Month: February 2024

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Japan

Japanese retail investors pile billions into Indian equities

[ad_1] Japan’s retail investors are pouring money into Indian stocks amid bets that the nation will be the next China.Total assets of India equity-focused investment trusts in Japan grew 11%, or ¥237 billion ($1.6 billion), in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Factoring in the gains of Indian stocks on a yen basis last month, the figures suggest inflows of about ¥140 billion into India equity funds, while Japanese […]

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Africa

Africa: Is Italy’s $6bn Plan for Africa Just PR-Friendly Neocolonialism?

[ad_1] The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy's fossil fuels major. It is troubling that many African leaders who skipped the G77+China Summit in Uganda last week flocked to Rome this week to attend the Italy-Africa Summit. Summoned by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the grand Palazzo Madama, they were presented with the Mattei Plan for Africa. The operative word there is for Africa. As Moussa […]

todayFebruary 3, 2024 2

Africa

Africa: How Reviving Old Crops Is the Key to Saving Africa’s Degraded Soils

[ad_1] Fertile soils are the key to meeting the world's exploding demand for food. With Africa set to become the most populous continent by the end of the century, repairing degraded and eroded soils on the continent is ever urgent, says US Special Envoy for Food Security Cary Fowler. RFI: A year ago, the US launched the Vision for Suitable Crops and Soils (Vacs) programme, which promotes a return to traditional crops. What is it about? Cary Fowler: It aims […]

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Japan

DNA tests show dead man likely 1970s bombing fugitive in Japan

[ad_1] DNA tests have shown that a man who died earlier this week at a hospital is likely to be the person wanted for one of a series of terrorist bombings in Japan during the 1970s, investigative sources said Friday. The man confessed last month to being the alleged bomber, Satoshi Kirishima, who was a member of an extreme left-wing group. The DNA test results conducted on the suspect's relatives […]

todayFebruary 3, 2024 2

Japan

Death sentence finalized for man over 2021 murder committed as minor

[ad_1] KOFU, Yamanashi Pref. – The death sentence has been finalized for a 21-year-old man convicted of murders and arson he committed as a minor in 2021 after he withdrew an appeal, a Japanese court said Friday.The defense team for Yuki Endo filed the appeal at the deadline Thursday, but the defendant withdrew it later in the day, the Kofu District Court said.The ruling handed down last month became the […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024 2

Japan

Ex-PM Aso retracts sexist remarks against top diplomat

[ad_1] Taro Aso, a former prime minister and the current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, on Friday retracted his sexist remarks regarding the appearance of the country's top diplomat.In a speech on Sunday, Aso, a heavyweight of the LDP headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, described Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa as an "obasan," which loosely translates as old lady and sometimes carries a negative connotation. At the […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024 2

Africa

Nairobi explosion: Gas fire behind blast in Kenya’s capital

[ad_1] Three people have been killed and hundreds injured in Nairobi's Embakasi district after a huge gas blast in the Kenyan capital.A lorry carrying gas exploded in Embakasi district at about 23:30pm local , "igniting a huge ball of fire", a government spokesperson said.The area has been cordoned off and an investigation is under way into the cause of the explosion. [ad_2] Source link

todayFebruary 2, 2024 2

Japan

JAL expects ¥2 billion in lost revenue due to Haneda jet crash

[ad_1] Japan Airlines expects a revenue loss of around ¥2 billion ($13.6 million) after last month’s crash at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. The incident — which occurred when a large Airbus A350 jet operated by JAL collided with a much smaller De Havilland Canada Dash 8 operated by the Japan Coast Guard, killing five of the six crew on the coast guard plane — shut a runway for several days, disrupting […]

todayFebruary 2, 2024 2

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