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Africa: Biased Western Media Eroding Investors’ Confidence, Stunting Africa’s Growth – Study

[ad_1] The negative coverage of African affairs, especially by the Western media entities, is depriving the continent's economies of an estimated US$4.2 billion annually, according to a study launched Thursday, October 10, Xinhua reports. ALSO READ: AfDB chief pushes for strategic business case to counter harmful Western media coverage of Africa Compiled by Africa Practice, a strategic consulting firm, and Africa No Filter, an advocacy lobby, the study blames the stereotypical portrayal of the continent by Western media for eroding […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

Japan

Toyota returns to F1 with Haas technical partnership

[ad_1] The U.S.-owned Haas Formula One team and Toyota announced a multiyear technical partnership on Friday in a move bringing Japan's biggest carmaker back to F1 racing for the first time since 2009.The smallest team on the starting grid will continue to use Ferrari power units, and work closely with Maranello as well as chassis design partner Dallara, after agreeing in July to a contract extension to the end of […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

Japan

Amazon prefers renewables in Asia as nuclear still elusive

[ad_1] Amazon is currently only looking at wind and solar to offer green power for projects in Asia, even as global technology companies begin examining nuclear generation to supply energy-hungry data centers. "We’re going where we can procure today, and that’s renewables” in the region, said Ken Haig, APAC regional head of energy and environmental policy at Amazon Web Services. "Is it possible to procure nuclear power in this part […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

Japan

Dodgers drop Padres in historic Japanese pitchers’ duel to advance in MLB playoffs

[ad_1] Los Angeles – Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched five brilliant innings and Los Angeles homered twice in a 2-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday that propelled the Dodgers into the National League Championship Series.Two days after fending off elimination, the Dodgers completed a 3-2 series victory over the Padres in the best-of-five National League Division Series and will host the New York Mets in Game 1 of the […]

todayOctober 13, 2024

Africa

Africa: Nigeria Is Pacesetter in Fight Against Cybercrime in Africa, Says Interpol

[ad_1] Abuja — The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol), has said that the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), is setting the pace in the fight against cybercrime in Africa. The Director Interpol Cybercrime Directorate Singapore, Craig Jones, also noted that Nigeria is a leading country in Africa in terms of the fight against cybercrime. Jones said this in Abuja during the official closing of the 2024 Cybersecurity Week at the ECOWAS Secretariat, Asokoro, Abuja on Thursday. Represented by […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

Japan

Much of the world treats Trump as a shadow president

[ad_1] WASHINGTON – When Finland wanted to join NATO to ward off Russian aggression, it knew it had a friend living in the White House and could count on U.S. President Joe Biden’s support. But to ensure that the U.S. Senate would ratify its membership bid, Finland’s government decided to also seek out the president living in Florida.And so Mikko Hautala, the Finnish ambassador to the United States at the […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

Japan

Nihon Hidankyo members hope surprise Nobel win cements nuclear taboo

[ad_1] A day after Nihon Hidankyo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, members of the group on Saturday expressed surprise and gratitude over the award, but also noted the pressing need to pass down their efforts to the younger generation — especially as the taboo over the use of the weapons continues to erode.“I had to pinch my cheeks […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

Japan

People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki reiterate call for peace after Nobel win

[ad_1] Hiroshima/Nagasaki – People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities devastated by U.S. atomic bombings in the closing days of World War II, reiterated their call for peace Saturday, a day after Nihon Hidankyo, a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors, was named this year's recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. A 63-year-old man who was visiting Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park praised the hibakusha group, saying, "I bow […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

Africa

Africa: Sex Machina – Inside the Wild West World of Human-AI Relationships, Where the Lonely and Vulnerable Are Most At Risk

[ad_1] Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing about his wife: "A bonus picture of my cutie ... I'm so happy to see mother and children together. Ruby dressed them so cute too." He continues: "Ruby and I visited the pumpkin patch with the babies. I know it's still August but I have fall fever and I wanted the babies to experience picking out a pumpkin." Ruby and the four children […]

todayOctober 12, 2024

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