Meta to appeal court ruling declaring content moderators as its employees

techcrunch.com Meta is set to appeal Kenya’s court decision declaring it as the primary employer of the moderators that review content on its platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. Meta has…

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

apnews.com June 2 - 8, 2023 Southern Ukraine faced devastating floods after the walls of the Kakhovka dam collapsed, while there was unrest on the streets of Dakar, Senegal. June 6…

US Senate Panel Backs Move to Strip China of ‘Developing’ Status

asiafinancial.com A key US Senate committee approved legislation on Thursday to strip China of its status as a “developing nation” at some international organizations. The Senate Foreign…

Report: Pan-African Crypto Exchange Mara Lays Off Majority of Employees

news.bitcoin.com African crypto exchange Mara has not only parted ways with a reported 85% of its staff but has cut the salaries of workers that have remained. Although Mara has cast the…

Nigeria: Will ending fuel subsidies boost the economy? – DW

dw.com Nigeria's president has scrapped fuel subsidies, saying the billions of dollars will now go toward improving the country's infrastructure. But experts say the oil industry…

World Mobile to Launch African Expansion Following Successful Field Tests of DeWi Technology

cryptopotato.com [PRESS RELEASE – London, England, June 8th, 2023] Decentralized wireless network operator World Mobile has announced the successful completion of field tests of its DeWi…

Japan aims to refocus its foreign aid on maritime and economic security and national interests

abcnews.go.com TOKYO -- Japan approved a major revision to its development aid policy Friday to focus on maritime and economic security and its national interests while helping developing…

Is the U.S. headed for a bread shortage?

newsweek.com Ukraine's reputation for being "the breadbasket of the world" has caused speculation that the recent flooding as a result of Tuesday's dam collapse could affect the global…

10 hours in the smoke: NYC Delivery workers say they had 'no choice' but to work

nbcnews.com On Wednesday afternoon, as New York City residents attempted to make sense of the orange haze that blanketed the area, a Chinese delivery worker who services restaurants in…

BlackRock Cannonballs Into the Venture Debt Market With Kreos Acquisition

institutionalinvestor.com The world’s largest asset manager hasn’t done any venture deals in Europe and relatively few in the U.S. Terms of the deal announced Thursday were not disclosed. Since it…

Is AI The Beginning Of The End, Or Just A Beginning?

zerohedge.com Is AI The Beginning Of The End, Or Just A Beginning? Authored by Mike 'Dr.Doom' Hobart via BombThrower.com, So, here we are… it’s 2023 and the world seems to believe that we…

More than 60 million Americans exposed to hazardous levels of wildfire smoke, a new record

axios.com The scope and severity of the Canadian wildfire-induced smoke event that has enveloped the New York to Washington corridor is astonishing even sober-minded meteorologists…

The Complete ‘Yellowstone’ Timeline: From ‘1883’ to Modern-Day Duttons

thewrap.com If you’re a fan of “Yellowstone,” you know that the show and its spin-off prequel series are filled with beautiful landscapes, seriously dramatic events and scene-stealing…

A Great Man Cannot Salvage a Bad Idea

mises.org When E.F. Hutton talks, people listen. —1970s TV commercial Imagine if your surname was synonymous with genius. And not just genius, but creative genius. Is there anything…

As U.S. Shifts Focus to Russia and China, Islamic State Continues Killing

wsj.com RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Attacks linked to Islamic State have killed more than 100 people in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa this calendar year alone, outpacing 2022,…

BRICS: The De-Dollarization Begins

watcher.guru The de-dollarization effects of BRICS are slowly yet steadily taking shape that could tilt financial power from the West to the East. Around 41 countries have expressed…

A Groundbreaking Queer Oscar Winner and Its Very, Very Complicated Legacy

vanityfair.com It’s hard to tell if William Hurt felt the weight of history when he took the Oscar stage. At the beginning of a string of hits that would make him one of the definitive…

Tupac Shakur’s sister tears up as late rapper gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Tupac Shakur’s sister Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur became emotional…

