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Kate Henshaw spills out venomous words for bloggers for accusing her of collecting money from Bola Tinubu and Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

As the economic woes grow, Xi appears to be turning increasingly to Mao. As people suffer from the economic decline, Xi too is resorting to clumsy rhetoric

In 1988 the Soviet Union began withdrawing from Afghanistan with the last troops leaving the country in January of 1989.  The Army of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) they left behind continued to receive resourcing and material from the Soviets.  A small number of Soviet soldiers remained in Afghanistan after the withdrawal in 1989 but they were overwhelmingly logisticians and technicians.  The DRA Army in the field faced the Mujaheddin alone.  They achieved some notable victori...

In 1988 the Soviet Union began withdrawing from Afghanistan with the last troops leaving the country in January of 1989.  The Army of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) they left behind continued to receive resourcing and material from the Soviets.  A small number of Soviet soldiers remained in Afghanistan after the withdrawal in 1989 but they were overwhelmingly logisticians and technicians.  The DRA Army in the field faced the Mujaheddin alone.  They achieved some notable victori...

Susan Yung reviews Skull Water, Heinz Insu Fenkl’s magical realist novel of Korean life post-World War II. Plus short reviews of Bannerman Island: Reflections of a Time Gone By by Neil Caplan; Silver Dollar Girls by Margaret DiBenedetto; Marfa’s River by Marina Antropow Cramer; Reading Old Books: A Farce in Two Novellas by Tom Tolnay; and Unspoken Word by Mitch Ditkoff.

Ge You filed lawsuits against companies that used his famous sitcom character, best known for slouching on a couch, in promotions without his consent.

Is immortality pleasant? Certainly not for some of the Chinese mythological creatures in Lindsay Wong’s new collection of 13 short stories, including the diao si gui (Red-Tongued Ghosts) who face ghost hunters and psychics after bringing death and suffering to tourists at a hot springs resort, or

Fayemiro Olabode, largely regarded as 'Bode Buzz, is the Founder and CEO of Buzz Media Africa, a decade-old Media company in the business of News Media,

In Heinz Insu Fenkl’s autobiographical novel “Skull Water,” a 1970s teenager suffers a grief that connects him to his forebears.

Bethanne Patrick's February picks include new work from Salman Rushdie and Zadie Smith, plus fresh insights into friendship, Silicon Valley and wolves.