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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg tries on Orion AR glasses at the Meta Connect annual event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., September 25, 2024.Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersMeta shares slumped roughly 7% on Thursday as the social media giant showed negative free cash flow in its third-quarter earnings and raised the floor of its full-year capital expenditures.The spread on the social media giant’s five-year credit default swaps reached all-time highs on Thursday, a signal of growing credit concerns from investors as the company leans deeper into its artificial intelligence spending plans. Meta said it expects its full-year capex…

Nigeria has won the bid to host the 2028 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships, defeating Tunisia in a vote at the ITTF Africa Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Tangier, Morocco. ITTF Africa confirmed Nigeria’s successful bid on Thursday, with the country securing 23 votes against Tunisia’s 15 among the 38 certified voters. Nigeria’s organisational experience and track record in hosting major table tennis competitions were key factors in its successful bid, which will bring the continental championship to Lagos in 2028. The contest followed deliberations by delegates on the host countries for the 2027 and 2028 continental tournaments.…

The High Court of Abia State heard the federal government, rejected its objection and ordered it to pay N1 billion and publish an apology. This part reads the judgment order by order, including what the court refused. §The Suit Abuja Chose to Contest Kanu filed Suit No. HIH/FR14/2021 in the High Court of Abia State from a cell of the State Security Service in Abuja. He named seven respondents: the Federal Government of Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Chief of Army Staff, the Inspector-General of Police, the State Security Service, its Director-General and its Director for Abia…

By Professor Abel Kinyondo, Associate Professor (Development Economics), University of Dar es Salaam In July 2021, Tanzania introduced a levy on mobile money transactions ranging from ten shillings to ten thousand shillings depending on the amount being sent or withdrawn, presented as a means of financing rural infrastructure and projected to raise something in the order of 1.25 trillion shillings a year. It was layered on charges that already existed, namely an eighteen percent value-added tax and a ten percent excise duty applied to mobile money fees, and the combined effect was considerably sharper than the headline amounts suggested. The…

Como vs Manchester United takes place on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia in Italy, with kick-off at 18:45 SAST. The UEFA Champions League league-phase Matchday 3 fixture brings together Cesc Fàbregas’ Como and Michael Carrick’s Manchester United, who each have three points from their opening two European matches. Como 1907 began their Champions League campaign with a 4–1 home victory against Leipzig before losing 3–2 at Feyenoord. Manchester United opened with a 4–0 win over Sabah but were beaten 2–0 by Atlético de Madrid. Those results make recent form, squad availability and the contest in midfield…

The China Coast Guard (CCG) said that it monitored a Philippine delivery of “living necessities” to troops stationed at Second Thomas ​Shoal yesterday, a month after the Philippines accused the CCG of obstructing a similar mission. Manila undertakes periodic missions to resupply the small unit of marines stationed aboard the BRP Sierra Madre, a grounded World War II-era warship that functions as the Philippines’ foothold at the contested shoal. In a statement yesterday that was paraphrased by Xinhua, CCG spokesperson Jiang Lue said that it had “inquired and verified the Philippine vessel conducting the delivery, and monitored the entire process.”…

Japan’s government plans to increase the quota for foreign caregivers under its Specified Skilled Worker (i) status by 20,000 slots, in a bid to prevent critical staffing shortages in nursing homes as demand rapidly outpaces original forecasts. To accommodate the surge without increasing overall foreign labor targets, officials will transfer the extra slots directly from the upcoming Employment for Skill Development program set to launch in April 2027. This temporary fix keeps the total limit at 160,700 care workers. It comes after early data showed that caregiver arrivals could pass the original 126,900 cap before March 2029. Read also: Canada freezes…

In tonight’s edition: Sudan’s brutal war continues to take a devastating regional toll, as a drone strike in Abyei reportedly kills 153 people. We speak to the UN envoy for Sudan following an emergency international meeting on the escalating crisis. Also, health authorities prepare to coordinate a response as Ebola cases emerge in Nigeria and rise in Kenya. Finally, ten years after Cameroon’s deadliest railway disaster, families of the 79 victims are still fighting for justice, saying their pain has yet to be acknowledged.

BEIJING: Beijing and Moscow hit out on Thursday at “destructive external interference” in Eurasia, in a joint statement during a visit to Russia by Premier Li Qiang where he met President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. “The two sides pointed out that destructive external interference is the primary factor currently undermining stability across the Eurasian continent,” the joint statement published by Xinhua said. “The two sides firmly condemn any acts of external coercion involving the use of force which are aimed at disrupting the process of Eurasian solidarity,” it added. “Both sides will always firmly support each other…

Anderson .Paak and Cordae are preparing to deliver their highly anticipated collaborative album, Heavy Is the Crown. The duo has officially revealed the project’s tracklist, with the album set to arrive this Friday. The announcement gives fans a closer look at the upcoming release and the producers who helped bring the project together. The collaboration brings together two artists with distinct styles and musical backgrounds. Anderson .Paak has built a reputation for blending hip-hop, R&B, funk and soul. Cordae, meanwhile, has earned recognition for his lyricism, storytelling and ability to move between traditional rap and more contemporary sounds. With Heavy…