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Japan yet to completely emerge from deflation ―Economy minister

Japan yet to completely emerge from deflation ―Economy minister

Japan’s economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura has said on Thursday that the country has not fully emerged from deflation and that the government and the central bank will take all necessary steps to ensure a sustained economic recovery. “We haven’t reached a situation where we can say Japan has completely emerged from deflation,” Nishimura told parliament. […]

China imports 900 Danish breeding pigs after African swine fever

China imports 900 Danish breeding pigs after African swine fever

One of China’s top pig farming companies imported 900 breeding pigs from Denmark this week, China’s customs said on Wednesday, in the first import of live pigs in a year. The animals bought by C.P. Pokphand Co, China’s fifth-largest pig producer, arrived on a charter flight in August and spent over a month in quarantine […]

Ugandan woman becomes first black woman to visit every country

Ugandan woman becomes first black woman to visit every country

Ugandan woman, Jessica Nabongo has become the first black woman to visit all the countries in the world after visiting 195 countries. She set out to visit all 193 countries in the world in 2016, and on October 6 arrived the last on her list, Seychelles, according to a post on her Instagram page. She […]

Turkey launches assault on US ally, as Republicans turn on Trump

Turkey launches assault on US ally, as Republicans turn on Trump

Troops from Turkey and their Syrian rebel allies attacked Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Wednesday, pounding them with airstrikes and artillery before launching a cross-border ground operation that could transform an eight-year-old war. The assault began days after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled American troops out of the way, prompting denunciations from senior members […]

Sudan appoints first female chief justice

Sudan appoints first female chief justice

Sudan for the first in the country’s history appoints a female as its chief justice. The Sovereign Council, which is made up of civilian and military officials, confirmed that Supreme Court judge Neemat Abdulllah would head the country’s judiciary. Egypt resumes Nile dam talks with Ethiopia, Sudan Nigeria humble Sudan 5 nil to qualify for […]