Donald Trump may be a billionaire, but he has a sweet spot for a surprising cuisine: fast food.
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In Japan, sex drives have plunged so low that young, libido-challenged men are sometimes referred to as “soushokukei-danshi” or herbivore boys. Think that’s harsh, then consider local condom maker Sagami Rubber Industries Co., battling a shrinking, aging and now increasingly frigid Japanese clientele. It’s no wonder then that the company is getting some relief from the popularity its prophylactics are enjoying across the sea.
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The rear-view and side-view mirrors in the i8 are replaced by three cameras and a special screen to show drivers what's behind and around their cars.
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Nigerian-British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor was in Enugu state few weeks ago for the traditional wedding of his younger sister,Kandibe.
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Nigeria’s cocoa midcrop output may decline by as much as 60 percent as prolonged dry weather takes a toll on the trees, the country’s cocoa association said. “The heatwave is so severe now that flowers and buds are falling off cocoa trees in the farms,” Sayina Riman, president of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria, which groups farmers, traders and grinders, said by phone from the southeastern cocoa hub of Ikom. “The 2016 midcrop may drop by about 60 percent as a result of the ravaging effect of the long harsh harmattan weather.”
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The Ebola epidemic in West Africa exposed weaknesses in the U.K.’s arrangements for dealing with outbreaks of infectious diseases and the government must improve its preparations, a panel of lawmakers said on Monday. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies, which is intended to channel advice to the government, only met for the first time in October 2014, three months after the Cobra emergency response committee, and there were delays in surveillance of the disease, the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee said in a report published in London.
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Norway’s prime minister, finance minister and central bank governor are holding an extraordinary meeting to assess just how bad the deepening plunge in the price of oil will be for the overall economy of western Europe’s biggest petroleum producer. The premier and the finance minister will also later meet with economists on Monday to “discuss the economic situation,” according to a statement from the prime minister’s office. The meetings start at 10 a.m.
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New York and New Jersey restored transportation services on Sunday and strove to be ready for a near-normal workweek, while Washington struggled to overcome the blizzard that blanketed parts of the Mid-Atlantic region with two feet of snow. Stock, bond, and commodities markets in New York are planning to operate on regular schedules Monday, spokeswomen said. Federal offices in Washington will be closed on Monday, the Office of Personnel Management said. The House of Representatives canceled all votes scheduled for the week, and the Senate postponed to Wednesday from Tuesday a vote to confirm John M. Vazquez as a district judge for New Jersey.
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Africa’s biggest economies are taking opposite approaches on monetary policy as they struggle to cope with collapsing commodity prices and a slump in investor confidence. South Africa, Nigeria, Angola and Ghana are set to announce their first interest-rate decisions of the year this week in an environment complicated by plummeting currencies, rising inflation risks and deteriorating growth. While a record-low rand may force South African policy makers to take more aggressive action, Nigeria is set to stick to its looser policy, according to analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.
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The two leading global businessmen expressed shock that despite rapid economic growth, Nigeria has remained home to the highest number of stunted children in Africa and the second highest globally, pointing out that almost one in five Nigerian children is acutely malnourished and more than one in three children suffer from stunting.
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