First rhino horn NFT sold at auction in South Africa
Cape Town – A digital replica of a rhino horn sold at an auction in South Africa late Thursday,... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Kenya disbands national football body over corruption
Nairobi – Kenya on Thursday disbanded its national football federation over corruption allegations and said it may seek to... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Africa vaccine delivery ‘leaves much to be desired’, says Nigeria’s Buhari
Paris – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged developed counties to rapidly ramp up supplies of coronavirus vaccines... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Africa diabetes cases to soar, warns WHO
Abidjan – Africa is set to see diabetes cases more than double to 55 million by 2045, the biggest increase... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
China’s Tencent buys Japanese game designer: report
Shanghai – Chinese games and messaging colossus Tencent Holdings has acquired the Japanese creative studio behind several hit Nintendo Switch... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Indonesia tech giant GoTo raises $1.3bn ahead of IPO
Jakarta – Indonesia’s biggest tech firm GoTo said it has raised some $1.3 billion ahead of a planned initial public... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
US journalist detained in Myanmar jailed for 11 years, says employer
Yangon – A Myanmar junta court on Friday sentenced an American journalist to 11 years in prison on charges of... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
APEC meeting to put climate rhetoric to the test
Wellington – Pacific Rim leaders will begin a virtual summit Friday, facing pressure to back up ambitious rhetoric on climate... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
Murderer of elderly French Jewish woman gets life sentence
Paris – A French court on Wednesday sentenced the killer of an elderly Jewish woman to life imprisonment, with... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
‘I am alive’: Indian champion wrestler wrongly declared dead
New Delhi – A young Indian wrestling champion has assured the world that she is alive and well after a... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
