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Japan’s Princess marries boyfriend, loses royal status. Mako Komuro exits imperial family by marrying university sweetheart, and will forego lump-sum payment of $1.3M. Princess Mako of Japan’s imperial family married her “commoner” boyfriend on Tuesday, losing her royal status. Mako married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro, both 30, and Japan’s Imperial Household Agency submitted the legal paperwork in capital Tokyo to register their marriage, Kyodo News reported. Niece of Emperor Naruhito, Princess Mako now became Mako Komuro under family registry with Komuro who called her marriage a “necessary choice” for her. Mako is the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito,…

Nigeria officially launch eNaira, the digital currency that is said to boost Nigeria’s GDP by $29 billion in 10 years. The adoption of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and its underlying technology, called block chain, can increase Nigeria’s GDP by $29billion over the next 10 years, President Muhammadu Buhari said Monday in Abuja at the official launch of the eNaira. The President also declared that the introduction of the eNaira would enable the government to send direct payments to citizens eligible for specific welfare programmes as well as foster cross border trade. He said alongside digital innovations, CBDCs can…

After spending years at Las Vegas hotel, eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have sold at auction for nearly 110 million US dollars (£80 million). The Sotheby’s auction took place at the MGM Resorts-owned Bellagio hotel and casino, where the pieces featured in its Picasso restaurant. The company said Saturday’s sale, which exceeded its high estimate with all of the works sold, would help it improve the diversity of its fine art collection. The highest price was fetched by the 1938 portrait Femme Au Beret Rouge-Orange, which depicts Picasso’s muse and lover Marie-Therese Walter, which sold for 40.5 million dollars (£29 million)…

Tesla has distributed its Q3 profit, announcing a $51 million debilitation charge on its Bitcoin property last quarter. In the course of the last year, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk has been a vocal attendant of crypto on Twitter. He consistently siphons Dogecoin, and on February 8 this year, Tesla declared it had put precisely $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. In the language of bookkeeping, a debilitation charge is a figure given to portray a decrease in the recoverable worth of a decent resource. Decreases can occur if the resource is harmed (on account of valuable actual resources), or on account of…

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President has said that Joe Biden was right to take American troops out of Afghanistan but criticized the “mess” that the U.S. withdrawal left behind. Moscow has been seeking to expand its influence in Afghanistan following the seizure of power by the Taliban and the exit of most western diplomats from Kabul. On Wednesday, a Taliban delegation took part in talks in the Russian capital about the future of the country under the so-called Moscow format, which includes India, Iran, China and Pakistan. During a question and answer session after his speech at the Valdai Discussion…

EU leaders on Thursday struggled to agree a common response to soaring energy prices, which have exposed familiar rifts over the bloc’s climate change goals and divided countries on whether the price crunch warrants an overhaul of EU energy market rules. The European Commission last week published a “toolbox” outlining the national measures governments can take and said Brussels would look into longer-term options to address price shocks. EU leaders debated those options on Thursday, but halted the talks after a few hours and planned to return to the issue after a debate on the deepening row between the EU…

Bill Clinton ‘touched by outpouring of support’ as he continues recovery. Former US president Bill Clinton has released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after being admitted to hospital in California for six days to treat an infection unrelated to Covid-19. The 75-year-old, who arrived on Sunday at his home in New York, said in the video that he was glad to be back home and that he was “so touched by the outpouring of support” he received while in hospital last week. An aide to Mr Clinton said the former president had a urological infection…

A self-taught artist, Georgia Pattos has been astonishing audiences with her amazingly intricate jewelry pieces. Winding metal wires together with jewels and pearls in the most fantastic of ways, Georgia’s complex creations look as if they were spun together through the touch of a magic wand. Georgia Pattos, however, makes all her works by hand. She utilizes the skills and knowledge passed down to her through her unique heritage. “Georgia Pattos is a direct descendant of the ancient Greek tribe, the Thracians. Her art is self-taught—hence the individuality of her portfolio. Her belief is that the knowledge and skills she…

Queen Elizabeth has “reluctantly accepted medical advice” to rest for a few days, according to a surprise announcement from Buckingham Palace that added the queen’s undisclosed ailment is “not COVID related.” The statement announced the cancellation of the 95-year-old monarch’s long-planned trip to Northern Ireland. “Her Majesty is in good spirits and is disappointed that she will no longer be able to visit Northern Ireland, where she had been due to undertake a series of engagements today and tomorrow.” The queen will rest at Windsor Castle, where she has been staying in recent days—and where she hosted maskless politicians including Prime…

The United Kingdom has advised its citizens in Nigeria to steer clear of 12 states in Nigeria, saying Boko Haram insurgents were likely to kidnap foreign nationals. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, FCDO, which announced this on in a travel advisory for its nationals weekend, said there was a high threat of kidnap throughout Nigeria for ideological, financial or political gain. The states include Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Cross River. READ ALSO: Kidnapping: Be security conscious, SSANU tells Nigerian women The advisory read: “The groups have previously shown intent…