WASHINGTON -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she is asking the House Judiciary Committee to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Speaking at a press conference on Capitol Hill, Pelosi accused Trump of having abused his power for "his own personal political benefit at the expense of our national security." (US-Trump-Impeachment)

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LAGOS -- At least one person was killed and another injured in an oil pipeline blast in Nigeria's business hub of Lagos on Thursday, the police and rescue officials confirmed.

Ibrahim Farinloye, spokesperson for the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), told Xinhua that the explosion appears to be an accident, and not the work of thieves as in past pipeline explosions near Lagos. (Nigeria-Pipleline Explosion)

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RIYADH -- Saudi Oil Company Aramco has priced its initial public offering at 8.53 U.S. dollars per share, making it the largest IPO ever, Arab News reported on Thursday.

At that level, Aramco has a market valuation of 1.7 trillion U.S. dollars, overtaking Apple as the world's most valuable listed firm. (Saudi-Aramco)

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PARIS -- Violent clashes erupted on Thursday near Place de la Republique in Paris, where hundreds of thousands of people gathered to oppose President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform. Some 80 people were arrested, said the Paris prefecture.

TV footages showed that police fired tear gas to disperse hooded individuals at the front of unions' march. They pelted anti-riot officers with stones, ransacked a nearby bus stop and set a trailer on fire. (France-Protest-Violence) Enditem

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