Asia
10 Aug 2023
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba announced an unexpected 14 percent on-year increase in quarterly sales on Thursday, following several difficult years and in spite of a broader economic slowdown.
10 Aug 2023
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken significant steps in a shakeup of the country's military leadership, signaling a preparation for possible conflict. General Pak Su Il was dismissed from his role as chief of the General Staff and Vice Marshal Ri Yong Gil was appointed in his place. Other changes among "leading commanding…
9 Aug 2023
Pakistan's parliament was due to be dissolved Wednesday, ushering in a technocrat-led interim government to oversee an election that will not include the country's most popular politician, Imran Khan.
9 Aug 2023
A flood in China's southwest Sichuan province killed seven people on Wednesday, state media reported.
8 Aug 2023
Lawyers for former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan filed an appeal Tuesday against his conviction for graft, as he languished in a small cell in a century-old prison at the start of a three-year jail term
8 Aug 2023
Syria has extended by another three months border crossings from Turkey into rebel-held areas that had been reopened following a devastating February earthquake, the United Nations said Tuesday
8 Aug 2023
UN investigators said Tuesday they had gathered strong evidence of surging war crimes in Myanmar, including mass executions and sexual violence, and were building case files to help bring perpetrators to justice.
8 Aug 2023
Islamic State group militants killed 10 Syrian troops and pro-government fighters in the former jihadist stronghold of Raqa province, a war monitor said Tuesday, displaying their ability to keep mounting deadly attacks.
7 Aug 2023
Kuwait has banned a horror film featuring a transgender actor, authorities told AFP on Monday, despite the movie screening in other parts of the conservative Gulf region.
7 Aug 2023
Thousands of people mounted furious protests after dozens of Korans were burned in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, leaving several officers injured, police said Monday.
7 Aug 2023
Manila summoned Beijing's envoy Monday after the China Coast Guard blocked and water cannoned Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos said
7 Aug 2023
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's lawyers were on Monday attempting to launch legal challenges against his three year-sentence for graft that has ruled him out of contesting national elections. The former international cricket star was arrested at his home on Saturday and taken to jail for charges he has previously said are politically motivated.…
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AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, on Thursday, trained women living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the FCT, Abuja, on prevention of transmission of the virus to infants. The organisation’s Country Director, Dr Echey Ijezie, said during a one-day workshop for participants across the six area councils of the FCT, that the initiative is…
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Liverpool were knocked out of the Europa League by Atalanta with the Italian side reaching the semi-finals 3-1 on aggregate on Thursday.
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The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), on Thursday, declared its readiness for reconciliation with former members who have expressed a desire to rejoin the party. NNPP also debunked the claims made by some expelled individuals who announced the suspension of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State for attending the NNPP national convention. The Acting…
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In response to disruptions sparked by recent haulage rate announcements for Eastern Ports, the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has agreed to schedule a stakeholder meeting to renegotiate the rates. This, according to NSC will serve as a platform where robust consultation and decisive action would be taken to ease the stress of port users. Emerging…
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Nigeria's Tunde Onakoya has completed one full day in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest Chess marathon in Times Square, United States. Onakoya is attempting to break the longest chess marathon which currently stands at 56 hours,nine minute and 37 seconds. The record was achieved by Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur…
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The Oyo State Government says it demolished the building belonging to the Yoruba Nation agitators in its capital, Ibadan, over alleged illegal and nefarious activities in the house.
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Cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance said it is working very closely with the Nigerian government over its detained executive. The CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, disclosed this on Thursday with the company's head of financial crime compliance still in detention in Nigeria. The Nigerian government's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Binance for laundering…
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Landmark Group said the Lagos State government is yet to consult it on the Lagos-Calabar coastal road construction and beach sand filling. Landmark made this disclosure in a statement on Thursday and said the issue of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road passing through Landmark Beach remains a topic of wide-reaching discourse. The Group said it wants…
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The General Officer Commanding (GOC), 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen. Hassan Dada, has expressed concern about the high number of weapons in unauthorized hands in Nigeria.
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The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has secured an exparte injunction restraining further action on his purported suspension as member of the party. In an exparte motion granted by Federal high Court in Kano, Wednesday, Justice A. U Liman ordered the purported suspension of Ganduje as member of the…