Naira Declines Against Dollar Following Trump’s Inauguration, Loses N2.47 at Official Exchange Rate

The Nigerian currency, the naira, reacted negatively to the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States by depreciating marginally against the dollar at the official window on Monday, January 20, 2025. FMDQ data showed that the naira depreciated to N1550.05 /$1 on Monday, January 20, 2025, from N1.547.58/$1 recorded on…

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President Trump Signs Executive Order Pardoning Nearly 1,500 Defendants from Capitol Insurrection

US President Donald Trump has issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four years ago. Trump also signed an order directing the Department of Justice to drop all pending cases against suspects accused in the riot. The executive action came shortly after Trump was sworn…

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Estonian Orthodox Church Renames Itself Once More Amid Government Pressure

Tallinn, January 21, 2025 Photo: orthodox.ee      The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate held its third Council session on January 10, 2025, in Tallinn. The session addressed concerns raised by the Tartu County Court’s registration department regarding the Church’s statute adopted on Estonian Church amends statutes to reflect administrative independenceThe Council of the…

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30th Anniversary of the Abbot of Svyatogorsk Lavra: A Story of Persecution by Ukrainian Authorities

Svyatogorsk, Donetsk Province, Ukraine, January 21, 2025 Photo: svlavra.church.ua His Eminence Metropolitan Arseny of Svyatogorsk, the persecuted canonical Ukrainian Orthodox hierarch who has been Ukraine court refuses to release UOC bishop despite Parliament members’ guarantees, won’t review evidenceThe Metropolitan was initially detained in late April, just before Holy Week. “>unjustly held in detention since April,…

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