Democracy in Asia will get a reckoning this year

[ad_1] A record number of people are heading to the polls around the world this year, including in Asia.This is particularly significant for the region because with the exception of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, Asia-Pacific is seeing a significant increase in populism and authoritarianism, harking back to an era when strongmen presidents ruled with an iron fist. Hundreds of millions of votes won’t necessarily mean more democracy.There are a […]

January 5, 2024 2

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Angola: Minister of Culture Highlights Ruy Mingas Contribution

[ad_1] Luanda — The minister of Culture and Tourism, Filipe Zau, highlighted the contribution of Angolan nationalist Ruy Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas, who died this Thursday in Lisbon, Portugal, aged 84, due to illness. In a note of condolence, which ANGOP had access to, the government official claims that, with deep pain and consternation, he learned of the nationalist's physical death. "In this hour of pain, the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Filipe Silvino de Pina Zau, extends his feelings […]

January 5, 2024 2

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Angola: Okavango – Zambezi Project Registers Tourists Growth

[ad_1] Menongue — One hundred and seventy-five tourists of different nationalities visited, in 2023, the Okavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Project (KAZA), from the Cuando Cubango border posts, in the country's south-east. Compared to 2022, there is an increase of 49 tourists, motivated by Presidential Decree No. 189/2023 of September 19, exempting and simplifying the Tourist Visa. The "gateways" were the border posts of Katuitui, Cuangar, Calai, Mucusso (Dirico) and Rivungo, with the Republic of Namibia. In general, according to the annual […]

January 5, 2024 3

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Angola/Cape Verde: Angola Beat Cabo Verde in Friendly Game

[ad_1] Luanda — The national senior men's handball team beat, this Thursday, the similar team from Cabo Verde (African vice champions) by 28-26, in a game that is part of the Angolan squad's training programme in Portugal. Angola are preparing for the 26th African Championship of the sport, to be played from the 17th to the 27th of this month, in Cairo, Egypt. At half-time of the game, played in the Portuguese region of Gaia, the Angolans were losing 12-13. […]

January 5, 2024 5

Africa

Africa: Judge Dikgang Moseneke to Help Preside Over South Africa’s Contentious Genocide Case Against Israel At ICJ

[ad_1] The former deputy chief justice will be an ad-hoc judge only on this case. Former deputy judge president Dikgang Moseneke has been appointed as an ad-hoc judge to join the 15 regular judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) later this month when it hears South Africa's application for Israel's military assault on Gaza to be declared as genocide. Moseneke will be on the bench when the court decides on whether or not to order Israel to cease […]

January 5, 2024 2

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Tanzania: Govt to Improve Library Infrastructure Countrywide

[ad_1] Kilimanjaro — THE government has embarked on a programme aimed at improving all libraries in the country in order to provide opportunities for students, teachers and other people to have access to additional knowledge. Minister for Education, Science and Technology Professor Adolf Mkenda revealed this yesterday during the inauguration of Martha Onesmo Public Library located in Msangeni, Ugweno area, Mwanga District, in Kilimanjaro Region. "Libraries have a unique importance in the development of education, individually and even for the […]

January 5, 2024 2

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Africa: CAF Increases 2023 Afcon Prize Money By 40 Percent

[ad_1] The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced a 40 percent increase in prize money for teams that will reach the quarterfinals through the grand finale in the upcoming 2023 AFCON. This initiative comes ahead of the tournament's commencement in Côte d'Ivoire on January 13, showcasing CAF's commitment to enhancing the competition's significance. In the previous edition held in Cameroon in 2021, the champions, Senegal, received $5 million, while runners-up, Egypt, secured $2.5 million. For the 34th edition in […]

January 5, 2024 2

Japan

Tokyo’s top tuna for the new year sells for ¥114.2 million

[ad_1] The priciest giant bluefin tuna sold at Tokyo’s biggest fish market on the first day of business in 2024 fetched ¥114.2 million ($788,440), in an auction for what is considered an auspicious fish that has become a New Year’s tradition. The tuna weighed 238 kilograms and was sold Friday to seafood wholesaler Yamayuki and sushi chain operator Onodera Group — a team that has been the winning bidder of […]

January 5, 2024 1

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Endo voted Liverpool’s Player of the Month for December

[ad_1] LONDON – Japan captain Wataru Endo was rewarded for his recent contributions at Liverpool by being voted the English Premier League leaders' Player of the Month for December on Thursday.The 30-year-old won the monthly award for the first time since his summer move from Stuttgart, ranking above Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah in a fan poll after finding his feet with his new club.The defensive midfielder began the month […]

January 5, 2024 1

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