US comedian Dave Chappelle, whose latest Netflix special sparked a transgender backlash, has hit back at those he says want to “cancel” him. Chappelle posted on Instagram that he was willing to meet members of the transgender community, amid criticism his comedy show was transphobic. He also invited viewers to decide whether he had been […]
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China locks down city of four million over COVID-19 cases
China placed a city of four million under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus spike, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies. Beijing imposed strict border controls after the new coronavirus was first detected in China in late 2019, slowing the number of cases to a […]
E-Naira will have far-reaching implications for banking sector – Economists
Economists have said that the e-Naira, when rolled out, will have far-reaching implications for the future of the banking sector in Nigeria. The experts, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said whether the launch would be salutary or destabilizing would depend on how it is implemented. President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday […]
Blue Origin: Jeff Bezos unveils plans for ‘space business park’
Blue Origin, the space tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has announced plans to launch a commercial space station. Bosses said on Monday that they hope to operate the station, named “Orbital Reef,” by the end of the decade. Promotional material released by the company claims the station will be a “mixed-use business […]
Facebook earns $9bn despite whistleblower scandal
Facebook has posted better-than-expected profits for the third quarter, as it continues to face bad press over leaked internal documents. The social media giant made $9bn (£6.5bn) of profit in the three months to September, up from $7.8bn last year. However, it was hit by a new privacy update to Apple’s iOS 14 operating system, […]
U.S.-based organisation to build women domestic violence shelters across Nigeria
Miss Africa Tri State (MATS), a pageant organisation based in the U.S., says it will build shelters across all the states in Nigeria to cater for the victims of domestic violence. Ms Olamide Talabi, the President of the organisation, who disclosed this at the 11th edition of MATS pageant in New Jersey, said a domestic […]
Sudan Prime Minister arrested and detained amid reports of an apparent coup
Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdallah have been arrested and taken to an undisclosed location, the prime minister’s economic advisor Adam Hireka told CNN Monday, in events that bore the hallmarks of an apparent coup. The country’s Ministry of Information said earlier on Monday that Hamdok had been placed under house […]
Evergrande says it has resumed work on 10 stalled projects
Shares of embattled Chinese developer Evergrande rose Monday after it said it had resumed work on more than 10 projects, as it sought to soothe fears about its debt struggles. The liquidity crisis at one of the nation’s biggest property developers has hammered investor sentiment, rattled China’s crucial real estate market and fueled talk of […]
James Michael Tyler: Friends stars show ‘gratitude’ for Gunther actor
Friends stars including Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Matt LeBlanc have paid tribute to James Michael Tyler, who starred as Gunther in the sitcom, after he died at the age of 59. Tyler was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2018. Aniston said the show “would not have been the same” without Tyler’s performance as […]
Amnesty to close Hong Kong offices over National Security Law
Amnesty International will shut its offices in Hong Kong over a recently-imposed national security law. The human rights group said the law, imposed by China, makes it “effectively impossible” for them to operate. Amnesty has had a presence in Hong Kong for more than 40 years, and now runs two offices there – one focused […]