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Africa

Afcon 2023: Brentford’s Yoane Wissa hails DR Congo’s ‘togetherness’ after win over Egypt

[ad_1] Brentford forward Yoane Wissa hailed the "togetherness" of his DR Congo team after they reached the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) quarter-finals in Ivory Coast by beating Egypt on penalties.The Leopards looked impressive as they held Egypt to a 1-1 draw in San Pedro, with DR Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi scoring the 18th penalty of a tense shoot-out to eliminate the seven time Afcon champions 8-7 on spot kicks. "No team will let us win, so togetherness has been […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

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Japan

Pay hikes at small firms in focus at Japan’s spring wage negotiations

[ad_1] With Japan aiming to finally achieve a healthy wage-price cycle, policymakers are keenly watching this year’s spring pay negotiations, which kicked off last week.Large firms are expected to hike wages even more this year, and so the focus is on smaller firms, as about 70% of Japan’s workers are employed by such enterprises.“Small and midsize firms employ a considerably larger number of workers (compared with big companies) ... so the wage hike trend among those businesses will be really […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

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Lawsuit filed in Tokyo over alleged racial profiling by police

[ad_1] A foreign-born naturalized citizen and two foreign residents on Monday filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court over alleged racial profiling by police, seeking around ¥3 million ($20,300) in damages each from central and local governments in the first case of its kind.Police questioning of foreign residents and visitors due to alleged racial profiling has become a higher-profile issue in Japan, with the U.S. Embassy having warned its citizens about the suspected practice in December 2021.However, it’s the […]

todayJanuary 30, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Vandalism, Power Outages Hit Manicaland Tourism

[ad_1] TOURISM operators in Vumba, a prime tourist destination in the Eastern Highlands, have been badly affected by a major power outage that has lasted since December 1 last year, after 5km of power lines were stolen and the repairs were delayed when a transformer was vandalised and 12 poles fell down after heavy rains. The area has had no electric power for more than 50 days, and tourism operators say the development is threatening the viability of their businesses. […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024

News

Nigeria: Soludo Orders Rehabilitation of Homeless Ex-Tennis Champion

[ad_1] The ex-tennis star was captured in a video clip roaming the streets of Awka, the Anambra State capital. Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has announced the rescue of former lawn tennis champion, Tanya Okpala. Ms Okpala represented Nigeria in a female lawn tennis tournament in the 1990s. The US-based ex-lawn tennis star was recently captured in a video roaming the streets of Awka, the Anambra State capital. She was said to be homeless and mentally ill. Ms Okpala […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024

Africa

Africa: Italian Prime Minister Hosts Summit of African Leaders

[ad_1] Italy's prime minister is holding a summit of African leaders Monday. In addition to two dozen African leaders, European Union and United Nations officials and representatives from international lending institutions are attending the summit. "The objective is to present to African countries our vision of African development," Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Italian broadcaster Rai. "This means a new, non-predatory, non-paternalistic approach... a peer-to-peer approach to grow together,"Meloni said. The initiative is known as the Mattei Plan, named after […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024

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Japan’s opposition eyes united front on political funds reform

[ad_1] Three days after the opening session of Parliament, it’s already clear that extensive reform of political-funding practices will top the agenda in the upcoming months.On Monday in Lower and Upper House Budget Committee sessions, opposition parties outlined their stance on the anticipated reform, paving the way for cross-party cooperation on a variety of issues including the revision of the Political Funds Control Act.Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) lawmaker Kazunori Yamanoi called for a united front by the opposition camp on […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024

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Japan and Germany sign military supply-sharing pact

[ad_1] Japan and Germany on Monday concluded a military pact to facilitate exchanges of supplies and logistical support as the two countries aim to strengthen their defense ties in the face of China's growing maritime assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific region. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and German Ambassador to Japan Clemens von Goetze signed the acquisition and cross-servicing agreement (ACSA) in Tokyo. It simplifies the process of sharing food, fuel and ammunition between the Self-Defense Forces and the German military. […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024

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