Authorities arrest El-Rufai's ally over alleged money laundering
Ex-Chief of Staff Bashir Saidu arrested in Kaduna over alleged money laundering, sparking political tensions and claims of harassment by authorities.
Ex-Chief of Staff Bashir Saidu arrested in Kaduna over alleged money laundering, sparking political tensions and claims of harassment by authorities.
Skopje, Republic Of North Macedonia (AFP) Dec 28, 2024
Around a thousand people protested on Saturday in Skopje against air pollution in North Macedonia's capital, which often ranks among the most polluted cities in Europe.
It was the second such demonstration in less than a month in Skopje, with the previous march involving a slightly smaller crowd of several hundred people.
The participants of Saturday's march through downtown Skopje, dub
Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2024
The US Treasury Department said Monday that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach resulting in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP.
The incident happened earlier this month, when the actor compromised a third-party cybersecurity service provider and was able to remotely access the Treasury workstations and some unclassified docu
Beijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
Beijing on Tuesday hit back at accusations that a China state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US Treasury Department, calling the claims "groundless".
The Treasury said the attack resulted in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP.
According to the Treasury, the incident happened earlier this month, when the actor compromised a
London (AFP) Dec 31, 2024
The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio.
The Shipping Forecast, providing predictions by the Met Office on expected wind speeds, sea state, weather and visibility, began as a vital service to sailors and sea captains who may be in peril at sea.
Modern se
Conakry (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Guinea's junta chief said Tuesday in a New Year's speech that 2025 will be "a crucial electoral year to complete the return to constitutional order", but gave no details.
General Mamady Doumbouya leads a junta that overthrew civilian president Alpha Conde in September 2021.
Under international pressure, the junta initially pledged to hold a constitutional referendum and hand power to e
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Indian authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world's deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal, media reported Thursday.
Communities have for decades blamed a high level of sicknesses on contamination of the groundwater in the wake of the highly toxic gas leak from the Union Carbide factory in December 1984.
Some 3,50
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
Agriculture provides a fundamental energy source for humans: food. Yet, growing food also demands significant energy inputs. Researchers Kajwan Rasul and colleagues have examined the global energy return on investment (EROI) for agriculture from 1995 to 2019, revealing trends that show both progress and ongoing challenges.
The study, which integrates two existing models - one tracking ener
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) has announced the successful launch and deployment of LizzieSat-2 into low Earth orbit. The satellite was launched as part of the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission with SpaceX on December 21, 2024, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
This milestone marks Sidus Space's rapid growth in on-orbit operations, coming less than nine months after the launch of Li
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
The research team led by Sangdong Kim and Bongseok Kim from the Automotive Technology Division of DGIST (President Kunwoo Lee) has introduced a radar signal-processing technology that significantly improves resolution without modifying existing radar hardware. This approach provides precise object recognition without expanding bandwidth, making it a cost-effective and less complex solution.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations for high-resolution Earth observation, announced the closure of a $65 million funding extension to its $93 million growth round announced earlier this year. This brings ICEYE's total raised in 2024 to $158 million.
The latest funding round included participation from Solidium Oy, BlackRock, Seraphim, Plio Limited
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 1, 2025
Kenyan officials said Wednesday they were investigating fragments of metal, believed to be from a rocket, that crashed into a village in the country's south.
The issue of space trash has risen in tandem with increased spatial traffic.
Kenya Space Agency (KSA) said the object, a metallic ring roughly 2.5 metres (8 feet) in diametre and weighing some 500 kilogrammes (1,100 pounds), crashed
Oil prices began the 2025 trading year with a rise in Asia on Thursday as market sentiment turned positive on expectations of stronger economic and oil demand growth. Oil prices have been rangebound for most of the fourth quarter amid concerns about demand in China and other major economies and expectations of an oversupply this year. For 2024, oil saw a second consecutive year of annual declines, falling by about 3% compared to the last closing price of 2023. On Thursday, the first trading day of 2025... Читать дальше...
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Meta expressed optimism for 2025, highlighting advancements in AI, mixed reality (MR), and augmented reality (AR). The company plans to enhance AI glasses with proactive assistants, push further into MR with the Quest 3S, and integrate AI-powered glasses with true AR experiences for the metaverse. Analysts too are optimistic about Meta's potential in the realm of generative AI.