After five years, Ghanaian music and cultural festival Afrochella will not return, its organisers have said. The shock announcement was made at the very end of the two-day festival, in the early hours of Friday morning. “This is the last Afrochella,” said co-founder Abdul Abdullah to the thousands of people still in the El-Wak stadium […]
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World stocks face losses in 2022
World stocks face losses in 2022 World stocks face losses in 2022. Even so, equities are on course for a 20% decline over a year marked by high inflation and war in Europe. The world stock market was stable, and US stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on the final […]
North Korea ends year with ballistic missiles launch
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s military says. This latest volley comes five days after North Korea flew drones into South Korea’s airspace for the first time since 2017. North Korea has launched more missiles this year than ever before. North […]
‘The Legends Of Maula Jatt’ will not release in India
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Global crisis the world cannot ignore in 2023
Hundreds of millions of children are caught in the epicenter of intersecting crises that are damaging the health and hopes of a global generation of girls and boys. Decades of progress are going into reverse, and insecurity, unrest, and uncertainty are on the rise in the nation after nation. Global crisis the world cannot ignore […]
Indian rupee remained worst-performing Asian currency in 2022
Indian rupee remained worst-performing Asian currency in 2022 Indian rupee remained worst-performing Asian currency in 2022. As the dollar soared due to the US Federal Reserve’s tough monetary policy stance to contain inflation, the Indian rupee finished 2022 as the worst-performing Asian currency with a decrease of 11.3%, its largest annual decline since 2013. The […]
UN asks World to give opinion on Israel’s occupation
The 193-member United Nations (UN) General Assembly on Friday asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to give an opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem – areas the Palestinians want for a state – in a 1967 war. It withdrew […]
Hershey’s sued in US as heavy metals found in it
A lawsuit filed in New York state alleges that Hershey’s “fails to disclose” that some of its chocolate products “contain unsafe levels of lead and cadmium”. On December 28, a New York man named Christopher Lazazzaro filed the lawsuit in federal court on Long Island. The suit seeks class-action status against the mass-market chocolatier, which […]
China must share Covid data, says WHO
Chinese officials must share more real-time information on Covid in the country as infections surge, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. China must share Covid data, says WHO. Many of the country’s strict restrictions have been lifted over the last few weeks, but cases have soared and several countries are now screening travelers from […]
President signs bill allowing TV channels to air news with sign language
President signs bill allowing TV channels to air news with sign language President signs bill allowing TV channels to air news with sign language. The Access to the Media Deaf (Persons) Act, 2022, has been approved by President Dr Arif Alvi, and it will mandate all privately and publicly owned broadcasters to carry newscasts with […]