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Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa won the men’s division at this year’s Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing the 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 22 seconds. It’s the first win at Boston for the 23-year-old. Hitting the tape at … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Boston Marathon, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Jason Hartmann, Kenya, Lelisa Desisa, Rita Jeptoo, Shalane Flanagan, Tatyana McFadden
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn says Africa’s renaissance will be realised with strengthened support of its development partners. Speaking at the opening of the 5th TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) Ministerial Preparatory Meeting here Saturday, he said the … read more »
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At least 53 people have died in a road accident north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka. Reports suggest that a bus taking passengers from a mining district to the capital collided with an oncoming truck. The bus, operated by the … read more »
Ethiopia’s London 2012 Olympic Games Marathon champion Tiki Gelana was named as the female AIMS/ASICS World Athlete of the Year for 2012 in Marugame, Japan, on Sunday (3). President Emeritus of AIMS Hiroaki Chosa and AIMS Board Member and Vice … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Ethiopia, Haile Gebrselassie, Japan, Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon, Kenya, Lornah Kiplagat, Paul Tergat, Paula Radcliffe
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Justice Abubakar Talba, just recently handed Mr. John Yusuf only a two-year jail sentence for conniving with others to defraud the office and pensioners of N27.2bn. The Judge gave him an option of fine in the sum of N750,000 for … read more »
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Tagged corruption in nigeria, Court, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ethiopia eritrea, Football Nigeria, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Judiciary, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria politics, Olusegun Obasanjo, senegal africa, World Economic Forum
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Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie, one of the greatest athletes of all time, will return to the Austrian capital and compete in the half marathon, which will be staged parallel to the Vienna City Marathon on 14 April, according to the online … read more »
Posted in Ethiopia, Other Sports, Sports
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Tagged Austria, Ethiopia, Fukuoka Marathon, Haile Gebrselassie, IAAF Road Race Label Events, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Vienna, Vienna City Marathon
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Visitors to Japan have reached pre-earthquake numbers, for the first time since the disaster struck in March last year Reports from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) show the country had 686,600 foreign visitors in June, up 1.4% from June … read more »
OSAKA AND YONEZAWA, economist IN THE north-eastern town of Yonezawa, Yoichi Funayama, owner of a photo-printing firm, has pinned signs on his shop window decrying both the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) and the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party … read more »
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Tagged Democratic Party of Japan, Hashimoto, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, Nobuteru Ishihara, Osaka, Shigeru Ishiba, Yoshihiko Noda
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It is quarter-final time at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and the first pair of ties pits two favourites for the title, against sides who managed to bounce back from opening defeats. While Japan must get to grips with Asian … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Brazil, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Korea, Korea Republic, Mexico, Nigeria, Tokyo
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Ngozi Okobi opened the scoring on the quarter-hour mark, while Desire Oparanozie extended the advantage midway through the second period. The Nigerians, backed by a buoyant and colourful band of supporters, went ahead following smart work from Francisca Ordega on … read more »
Posted in News, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged Desire Oparanozie, Ebere Orji, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Korea Republic, Nigeria, South Korea national football team, sports
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Unlike its senior counterpart, the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup is held every two years, which gives fans a regular opportunity to discover the rising stars of the game. Since the inaugural edition of the competition in 2002, only three … read more »
Shane Claiborne, a popular pacifist evangelical, recalled the 67thanniversary of Hiroshima by quoting the pacifist remarks of a Catholic priest who, having served as a chaplain in the Pacific during World War II, 40 years later regretted his military service. … read more »
Japan cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10- man Egypt at Old Trafford on Saturday to reach the semifinals of the men’s Olympic soccer tournament. Kensuke Nagai got Japan off the mark in the 14th minute before Saad Samir’s straight … read more »
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Top-flight success is a taste not easily forgotten, something the young ladies of Ghana’s U-20 women’s national team can testify to. Two years ago in Germany, the Black Princesses surpassed all expectations by making their debut appearance at the finals … read more »
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World champion Japan drew 0-0 with South Africa on Tuesday in Olympic women’s soccer, a result the coach said he was playing for to avoid having to travel to Scotland for the quarterfinals. The outcome left Japan second in Group … read more »
