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Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists. Wednesday s blast shook the Emab stanley cup Plaza at 4:00 pm 1500 GMT , the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA said, as shoppers were buying groceries ahead of the country s World Cup match ag stanley cup ainst Argentina, wh stanley cup ich kicked-off an hour later. The casualty figure for now is 21 persons dead, 17 injured, national police spokesman Frank Mba said, adding that a suspect had been arrested. Later the National Information Centre said a second suspect had been shot dead by troops as he tried to escape on a motorbike. Senior government spokesman Mike Omeri confirmed that the blast was the result of a bomb attack . Rescue workers carry the remains of a person in a body bag, after a explosion at a shopping mall in Abuja, Nigeria. AP Photo Laptops under 鈧?40000: Affordable options for students and professionals alikeBest water heaters: Heat your water quickly with these top 10 picksBest top load washing machines: Top 10 efficient picks for hassle-free laundryBest air purifiers for home: These picks will help you breathe easy and cleanAmazon exclusive year-end prices: Up to 80% off on Smart TVsView AllJoin Hindustan TimesCreate free account and unlock exciting features likeNewsletters, Alerts and RecommendationsGet personalised news and exciting dealsBookmark the stories you wan Rfil UN chief demands Burkina Faso military shows restraint
Nearly 40 million people lived in poverty in the United States last year as the recession force air max 1 d the first significant rise in the US poverty rate in five years, the US Census Bureau said in a report on Thursday. HT Image The official poverty rate in 2008 was 13.2 per cent, up from 12.5 per cent in 2007, according to the Census Bureau s annual Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States report. The rise marked the first time since 2004, when the poverty rate climbed from 12.5 per cent to 12.7 per cent, that the percentage measure of US poor rose significantly, said David Johnson, head of the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division at the Census Bureau. 2008 represented a period that was entirely within the recessionary period, which started in December 2007, so I think everyone expected an increase in the poverty r stanley cup ate, he said. The number of Americans who lived in poverty also rose last year, from 37.3 million people in 2007 to 39.8 million people in 2008, a level that is similar to other high levels we have experienced, in 1993 and 1960, said Johnson. In the United stanley cup States, a person or family is considered poor if their income is less than the poverty threshold for their size of household. The poverty threshold for one person in 2008 was just under 11,000 dollars, and for a family of four was 22,025 dollars. Read breaking news, latest... See more Read breaking news, latest updates from US, UK, Pakistan and ot |
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