As a child growing up in China, Irene Yuan Sun had never even seen plastic wrapping (“cling film”) until 1980 when her father brought back a whole suitcase full from Japan, presenting it proudly to…
Global economic growth is likely to stabilise at a new, slower pace, although China, trade wars and rising protectionism threaten the “delicate equilibrium”, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said. He pointed to a shift…
The African Union Commission, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and global partners on Monday launched the Continental Nutrition Accountability Scorecard to raise awareness and reinforce commitments by African governments to help end malnutrition. His Majesty…
Sri Lanka began advertising for hangmen this week, as the country’s president pushes ahead with a hardline policy, modelled on the Philippines, to combat drug trafficking. The last execution in Sri Lanka was 43 years…
Kano State Government has spent N128 million to renovate and expand the Kiru Reformatory, in Kiru local government area of the state, according to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. In a statement issued by Ameen K. Yassar,…
At least 16 people, including seven children, have been killed in an airstrike launched by the US-led coalition in a rural region south-east of the Syrian city of Deir-Ez Zor, Syrian news agency SANA reports….