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Nikkei hits fresh 24-year peak, set for best week in 22 months

[ad_1] The 225-issue Nikkei average reached a fresh 24-year peak on Friday as it headed for its best week since March 2022, driven both by receding bets on an early exit from the Bank of Japan's stimulus and sheer momentum as foreign investors returned.The Nikkei entered the midday recess up 1.06% at 35,422.95, after shooting up as much as 2.25% shortly after the open to reach 35,839.65 for the first time since February 1990.For the week, the index has rallied […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

News

Gabon: The Footballer Who Was Born Five Years After His Mother Died!

[ad_1] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is investigating an alleged case of age manipulation involving Gabonese footballer Guelor Kanga. The investigation follows reports that Kanga, who claims to have been born in 1990, actually lost his mother in 1985. While the reasons behind Kanga's decision to fake his age are uncertain, the advantage of being seen as five years younger is generally attractive to many athletes. Kanga, who plays as an offensive midfielder for Red Star Belgrade and the […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

Africa

Africa: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies – WHO

[ad_1] Geneva — The World Health Organization is warning that millions of people caught in conflict-driven health emergencies risk dying from traumatic wounds and infectious diseases because life-saving humanitarian aid is not reaching those in need. In one of his most forceful statements to date, the WHO's director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, accused the Israeli government of blocking essential aid to Gaza. In a briefing to journalists Wednesday, Tedros said a humanitarian mission to northern Gaza planned for that day, the […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

Africa

African Catholic Bishops Reject Vatican’s Same-Sex Blessings

[ad_1] The Roman Catholic bishops of Africa and Madagascar on Thursday issued a statement refusing to follow Pope Francis' declaration permitting priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples. Signed by Congolese Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo on behalf of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar, or SECAM, the statement said such unions were "contrary to the will of God." The move comes after Francis on December 18 approved a declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples, which […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Nigeria: 45 Visa-Free Countries Nigerian Passport Covers in 2024

[ad_1] The Henley Passport Index has listed the most powerful passports in the world, saying Nigerians now have about 45 visa-free countries enabled with their passports. HPI is a global passport-ranking website with an original, authoritative ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. Their index is often based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) - the largest, most accurate travel information database - […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Japan

Tomiyasu wants to carry defensive load for Japan

[ad_1] DOHA – Arsenal's Takehiro Tomiyasu said Thursday his decision to wear the No. 22 jersey for Japan at the Asian Cup in Qatar is a sign of his willingness to do the dirty work in central defense like those who have donned the number in the past. Former captain Maya Yoshida and longtime stalwart Yuji Nakazawa are among the previous wearers of the number traditionally associated with Samurai Blue central defenders. "I will take on that role," Tomiyasu said. […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Japan

U.S. and allies launch airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen

[ad_1] The U.S. and its allies have launched airstrikes on more than a dozen Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, escalating a conflict with an Iranian proxy in response to a string of attacks that have disrupted commercial shipping in the Red Sea."These targeted strikes are a clear message that the United States and our partners will not tolerate attacks on our personnel or allow hostile actors to imperil freedom of navigation in one of the world’s most critical commercial routes,” […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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World trying to quit fossil fuels gets flood of gas instead

[ad_1] As delegates at the annual U.N. climate talks in Dubai celebrated last month’s historic deal to move away from fossil fuels, tens of thousands of laborers just across the Persian Gulf in Qatar were chasing a different goal: make the world’s largest natural gas export facility even bigger. At a time when some see oil demand nearing its peak and coal is likely to face a slow but steady decline, the energy sector is betting hundreds of billions of […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Japan’s Yamashita to become first woman to referee at men’s Asian Cup

[ad_1] Doha – Japan's Yoshimi Yamashita will become the first woman to referee at the men's Asian Cup when she takes charge of Australia against India, the Asian Football Confederation said Thursday. Yamashita, who was a fourth official at the 2022 men's World Cup, is one of five women who will serve as match officials at the Asian Cup in Qatar. The 18th edition of the tournament kicks off on Friday. Yamashita will take the whistle for the Group B […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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