Pension Fund Investment in the Nigerian equities market dropped by 3.2 per cent in the past four months, this comes as the appetite by PFA's for investment in government securities and bank placements increased.
A multi-ethnic food truck selling delicacies in the streets of Bologna has become a symbol of integration for women from war-torn or poor countries trying to overcome their difficult past. A non-profit, MondoDonna Association , is providing them with shelter, protection and the chance to become independent through work.
CNN Kristie Lu Stout goes inside Hong Kong's June 4th Museum to see the historic evidence that would not have survived anywhere else in China, and speaks to its organizers about how — in an era of tightening Chinese control — the memory of Tiananmen can endure.
A Taiwan restaurateur and his friends dress up as spiderman and ninja turtle while they deliver donations of lunch boxes to frontline medical staff, in an effort to put a smile on the island's healthcare workers as they deal with a sudden surge of infections.
Ashkelon (Israel) (AFP) – The Israeli Antiquities Authority reveals the remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica that dates back to the era of King Herod, the biblical Roman-Jewish king who ruled Jerusalem two millennia ago, in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.
The UK may have to delay its planned reopening later this month due to the spread of the Indian COVID-19 variant, a health expert has warned. There are fears the UK may already be experiencing a third wave, with the fast-spreading variant now accounting for the majority of new cases in the country.
NATO foreign and defence ministers meet by videolink on Tuesday, the day after the Western military alliance moved to restrict access to its headquarters for a group of Belarus officials. The decision follows Minsk's intervention last month forcing a Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius to land in Minsk in order to arrest a dissident journalist, which caused outrage in the West.
A seven-year-old boy is credited with rescuing his father and sister after swimming an hour to shore following a boating accident in Jacksonville, Florida.
The European Union plans to use €672.5 billion of its COVID recovery cash for projects that will help the bloc realise its ambition of becoming climate neutral by 2050. EU countries are gradually submitting plans to explain to Brussels how they intend to spend their share of the money.
Before “spam” became a computer term, it was an American luncheon meat that was exported and embraced by cultures around the world, especially Asians. Spam is sold in more than 40 countries worldwide, and immigrants in the U.S. are serving it – but with a twist.
Guangzhou residents stood in line in the rain to get coronavirus vaccinations amid increasing restrictions and growing concerns over an outbreak of the Indian COVID-19 variant, which is believed to be more infectious, in the region, on Monday.
Hundreds flocked to the beach in Brighton on Bank holiday Monday, as the hottest day of the year so far (25C, 77F) hit the UK. People were seen tanning on the beach and enjoying the water.
