The Nigerian presidency has reacted after the Donald Trump-led administration in the US threatened military action in Nigeria over the alleged killing of Christians.
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 Shortly after the statement, Shein announced that the dolls in question had been withdrawn from its platform and that it had launched an internal inquiry.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 mostly fell Friday at the end of a volatile week, with South Korean stocks and the won still under pressure with the president's job hanging by a thread as he faces impeachment.
There are few accolades missing from Beatles songwriter Paul McCartney's stellar career, and now he is to be recognised with a collection of £5 ($6.35) coins, the UK's Royal Mint said Friday.
A US judge rejected a criminal settlement with Boeing over the 737 MAX crashes on Thursday, slamming diversity policies at the aviation giant and the Justice Department that made him "skeptical" of a fair outcome. But O'Connor wrote that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies at the Justice Department left him "skeptical" of its assurances that it will pick a monitor solely based on skill.
President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed to name a new prime minister in the coming days to prevent France from sliding deeper into political turmoil, rejecting growing pressure from the opposition to resign. "I will appoint a prime minister in the coming days," he said, adding this person would be charged with forming a "government of general interest" with a priority of passing a budget.
Billionaires have seen their combined wealth shoot up 121 percent over the past decade to $14 trillion, Swiss bank UBS said Thursday, with tech billionaires' coffers filling the fastest. - Tech wealth - The wealth of tech billionaires increased the fastest, followed by that of industrialists.
New York police released a new security camera picture Thursday of the man believed to have shot a top health insurance executive at close range in a brazen daylight murder outside a Manhattan hotel.
Nigeria's foreign debt rose by over N30 trillion in the last 12 months due to new debt by the federal and state governments, bringing the country's debt to $54bn.
By approving a merger of Vodafone and Three in the UK, the country has secured a commitment from the mobile phone operators to invest billions of pounds on 5G connectivity. Vodafone and Three "have committed to invest £11 billion to create one of Europe's most advanced 5G networks", the pair said Thursday.
The US trade gap narrowed more than expected in October, government data showed Thursday, as imports slipped more than exports. Overall in October, the US trade gap was down 11.9 percent to $73.8 billion, from a revised level of $83.8 billion in September, said the Commerce Department.
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