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The Punch 

FG to begin $750m rural electrification project November

The Federal Government has announced that it will commence implementation of the $750m World Bank-funded rural electricity project in November. It said the project will provide over 17.5m Nigerians with new or improved access to electricity through distributed renewable energy solutions. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency, Abba Aliyu, disclosed this when he

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Khaama Press (Afghan News Agency) 

Keren Decker appointed as US lead for Afghanistan foreign policy

Keren Decker, the Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, has been appointed to advance U.S. foreign policy in Afghanistan. On Thursday, October 3, in a meeting with Afghan media editors, Ms. Decker explained her work priorities. Ms. Decker stated that the departure of Thomas West, the Special Representative for Afghanistan, will not change […]

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Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Air Marshal SP Dharkar assumes charge as Vice Chief of Air Staff

Air Marshal SP Dharkar, an experienced pilot with 3,600 flying hours and a varied command record, assumed charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff. He previously commanded the Eastern Air Command and served as Director General of the Defence Space Agency, setting up the organization for military space operations.

Boing Boing 

Planet orbiting Barnard's Star among closest so far found

Barnard's Star, 6 light years away, is a red dwarf and the closest to our own after the triple-star Centauri system. There's a planet whirling around it, somewhat smaller than Venus. Don't get your hopes up, though, as the star flares like a hippy and any world that close to it is getting baked. — Read the rest

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Scoop 

Faced with $13,000 rates bill, Greytown resident wants a commissioner

Report from LDR A Greytown resident paying more than $13,000 a year in rates has insisted the council calls in a commissioner. Ryan Smock, who owns the former Greytown Hospital building on East Street, made his plea on Wednesday at a meeting of the South Wairarapa District Council’s strategy working committee. He said his “eye-watering” […]

New York Post 

CBS reporter Catherine Herridge — who was fired amid Hunter Biden laptop reporting — launches newsletter

Former CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge — who was controversially fired by the network in February as she probed the Hunter Biden laptop scandal — launched a newsletter Thursday. The award-winning investigative journalist, who began reporting for Elon Musk-owned X in June, is expanding her journalistic footprint with “Catherine Herridge reports,” named after her investigative series on...

Scoop 

Dunedin Weather Event Update #6 – 4 October 2024

There is significant surface flooding across the city including Peninsula Road and around the Hoopers and Papanui Inlets, Green Island, Caversham, and Musselburgh. We also have reports of flooding in Kaikorai Valley.

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Israel-Hezbollah war latest: Israel strikes Beirut as it tells more people in south Lebanon to leave their homes - BBC

  1. Israel-Hezbollah war latest: Israel strikes Beirut as it tells more people in south Lebanon to leave their homes  BBC
  2. Radar maps show scale of damage from Israeli strikes on Lebanon  Financial Times
  3. Large explosion in Beirut as IDF says it conducted 'precise' strike  BBC.com
  4. Live: Israeli troops attacked by Hezbollah as Lebanon’s Beirut struck again  Al Jazeera English