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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has raised book and research allowances for tertiary staff from GH¢408 million to GH¢610 million for 2025. The increase follows strike threats from three major teacher unions protesting delayed payments. Iddrisu addressed the 22nd UTAG Biennial Conference on...

Cassie Ventura relocated her family from New York before Sean Combs faces sentencing this week for transportation for prostitution convictions. The singer testified for four days about physical and sexual abuse during their 11-year relationship. Prosecutors seek 11 years in prison, while defense...

Zimbabwe plans to implement a National Trade Tariff Policy that establishes clear regulations for protecting domestic manufacturers while meeting regional trade commitments. The Competition and Tariff Commission presented the framework during a Bulawayo workshop on Tuesday aimed at advancing...

Zimbabwe launches a nationwide campaign against smuggled agricultural inputs before the summer planting season. The Fertiliser, Farm Seed and Remedies Institute partners with police and revenue authorities to inspect border posts and retail outlets from October through January. Officials will...

Zimbabwe seeks 1.42 billion dollars in foreign investment to expand agricultural production across multiple crop and livestock sectors. Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos outlined government policies to Danish business representatives during meetings in Harare on Monday. The initiative aims to...

Zimbabwe crushed Tanzania by 113 runs at Harare Sports Club to finish their group stage unbeaten in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier. Brian Bennett scored 111 runs off 60 balls to become the youngest player worldwide at 21 to hit centuries across all three cricket formats. Brad Evans...

The South African Football Association expressed disappointment after FIFA stripped Bafana Bafana of three points for using an ineligible player against Lesotho during a March World Cup qualifier. The ruling dropped South Africa to second place in their group behind Benin with two matches...

Zimbabwe's women's cricket team defeated the United Arab Emirates by 35 runs in the third one-day international at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The Lady Chevrons recovered from 46 for four wickets through a 113-run partnership between Loryn Phiri and Josephine Nkomo to post 203 for seven...

Kaitano Tembo has rejoined Zimbabwe's national soccer team as assistant coach under German manager Michael Nees. The former captain made his Africa Cup of Nations debut with the Warriors in 2004 and earned 34 international caps during his playing career. He brings extensive knowledge of South...

Polish authorities detained former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro at Warsaw's Chopin Airport on Monday and compelled him to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating the deployment of Pegasus spyware. Ziobro served as Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General from 2015 to 2023...

Ukraine has requested that major Western media companies, such as YouTube and Spotify, modify their recommendation systems to display less Russian-language content to Ukrainian audiences. Language ombudsman Elena Ivanovskaya told RBC-Ukraine that Russian content serves as soft power, influencing...

Chinese technology firms have generated 550,000 jobs in Bangladesh through investments in telecommunications and manufacturing sectors. Huawei and ZTE expanded their mobile networks across the country, while Chinese smartphone makers controlled over 90 percent of the market through local...

China built one of history's most significant economic transformations through gradual policy experiments rather than rapid market liberalization. The government initiated reforms in rural areas during the 1980s by allowing families to retain agricultural surpluses and establishing township...

Bangladesh women's cricket coach Sarwar Imran experienced a minor stroke on Monday in Sri Lanka but returned to the squad after hospital treatment. Team manager SM Golam Faiyaz confirmed that Imran felt sudden numbness in his left leg and underwent an MRI scan that revealed the stroke. Medical...

Indigenous tribes in northeastern India oppose a proposed hydroelectric dam that New Delhi considers essential for countering Chinese water control upstream in Tibet. The Adi people face displacement from their ancestral lands along the Siang River if authorities proceed with the 280-meter...

Palestinian Ambassador Yousef SY Ramadan met with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Dhaka residence on Tuesday evening to discuss the ongoing violence in Gaza. The former prime minister condemned Israeli military operations and mourned civilian casualties while urging an immediate end to...

Rescue workers searched through collapsed concrete slabs at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, where 91 students remained missing after the structure gave way during evening prayers on Tuesday. The Al Khoziny school building fell as pupils gathered in a ground-floor mosque...

Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus urged global powers to create a concrete timeline for returning Rohingya refugees to Myanmar during a United Nations gathering in New York on Tuesday. The Nobel laureate presented seven recommendations that call for pressure on Myanmar's military and...

Bangladesh opener Saif Hassan says his priority centers on team impact rather than personal position as the squad prepares for Thursday's opening Twenty20 International against Afghanistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The 25-year-old batsman debuted in the format during 2021 against Pakistan and...

Sri Lanka recorded its steepest price increases in 14 months in September, as costs rose for food, healthcare, and education. The statistics office reported annual inflation reached 1.5 percent compared with 1.2 percent the previous month and a 0.5 percent decline one year earlier. Food expenses...