Japan to give another $106m to Ukraine

Japan to give another $106m to Ukraine

Japan is planning to give Ukraine an extra $106 million in aid according to Kyodo news. The reports come ahead of a summit on the economic reconstruction of the country in Tokyo next week. Here's Chris Gilbert reporting.

February 13, 2024 3

South Africa

SA Constitutional Court Rules in Favor of DA, Orders ANC to Disclose Cadre Deployment Records

The Democratic Alliance in South Africa expresses satisfaction with the Constitutional Court's ruling in their favor regarding the disclosure of the ANC's cadre deployment records. The court has mandated the ANC to publicly release comprehensive cadre deployment records, including meeting minutes, CVs, email threads, and WhatsApps dating back to January 1, 2013. Leon Schreiber, the DA's national spokesperson on Public Service and Administration, notes that the ANC has five working […]

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Sport

Osaka beats Garcia in Qatar to avenge Australian Open loss

Naomi Osaka put last week's first round defeat in Abu Dhabi behind her with a straight sets defeat of 15th seed Caroline Garcia at the Qatar Open on Monday. This was former world number one Osaka's second win from the five matches she has played since returning last month after a 15-month time out on maternity leave from the tour. The Japanese four-time Grand Slam winner was exacting a […]

February 13, 2024 14

Africa

Black rhinos moved to Kenya’s Loisaba Conservancy as species recovers

A black rhino in Loisaba Conservancy. Image courtesy of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. By Graeme Green via Mongabay Twenty-one critically endangered black rhinos have been safely delivered to Loisaba Conservancy in northern Kenya from other parts of the country, part of a wider mission to secure the long-term future of the species in Kenya. “It’s been a massive operation,” says Tom Silvester, CEO of Loisaba Conservancy, who oversaw the […]

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Sport

Guardiola hails Haaland’s ‘special mentality’ to seek out goals

Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland's strong mentality is the key to the Norwegian's scoring prowess despite trying to take pressure off the 23-year-old's shoulders. Haaland scored his first goals since November in a 2-0 win over Everton on Saturday after spending two months on the sidelines due to a foot injury. His return allied to Kevin De Bruyne's recent comeback from a five-month absence with a hamstring injury comes […]

February 13, 2024 2

Health / Medical

GoFundMe Has Become a Health Care Utility

In its early years, GoFundMe funded honeymoon trips, graduation gifts, and church missions to overseas hospitals in need. Now it has become a go-to platform for patients trying to escape medical billing nightmares. (ERIC HARKLEROAD/KFF HEALTH NEWS) By Elisabeth Rosenthal via KFF Health News GoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting “ideas and dreams,” and, as GoFundMe’s co-founders, Andrew Ballester and Brad Damphousse, once put it, “for life’s important moments.” […]

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APO International

Todd Burns to serve as keynote speaker at the 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference in Nairobi, Kenya

The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (www.CanadaAfrica.ca) is pleased Todd Burns, CEO of Cypher Environmental, will serve as keynote speaker at our 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference taking place from 19-20 February 2024 in Nairobi. In partnership with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the High Commission of Canada, the 2nd Canada-Africa Business Conference is set to bring together industry leaders. “We are proud to have Cypher Environmental as a member and […]

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South Africa

Juve shocked as Udinese hand Inter title gift

Inter Milan have a seven-point lead and a game in hand at the top of Serie A after their closest challengers Juventus fell to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Udinese on Monday. Juve's title hopes took a hit at the Allianz Stadium in Turin after Lautaro Giannetti poked home the only goal of the game in the 25th minute. Argentine defender Giannetti's strike was his first since signing […]

February 13, 2024 4

Sport

Alcaraz puts Paris Olympic gold above French Open title

Carlos Alcaraz said Monday if he had to choose between an Olympic gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics or the French Open title he would go for the gold. The 20-year-old who won the US Open in 2022 and Wimbledon in 2023 was asked about his season goals ahead of the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires where he is defending champion. "If I had to choose one target this year […]

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