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The Punch 

PoS transactions hit N6.23tn in seven months

Point of Sale transactions in Nigeria totalled N6.23tn between January and July 2024, according to data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System. This marks a 7.4 per cent decline compared to the N6.79tn recorded in the same period in 2023, reflecting changes in consumer behaviour and spending patterns. A breakdown of the NIBSS data shows

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Business Standard 

Hurricane Milton growing stronger as it blows toward Florida's Tampa Bay

Hurricane Milton quickly intensified on Sunday and is on track to become a major hurricane with the Tampa Bay area in its sights, putting Florida on edge and triggering evacuation orders along a coast still reeling in Helene's aftermath. While forecast models vary widely, the most likely path suggests Milton could make landfall on Wednesday in the Tampa Bay area and remain a hurricane as it moves across central Florida into the Atlantic Ocean, forecasters said. That would largely spare other southeastern states ravaged by Hurricane Helene... Читать дальше...

Cyprus Mail 

Refugeedom: always emotive, always with us

By Gavin Jones Refugeedom is an emotive, complex subject which brings out the best and worst in people and has done so ever since I can remember. The statistics are damning: there are approximately 120 million who have been forcibly displaced worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence and violations of human rights. This […]

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Forward Nils Hoglander signs 3-year contract with Canucks

(Photo credit: Bob Frid-Imagn Images) The Vancouver Canucks signed left wing Nils Hoglander to a three-year, $9 million contract Sunday. Hoglander, 23, scored a career-high 24 goals and added 12 assists in 80 games last season. The new deal will begin in the 2025-26 season because Hoglander has one season remaining on a two-year, $2.2 million contract that he signed with the Canucks in July 2023. All of Hoglander's goa

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

'Meri English khatam ho gayi': Siraj ran away saying

Stories from India's T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year continue to entertain fans, with Axar Patel's backstage story about a funny English interview mishap involving himself and Siraj drawing laughter on a comedy show. The duo struggled while their former teammate Dinesh Karthik, who is now an expert commentator, interviewed them in English.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (sport) 

Tomljanovic clinches Hong Kong title

Ajla Tomljanovic has clinched her second WTA125 title in 12 months, winning the inaugural Prudential Hong Kong.

RIA Novosti  

Member of American Communist Party Thinks US Has 'No Semblance of Democracy'

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The executive chairman of the American Communist Party (ACP), Haz Al Din, believes that there is "no semblance of democracy" in the United States at the moment, as the US administration does whatever it wants and those who oppose it are persecuted by the government.

Scoop 

Three Arrested For Burglary, Hamilton

A search of the vehicle located a number of items relating to multiple burglaries across the Waikato District, along with the seizure of drug utensils.

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Stranded Himalayan climbers rescued after two days

Teams have rescued two mountain climbers who were trapped 20,000 feet high in the Himalayas for two days after a rope that was being used to hoist their provisions snapped.