It was a jubilation night as reports emerged that the 24 schoolgirls who were abducted at the Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state, were rescued.
The Tinubu administration has introduced several loan and grant schemes to help Nigerians cope with economic hardship, unemployment, and rising poverty levels.
Thursday's release of action-adventure epic "Assassin's Creed Shadows" marks a make-or-break moment not just for struggling French games heavyweight Ubisoft, but for the entire European gaming ecosystem. The company is falling back on its longtime major money-spinner "Assassin's Creed" to pull it from the doldrums, this time with an episode set in medieval Japan.
Spain is aiming to tap its unexplored strategic mining resources as the European Union urgently seeks to ramp up production, but local resistance could frustrate the government's plans. The European Union is anxious to turbocharge production of these resources to reduce its dependence on external suppliers, particularly China, which dominates much of the market for renewable energy equipment.
Rafayel's girlfriends went all out to celebrate their lover's birthday, renting malls across China for parties, decorating high-speed trains with his photos, and even staging a dazzling drone show.
Most Asian equities rose Thursday after US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell suggested any increase in consumer prices caused by tariffs would likely be short-lived, even as the central bank slashed its growth outlook and hiked inflation expectations.
Chinese tariffs on Canadian products including rapeseed oil and pork come into effect Thursday, with an industry lobby warning the new levies will have a "devastating impact" on farmers. Canadian industry leaders have warned they would be hit hard by the fresh tariffs.
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang expressed confidence Wednesday that the artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant can handle US President Donald Trump's trade war. Nvidia is not expecting tariffs to significantly affect its financial performance in the short term, according to Huang.
President Donald Trump's administration advanced another major US natural gas export project on Wednesday, handing oil companies a win the same day as a White House meeting with industry executives. "It comes on the same day as Trump welcomes oil and gas industry donors to the White House to brag about the favors he's done them -– clear evidence of who this administration actually serves."
Argentina's Congress on Wednesday gave President Javier Milei the green light to reach a new IMF loan agreement, on top of the $44 billion Buenos Aires already owes the lender. The EFF serves to refinance Argentina's debt, to help it pay off the $44-billion loan negotiated under center-right president Mauricio Macri in 2018.
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