Bloomberg Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari won a second term as president of Africa’s biggest oil producer with promises to revive an anemic economy and tackle security threats including a devastating war against insurgents loyal to IS. His main opponent rejected the results. The defeated rival, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday said he will go to court to contest Independent National Electoral Commission ...

Bloomberg A Romanian anti-graft crusader won support from a key panel of European Union lawmakers to become the bloc’s first chief prosecutor, highlighting EU concerns about the erosion of democracy in the country. Laura Codruta Kovesi, who was fired by Romania’s ruling Socialist Democrats after she put dozens of corrupt politicians behind bars, gained the backing of the European Parliament’s ...

On Monday, the British Met Office recorded the UK’s warmest winter day on record. In Chile, January temperatures in the capital city of Santiago beat the previous record by a full degree Celsius. Globally, the last five years were collectively the world’s warmest ever. Ever. The world is losing the race to curb carbon dioxide emissions. In 2017, output of ...