3 Great Tech Hardware Buys for June

entrepreneur.com Growing use of smart technologies and the rise in demand for GPUs in enterprises have boosted the tech hardware industry. Therefore, it could be wise for investors to buy…

Decentralized wireless network operator World Mobile to launch African expansion

coinjournal.net World Mobile successfully completed field tests of its DeWi technology in three African countries. The countries selected for the tests were Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria.…

World Mobile Plans Major African Expansion of Its DeWi Service

cryptodaily.co.uk Source: Depositphotos Decentralized wireless (DeWi) operator World Mobile has announced a major expansion to its African network coverage following successful field trials.…

World Mobile eyes African rollout after decentralized wireless field tests

cointelegraph.com Decentralized wireless (DeWi) network operator World Mobile said on June 8 it has completed field tests of its DeWi technology in Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria, bringing it…

Rampant racism alleged by Black workers at California Tesla factory

cbsnews.com Tesla may face a class-action lawsuit after 240 Black factory workers in California described rampant racism and discrimination at the electric automaker's San Francisco Bay…

Largest-ever primate genome study advances personalised medicine

euronews.com The groundbreaking research marks a major milestone in genomic research, paving the way for further exploration and discovery across a wide range of species. A group of…

A huge Norwegian phosphate rock find is a boon for Europe

economist.com N has it that the dwarves Brokkr and Eitri forged Mjolnir, Thor’s hammer, after Loki bet they could not match the skill of the Sons of Ivaldi, who had made Odin’s spear.…

Massive crypto influx: 110 million new users enter markets despite regulatory fears

finbold.com Following the momentous crypto market rally in 2021, the sector has encountered a slew of obstacles in the past year, such as regulatory ambiguity, with assets like Bitcoin…

Uganda's harsh anti-gay law alarms its original conservative backers

semafor.com The News KAMPALA, Uganda — Conservative groups that pushed Uganda to toughen its anti-gay laws now worry new legislation is too harsh and could backfire on their cause. The…

Nigeria’s Haul247 wants to be Africa’s “Airbnb for trucks and warehouses”

techcrunch.com Haul247, a Nigerian end-to-end logistics platform connecting businesses to haulage and warehousing assets, has raised a $3 million seed round. Gender-lens investing fund…

Syrian Refugee Sara Mardini on Her Long Swim to Freedom, Netflix’s ‘The Swimmers’ and Her Trial

hollywoodreporter.com “Many imagine the Mediterranean as water, sea, and nature,” says Sara Mardini. “But for me, and for many others, it’s a graveyard. It’s literally a death sentence.” Mardini…

Tingo Group Refutes Malicious and Misleading Allegations in Hindenburg Research Report

globenewswire.com MONTVALE, N.J., June 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tingo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TIO) (“Tingo” or the “Company”), a profitable and fast growing fintech and agri-fintech company,…

Ruth Carter on Memories of ‘Seinfeld’ and the Most Expensive ‘Black Panther’ Costume She Made

variety.com Ruth Carter doesn’t need the prefix “costume designer” in front of her name; she is a household name. Carter made Oscar history when she became the first Black woman ever to…

BRICS: Putin and South Africa Meet as Arrest Concerns Persist

watcher.guru As the BRICS annual summit was confirmed to take place in Johannesburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Africa met as arrest concerns persist. Specifically,…

Masdar-led consortium secures land for $10bn wind project in Egypt

arabnews.com RIYADH: Egypt’s $10-billion wind energy project announced last year moved one step closer to its execution after the consortium responsible for the renewable project signed…

Antler branches out from pre-seed to later stage investing with $285M fund

techcrunch.com Antler has made a name for itself with its rather trusting method of investing in founders without actually knowing what they’re founding. Now the global investment network…

Coca-Cola’s new League of Legends collaboration claims to taste like leveling up

polygon.com There are tons of twists on the classic Coca-Cola formula, like vanilla, cherry, or zesty lime. But the flavor that’s apparently meant to appeal to gamers is the Coca-Cola…

Nigerian businessman’s Tingo under scrutiny after short seller’s damning research

semafor.com The News LAGOS — Tingo Group, a Nasdaq-listed company that claims a wide range of services in agriculture and finance across Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia is…

