The Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), African Department, Abebe Selassie, says tackling food insecurity should be the first policy priority for governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Mr Selassie said this in his opening remarks at the News Conference on the October Regional Economic Outlook for SSA at the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings held…
Taiwan has reopened to tourists en masse after lifting some of the world’s longest-lasting pandemic border controls. Visitors began arriving on the island on Thursday without the need for quarantine or PCR tests for the first time in more than two and a half years.Taiwanese officials welcomed the first group of visitors arriving on a…
Ukrainian leaders are pressing the United States and other Western allies for air defence systems and longer-range weapons to keep up the momentum in their counteroffensive against Russia and fight back against Moscow’s intensified attacks. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Wednesday said allies were committed to sending weapons “as fast as we can…
A jury in the United States has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $965m in damages to the families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting, over his lies that the tragedy was a hoax. The verdict on Wednesday came after three weeks of testimony in a state court in Waterbury, Connecticut,…
Iran’s judiciary chief has ordered judges to issue harsh sentences for the “main elements of riots” as protests continue over the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in custody nearly a month ago, “I have instructed our judges to avoid showing unnecessary sympathy to main elements of these riots and issue tough…
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Explosions have rocked multiple cities across Ukraine, including missile attacks on the capital Kyiv for the first time in months. This came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin called a Saturday explosion on the bridge connecting Russia to Crimea, the territory it annexed in 2014, a “terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. At least…
The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria’s southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday. The vessel capsized on Friday amid heavy flooding in the Ogbaru area of Anambra, according to officials on Saturday, when they said at least 10 people had died and 60 were missing.In a…
Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench for Manchester United and scored the 700th club goal of his career in their 2-1 win over Everton. No player in the history of the game has achieved the feat that the Portugal captain reached in his club’s win on Sunday.Ronaldo was United’s top scorer last season but has…
