A Zimbabwean entrepreneur, Dr Tempter Tungwarara, has unveiled Talk and Pay (TAP), a groundbreaking mobile application, to enhance connectivity across Africa. Tungwarara who is also the Chairman, Prevail International, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the innovation created in 2023, would address…
At least five people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Tuesday. The Israeli Army announced that a control room belonging to Palestinian militants in the refugee camp of Nur Shams had been bombed. According to Palestinian reports, a drone fired several shells…
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has banned the combat sport Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), an official told broadcaster TOLOnews on Tuesday. Ahmadullah Wasiq, the head of the physical education and sports department said that the country’s morality police banned the full-contact sport due to its violent nature and potential risk of death. MMA, a popular…
A remote region in north-western Australia set a new all-time national record for the highest winter temperature on Monday, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said on Tuesday. The weather station at Yampi Sound, approximately 2,000 kilometres north of Perth in the state of Western Australia (WA), recorded a maximum temperature of 41.6 degrees Celsius on…
Sri Lanka’s navy arrested eight Indian fishermen for poaching in the country’s territorial waters on Monday, the navy said in a statement on Tuesday. The arrests were made during a special operation to chase away Indian trawlers poaching in the seas North of Mannar, in the country’s Northern Province, the navy said. The navy also…
To date, Chinese public security authorities have issued a total of 16,000 test licenses for autonomous vehicles, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Tuesday. At a news conference in Beijing, the ministry also revealed that 32,000 kilometres of roads nationwide have been opened for autonomous vehicle testing. These initiatives have provided strong support for…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called on Muslim states to take joint actions to force Israel to stop its “crimes and genocide” in Gaza. He made the appeal during talks with visiting Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Tehran, according to a statement by his office….
China has threatened Canada with countermeasures after Ottawa announced on Monday that it will levy a 100 per cent tariff on imports of electric cars from China starting on October 1. “China will take all necessary measures to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,“ the Chinese embassy in Canada said in a…
The Lao government is considering a proposal to increase supporting allowances for enterprise employees in order to tackle the rising cost of living. Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone made the announcement at the government’s monthly meeting for August. He emphasised the urgency of tackling critical issues such as economic and financial challenges, education, labor, impacts…
The Great Wall-2024 International Forum on Counter-terrorism kicked off in Beijing on Tuesday. Hosted by China’s armed police force, the four-day event has brought together over 170 delegates from more than 50 similar foreign armed forces, as well as over 150 Chinese representatives. While addressing the opening ceremony, Wang Chunning, commander of the Chinese People’s…
