Dodgers’ opening series tickets to go on sale in South Korea

[ad_1] Tickets will go on sale for Major League Baseball's March season-opening series between two-way star Shohei Ohtani's new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the San Diego Padres, on Jan. 26 in South Korea where the games will be held, Yonhap News Agency said Tuesday. South Korean streaming service Coupang Play is the exclusive streaming platform for the March 20 and 21 games in Seoul. The company does not […]

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Africa

Africa: Center’s Advice to African Nations – Follow Ethiopia’s Suit

[ad_1] African countries should follow Ethiopia's suit of exhibiting the untold history of the continent, urged the Chairperson of the Black History and Heritage Center. In exclusive interview with Ethiopian Press Agency (EPA), the Center's Chairperson Tsegaye Chemma said that the overall human history needs to be displayed the same way Ethiopia did in unveiling its116 years old diplomatic journey. Ethiopia has lots of historical treasures in which the diplomatic history is one of them, he said, noting that it […]

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Entertainment

South Africa: The Daily Show With Travor Noah Wins Emmy Award For Outstanding Talk Series

[ad_1] Johannesburg — The Daily Show, hosted by South African Trevor Noah, has won an Emmy Award for Best Variety Talk Show, reports News24. It is the first win for The Daily Show, which has been nominated 17 times since 2016. "We did it, I told you we would beat John Oliver if he wasn't in our category. We got rid of him," Noah joked. The win snaps John Oliver's winning streak for The Week Tonight With John Oliver, which […]

January 16, 2024 2

Japan

Swiatek up and running at Australian Open as Alcaraz makes bow

[ad_1] Melbourne – Iga Swiatek survived a tough test against former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round in Melbourne on Tuesday as Carlos Alcaraz prepared to make his bow.The Polish world number one came through 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 against the player she beat to win her first Grand Slam title, at the French Open in 2020.In-form Swiatek, 22, twice came back from a break down in […]

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Japan

Konami hires Shohei Ohtani to champion Power Pros in 30th year

[ad_1] Shohei Ohtani has been appointed baseball game ambassador by Konami Group’s content unit to mark the 30th anniversary of video game series Power Pros and the 20th anniversary of spinoff Professional Baseball Spirits. The appointment follows Ohtani’s signing of a $700 million 10-year contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers in December. The contract — the biggest in Major League history — helped support shares of some of the athlete’s […]

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Africa

Africa: Hunger, Drought, Child Mortality in Africa Fall Out of Focus

[ad_1] From Angola to Zambia: The 2023 top ten forgotten humanitarian crises all took place in Africa, says Care International, and climate change played a huge role. The organization's takeaway: More media attention is needed. Crises in Africa are being overlooked, with news about humanitarian emergencies on the continent buried beneath the weight of media attention focused elsewhere, Care International's 2023 "Breaking the silence" report concludes. That means issues such as hunger in Angola, chronic malnutrition in Burundi and high […]

January 16, 2024 2

Japan

Infrastructure hurdles hinder toy manufacturers’ shift from China

[ad_1] LONDON – Toy-makers grappling with surging costs in China are finding no easy options when it comes to shifting production to cheaper centers elsewhere.Six years ago, Hasbro — manufacturer of the board game Monopoly — approached Indian durable goods and aerospace supplier Aequs to sub-contract."They said if you can get into toy manufacturing, now we're looking to shift millions of dollars worth of product from China to India," said […]

January 16, 2024 2

Japan

U.S. military may deploy to Japan’s earthquake-hit Noto area

[ad_1] The U.S. military could be deployed to Ishikawa Prefecture’s earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula to help with relief operations, a senior Japanese official said Tuesday, as snow and freezing temperatures continued to bog down the aid effort. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya signaled at a news conference that arrangements for the deployment were in the final stages and that the U.S. military could “quickly” help provide supplies to isolated disaster […]

January 16, 2024 2

Japan

Wage gains of 4% would pave way for BOJ rate hike, ex-official says

[ad_1] The Bank of Japan is likely to be encouraged by stronger annual wage negotiation results that will pave the way for the end of its negative interest rate by this spring, according to a former BOJ executive director in charge of monetary policy."There’s a good chance the outcome of spring wage talks will be higher than last year, reaching 4%,” Eiji Maeda, the former director, said in an interview. […]

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