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Bangladesh prime minister extends rule in poll shunned by rivals

[ad_1] Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will retain her title as the world’s longest serving female head of government after her party swept more than half of the parliament seats in an election boycotted by her opponents and voters.Hasina’s Awami League party won at least 157 of 299 seats for a simple majority, according to two major television networks citing polling data. The election for one seat was postponed.The Election […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Africa

Africa: Young Africans Could Disrupt Authoritarian States but They Don’t – Here’s Why

[ad_1] Africa has the world's largest youth population. By 2030, 75% of the African population will be under the age of 35. The number of young Africans aged 15-24 is projected to reach 500 million in 2080. While population dynamics vary across the continent, most sub-Saharan countries have a median age below 19. Niger is the youngest country in the world with a median age of 14.5, while South Africa, Seychelles, Tunisia and Algeria have median ages above 27. These […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Runway at Tokyo’s Haneda reopens after JAL jetliner collision

[ad_1] A runway at Tokyo's Haneda Airport that had been closed since a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines plane and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft reopened on Monday.The closure of Runway C, one of four runways at the country's busiest airport, following the Jan. 2 collision led to the cancellation of over 1,200 flights, affecting more than 200,000 passengers during the New Year holiday season.The runway was reopened after […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Boeing CEO’s comeback plan for 2024 takes a blow five days in

[ad_1] Bloomberg – Wrongly drilled holes, loose rudder bolts, and now a fuselage section that ejected during flight on a brand-new aircraft, leaving terrified passengers exposed to a gaping hole in the cabin at 16,000 feet (4,900 meters).In just months, Boeing has suffered a series of quality lapses that threaten to erode trust in the manufacturing prowess of the biggest U.S. exporter, and notably its 737 Max aircraft, a crucial […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Brave Lupus grind out 24-20 victory over Kubota Spears

[ad_1] Kawasaki – Brave Lupus Tokyo withstood a late fightback from reigning Japan Rugby League One champions Kubota Spears for a 24-20 victory on Sunday. The Todd Blackadder-coached Brave Lupus saw out the last six minutes with 14 men after New Zealand flyhalf Richie Mo'unga was yellow carded for a dangerous tackle. Former All Black Dane Coles opened the scoring for Kubota with his first try in Japanese club rugby […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Prosecutors make first arrest in LDP political funding scandal

[ad_1] A lawmaker from the largest faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday became the first to be arrested over allegations linked to a political fundraising scandal that has engulfed the party.Prosecutors suspect Lower House lawmaker Yoshitaka Ikeda received a total of ¥48.26 million ($333,000) over five years through 2022 from slush funds created by the faction formerly led by late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.His policy secretary, Kazuhiro […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Africa

Nigeria’s disgraced televangelist TB Joshua

[ad_1] South African politician Julius Malema, Malawi's former President Joyce Banda, long-time Zimbabwe opposition leader, the late Morgan Tsvangirai and the former president of Ghana, the late John Atta Mills, are among the prominent Africans who paid homage to Joshua while he was alive. [ad_2] Source link

todayJanuary 8, 2024

Japan

Mizuho aims to hasten renewable energy technology

[ad_1] With global attention being paid to increasing renewable energy to mitigate global warming, Japan should put its technological advancements in offshore wind farms, hydrogen power and carbon recycling to best use to enhance its global competitiveness, Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said in a recent report. “The focus for net-zero carbon emissions is to advance electrification. And the question is how we can boost renewable energy production for that,” Yasuhiko […]

todayJanuary 8, 2024

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