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Africa: Education Has a Huge Role to Play in Peace and Development – 5 Essential Reads

[ad_1] Nelson Mandela was a famous advocate for the value of education. In 1990, the man who would become South Africa's first democratically president four years later told a high school in Boston: "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." The United Nations agrees. In 2018 its General Assembly adopted a resolution that proclaimed 24 January as the International Day of Education. It's an annual opportunity to shine a spotlight on the role […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Unmoved by Gaza carnage, Israel remains committed to war at any cost

[ad_1] Viktor Frankl’s 1946 book "Man’s Search for Meaning,” a first-hand account of how prisoners in a Nazi concentration camp found the will to live, has suddenly appeared on Israeli bestseller lists.A hip-hop duo that made it big last spring rapping about partying with friends in nightclubs now have the most streamed song in Israel — a wartime anthem that celebrates military vengeance in Gaza.And the latest hit film is […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Taiwan’s China-backing party faces crisis after election defeat

[ad_1] Taiwan’s main opposition party had pinned its hopes of winning the recent presidential election on convincing voters it would serve their interests, not China’s. But the Kuomintang’s (KMT) central pitch was undercut by one of its own just days before polls opened."You can never fight a war with the mainland. You can never win,” former President Ma Ying-jeou told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The comments by Ma, who remains […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Trump defeats Haley in New Hampshire, moving closer to nomination

[ad_1] MANCHESTER, New Hampshire – Donald Trump won New Hampshire's Republican presidential primary election on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, moving closer to a likely November rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden even as his only remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, vowed to soldier on."This race is far from over," she told her supporters at a primary night party in Concord, challenging Trump to debate her. "I'm a fighter. […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

North Korea fires multiple cruise missiles into Yellow Sea

[ad_1] North Korea fired a volley of cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, the South Korean military said, in the latest example of fraying ties on the Korean Peninsula. The North fired the cruise missiles into the waters around 7 a.m., the Yonhap news agency quoted the South Korean military as saying. South Korean officials are working with U.S. authorities to analyze the launches. North Korean leader Kim […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Bullet train services resume in eastern Japan after power outage

[ad_1] JR East restarted bullet train services as usual on Wednesday, except for two trains in the morning, after Tuesday's large-scale suspension on the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shinkansen lines due to a power outage.The two trains are the Nasuno 266 on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line that departs Nasushiobara Station for Tokyo Station and Tsubasa 129 on the Yamagata Shinkansen Line that leaves Tokyo Station for Yamagata Station.Sections of the […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Ghana sack boss Chris Hughton after group-stage exit

[ad_1] Ghana have sacked coach Chris Hughton after their group-stage exit from the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.The Black Stars finished on two points in Group B, drawing 2-2 with both Egypt and Mozambique following a 2-1 defeat by Cape Verde in their opener.Ghana had distant hopes of progressing as one of four best-ranked third placed sides, but were eliminated on Tuesday when results went against them.Hughton had been appointed […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Fishing resumes at central port damaged by Noto quake

[ad_1] Suzu, Ishikawa Pref. – Fishermen have resumed fishing for winter yellowtail in waters off Ishikawa Prefecture this week as business begins to return to normal in quake-hit Takojima Port.Activity resumed at the port in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday, thanks to emergency repair work after facilities were badly damaged by the earthquake, which was rated a shindo 7, the highest rating on the seven-point Japanese seismic intensity scale.Around 600 […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

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