Okakarara: The Minister of Urban and Rural Development, James Sankwasa, on Thursday handed over 52 newly constructed houses to residents of Okakarara town. The houses were constructed in partnership with the Okakarara Town Council and National Housing…
Tokyo: Tokyo’s core consumer price index (CPI), excluding volatile fresh food, increased by 2.5 percent in September compared to the previous year, as reported by the Internal Affairs Ministry on Friday. The index reached 110.0 against the 2020 base o…
Shambyu: Parents and community members with children at Gabriel Muhuli Combined School in the Kavango East Region have rejected temporary tents provided by the Directorate of Education, citing ongoing safety concerns. This decision was made during a c…
Wellington: New Zealand’s median household net worth increased by 33 percent to 529,000 NZ dollars (305,088 U.S. dollars) over the three years ending June 2024, primarily driven by a surge in real estate values, as reported by Stats NZ on Friday.
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Girona: Girona’s Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek will miss the rest of the season after the club confirmed he has undergone an operation on a torn Achilles tendon on his left leg. Van de Beek suffered the injury in the first half of his side’s 1-1 …
Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s trade volume reached 6.783 billion U.S. dollars in the past six months with a 30-percent increase year-on-year, local media outlet TOLOnews reported on Thursday. The country’s primary export commodities include raisins, figs…
Shenzhen: The ChiNext Index, which tracks China’s Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, fell by 2.6 percent, closing at 3,151.53 points on Friday.
According to Namibia Press Agency, the ChiNext Index, along with the Shenzhen Component Index and …
Auckland: A Qantas flight from Sydney to Auckland safely landed at Auckland Airport after the pilots issued a mayday call due to warnings of a potential fire in the cargo hold.
According to Namibia Press Agency, emergency services were alerted at 11…
Beijing: Third seed Alex de Minaur of Australia advanced to the second round of the China Open with a 6-4, 6-0 win against China’s Bu Yunchaokete on Friday at the Diamond Court of the National Tennis Center.
According to Namibia Press Agency, De Min…
Vietnam: Vietnam’s import value of completely built-up automobiles reached a record high of 3.02 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of this year. This figure was reported by the local daily Nhan Dan, which cited data from Vietnam Customs.
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Vientiane: As Laos accelerates its digital transformation, the government is placing a strong focus on equipping both civil servants and citizens with the skills needed to navigate and adapt to a rapidly evolving digital landscape, with the goal of bu…
Windhoek: Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Fillemon Wise Immanuel, has clarified the timelines for Namibia’s new national minimum wage, stressing that while most sectors must comply immediately, agricultural workers, security guards, and dome…
Wuhan: A report revealing the significant progress China has made in its ecological conservation of the Yangtze River was released on Friday by Xinhua Institute, a think tank affiliated with Xinhua News Agency, at the ongoing 2025 Great Rivers Forum i…
Ondangwa: The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy, in collaboration with the Namibia Industrial Development Agency (NIDA) and Desert Planet Industries (Pty) Ltd (DPI), has signed a contractual agreement to lease and operationalise the Ondangwa Ta…
Manila: Authorities have recorded four deaths as severe tropical storm Bualoi continues to barrel through the Philippines after making landfall on Thursday, the country’s Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Friday. Claudio Yucot, regional director o…
