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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 […]

todayJanuary 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 […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

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 […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

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 […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

West Africa: Blinken Pledges $45m to Boost Coastal West Africa Security

[ad_1] U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa, taking him to Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Angola from January 21-26. The purpose of the trip is to discuss U.S.-African partnerships over trade, climate, infrastructure, health, security, and other […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Mohammed Kudus ‘can’t explain’ Ghana’s late misery against Mozambique

[ad_1] Defensive mistakes have blighted Ghana's campaign in Ivory Coast, with the four-time champions losing to a 92nd-minute Cape Verde goal in their opening game and spurning leads given to them by Kudus goals in their 2-2 draw against Egypt.Ghana, ranked 50 places above Mozambique at 61st in the world, looked on course to go through on Monday thanks to Jordan Ayew penalties in either half at Abidjan's Alassane Ouattara […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Japan

Commercial services to resume at quake-hit Noto Airport on Saturday

[ad_1] The quake-hit Noto Airport in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, will resume services for commercial flights later this week, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday. All Nippon Airways stated that it will restart services connecting Tokyo's Haneda Airport and Noto Airport on Saturday. During a meeting of the disaster response task force, Kishida said the government will compile a relief package on Thursday, vowing to "incorporate as many policies as possible […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

Africa

Afcon 2023: Emilio Nsue says Equatorial Guinea will stay ‘humble’ after thrashing Ivory Coast

[ad_1] Nsue, who had spells with Middlesbrough and Birmingham City - and whom now plays for Spanish third-tier team Intercity - opened the scoring three minutes before the break against the Elephants.Pablo Ganet's 25-yard free-kick doubled their lead and Yannick Buyla scored a late fourth after Nsue had struck his fifth goal of the group stage, following up his hat-trick in the 4-2 win over Guinea-Bissau."We are not going to […]

todayJanuary 24, 2024

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