From political outsider to Ghana’s ‘Mr Digital’

AFP Mahamudu Bawumia soared from being a political outsider to become Ghana’s second-in-command – and in December he could make history as the country’s first Muslim president. Bawumia, currently Ghana’s vice-president, was chosen by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) as their candidate for the forthcoming general election. The 61-year-old Tottenham Hotspur supporter has quite…

Indian tribes seeks to bring home ancestral remains from UK museums

Alok Kumar Kanungo Naga human remains, including skulls, were taken out of India by European colonial administrators Last month, Ellen Konyak was shocked to discover that a 19th-Century skull from the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland was up for auction in the UK. The horned skull of a Naga tribesman was among thousands of items…

China’s top financial officials set to speak at Hong Kong summit

GUANGZHOU, CHINA – APRIL 6: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng prepares for a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 6, 2024 in Guangzhou, China.  Ken Ishii | Getty Images News | Getty Images Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and several other top financial policymakers are scheduled to speak Tuesday at a global…

RBA minutes, Hong Kong summit

CNBC asked Intrepid Travel and ChatGPT to put together a two-day itinerary to Melbourne City, Australia Jackal Pan | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains buoyed by a Tesla rally, and as traders wait to watch key Chinese financial policymakers speak at an investment…

Strategist picks his top stock to buy in India right now

Indian markets have been under pressure in recent weeks, but strategist Matt Orton remains bullish on the country, revealing “one of his favorite” stocks right now. “India has been my most overweight country and that still remains the fact outside of the U.S.,” the chief market strategist at asset management firm Raymond James Investment Management told…

China’s Tencent sees opportunity in female Honor of Kings mobile gamers

Tencent’s Honor of Kings mobile game drew a record 33,000 fans to watch a final competition in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2024. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — Chinese gaming giant Tencent is betting on a rise in female players worldwide for its mobile game Honor of Kings, which rolled out to the U.S. and…

Ex-Canadian minister Irwin Cotler says he was alleged target of Iran assassination plot

Canada’s former justice minister has confirmed to the BBC he was the target of a recent Iranian assassination attempt that was foiled. Irwin Cotler’s office said he had been informed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of an Iranian-backed attempt on his life in late October. Mr Cotler, 84, is a long-time critic of…

Cruz says UN draft resolution against Israel is aimed at undermining incoming Trump admin, GOP Congress

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Trump Media in reported talks to buy crypto trading platform Bakkt, sending shares soaring

President-elect Donald Trump gestures at the Bitcoin 2024 event in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 27, 2024. Kevin Wurm | Reuters Trump Media is reportedly in “advanced talks” to buy the cryptocurrency trading firm Bakkt, the Financial Times reported Monday, citing two people with knowledge of the talks. The news sent shares of both companies soaring….

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