Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril Islands because of sanctions imposed by Tokyo over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia and Japan have still not formally ended World War II hostilities because of …
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Afreximbank invests over $500m in maritime sector
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said its intervention in the maritime sector in the last three years include more than $500million facilities for the Onne Port expansion in the Onne FTZ, Nigeria, Gabon, Cote D’ivoire, vessel finance for delightering, security patrol of offshore platforms, hotels in Cape Verde. …
Read More »Samsung updates software to fix fingerprint recognition problem
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has updated software to fix problems with fingerprint recognition features on its flagship Galaxy S10 and Note 10 smartphones, it said on Wednesday. Samsung issued an apology through its customer support app Samsung Members and told its Galaxy phone users to update their biometric authentication to …
Read More »India tops ranking for selfie deaths
Next time you’re at the Taj Mahal, find yourself standing on a precarious cliff or see an approaching train, maybe just enjoy the moment rather than trying to capture the perfect selfie. These are just three of the ways that 76 selfie-takers in India have lost their lives, according …
Read More »Buhari to borrow from World Bank, China, Japan
The presidency on Thursday said it had approved an external borrowing plan after the cash-strapped African economy plunged into official recession. “Low cost, long-term loans (1.25% interest, 20yr tenor)” would be sought from the World Bank, African Development Bank, China’s Exim Bank and the Japan International Cooperation Agency, it announced. …
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