Mogadishu (HOL) — The Chinese Embassy in Somalia announced on Wednesday that it will offer financial awards to the top 50 students in Somalia's National Examinations in 2024. The awards, ranging from $1,000 to $400, aim to enhance the friendship between China and Somalia and invest in Somalia's future, according to Chen Wendi, Chargé d'Affaires of the Chinese Embassy.

The Toronto Police Hate Crime Unit is investigating after a cube van was seen driving around the city playing an 'Islamaphobic' video.

[New Times] It is only a few days before the curtains rise on the presidential and parliamentary campaigns that are scheduled to begin on Saturday, June 22, and run for three weeks until mid-July, before the 2024 elections take place.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali Ministry of Education has deployed exam staff and materials to designated school locations throughout the country, amid hundreds of Somali students in Adan-Yabal, Harardhere, and Elder, recently liberated districts will set exams for the first time in 33 years.

Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's economy is expected to grow by 3.1% in 2023, rebounding from a 2.4% increase in 2022. The recovery is driven by improved weather conditions and policy reforms aimed at reaching the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Completion Point.

Attorney General Keith Ellison's office said the cases involve false documentation, billing for services not provided and taking kickbacks, among other crimes.

A new radio drama series has captured the attention of Malawi with its compelling storyline of love, faith, betrayal, and examination of sexual and reproductive health rights and laws. Entitled Fupa Lokakamiza, the radio play is broadcast on Times Radio every Thursday at 8:30 pm, and it revolves around protagonist Linda, a devoted Born-Again Christian, […] The post Malawi falls in love with a new radio drama where love, faith, betrayal, and sexual health converge  appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

World Vision in partnership with Malawi Council for Disability Affairs (MACODA) has challenged the media to sensitize people on the new Persons with Disability Act. The new act replaces the old one which has been in operation since 2012. Speaking during a three-day Media training on Persons with Disability Act 2024 in Salima, World Vision […] The post Media challenged to sensitize the public on new Persons with Disability law appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has welcomed the appointment of Justice Annabel Mtalimanja as the new Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson replacing Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale whose tenure expired. President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has also appointed Rev. Phillip P.J. Kambulire and Dr. Limbikani Kamlongera as Commissioners replacing Dr. Anthony Mkumbwa and Olivia Mchanju Liwewe […] The post NAP welcomes Chakwera’s appointment of new MEC Chair Justice Mtalimanja, Commissioners Kambulire and Kamlongera appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

According to Pham Minh Chinh, relations between the two countries are based on the principles of equality and mutual benefit

To Lam emphasized that friendship between Russia and Vietnam «was built by many generations of leaders and people» of the two countries

«They are a maritime power and they are naturally interested in strengthening their naval forces,» the director of Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation said

«Russia attaches great importance to issues of further strengthening the traditionally friendly Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive relations of strategic partnership,» the Russian leader stressed

In November 2023, at a summit in San Francisco, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries, including Vietnam and Russia, endorsed reform of the WTO to improve its performance

SINGAPORE — Wanting to talk to women, a man hatched a plan to soil their clothes with a mixture of his urine and flour so that he could have an opportunity to break the ice between them and him. On June 20, Tan Jun Hao, a 31-year-old Malaysian, was fined $1,200 after he pleaded guilty to using criminal force on one of the women. He followed a 26-year-old woman as she was going up an escalator from Nicoll Highway MRT station at around 8.30pm on April 9. He then squirted the mixture, which he had earlier mixed in a small plastic bottle, on her dress as she was walking along a nearby overhead bridge. Instead of stopping to talk to the woman after that, he walked past her. She initially thought that the mixture was bird droppings due to its smell, and the stain grew bigger when she tried to wipe it off with tissue paper. Deputy Public Prosecutor Yap Jia Jun said: «The accused intended to squirt the mixture on the clothes of ladies, especially young ladies wearing dark-coloured bottoms, and then alert them that their clothes had been dirtied. »He wanted to create opportunities for him to talk to these ladies."

Corporate service providers, real estate, casinos as well as precious stones and metals are among the non-banking sectors that pose higher money laundering risks to Singapore, indicated the updated Money Laundering National Risk Assessment published on Thursday (Jun 20). The banking sector, which includes wealth management, was assessed to pose the highest money-laundering risk to the country. But some designated non-financial businesses and professions also pose high risks. Corporate service providers, for example, provide upstream services such as incorporation of companies and «are linked to the misuse of legal persons in some instances», said the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance and Monetary Authority of Singapore in a joint press release. Another higher-risk sector is licensed trust companies, which may deal with customers with risks of corruption or tax evasion. Such companies also deal with complex legal structures and handle high-value, cross-border transactions.

India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe commissioned the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo. The project, funded by a USD 6 million grant from India, aims to enhance maritime safety in the region.

NASA and ISRO are collaborating on a joint effort with an ISRO astronaut aboard the International Space Station to advance Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) initiatives for human spaceflight and Earth's benefit.

For several decades, the South China Sea has been the confrontation zone over the territorial belonging of certain islands, where significant hydrocarbon reserves had been discovered

The Russian leader also noted that the political dialogue is intensive and meaningful

The SVR dismissed Zelensky’s latest claims about «bringing Russia to its knees,» calling them laughable

The Russian president noted that at today's negotiations considerable attention was paid to trade and investment interaction

The Russian and Vietnamese presidents have held bilateral talks at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi

The long-awaited documentary has finally arrived on Netflix to the delight of fans - and the positive reviews are already flooding in on social media.

If history is any indication, unionized LCBO workers will not walk off the job on July 5 when they are due to be in a legal strike position. But the Ford government’s plan to allow all grocery and convenience stores in Ontario to sell beer, wine and ready-to-drink cocktails looms large over the negotiations.

The upcoming Toronto-St. Paul’s federal byelection will be a critical test for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his party — a bellwether indicating how the party is faring in an area of the country where Liberals have performed well for decades.

A recently-published study examined samples from more than 800 polar bears and grizzlies in Canada, Alaska and Greenland. To researchers' surprise, a family of bears in the N.W.T. were the only hybrids detected — meaning hybridization is rare. But it is expected to happen more often.

The Canadian economy is awash in contradictions. Progress has been made in the fight against inflation. The economy has dodged a recession. But unemployment is rising, consumer spending is expected to slow further and the Bank of Canada has a laundry list of things it's worried about.

The theft of 400 kilograms of gold from Toronto's Pearson Airport in April 2023 played out like a Hollywood movie. But even after police charged 12 men in connection with the heist, tens of millions in gold is still missing, raising the question of whether investigators have really cracked the case.

China is urging India to resume direct passenger flights halted for four years due to a border dispute. While China seeks to boost overseas travel, India resists amid ongoing tensions and scrutiny of Chinese businesses. Resuming flights could benefit both economies but hinges on improved bilateral relations.