It’s a rather unusual sight. Felipe Evangelista is sitting down at the café he has owned for nearly four decades and all he can see are upside-down chairs stored atop empty tables. “El Viejo Buzón” (The Old Mailbox) had been a very popular café in downtown Buenos Aires and a Read more…
Ghana’s sovereign ratings may be downgraded to negative if large fiscal deficit and public debt are not addressed, according to Ratings Agency, Fitch. Fitch said in its latest review of the economy that the nation’s pursue of fiscal consolidation which will be slower than earlier anticipated may lead to a Read more…
Providers who joined a compensation scheme paid £20.7m in the last six months of 2019 says Ofcom. Source: BBC
The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research of the University of Ghana has started testing the potency of a Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection kit. The kit is to be used for testing international passengers when they arrive at the Kotoka International Airport and other ports of entry are Read more…
The Minerals Commission says it is set to organise a training programme for police, prosecutors and some judges to improve their knowledge and understanding on the Amended Minerals and Mining Law, Act 900, enacted in August 2019. The amended law prescribes stiffer punishment to offenders who engaged in illegal mining Read more…
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast (now on Twitter!), where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. What happens when the entire podcast crew is a bit tired from, you know, everything, and does its very best? This episode, apparently. A big thanks to Chris Gates for Read more…
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is set to crown its first top-prize winner in 14 years – with host Jeremy Clarkson describing the contestant as “probably the best” in the show’s history. Viewers will see the currently unnamed contestant, who has already been filmed answering all 15 questions correctly, Read more…
In mid-March, as the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold in Europe and the United States, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern presented her country with a choice. They could let coronavirus creep into the community and brace for an onslaught, as other countries around the world had done. Or they could Read more…
Police in Kenya have made arrests and fired tear gas at protesters who were against misuse of Covid-19 funds. The protesters had congregated at Uhuru Park, in the capital Nairobi. One of the protesters said 12 people had been arrested: The #ArrestCOVID19Thieves protest had more plains clothes cops than protestors! Read more…
In the world of technology, online learning has been one of the bigger beneficiaries of the last several months, with people staying home and away from their normal routines because of the coronavirus pandemic and using that time to expand their knowledge, or more critically, figure out what to do next Read more…
Libya’s internationally-recognised authorities, the Government of National Accord (GNA), have announced a ceasefire with the renegade general Khalifa Haftar. The head of the GNA, Fayez al-Sarraj, instructed government forces to immediately cease fire and all combat operations. The United Nations welcomed the move. Earlier this year Gen Haftar, whose base Read more…
Joseph Sullivan has been charged with obstruction of justice in the US over a 2016 data breach. Source: BBC
Facebook is considering expanding the types of data its users are able to port directly to alternative platforms. In comments on portability sent to US regulators ahead of an FTC hearing on the topic next month, Facebook says it intends to expand the scope of its data portability offerings “in the Read more…
The technological decoupling between the U.S. and China has been a boon to Chinese firms from chipmakers for smartphones and electric vehicles through to software that are the backbones of millions of businesses’ daily operations. Chinese companies might have established a firm grip on internet services for consumers, but many Read more…
More than 150 e-commerce and delivery companies globally use an Indian logistics startup’s service to work out the optimum way to ship items to their customers. That startup, Noida-based FarEye, said today it has raised an additional $13 million to close its Series D financing round at $37.5 million. FarEye Read more…
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week. Source: BBC
The comments from the online retail giant’s boss come as the firm saw sales jump in the wake of the pandemic. Source: BBC
Apple and Google face pressure from news providers who want a greater share of revenue for their content. Source: BBC
Exo, a developer of new diagnostic hardware for the medical industry, has raised $40 million in a new round of funding as investors continue to back new companies that are reducing the cost and complexity of medical devices. Cost, portability, image quality and the inability to image dense body compositions Read more…
A new report disputing the validity of Triller’s recently announced download figures led Triller to respond with the threat of a lawsuit. Triller, a newly litigious TikTok rival that could potentially benefit from a TikTok ban in the U.S., has been pushing to capitalize on the recent turn of events Read more…