TOKYO — A missing pair of scissors caused more than 200 flights to be canceled or delayed at one of Japan’s largest airports. Employees at a store at New Chitose Airport reported the missing item on Saturday, according to a news release from the airport’s operator, Hokkaido Airports Co. Ltd. As a result, officials at […]
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McDonald’s Nigeria: Expansion into African Market From Roswell to Guantanamo Bay, wherever you are in the world, the famous Golden Arches are often not far away. McDonald’s Africa, however, is not yet fully established. There are 36,899 McDonald’s worldwide, spread across 120 countries. When you map out where McDonald’s are notHowever, it shows that there
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BERLIN (AP) — Two men are accused of planning an attack in Sweden for an Islamic State ally in response to the arson attack on copies of the Quran have been charged in Germany, where they were arrested earlier this year, prosecutors said Wednesday. The two Afghan citizens, identified only as Ibrahim MG and Ramin
FILE – Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov (left), Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu (center) and Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend a reception to mark Heroes Day at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, December 11, 2019. Former Deputy Defense Minister Gen. Dmitry Bulgakov has been detained in Moscow and remanded in custody pending an
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How Eporta is revolutionizing the interior design market Aneeqa Khan was busy shopping for furniture for her new London apartment when the idea for eporta came to her. Despite browsing websites online, visiting stores on her weekends and speaking to people who knew the interiors industry, she was struggling to find the furniture she really
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EcoCity of Kazan: a pioneer in sustainable urban development Russia is the world’s fifth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and oil and gas account for about 90% of the country’s energy production. Russia has a dubious reputation when it comes to managing environmental problems. Fossil fuels are the lifeblood of the Russian economy, inextricably linked to
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Earlier this year, a Russian general disbanded a group charged with guarding the borders of Kursk. Colonel General Alexander Lapin said the Russian military is strong enough, a security official said. Ukraine surprised Russia on August 6 with a surprise attack on Kursk. A Russian general has disbanded a group tasked with guarding Kursk’s borders
Switzerland has banned the sale and import of cherry laurel since September 1st. This is to prevent the spread of this invasive species, which is often used as a hedge. The new measure does not require growers to remove and destroy existing specimens. The plant, whose Latin name is Prunus laurocerasus, is native to Asia
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The ongoing armed conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region continues to fuel online disinformation. A widely shared Facebook post claimed the army’s deputy chief of staff recently threatened to turn against the ruling Prosperity Party. But AFP Fact Check found the footage had been digitally manipulated. In the original interview, filmed in 2020, the then-retired general
Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya, his first trip there since 2011. He was greeted by Chechnya’s self-proclaimed warlord, Ramzan Kadyrov. The visit comes as Ukraine invades Russia’s Kursk region. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Chechnya this week for the first time in 13 years. He met Chechen leader and self-proclaimed warlord