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Short-handed Morocco held on for a 2-2 draw against Honduras in the Group D opener at the Olympics on Thursday. Morocco left back Zakarya Bergdich received a straight red card in the 71st minute for kicking Mario Martinez in the … read more »
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Japan pulled off the first shock of the Olympic football competition by beating 10-man Spain 1-0 at Hampden Park. Spain were second favourites for gold having won the last three major tournaments, as well as last year’s European Under-21 Championship. … read more »
Posted in Olympics
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One more goal and Canada could have kicked off the 2012 Summer Olympics with a comeback story. Thanks to an incredible defensive play and a gorgeous offensive effort, a deficit that could have been three was one. Suddenly, the Canadians … read more »
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UAE Rugby face a battle for survival in the HSBC Asian 5 Nations (A5N) Top 5 competition when they take on Kazakhstan at The Sevens on Friday. Kick-off is scheduled for 4pm in what is billed as a relegation battle … read more »
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari yesterday visited the camp of the U-20 Women National Team urging the girls to maintain the right spirit that will see them qualify for the 2012 FIFA Women’s World Cup holding … read more »
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, African news, FIFA Womens World Cup, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Mali, Nigeria, Nigeria Football Federation, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria soccer news, travel to africa, Zimbabwe
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As the United States attempts to convince North Korea to cancel a planned launch of an ICBM that is supposed to put a satellite in orbit, several Far East nations are making preparations to intercept the missile if it flies … read more »
Posted in Asia, Global Issues
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Tagged Africa news, African news, China, Delta Air Lines, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Kim, North Korea, South Korea, United Nations Security Council resolution, United States
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Wayne MADSEN Between Japan, still reeling financially and psychologically from the 2011 triple whammy of a mega-quake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant meltdown, and China, which is increasingly feeling middle class discontent arising from the global economic super-recession, lies what … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Barack Obama, China, Expo 2012, IndepthAfrica, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, United States, Yeosu
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Niger will push ahead with a plan to develop civilian nuclear energy in partnership with other West African peers despite recent accidents including Fukushima, the country’s president said on Monday. “We have said that in the long term, we will … read more »
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Tagged Areva, Fukushima, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Japan, Mahamadou Issoufou, Niamey, Niger, Nuclear Power, The Tokyo Electric Power Company
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November 3, 2011 by benim
Bangui – The Central African Republic on Thursday threatened to dispute a contract with French nuclear giant Areva if the company froze a uranium mining project in the country. “We reserve the right to dispute the contract with this company … read more »
Posted in CAR, Central Africa, News
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Tagged Areva, Bakouma, Economy of France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Japan, Niger, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pan African News, Southern Africa, uranium, West Africa
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The mass failure of Junior High School students at this year’s national examination, a worsening trend over the past couple of years, has sent educationists, parents, the mass media and Accra scrambling for answers. Is it the quality of teachers? … read more »
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Tagged Accra, Akan language, Ghana, Ghanaian Chronicle, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Japan, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 28, 2011 by benim
Tokyo – All three damaged reactors at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are below the boiling point, paving the way to bring them to a state of cold shutdown by the end of the year, the operator of … read more »
September 9, 2011 by benim
Japanese markets closed lower Friday, while the U.S. dollar is virtually unchanged in trading against the Japanese yen. Tokyo’s Nikkei index lost over one-half of one percent to finish at 8,738. The dollar was selling at 77.50 yen, a loss … read more »
September 5, 2011 by benim
Western Japan struggled Monday in the aftermath of Typhoon Talas, which swept across the area with record rainfall that triggered landslides and flooding, killing at least 22 people and leaving 51 missing, local authorities said. “I have been working for … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Japan, Japan Meteorological Agency, Kii Peninsula, Nachikatsuura Wakayama, Nara Prefecture, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Search and rescue, Shikoku, Southern Africa, Wakayama Prefecture, West Africa
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What do Malawi, Ethiopia and Mozambique have in common? Well, they’re dirt poor but their finances are in tiptop shape. They know how to balance their budgets and prudently live within their meagre means. And Japan, the US and Ireland? … read more »
Japan Tobacco said it would buy all shares of Haggar Cigarette & Tobacco Factory Ltd of Sudan and South Sudan in a deal worth about $450 million, as part of a push to bolster its presence in emerging markets. Haggar, … read more »
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Japan, Japan Tobacco, North Africa, Pan African News, Philip Morris International, Reuters, South Sudan, Southern Africa, Southern Sudan, Sudan, Tobacco, West Africa
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