Russia-Chad relations: N’Djamena exploits Moscow-Washington-Paris rivalry

[ad_1] Getty ImagesPresident Mahamat Déby, the son of the previous president, was first elected in MayChad, a decades-old ally of France, is now cleverly playing off Russia and its traditional Western partners, deepening relations with Moscow in a ploy that irritates and pressures Paris and Washington.President Mahamat Déby visited his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in the Kremlin in January, while Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was in Chad's capital, N’Djamena, […]

October 5, 2024

Japan

At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king

[ad_1] Tokyo Game Show (TGS) is hardly the place for fashion, yet by the time the four-day gaming showcase wrapped up on Sept. 29, the only thing on everyone’s lips were “J91-WSDB” — the $1,700 (about ¥250,000) jacket worn by Hideo Kojima during his stage appearance to promote Death Stranding 2: On The Beach.Designed in collaboration with luxury outerwear brand Acronym, the jacket sold out within minutes of its announcement. […]

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Africa

Opinion: The Damning Menace of Illegal Mining in Ghana

[ad_1] In Ghana’s quest for gold, a far more precious resource is being destroyed: water. Rivers and viable forests that once sustained communities and the country at large are now tainted with deadly mercury and other toxic substances. The destruction of forest reserves and wild and aquatic life continues unabated. These devastating fallouts of illegal mining, or “galamsey,” pose existential threats to our very survival and Ghana’s sustainable development. Although […]

October 5, 2024

Japan

High temperatures to continue in Japan throughout October

[ad_1] It’s been an unusually hot start to October, and high temperatures are set to continue.Some regions are also expected to experience above-average precipitation, the Meteorological Agency said in its forecast for the month, released Thursday.October’s heat continues a run of high temperatures stretching back at least through the summer, with eastern and western Japan witnessing their hottest Septembers since records began in 1946. [ad_2] Source link

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Japan

Tokyo passes nation’s first customer harassment ordinance

[ad_1] In a first for the nation, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government passed an ordinance to protect workers from customer harassment — aggressive behavior and unreasonable demands from customers toward staffers — at a metropolitan assembly session held on Friday.The order is to be implemented from April next year, with plans for the metropolitan government to develop more detailed guidelines, but it does not include any criminal punishment.“The main philosophy (of […]

October 5, 2024 1

Africa

Ireland v South Africa: Proteas beat Irish to secure ODI series victory

[ad_1] Tristan Stubbs hit an unbeaten maiden one-day international century as South Africa defeated Ireland by 174 runs Dhabi to seal a series win in Abu Dhabi. The Proteas won Wednesday's opener by 134 runs and now lead 2-0 going into the final game on Monday.South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first, with openers Ryan Rickleton and captain Temba Bavuma providing a solid platform.Bavuma (35) retired hurt […]

October 5, 2024 1

Japan

Seven & I considering supermarket stake sale ahead of IPO, sources say

[ad_1] Seven & I Holdings is considering selling a stake in its supermarket unit ahead of a planned listing of the business, two sources said, as the 7-Eleven owner aims to speed up an overhaul after rejecting a takeover from Alimentation Couche-Tard.Neither the timeline of the potential sale nor the size of the stake were immediately clear. Seven & I was considering selling to an investor such as a fund, […]

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Africa

Serial rapist in South Africa gets 42 life sentences

[ad_1] Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start.A South African serial rapist - who assaulted children as young as nine years old - has received 42 life sentences.Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of 90 counts of rape - attacks that he carried out between 2012 and 2021.The 40-year-old sometimes made children watch him raping his victims and also forced young boys to rape their female friends, South Africa's National […]

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Japan

EU presses ahead with Chinese EV tariffs after split vote

[ad_1] BRUSSELS – Brussels will stick to plans to impose hefty tariffs on China-made electric vehicles, the EU executive said on Friday, even after the bloc's leading economy Germany rejected them and exposed a rift over its biggest trade row with Beijing in a decade. The proposed duties on Chinese-built EVs of up to 45% would cost carmakers billions of extra dollars to bring cars into the bloc and are […]

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