Fresh tension as President Donald Trump issued directive to US military to prepare for showdown in Nigeria after President Bola Tinubu's response to his allegation.
France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex dolls with a childlike appearance". Shortly after the statement, Shein announced that the dolls in question had been withdrawn from its platform and that it had launched an internal inquiry.
Asian markets sank Tuesday as fears of US President Donald Trump's trade war returning to the fore and he called for fresh curbs on Chinese investments in strategic sectors including technology.
South Korea's central bank on Tuesday slashed interest rates and its annual growth forecast as it looks to bolster the economy in the face of US tariffs and the fallout from President Yoon Suk Yeol's brief declaration of martial law last year. Seoul's central bank on Tuesday also said employment had continued to slow.
US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs on semiconductor chips has complicated Taiwan's bid to remain a global powerhouse in the critical sector and stay onside with key backer Washington, analysts said. "I think that Trump's tariff threats make this strategy much more complicated.
Dutch Merrick isn't really in a party mood for this year's Oscars. The personal tragedy couldn't have come at a worse time for Merrick.
Short on foreign currency, Bolivia inaugurated a steel plant Monday that it hopes will reduce its reliance on metal imports, thanks to a loan from China.
Spanish telecommunications giant Telefonica agreed to sell its Argentine subsidiary to Telecom Argentina for $1.2 billion on Monday, prompting libertarian President Javier Milei's government to announce an investigation over competition concerns.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that tariffs he unveiled on Canada and Mexico are moving forward as planned, addressing reporters after meeting with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, who urged "fair competition" in trade. Meanwhile, Macron called on Trump for "fair competition" in trade, noting that the American and European economies are deeply intertwined.
As Muslims in Nigeria especially in the Northeast prepare for the Ramadan fast, food prices have reduced across Borno, Yobe, Taraba, and Adamawa.
The federal government has explained how it released the first part of payments for landowners affected by demolitions in the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project.
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