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U.S. to impose new visa curbs on Hong Kong officials over rights crackdown

The United States said on Friday it is taking steps to impose new visa restrictions on multiple Hong Kong officials over the crackdown on rights...

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Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis gets UK knighthood for ‘services to artificial intelligence’

Demis Hassabis, CEO and one of three founders of Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary DeepMind, has been awarded a knighthood in the U.K. for “services...

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Flyers add Ivan Fedotov after arrest, forced Russian military service

Ivan Fedotov is finally coming to the Flyers. The Russian goalie joined the team Friday, beginning the next chapter of a saga that saw him arrested...

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SC Ventures Leads Hive’s €12M Series A, Enabling Sustainable Distributed Cloud Computing for the Masses

Hive’s technology aims to transform 70% of the world’s unused device capacity into a global supercomputer GENEVA, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SC Ventures , Standard...

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What AI chatbots won’t tell you

When OpenAI released ChatGPT in 2022, it may not have realized it was setting a company spokesperson loose on the internet. ChatGPT’s billions of conversations...

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Nigeria: Federal Govt to Conclude Fire Service Recruitment June 15

The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced that it will conclude the ongoing recruitment process into the Federal Fire...

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Nigeria: CBN Pegs Minimum Capital Bases for Banks At N500bn, N200bn

Days after urging Nigerian banks to expedite action on the recapitalisation of their capital base in order to strengthen the nation's financial system, the...

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Nigeria: Just-in – Nationwide Blackout Looms As National Grid Suffers Fresh Collapse

Nigeria has yet again suffered another nationwide blackout as the national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun State, suffered a collapse at approximately...

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Nigeria: Reps Panel Accuses CBN, Banks of Sharing N15bn Remittance

The House of Representatives' Committee on Public Accounts has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and commercial banks of complicity in the sharing...

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Egypt: El Dabaa Nuclear Project Is the Largest Cooperation Project Between Egypt and Russia

Alexei Kononenko, Vice President of Atom Astroy Export and Project Manager of the Dabaa Nuclear Station, confirmed that there are a number of...

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Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer: Everything from energy to Costco to embracing sell-offs

During the March Monthly Meeting on Wednesday, we took questions directly from Investing Club members. Here are the responses from Jim Cramer and Director of...

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Former CSKA Moscow goaltender Ivan Fedotov joins the Philadelphia Flyers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The process needed to extract goalie Ivan Fedotov from both his Russian military and hockey commitments and finally land him in Philadelphia...

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Rwanda: Presence of Foreign Players in the Rwandan League Is a Double-Edged Sword

It's now four matches unbeaten for Rwanda coach Torsten Spittler since he took over the national team in November 2023. No Amavubi coach...

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Rwanda: University of Kigali Hosts ‘Iot Work Exposure Day’ for Women in Tech

In pursuit of fostering gender diversity and promoting women's participation in the rapidly evolving field of technology, the University of Kigali hosted an...

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U.S. might name Chinese chipmakers on its export blacklist

The United States is reportedly set to reveal the names of Chinese companies on its blacklist for receiving equipment from U.S. companies amid the U.S.-China...

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Ghana: Safety, Security Committee Condemns Violence At Kumasi Sports Stadium …During Kotoko, Nations FC Clash

The Safety and Security Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has condemned acts of violence perpetrated on officials that handled the Ghana...

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Ghana: WAEC Unable to Pay Invigilators, Supervisors Because of Govt Indebtedness – Director of Finance

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says its inability to pay some invigilators and supervisors is due to the government's indebtedness of GH¢57.3...

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Ghana: New Date for Accra Lions, Medeama SC Outstanding Match

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a new date for the Accra Lions versus Medeama SC outstanding Ghana Premier League (GPL) scheduled...

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West Africa: Ghana to Host Wafu B U-17 Boys Tournament

Accra has been voted by WAFU Zone B as the host city for the 2024 U-17 Boys Cup of Nations in...

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Ghana: Taking Stars Back to Top Is Lot of Work – Otto Addo

The Black Stars Head, Coach Otto Addo, has indicated that it will take a lot of work to get the Black Stars back...

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Southern Africa: SADC Urged to Increase Funding to Combat Child Labor

Lubango -- The Southern African Trade Union Coordination Council (SATUCC) has urged member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to increase budget...

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Biden admin cracks down on gas-powered trucks and tractors despite electric vehicle infrastructure fears

WASHINGTON — The White House finalized new emissions standards intended to sharply reduce pollution caused by new trucks and tractors Friday — with a leading...

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Politics aside, what’s the plan for US central bank digital currency?

While there have been many intelligent discussions about the merits and perils of central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, imagine U.S. digital dollars that are...

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Nigeria: We Disconnected Power Supply to Uch Over N400m Debt – – Ibadan Disco

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc said it disconnected power supply to the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan due to an...

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Nigeria: We Disconnected Power Supply to Uch Over N400m Debt – – Ibadan Disco

The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc said it disconnected power supply to the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan due to an...

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Nigeria: Nigeria Must Standardise Its Agro Commodities Grading System – Nabg

The Nigerian Agribusiness Group (NABG) has said that it is important for Nigeria to standardise its agro commodities grading system to meet international...

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Nigeria: Explainer – Is Binance Exit From Nigeria a ‘Blessing’ to Naira?

Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2017 by Chinese-Canadian developer, Changpeng Zhao (aka...

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Nigeria: Explainer – Is Binance Exit From Nigeria a ‘Blessing’ to Naira?

Binance is a cryptocurrency exchange platform founded in 2017 by Chinese-Canadian developer, Changpeng Zhao (aka...

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Nigeria: Economic Challenge – The Worst Is Over – Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has hailed the role of youths and their creativity in shaping Nigeria's future, promising that the federal government will...

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Nigeria: Economic Challenge – The Worst Is Over – Shettima

Vice President Kashim Shettima has hailed the role of youths and their creativity in shaping Nigeria's future, promising that the federal government will...

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