95,000 Japanese over 100 years – Govt

September 17, 2024

The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 — almost 90 per cent of them women — government data showed Tuesday. The figures further highlight the slow-burning demographic crisis gripping the world’s fourth-biggest economy as its population ages and shrinks. As of September 1,

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Foreign reserves hit $2.35bn net inflow — Edun

Nigeria’s foreign reserves have seen a net inflow of about $2.35bn into the Central Bank’s coffers. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, at the Corporate Customers Forum in Lagos state on Thursday. “There has been a net inflow in the first seven months of this year
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Rwanda confirms Marburg virus cases

The Rwanda Government has confirmed cases of Marburg cirus disease. In a statement on Friday, the country’s health ministry said the cases were confirmed in a “few patients” in health facilities. Marburg virus is a highly infectious haemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. It is spread to humans by fruit bats and transmitted
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