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South Africa: Five Years On the Road in Africa – How Lerato Mogoatlhe Became a Travel Writer

[ad_1] South African journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe set off for three months in west Africa. She ended up drifting across the continent for five years. In 2019 she wrote a book about her travels, called Vagabond: Wandering Through Africa on Faith. As a scholar of, among other areas, African travel writing and mobility, I chatted to Mogoatlhe about travelling solo, queer and black. Janet Remmington: In reflecting on the book, you write that your first encounters with countries that would become […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Africa

Africa: Technology Transfer Critical to Revolutionizing Africa’s Pharma Industry

[ad_1] Kigali — An agreement signed between the Rwandan government and the Africa Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation (APTF) gives impetus to Africa's domestic industry with the hope of helping the continent tackle vaccine inequity and fill the critical gap in vaccine manufacturing. The agreement to operationalize the foundation was signed in Kigali, Rwanda, in late 2023. What is important, according to stakeholders, is to focus efforts on building a resilient and self-reliant pharmaceutical industry for the continent. This became apparent during […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Africa

Africa: Why These 10 Humanitarian Crises Demand Your Attention Now

[ad_1] Geneva — Beyond Gaza and Ukraine, emergency aid needs are going unmet in these neglected hotspots around the globe. As the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine continue to dominate headlines going into 2024, it's important to remember the many other crises that are too easily forgotten by the media and neglected by aid donors - often just because of their complexity or their relative lack of geopolitical importance. Needs in the "uninhabitable" Gaza Strip are indescribably high, as Israel's […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

South Korea confirms Hamas used North Korean weapons in Gaza war

[ad_1] South Korea said North Korean weapons have been used by Hamas in its war with Israel, even as Pyongyang denies the arms trade.South Korea’s spy agency, the National Intelligence Service, released a photo of a North Korean rocket part on Monday to show that Hamas fighters used an F-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher manufactured in North Korea.The NIS is "collecting and accumulating specific evidence regarding the scale and timing of […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

United finds loose bolts on planes, raising pressure on Boeing

[ad_1] WASHINGTON/CHICAGO – Boeing's latest 737 MAX crisis deepened on Monday after United Airlines said it had found loose bolts on multiple grounded MAX 9 aircraft, raising new concerns among industry experts about how its best-selling jet family is manufactured.U.S. regulators grounded 171 MAX 9 planes after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated flight not long after taking off from a Portland, Oregon, airport on Friday, forcing pilots to […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

Swiatek tunes out the noise in search of first Australian Open title

[ad_1] Iga Swiatek has learned how to cope with the pressure of being world No. 1 and hopes a changed mindset will help her dominate women's tennis starting with the Australian Open after she closed off a challenging 2023 with a restful off season.The 22-year-old Pole was the driving force on the women's tour in 2022 when she enjoyed 37 consecutive wins before briefly losing top spot in the rankings […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

Terunofuji takes part in practice bouts ahead of New Year meet

[ad_1] Lone yokozuna Terunofuji was tight-lipped on Monday about his participation at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament but showed positive signs during a vigorous practice session. The 32-year-old, who withdrew from the last three tournaments due to back pain, sparred with wrestlers, including fellow top-division rikishi Shodai and Hokuseiho, at the Tokitsukaze stable near Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, where the 15-day meet will take place from Sunday. He contested […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

NFL playoff picture takes shape as Packers and Steelers join the mix

[ad_1] The National Football League playoff picture came into sharper focus on Sunday as the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers kept their respective seasons and Super Bowl hopes alive.The final day of the 18-week regular season began with 11 teams vying for the final four of 14 playoff spots available across the American Football Conference and National Football Conference and four of the eight […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

Japan

Japan’s labor productivity ranked 30th among 38 OECD members in 2022

[ad_1] Japan ranked 30th in labor productivity among the 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation Development members in 2022, down two spots from the previous year and to a new lowest-ever position, a Tokyo-based group has said. Measured by the worth of goods or services a worker can produce per hour, labor productivity totaled $52.30 in Japan, the lowest calculated among the Group of Seven advanced economies since 1970 when comparable […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024

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