Japan's annual "Golden Week" holiday period gets into full swing Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent soaring by record inbound tourism have left domestic travellers less eager to pack their bags.
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Asian markets extend gains as US inflation data boost rate hopes
Equities marched higher Wednesday after hopes for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month were boosted by data showing US wholesale prices rose less than forecast last month. That came after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates and the Fed indicated it would soon begin cutting.
Ligue 1 begins post-Mbappe era further weakened after TV rights fiasco
While France basks in the glow of the dazzling Paris Olympics, French football is trying to shake off a hangover from its own disastrous summer as the first Ligue 1 season of the post-Kylian Mbappe era begins this weekend. A year after the departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, Mbappe left Paris Saint-Germain too, signing for Real Madrid after eight and a half years in Ligue 1.
Londoners 'speed date' for the ideal housemate
"I'm a software engineer," says Josephine Wright, cocktail in hand, as she introduces herself to another woman at a bar in west London. Loud chatter and laughter is interspersed with the sound of cocktail shakers at work behind the bar.
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her village of Susques. Some residents, many of them Indigenous, have used their savings from years of work on lithium plants to start their own companies, running transport for workers or starting small hotels.
“Vegetable N50, Pepper N100”: Monarch orders slash in food prices, sends warning to traders
Food prices in all of the Ado Ekiti markets were lowered on Monday by Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejugbe, the Ewi of Ado Ekiti, and his council of chiefs.
243 branches, tier-2 capital, 8 other things to know about Providus-Unity bank merger
With permission from the CBN, Unity Bank and Providus Bank recently combined, with the new financial institution needing to be financed with a N700 billion loan.
SpaceX plans first manned mission over Earth's poles
SpaceX is aiming to break new barriers in polar exploration with the first manned space mission over the Earth's poles -- a private flight commanded by a crypto entrepreneur later this year, the company said Tuesday.
New Google Pixel 9 phones flaunt AI capabilities
Google on Tuesday unveiled new Pixel 9 smartphones packed with artificial intelligence features meant to compete with Apple's iPhone. - AI gadgets galore - Along with new Pixel smartphones, Google unveiled new Pixel ear bud and smart watch models boasting AI features and synched to work smoothly together.
Delay over Man City case creates 'uncertainty' says Premier League chief
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters admits the legal cases facing Manchester City and other top-flight teams have created "uncertainty and frustration" ahead of the new season. City, who are bidding for an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title, have won the top-flight crown twice since the charges, which they vehemently deny, were laid in February last year.
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