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Africa: 8 Nigerian Banks Rank Among Africa’s Top 100

[ad_1] Nigerian banks have been ranked among Africa's top 100 banks in 2024, according to a report of the African Business Magazine. FBN Holdings, ranked at 15, is the first Nigerian bank, with capital of $1.9bn, closely followed by Access Bank (16th) and Zenith Bank (17th). Other Nigerian banks ranked by the magazine are United Bank of Africa (UBA) occupying 20th position of the table; Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) 27; Ecobank 42; Union Bank 45 and FCMB taking 48th slot. […]

todayOctober 7, 2024

Africa

Africa: ‘It Took Me Over 30 Years to Come Out. I Stopped Crying’ – Witness

[ad_1] Honoring African LGBT Activist Yaa Sissi on International Day of Older Persons Few older Africans participate openly in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights movement. But Francisca Ferraz, 53, known as "Yaa Sissi," aims to change that. Yaa Sissi, who lives in Geneva, Switzerland, is a pioneering voice in her community. Born in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo, to a Portuguese father and a Congolese mother, Yaa Sissi moved to Geneva in 2008, where she raised her […]

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Japan

Nintendo jumps after Saudi fund expresses interest in bigger stake

[ad_1] Nintendo’s shares rose as much as 3.9% after a senior executive with Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund told local media it’s considering increasing its stakes in Japanese game companies.The stock climbed its most in more than a week, outpacing the market, after Kyodo News reported the Arab Gulf country’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) was weighing deploying more capital to Nintendo and its sector peers. Prince Faisal bin Bandar, vice […]

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Entertainment

East Africa: Meet the Kenyan Man Shaping a Francophone Future in East Africa

[ad_1] UN human rights advisor Chris Mburu turned his Kenyan hometown of Mitahato into something unexpected: a French-speaking village. After learning the language himself later in life, Mburu is determined to give local children a head start - opening doors to career and education opportunities across Africa and beyond. He shared his vision with RFI at the Festival de la Francophonie in Paris. RFI: Why did you create a French-speaking village in Mitahato? Chris Mburu: I wanted the children of […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: Global Leaders Unite to Propel Africa’s Business, Innovation Potential

[ad_1] 'Unstoppable Africa' summit concludes with key announcements and commitments to drive growth World leaders from business, government, finance, sports, and the creative arts convened in New York for the third annual "Unstoppable Africa" event, on the margins of the UN General Assembly, and renewed commitments to spur business on the continent. GABI 2024: New partnerships, initiatives forgedThe GABI event also served as a platform for announcing significant partnerships, awards, and initiatives aimed at shaping Africa's future. These include the […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 2

Japan

Comedian Shinji Saito investigated over sexual assault

[ad_1] The Metropolitan Police Department has referred Shinji Saito, a member of popular comedy trio Jungle Pocket, to prosecutors over allegations of sexually assaulting a woman and performing nonconsensual sexual intercourse on her in a bus at a filming location, investigative sources revealed on Monday. Saito, 41, has admitted to the charges, saying that “it was a reckless act that caused trouble for the other party and my own family,” […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

Japan

Chinese Embassy says citizens killed in Pakistan ‘terrorist attack’

[ad_1] ISLAMABAD – Two Chinese nationals were killed in an explosion near the international airport of the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday night, the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan said, in what it described as a "terrorist attack." In a statement emailed to journalists, separatist militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed to have carried out the attack using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting Chinese nationals, including engineers. […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

Japan

After a year of war, Gazans wonder how to deal with tons of rubble

[ad_1] KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza – In the ruins of his two-story home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel, which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza war."We get the rubble not to build houses, no, but for tombstones and graves — from one misery to another," his father, former construction worker Jihad Shamali, 42, says […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

Japan

Rise of ‘spot work’ schemes leading to scams in Japan

[ad_1] The growing popularity in Japan of "spot work" staffing arrangements, which enable people to work short hours such as during their free time and be paid the same day, has led to an increase in schemes defrauding operators of related platforms.Industry members are worried that the type of scam, in which operators of platform apps pay wages to spot workers initially on behalf of their employers but cannot collect […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

Japan

Ohtani magic powers Dodgers over Padres in MLB playoff thriller

[ad_1] Los Angeles – Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani blasted the first postseason home run of his MLB career to help the Los Angeles Dodgers claim a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres in a thrilling playoff duel on Saturday.Ohtani crushed a 372-foot (113-meter) three-run rocket into right field off Padres starter Dylan Cease in the second inning, emphatically throwing his bat in celebration as he helped the Dodgers tie […]

todayOctober 7, 2024 1

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