Food and aid pile up at Niger’s border as sanctions bite
August 24, 2023 3:12 PM The Malanville border crossing in northern Benin is one of the busiest in West Africa. Read More
Chinese seafood traders angry, anxious as Japan begins Fukushima wastewater release
August 24, 2023 2:48 PM Vendors at Beijing’s largest seafood market said they were angry and scared for their future as Japan began to release treated radioactive water from the…
North Korea’s frantic space launch pace brings advances – and setbacks
August 24, 2023 2:48 PM North Korea appears to have made progress in its space program, despite a second rocket failure on Thursday, but its unusually quick launch pace may…
Home buyers taking wait-and-see approach with latest changes to public housing classification
Some sellers might leverage the new classification and term their own property as a “Plus” flat in order to charge a premium, said one property analyst. Read More
Zimbabweans vote for second day in wards hit by delays
August 24, 2023 2:24 PM Zimbabwean voters were called back to their polling stations on Thursday in 40 wards affected by lengthy delays during Wednesday’s election even as vote-counting had…
Cleaning firm director fined for trying to bribe chairman of MacPherson Hawkers Association for contract
The chairman immediately rejected Tee Kek Ling’s bribe of S$200 a month and walked off after reading his initial quotation.Read More
BRICS set to invite Saudi Arabia to join – Bloomberg News
August 24, 2023 2:06 PM Major emerging market nations are preparing to invite Saudi Arabia to join BRICS, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the talks. Read…
Sudan army chief Burhan appears in public first time since war started -statement
August 24, 2023 2:00 PM Sudan’s army chief, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, appeared in public for the first time since the start of the war outside of the army command…
Body of missing man found on melting Austrian glacier, after more than 20 years
August 24, 2023 1:40 PM The remains are believed to be of an Austrian man who died in 2001. Read More
Reaction to Japan’s release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant
August 24, 2023 1:36 PM Here are reactions to Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Thursday. Read More