Anti-immigrant activist Ngizwe Mchunu faced heavy backlash after a courtroom video from his LGBT hate trial speech emerged, showing him admitting to being jobless.
South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing that their skills are vital for protecting local jobs.
A Cambodian conglomerate whose founder has had more than $15 billion of allegedly ill-gotten assets seized said it "categorically rejects" claims he amassed his fortune running an internet scam empire. US investigators seized around $15 billion worth of Bitcoin they allege are criminal proceeds -- the largest forfeiture action in the Justice Department's history.
Equities rose in Asia on Wednesday as the US shutdown nears an end and after fresh jobs data boosted the chances of a third successive Federal Reserve interest rate cut. Adding to the upbeat mood was expectations for a Fed rate cut in December after data from private payrolls firm ADP showed US companies shed 11,250 jobs per week on average in the four weeks ended October 25.
Syrupy aromas drift across the guarded compound of Bangladesh's only licensed distillery, a state-owned producer posting record profits in the Muslim-majority nation, where Islamists are staging a political comeback. Carew provides the only source of regulated liquor -- alongside a separate brewery producing Hunter, Bangladesh's only beer, owned by the Jamuna Group conglomerate.
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