [...] Full text...

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US: As climate change makes bad weather worse, countries must strengthen resilience- UN

18 september 2017 - 21:06:05
New York, (PANA) – Noting the ever-increasing impact of extreme weather events, top United Nations officials, including Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...

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Rwanda: Rwandan beach volleyball, tennis teams at Commonwealth Youth Games in Bahamas

17 july 2017 - 17:06:26
Kigali,Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan beach volleyball and tennis teams have arrived in Nassau, Bahamas, ahead of the sixth edition [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Four African sprinters qualify for World U-18 Championships second round

12 july 2017 - 19:37:14
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's Mary Moraa and Niddy Mingilishi were among four African athletes who qualified for the second [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: FIFA announces individual, collective awards

09 may 2017 - 10:18:24
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Following the conclusion of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the World Soccer Governing Body [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Brazil wins 5th FIFA World Cup

08 may 2017 - 05:07:02
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Living up to its reputation as a Beach Soccer power house, Brazil humiliated Tahiti 6-0 on [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: It's Brazil-Tahiti finals, Iran and Italy vie for 3rd place

07 may 2017 - 05:38:29
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Four-time champions Brazil reached their first final since 2011 after defeating Italy 8-4 on Saturday in [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Semi-final fixtures on Saturday

06 may 2017 - 03:47:52
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - The following are the semi-final matches on Saturday at the ongoing 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal out; Brazil, Italy, Iran, Tahiti through to semis

05 may 2017 - 04:38:56
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - African champions Senegal on Thursday crashed out of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Factfiles at the end of group stage

04 may 2017 - 03:49:52
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Here are some important factfiles following the conclusion of the group stage of the 2017 FIFA [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Quarter-final matches take place Thursday

04 may 2017 - 02:40:21
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Below are the fixtures for Thursday's quarter-finals of the ongoing 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: 4 more nations qualify for quarter-finals

03 may 2017 - 05:50:29
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Four more countries, including Beach Soccer power house, Brazil, on Tuesday qualified for the quarter-finals of [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Nigeria out, Senegal loses 1st match but progresses

02 may 2017 - 05:43:47
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Nigeria was finally knocked out of the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Bahamas by [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Nigeria in 'make or mar' match against Iran (Preview by Vincent Obi, PANA Editor)

01 may 2017 - 06:26:00
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Nigeria, languishing in third place at the ongoing 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Bahamas, [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Results from Day 2 matches in Groups C, D

01 may 2017 - 06:22:03
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Below are results of Day 2 matches on Sunday in Groups C and D, played at [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal soldiers on, qualifies for 1/4 finals

30 april 2017 - 07:56:48
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal, living up to its billing as a worthy challenger for the FIFA Beach Soccer World [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Nigeria salvages some pride, beats Mexico 5-4

30 april 2017 - 07:53:38
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - After their disastrous opening match, Nigeria on Saturday kept quarter-final qualification hopes alive, managing a 5-4 [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Day 2 matches in Groups A, B, results from C, D

29 april 2017 - 05:21:14
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - The following are Day 2 matches in Groups A and B, scheduled for Saturday at the [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal in flying start, Nigeria disappoints

28 april 2017 - 06:18:00
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Senegal on Thursday began the campaign for a maiden FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup on a [...] Full text...

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2017 FIFA Beach Soccer WC: Senegal, Nigeria in opening matches

27 april 2017 - 05:41:08
Nassau, Bahamas (PANA) - Two African countries, Senegal and Nigeria, will participate in the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Kenya, US strong favourites for World Relays 4x800m title

19 april 2017 - 14:19:18
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - If reports from the IAAF World Relays are anything to go by, it appears the US, [...] Full text...

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Botswana: Botswana athletes ready for IAAF/BTC World Relays

19 april 2017 - 11:41:08
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) – Botswana’s athletes are optimistic ahead of the IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas scheduled for this weekend in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Ghana, South Africa to make World Relays debut

06 march 2017 - 14:19:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - South Africa and Ghana are among the four African countries that will make their debut in [...] Full text...

