The preliminary group net income at German reinsurance firm Hannover Re grew to €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion) from last year’s €0.78 billion, the company reported on Wednesday. It said the results were in line with expectations. Earnings before interest …
FG to establish six cancer treatment centres
The Federal Government has said it will establish six new cancer treatment centres in teaching hospitals across the geopolitical zones of the country. Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, made the disclosure in Abuja on…
Second bombing in hours kills 10 ahead of Pakistan vote
A second bombing within hours of the first one targeted a campaign office in south-western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing 10 people and wounding a dozen others, local officials said. The bombing hit the region of Killa Saifullah in the province of Balo…
German education minister calls for consequences to anti-Semitism
After an attack on a Jewish student in Berlin, German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger has called on universities to take firm action. Anti-Semitism must have clear consequences, the minister told the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) in a…
Germany’s Siemens Energy reports first quarter profit
Germany’s energy technology company Siemens Energy reported a profit in its first quarter. The company’s first quarter net income attributable to shareholders was €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) or €1.78 per share compared to a loss of €473 million or €0.6…
Profit up in first nine months for Japan’s Suzuki Motor
Profit rose in the first nine months of its financial year for Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motor Corporation compared with the same period of the previous year. Suzuki Motor reported on Wednesday that its attributable profit for nine months grew 8% to 198…
Deal Town manager Steve King uses some local insight to find out about Bridgwater United ahead of massive last-16 FA Vase away tie
Boss Steve King has managed to find out plenty about Deal’s weekend hosts for their massive FA Vase tie – thanks to a little help from some friends. King’s title-chasing Southern Counties East Premier Division Hoops will set off on Friday afternoon for…
Boss Mark Stimson highlights a lack of fitness as a major issue at Margate and accepts everyone at the club is now ‘desperate’ for an overdue victory amid lengthy winless run
Boss Mark Stimson has highlighted a lack of fitness as a major issue at Margate and accepted everyone at the club is now “desperate” for an overdue win. Relegation-threatened Gate lost 4-1 at home to Dulwich in Isthmian Premier last weekend to extend t…
Link building connecting teminal 1 and 2 inaugurated at Bhubaneswar Airport
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Auguring passenger convenience, the new link building constructed between terminals T1 (Domestic) and T2 (International) for integrated operations at Biju Patnaik International (BPI) Airport, Bhubaneswar, was inaugu…
“When I heard the story, I felt that I had to make it”: Kiran Rao on ‘Laapataa Ladies’
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 7 (ANI): Filmmaker Kiran Rao is currently busy promoting her upcoming directorial project ‘Laapataa Ladies’ which stars Ravi Kishan, Pratibha Ranta, Sparsh Shrivastav, and Nitanshi Goel in key roles. During an int…