A new World Bank report says accelerating the use of digital technologies is key to creating productive jobs and boosting economic growth in Africa.
Read more: Digital technology key to employment, economic growth in Africa- World Bank
The U.S. President, Joe Biden on Monday reaffirmed the safety of deposits for American bank customers after the closure of two U.S. banks on Friday.
Read more: U.S. President Biden says customers’ deposits at failed banks safe
China’s President Xi Jinping says he wants to turn the Chinese military into a “great wall of steel”.
Read more: President Xi seeks to turn Chinese army into ‘great wall of steel’
The United States on Sunday denied claims by Iran that a prisoner swap agreement had been reached.
Read more: Washington denies Iranian claim of prisoner swap deal
The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Read more: Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey totals 48,000 – Erdogan
Xi Jinping was on Friday unanimously re-elected Chinese President.
Read more: Xi Jinping unanimously re-elected Chinese President
The British arm of collapsed U.S. lender Silicon Valley Bank has been bought by HSBC after the British government and Bank of England stepped in to “facilitate” a private sale.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said the draft migrant legislation proposed by the United Kingdom Government will result in a de facto “asylum ban”.
Read more: New UK bill will result to de factor “asylum ban” – UNHCR
