Man held for murder over South Africa building fire

[ad_1] The man told a public inquiry he started a Johannesburg building fire that killed 77 people last August. [ad_2] Source link

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Africa

Africa: The Minerva Research Initiative – The Military-University-Industry Complex Targets Africa

[ad_1] The Pentagon launched the Minerva Research Initiative in 2008 as a “DoD-sponsored, university-based social science research initiative that focuses on areas of strategic importance to the US national security policy.” It is intended “to identify and support basic social science research issues in need of attention and to integrate those research insights into the policy-making environment.” Each spring, the DoD announces three-year grants (which can be extended up to five years. In his announcement of grants on 24 February […]

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Africa

Afcon 2023: The Gambia 2-3 Cameroon – Five-time champions go through after thriller

[ad_1] Cameroon came from behind with two late goals to reach the last 16 of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, beating The Gambia in a thriller to knock their opponents out of the tournament.The five-time champions secured second place in Group C on goals scored.Rigobert Song's side will next face Nigeria at Abidjan's Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium on Saturday (20:00 GMT).The Scorpions looked to have dashed Cameroon's hopes with […]

January 24, 2024

Japan

Two workers taken to hospital after power outage halts shinkansen in eastern Japan

[ad_1] Two workers were taken to a hospital Tuesday after they were apparently electrocuted while working to fix a hanging overhead electrical wire on a shinkansen track that was believed to have caused a power outage and halted bullet train lines in eastern and central Japan, police sources said.Many bullet train services between Tokyo and stations in eastern and central Japan that were suspended due to the power outage will […]

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Africa

Afcon 2023: Tom Saintfiet quits as The Gambia boss after group-stage exit

[ad_1] Tom Saintfiet has coached national sides in four different Fifa confederationsTom Saintfiet resigned as coach of The Gambia after the Scorpions suffered a group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.Saintfiet was appointed in 2018 and led the side to the quarter-finals of the 2021 edition of Afcon on their debut.However, the Belgian could not repeat those heroics in Ivory Coast."Thank you for your service gaffer. Gambia will […]

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Afcon 2023: Guinea 0-2 Senegal – Holders top group with perfect record

[ad_1] Defending champions Senegal secured top spot in Group C at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations after beating Guinea 2-0 in an ill-tempered encounter.Abdoulaye Seck headed the Teranga Lions in front from a free-kick and Iliman Ndiaye sealed victory with a fine low finish in the final minute.Guinea knew they would go through before kick-off and finished third after Cameroon beat The Gambia 3-2.Senegal progress from the group stage […]

January 24, 2024

Japan

BOJ stands pat on policy as quake’s economic impact remains unclear

[ad_1] In a widely expected move, the Bank of Japan left the world’s last negative rate policy unchanged Tuesday, due in part to uncertainty over how the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Jan. 1 will affect the Japanese economy.Market participants and observers are closely watching for when the BOJ will start exiting negative rates, amid growing expectations that the central bank will likely seek normalization from its […]

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Filipino man arrested over bodies found under Tokyo home

[ad_1] A Filipino man has been arrested in connection with the case of a couple whose bodies were found underneath their home with stab wounds in Tokyo last week, police said Tuesday. Bryan Jefferson Lising Dela Cruz, 34, is suspected of abandoning the bodies of Norihiro Takahashi, 55, and his wife Kimie, 52, at their residence in Tokyo's Adachi Ward. He has admitted to the allegations following his arrest on […]

January 24, 2024 1

Africa

Africa: Secretary Antony J. Blinken At an Event On Food Security and Economic Growth At the Africarice Headquarters

[ad_1] Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire — SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you very much. Well, good afternoon, everyone. And for me, it was both a pleasure and fascinating to be here, both with my colleague from the African Development Bank and also from AfricaRice, just to see the extraordinary work that's being done to get to a place where, as President Biden has said, Africa feeds itself - and actually, more than itself, a place where Africa feeds the world. And that is […]

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