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Biarritz, FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron has rebuked Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro for "extraordinarily rude" insults against his wife Brigitte on Facebook.  The comments come as the G7 summit was wrapping up in Biarritz and as France put pressure on Brazil for its handling of fires in the Amazon. French President Emmanuel Macron on the final day of the G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, 26 August 2019. Image: REUTERS. "He has made some extraordinarily rude comments about my wife,"  Macron told a press conference in Biarritz on Monday. "It's sad. It's sad him, most of all, but also for Brazilians. I have much affection and respect for the Brazilian people, and I hope that very quickly they will have a president who behaves like one,”  the French president said. In a comment to a video Bolsonaro posted on his Facebook page of aircraft fighting widespread fires in the Amazon jungle , a follower of the Brazilian pre...

After becoming  the first defender to win the UEFA Men's Best Player award, Virgil van Dijk stressed that his success did not come overnight. "I wasn't 18 and went straight to the top," the Dutch defender said. "I had to work every step of the way. It's been a long road and it's part of my journey. I'm very proud to get this trophy. It's credit to everyone who has helped me." "I need to thank all my teammates, without them I would not achieve what I have achieved." But what van Dijk did not mention in his speech was that his journey to the top had one major hurdle that he had to overcome. Aged just 20 at the time and playing for FC Groningen Van Dijk's career, and more worryingly, life, was nearly over after a minor illness turned very serious. "He took ill after an Eredivisie game against Excelsior but officials thought it was just common sickness until later it emerged he had appendicitis, peri...

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed (R) during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama on August 29, 2019. Image: JIJI PRESS / AFP Yokohama, JAPAN:   Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects some blame for damaging the finances of developing nations. Addressing leaders from several African nations at a development conference in Yokohama, Shinzo Abe stressed Tokyo was promoting "quality" infrastructure exports and investments, supported by Japan's government-backed institutions. "What should the government do to encourage (entrepreneurs) to exercise their skills?" Abe asked the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). If partner countries are deeply in debt, it i...

Accra, GHANA: Ghanaians should expect the first-ever locally assembled Toyota car by August next year, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Ichiro Kashitani, has said. Mr. Kashitani said this when he met the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in Japan. The meeting which happened on Thursday, August 29 was to sign an MoU between the Government of Ghana and Toyota Tsusho Corporation for the establishment of a Toyota and Suzuki Assembly Plant in Ghana. Thanking the government of President Akufo-Addo for its help and support towards the realisation of this project, Mr. Ichiro Kashitani stated that “we consider the project of the assembly plant a marriage. It lasts for life, and it is a long-term project.” Imai Toshimitsu, Chief Operations Officer of the company in charge of the Africa division of Toyota Tsusho, speaking at the signing ceremony stated that the decision to set up in Ghana has been necessitated by the f...

I dunno about you, but whenever I come across a travel blogger in my social feeds, I have to tell myself their lives can't possibly be as good as they seem. After all, it is only natural to be overcome with jealousy when faced with someone who makes a living by pottering about the planet and taking nice pictures. However, while we come to expect filters and touch-ups, it's been suggested that one travel blogger's pics contain a conspicuous theme. Matt Navarra ✔ @MattNavarra This travel ‘influencer’ spookily has the same clouds in every photo. 25.5K 7:15 PM - Aug 28, 2019  ·  Penarth, Wales Twitter Ads info and privacy 8,051 people are talking about this In a tweet, Matt Navarra pointed out that in Tupi Saravia's snaps, the clouds always appear to be the same. Whether the Argentinian blogger is photographed in Indonesia, Italy or Thailand, the clouds above h...