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  • Vietnamese Café Steals Spotlight In Hcmc, Where Starbucks Once Paid $29K Monthly

    An upscale Vietnamese coffee establishment has assumed control of a premium retail location on Han Thuyen Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, approximately eight months following the closure of Starbucks at this prominent site. Adored – The three-story property is currently leased by World Coffee from Vietnam for VND700 million monthly, slightly…

  • Coffee Chain Leads The Way: First To Transform Vacant Store

    A rencana proposal has been filed for an abandoned key structure in the city center that has remained unoccupied for over ten years. Jamaica Blue, a chain of eating cafes, is set to occupy a portion of the Grimwades building located on Cornhill in Ipswich. This space has remained unoccupied since 2012. The organization…

  • Nightingale Hospital Sends Vital Medical Supplies To Volta Regional Hospital: An International Aid Story

    By Edward Williams (Hohoe, V/R) – On May 8th, the Nightingale Hospital from Marylebone, London made a generous donation of multiple boxes filled with medical supplies to the Volta Regional Hospital located in Hohoe. This contribution aims at improving the provision of high-quality healthcare services. They comprised seven boxes of face shields, fourteen boxes…

  • Rto-1 Cracks Down On Pos Violations: 3 Outlets Shut Down

    The Federal Board of Revenue’s Regional Tax Office-1 (RTO-1) has intensified efforts against non-compliance with the Point of Sale (PoS) regulations, resulting in the closure of three establishments on Friday for failing to integrate their systems with FBR’s PoS Invoicing System. According to an official statement obtained here, RTO-1 personnel initiated operations at Stadium…

  • Niger Crisis: Bandits Slay Vigilantes, Demand Ransom After Killing Hostage’S Wife

    Two vigilantes were killed and another injured during a gun battle with bandits in Wamba, Mariga LGA of Niger State. As reported by local informants, the group of well-armed robbers, numbering in the hundreds and traveling via motorbikes, encountered members of civilian defense groups, leading to multiple injuries and losses on both sides. The…

  • Telecel Healthfest Reveals Hidden Typhoid Surge In Lawra

    More than 60 percent of individuals who were screened for typhoid tested positive during the Telecel Ghana Foundation’s Healthfest event in Lawra within the Upper West Region. From the 250 individuals who underwent testing, an alarming 158 turned out to be carriers of the waterborne bacterial infection without their knowledge, most not exhibiting any…

  • Traders Suffer Losses As Fire Engulfs Powa Mall In Ibadan – Intl. Ed.

    Merchants at the Police Officers’ Wives (POWA) Mall continue to grieve over the catastrophic blaze that resulted in substantial losses amounting to millions of naira worth of merchandise and property in Yemetu, within the Ibadan North Local Government Area. As per trustworthy information, the distressing event commenced in one of the stores around 2:09…

  • Paul Kanneh Wrotto Unveils State-Of-The-Art Health Center In Logan Town: An International Edition Exclusive (English)

    In a bid to improve access to quality healthcare, Paul Kanneh Wrotto, a longtime resident of Logan Town, on Saturday dedicated the Building Youth Around the World Medical Center–a state-of-the-art facility aimed at addressing critical health needs in the Jacket community and neighboring areas. The dedication ceremony, held on May 3 in Bushrod Island’s…

  • Fire-Damaged Beni Makada Market Slow To Rebuild, Traders Remain Uncertain

    Almost three months following the destructive blaze that swept through the Beni Makada versi market in Tangier, officials have finished restoring approximately 200 stores with slight damages. However, rebuilding the area most heavily impacted, which includes over 80 shops, has only recently commenced. A high-ranking municipal officer, requesting confidentiality, informed AR that “rehabilitating the…

  • Lg Electronics Launches Solar Borehole Project In Delta

    LG Electronics Nigeria has launched a solar-driven borehole in the Illah community within the Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. They commend this initiative as an answer to long-standing water shortages and related health issues faced by locals. As per an official announcement, LG implemented this undertaking as part of their Corporate…