Will ending fuel subsidies boost Nigeria's economy? – DW

dw.com Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu scrapped fuel subsidies, saying the billions of dollars meant for the subsidies will now go to improving the country's infrastructure. But…

High Net Worth Investors See Fortunes Fall

observer.com The number of individuals considered high net worth declined by 3.3 percent in 2022 while their wealth shrunk by 3.6 percent or a loss of $3 trillion as equity markets…

How Sam Altman Stormed Washington to Set the A.I. Agenda

nytimes.com Sam Altman, right, OpenAI’s chief executive, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, Democrat of Connecticut, at a hearing last month. “The difference with Sam Altman is that he is…

More than 2,700 flee flooded area around collapsed Ukrainian dam

pbs.org Authorities on Wednesday rushed supplies of drinking water to flooded areas from a collapsed dam in southern Ukraine as officials weighed where they might resettle residents…

We all just lived through the second hottest May in 30 years as Antarctic sea ice reached a record low

fortune.com The global temperatures in May were the second-warmest in the past three decades as polar ice continues to melt, according to a monthly report by Europe’s Earth observation…

Saudi transport, custom authorities collaborate to propel logistical connectivity

arabnews.com RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s logistical connectivity is set to receive a boost as three of its government agencies signed an agreement to integrate the Kingdom’s air and sea…

Plant burgers are way better for the planet than beef, but these 2 ingredients threaten tropical ecosystems

vox.com A farmer arranges his coconuts in Poi Village, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in January 2020. Coconut farmers in the region have struggled with the declining…

UK government under fire for investing overseas aid in fossil fuel firms

theguardian.com The UK government is under attack for investing taxpayers’ money in fossil fuel companies, a hospital in Kenya accused of imprisoning patients who couldn’t pay for…

Booking Holdings Inc. Common St (BKNG) Stock Forecasts

finance.yahoo.com Booking Holdings Group offers a variety of online booking services, including airline tickets, car rentals, cruises, hotel rooms and vacations. Customers can choose to…

Why Uganda's Anti-LGBTQ Law Is Bad for Africa

newsweek.com President Yoweri Museveni recently signed Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act into law, a monstrous measure which calls for a death sentence in some instances. In Kenya, we knew…

I was NYPD

newsweek.com My wife and I came to the church over a decade ago. For a long while we had followed the Christian and Catholic teachings, but in 2009 we really started to see our bigger…

Finally, a solution to plastic pollution that’s not just recycling

vox.com Israel Sebastian/Getty Images Countries are negotiating a new global treaty to drastically reduce the plastic waste that has been poisoning the world. Plastic recycling…

BRICS Evolves From China-Russia Dream to U.S. Nightmare

watcher.guru The BRICS alliance is advancing to throttle the U.S. dollar from the global reserve status by launching a new currency. The soon-to-be-released currency could be used to…

From Houston to Athens, Rick Lowe Takes His Social Sculpture Global

nytimes.com In Athens more than 6,000 miles from his adoptive city of Houston, Rick Lowe is at home. Lowe first visited Greece in 2015, in advance of his participation in Documenta, the…

Economic Growth Theories Fall into the Dustbin of History (And..

aier.org “The Soviet model has surely demonstrated that a command economy is capable of mobilizing resources for rapid growth and awesome power,” wrote Paul Samuelson in 1985 in his…

Why is Saudi Arabia going it alone on costly oil cuts?

theweek.com OPEC+ energy ministers met in Vienna over the weekend, and most of the gathered nations agreed Sunday to maintain previously agreed-upon reduced oil output through the end…

New World Bank business ratings will examine countries’ worker rights

theguardian.com New methods and safeguards for assessing the business and investment climate in as many as 180 countries could give governments and citizens around the world “a common…

Senegal, one of Africa's bastions of stability, faces its gravest threat of unrest in decades

cnbc.com DAKAR, Senegal - June 2, 2023: Supporters of jailed opposition leader Ousmane Sonko protest in the Senegalese capital following his two-year sentencing for "corrupting the…