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Nigeria: Nigeria, Senegal to represent Africa at FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017

18 december 2016 - 14:37:11
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Host nation Nigeria and fellow West African State Senegal have qualified for next year’s FIFA Beach [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Final medals table of Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 21:38:28
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the final medals table after 16 days of competitions at the [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 15 of competitions at Rio 2016

21 august 2016 - 08:08:06
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 15 of competitions on Saturday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 14 of competitions at Rio 2016

20 august 2016 - 07:27:14
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 14 of competitions on Friday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 13 of competitions at Rio 2016

19 august 2016 - 06:27:07
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 13 of competitions on Thursday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 12 of competitions at Rio 2016

18 august 2016 - 05:57:23
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 12 of competitions on Wednesday at [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 11 of competitions at Rio 2016

17 august 2016 - 06:22:30
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 11 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2016 Olympic Games: Medals table after Day 10 of competitions at Rio 2016

16 august 2016 - 07:36:12
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (PANA) - The following is the medals table after Day 10 of competitions at the Olympic [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Final medals table

30 august 2015 - 13:43:43
Beijing, China (PANA) - The following is the final medals table at the 2015 IAAF World Championships which ended on [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Kenya's stronghold on medals table threatened

29 august 2015 - 16:37:01
Beijing, China (PANA) - With just 24 hours to end of the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China, Kenya's [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Kenya takes gold tally to 6, still leads on the table

26 august 2015 - 15:43:58
Beijing, China (PANA) - Kenya grabbed two more gold medals Wednesday to maintain its grip on the leadership of the [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Kenya tightens grip on medals table, grabs 4 golds

25 august 2015 - 16:39:57
Beijing, China (PANA) - Kenya on Tuesday (Day 4) added two more gold medals to its kitty to tighten its [...] Full text...

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2015 IAAF World Championships: Kenyan wins gold in men's 400 metres hurdles

25 august 2015 - 15:46:33
Beijing, China (PANA) - Kenyan athlete Nicholas Bett on Tuesday won the gold medal in the 400 metres hurdles for [...] Full text...

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UN: Treaty regulating global arms trade set to enter into force

26 september 2014 - 17:42:27
New York, US (PANA) - Less than two years after its adoption by the UN General Assembly, the Arms Trade [...] Full text...

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UN: WHO presents new plan to eliminate tuberculosis in low-burden countries

03 july 2014 - 18:06:28
New York, US (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) Thursday presented a new plan aimed at eliminating tuberculosis (TB) [...] Full text...

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IOM calls for global efforts to check life-threatening migration

01 december 2013 - 19:37:06
New York, US (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has called for global concerted efforts to address the [...] Full text...

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UN member states take action to advance child rights, regulate arms trade

02 october 2013 - 20:51:16
New York, US (PANA) - A total of 59 UN member states took part in the annual UN Treaty Event [...] Full text...

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Nigeria rewards 4x400m Sydney Olympic gold medallists, 13 years on (Correcting award date)

24 july 2013 - 12:56:24
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Members of Nigeria's gold medal-winning 4x400-metre men's team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics were decorated with [...] Full text...

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IAAF Council creates New Relays competition

11 august 2012 - 17:11:09
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Association of Athletics Fderations (IAAF) Council has created new relays events, dubbed IAAF World [...] Full text...

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'My husband dreamt of Olympic gold'

23 july 2012 - 10:24:14
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Following the award of 2000 Sydney Olympics men's 4x400m gold to Nigeria by the International Olympic [...] Full text...

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Nigeria bags Olympic 4x400m men's gold, 12 years later

21 july 2012 - 22:33:26
Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Twelve years after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Nigeria was on Saturday awarded the men's 4x400 metres [...] Full text...

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AfrICA Development Centre established in US

22 september 2011 - 08:11:57
New York, US (PANA) - The Foundation for Democracy in Africa (FDA) Thursday established the AfrICA Trade Development Centre (ATDC) [...] Full text...

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UNESCO organizes conference on climate change in Small Island States

21 september 2011 - 09:18:30
Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is organizing a meeting of experts on education for climate change in Small Developing Island [...] Full text...

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4 African countries, 15 others join ECOSOC

26 october 2010 - 15:28:00
New York- US (PANA) -- Cameroon, Gabon, Malawi, Senegal and 15 other UN member st ates have been elected to [...] Full text...

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Abacha loot, MPs rivalry, soccer mixed grill dominate Nigerian papers

21 november 2009 - 10:09:00
Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The seizure of the stolen money and assets belonging to the family of the former Nigerian [...] Full text...

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UNESCO ends 35th general conference

23 october 2009 - 19:50:00
Paris- France (PANA) -- The 35th session of UNESCOâ?s General Conference ended h ere on Friday marked, among other issues, [...] Full text...

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IAAF Championships: Jamaica loses top medals table position

22 august 2009 - 11:49:00
Berlin- Germany (PANA) -- For the first since the World Athletics Championships b egan on 15 August in Berlin, Germany, [...] Full text...

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Mozambique minister appointed UN committee member

30 july 2009 - 08:31:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has appointed Mozambique' s Minister for the Public Service Vitoria [...] Full text...

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