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South Africa’s first black central bank governor dies

[ad_1] The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at the age of 65. Tito Mboweni had suffered a "short illness", the presidency confirmed on Saturday evening, without specifying further."We have lost a leader and compatriot who has served our nation as an activist, economic policy innovator and champion of labour rights," President Cyril Ramaphosa said.Mbwoeni's family said they were "devastated" and that he had died in a hospital […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

Israeli foreign minister reiterates U.N. Chief Guterres is persona non grata over Iran stance

[ad_1] Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz reiterated on Sunday that the country considers U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata due to his failure to condemn Iran's missile attack and what Katz described as antisemitic and anti-Israel conduct. Katz had said on Oct. 2 that he was barring U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering the country because he had not "unequivocally" condemned the missile attack. Iran fired more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel on Oct. 1 amid an escalation […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Australia commits $64 million to protect against looming bird flu threat

[ad_1] SYDNEY – Australia's government said on Sunday it would spend an extra 95 million Australian dollars ($64.13 million) to protect against a destructive bird flu strain that has spread through bird and mammal populations worldwide but not yet reached the island continent. Oceania is the last region of the world free of the H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza that has killed hundreds of millions of birds and tens of thousands of mammals since appearing in Asia, Europe and Africa […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor’s Gaza comparison

[ad_1] Israel's ambassador to Japan criticized on Sunday a leader of Nihon Hidankyo, the atomic bomb survivors' group awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for comparing their experiences to the children of Gaza.Gilad Cohen congratulated Nihon Hidankyo for winning this year's prize but said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday the comparison drawn by the group's co-chair, Toshiyuki Mimaki, "is outrageous and baseless"."Gaza is ruled by Hamas, a murderous terrorist organization committing a double war crime: targeting […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

Taiwan spots Chinese carrier as video says military ‘prepared for battle’

[ad_1] Taipei – Taiwan reported a Chinese aircraft carrier group sailing to the island's south on Sunday, as China's military put out a video saying it was "prepared for battle" amid concerns in Taipei about the possibility of a new round of Chinese war games.China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, detests its president, Lai Ching-te, as a "separatist," and the Chinese military routinely operates around the island.Last week, at his keynote national day speech, Lai said […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says league could return to China for games

[ad_1] NBA Commissioner Adam Silver believes his league could host games in China again after the league suffered a "dramatic" hit to its bottom line and strained relations with the country five years ago. When then-general manager of the Houston Rockets Daryl Morey posted a message supporting pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2019, China retaliated by taking some preseason games off the air in the highly populous, basketball-loving market. It turned into an 18-month blackout of the NBA by […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

Mauricio Pochettino instills new belief in U.S. team during win over Panama

[ad_1] Austin, Texas – For all the fascination with Mauricio Pochettino's team selection and tactics for his opening game in charge of the United States, perhaps the most significant evidence of the Argentine's impact came in the opening 15 minutes of Saturday's 2-0 win over Panama.A team that had won just once in its last seven games, all on home soil, and had suffered a dismal early exit from July's Copa America, showed no lingering signs of those disappointments as […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Chris Brown FNB Stadium concert sparks South Africa debate about gender-based violence

[ad_1] Getty ImagesChris Brown has been accused of several cases of violenceChris Brown's forthcoming concert in South Africa has led to renewed focus on the country's shocking levels of violence against women, with campaigners saying it sends the wrong message given his history of abuse.In less than two hours, the Grammy-winner managed to sell out tickets to the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg - the largest stadium in Africa with over 94,000 seats. Demand was so high that a second December […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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Japan

Ishiba to consider visiting U.S. to meet president-elect, report says

[ad_1] New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he is considering visiting the United States to meet the president-elect before the country’s January inauguration, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported Sunday."As the prime minister of Japan, an ally of the U.S., it is necessary for me to have a relationship (with the president-elect) before the inauguration in January next year," the Yomiuri quoted him as saying in an interview that took place Saturday.The U.S. is due to hold its presidential election on […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

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