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Real wages in Japan drop in August after two months of gains

[ad_1] Real wages in Japan fell in August, bringing into doubt the earnings recovery some politicians hope will drive a sustained economic recovery.The labor ministry said real wages declined 0.6% year-on-year in August as high inflation ate away at solid nominal gains. This followed a positive reading in June, which broke a 26-month streak of real-wage declines, and another positive reading in July.The increases in those two months “were largely […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Japan

Ishiba’s ‘Asian NATO’ dead on arrival as new PM set for diplomatic debut

[ad_1] New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s “Asian NATO” proposal appears dead on arrival.The idea, long-mulled by the former defense chief, has faced an outpouring of criticism that it is both unrealistic and unpalatable for partners. It also comes just as Ishiba is set to attend his first multilateral forum as prime minister, when he heads to Laos this week for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings.Ishiba himself has admitted […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Chitembwe Blasts Nees, Zifa

[ad_1] CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe yesterday launched a tirade aimed at national team gaffer Michael Nees and the football authorities at ZIFA. Chitembwe was furious that he was not allowed to use his dependable captain Godknows Murwira in yesterday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League blockbuster clash with bitter rivals Dynamos at Rufaro. Murwira is among the few locally-based players called by Nees for the back-to-back 2025 AFCON qualifiers against […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Africa

Africa: ‘Africa Still Feeling Effects of Brutal Colonial Past’

[ad_1] Africa remains aware of the brutal colonial experiences and continues to suffer the effects to this day, President Mnangagwa has said. In a speech read on his behalf by Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava at the inaugural Africa Peace and Security Dialogue hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, yesterday, the President said Africa would not forget such a brutal past. "As […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Zim Sees 19pc Jump in Q2 Tourist Arrivals

[ad_1] Oliver Kazunga — Zimbabwe"s tourist arrivals grew by 19 percent to 381 293 in the second quarter of this year from 320 592 in the same period last year on the back of the ongoing global tourism recovery. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, countries imposed travel restrictions and national lockdowns to contain the viral respiratory infection, which killed millions of people across the globe. Countries across the globe gradually lifted […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Entertainment

Zimbabwe: Jacaranda Music Festival Ends On High Note

[ad_1] Valerie Mpundu and Tanyaradzwa Tanyanyiwa The Eighth Edition of Stanbic Jacaranda Music Festival exploded beyond expectations as legions thronged Thorn Park Polo Club for an evening session of the music fiesta. Hordes of fans braved the chilly weather, sang and danced along to their favourite mixes from an array of disc jockeys and musicians who gave fine acts, leaving memories etched on the minds and hearts of many. On […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Bosso Win in Empty Barbourfields

[ad_1] Innocent Kurira in Bulawayo Highlanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2) 2 ZPC Kariba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 HIGHLANDERS produced a brilliant first-half performance which saw them score two goals that decided their game against ZPC Kariba […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

News

Zimbabwe: Caps Utd End 5-Year Derby Jinx

[ad_1] Eddie Chikamhi, Senior Sports Reporter Dynamos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) 1 CAPS Utd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (0) 2 IT had taken them five years to overcome their bitter city rivals. And it had appeared […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Entertainment

Nigeria: Trash Art – Dutch Museum Finds ‘Beer Can’ Artwork in Bin

[ad_1] A Dutch museum has recovered one of its artworks that looks like two empty beer cans after a staff member accidentally threw it in the rubbish bin thinking it was trash. The work, entitled "All The Good Times We Spent Together" by French artist Alexandre Lavet, appears on first glance to be two discarded and dented beer tins. However, a closer look shows they are in fact meticulously hand-painted […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

Africa

UK offers Romania move to stranded migrants

[ad_1] BBC"We are treated like animals in a cage" says one protest sign put up by the Tamil migrants, who cannot be identified for legal reasonsThe UK has offered dozens of stranded migrants, held for years in a camp on a secretive UK-US military island in the Indian Ocean, a temporary move to Romania.After six months, they could be moved to the UK. Others in the group are being offered […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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