2023

Many banks have not had enough of the new banknotes, leading to desperate and chaotic scenes.

Two vending machines selling whale meat were unveiled in Tokyo on January 24 as part of the whaling industry’s campaign to try and increase consumption,… Read More »Japanese company puts whale meat on sale in vending machines

Many Nigerians in the diaspora will not be voting in the elections as the country doesn’t allow its citizens to vote from outside Nigeria.

International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s south as… Read More »French rescue workers join frantic search for survivors in quake-stricken Turkey

France’s TotalEnergies said Wednesday that high oil and gas prices bolstered its net profit to a record $20.5 billion in 2022 and announced higher dividend… Read More »French giant TotalEnergies posts record $20.5 million profit amid high oil prices

Russian forces ramped up a winter assault in eastern Ukraine, bringing tens of thousands of freshly mobilised troops to the battlefield, while Kyiv expected Moscow… Read More »Live: Russia intensifies winter assault as Ukraine braces for new offensive

Rescuers are racing to pull survivors from earthquake rubble before they succumb to cold weather in southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria. As the death toll climbed,… Read More »Live: Rescuers in Turkey, Syria search for survivors as quake death toll tops 8,000

LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed… Read More »LeBron James becomes most prolific scorer in NBA history

President Joe Biden called US democracy “unbowed” and pledged to work with the opposition party on Tuesday in a State of the Union speech that served as… Read More »In State of the Union speech, optimistic Biden vows to work with Republicans

Beijing rejected a request for a secure call between Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin and his counterpart on the day an American warplane shot down a… Read More »China refused call with Pentagon after downing of suspected spy balloon, says US