On September 19, Ambassador Han Jing paid a courtesy call on H.E. Azim Yarahmedov, Russian Ambassador to Zambia, and had a cordial conversation on topics of common interest. Amb. Han said that under the leadership of the two heads of state, China and Russia have continuously enriched and consolidated the comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era, strengthened strategic coordination in international affairs, and jointly practiced true multilateralism. China and Zambia are implementing the outcomes of the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which Zambian President Haikainde Hichilema recently attended. China is ready to work with…
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Turkish giants Galatasaray have now completed the signing of another Nigerian footballer for the 2024/2025 season.Super Falcons of Nigeria defender Tosin Demehin is the latest footballer to have joined the Turkish Super League giants, Galatasaray. On Monday, September 23, 2024, the Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi officially unveiled Demehin as their latest signing.Demehin signed a one-year contract, which will see her play for Galatasaray during the 2024/2025 season. Following the completion of the transfer, she was introduced on the club’s social media platforms, proudly donning the Galatasaray jersey.Demehin’s football journey began in the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL),…
Nothing is ever easy for the Pac-12.The conference’s future is again in doubt two weeks after appearing to rise from the ashes with four commitments from Mountain West programs Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Fresno State on Sept. 12. On Monday, several American Athletic and Mountain West Conference programs confirmed their commitments to their current conferences.AAC members Tulane, Memphis, UTSA and South Florida announced they won’t leave for the Pac-12 early on Monday, followed by ESPN college football insider Pete Thamel sharing that Air Force, San Jose State and UNLV will remain in the MWC. Thamel added…
The move is a significant escalation in US restrictions on Chinese vehicles, software and components.The United States Department of Commerce has proposed prohibiting key Chinese software and hardware in connected vehicles on American roads due to national security concerns, a move that would in effect bar Chinese cars and trucks from the US market. The planned regulation, proposed on Monday, would also force American and other major automakers in years ahead to remove key Chinese software and hardware from vehicles in the US. President Joe Biden’s administration has raised concerns about data collection on US drivers and infrastructure by connected…
NYC welcomes UN General Assembly The 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly is descending on New York City this week, meaning a whole lot of changes and disruptions for New Yorkers as over 140 world leaders arrive in Manhattan. NEW YORK CITY – Major traffic and delays are expected around Midtown, as the high-level week of the UN General Assembly gets underway. JUMP TO: STREET CLOSURES l LIVE TRAFFIC MAP l GRIDLOCK ALERT DAYS If you live or work on the east side of Manhattan, be prepared for street closures, detours and a lot of gridlock traffic. Checkpoints…
OTTAWA, Canada – Over the weekend, Mary Ng, minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, concluded her participation in the 13th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Ministers-Canada Consultation, in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). During the consultation, minister Ng highlighted the progress Canada and ASEAN member states have made toward an ASEAN-Canada free trade agreement, and underscored the importance of intensifying efforts to conclude the agreement negotiations in 2025. At the meeting, minister Ng and ASEAN partners discussed the increased trade and economic cooperation since the launch of Canada-ASEAN Strategic Partnership a year ago, including…
New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger’s worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost children’s health and nutrition, especially in the face of the global climate crisis. The Goalkeepers report, “A Race to Nourish a Warming World,” projects that without immediate global action, climate change will condemn an additional 40 million children to stunting and…
The owner of AS Roma Dan Friedkin has now completed the purchase of a top Premier League club as the 2024/2025 club football season continues. American billionaire Dan Friedkin, owner of AS Roma, has finalized an agreement to purchase of the Premier League club, Everton from the club’s majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri.Former owner, Moshiri, who has been seeking to sell his stake in the struggling Premier League club for several years, nearly completed a sale earlier in 2024 to Miami-based 777 Partners. However, that deal fell through, allowing new buyers to step in. Friedkin, after initially entering exclusive talks to…
It was clear in the Miami Dolphins’ 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday that as long as they have a question mark at quarterback, their on-field product is going to be awfully hard to watch.Starting QB Tua Tagovailoa is sidelined for at least the next three games (and possibly longer if the team wants to protect Tagovailoa from himself), and the Dolphins should think long and hard about acquiring another signal-caller if they don’t want their playoff hopes to slip away before the Thanksgiving holiday. With Tagovailoa out, here are three passers Miami should consider trading for who…
A system of storms in the Caribbean is forecast to develop into Hurricane Helene by the middle of this week.Parts of Cuba and Mexico are under a hurricane watch as a storm system is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane in the next few days as it moves north towards the southern coast of the United States, weather forecasters have said. The system of showers and thunderstorms is expected to develop into Hurricane Helene by midweek as it approaches the Gulf Coast of northern Florida in the US, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “It could be a…