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Seven hostages killed in Gaza, Hamas says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68450736
The group blamed the deaths on Israeli bombardment and said a "number" of its fighters were also killed.
Power cut to Ghana’s parliament over $1.8m debt
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68400224
The outage interrupted a debate on the president's State of the Nation speech before a generator kicked in.
Millions awarded to White Island volcano victims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68443402
The 2019 New Zealand volcano eruption killed 22 people and gravely injured 25 others.
Trump in court in Florida in classified documents case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68448439
A judge is preparing to consider whether to delay the Republican front-runner's trial on 40 criminal charges.
🇩🇪❌🇺🇦🇷🇺 I will not support a decision that will lead to German soldiers being involved in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict - Scholz
Scholz also said that Germany will not be able to transfer Taurus missiles to Ukraine at the moment.
We must prevent the escalation of the war between Russia and NATO - Scholz
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🇬🇧 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to deliver a statement at 5:40pm UK time.
It will be his first address outside of 10 Downing Street since he became Prime Minister in October 2022.
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Telegram Will Only Share Its Ad Revenue in Countries Where Ad Platform Is Newly Introduced
Yesterday, Pavel Durov announced that starting from March of this year, Telegram will share half of its native ads revenue with channel owners. According to the "Durov's Code" channel, citing one of Telegram's advertising partners, payouts will only be made in countries that are new to advertising. For example, Russia is not among them, as the advertising platform in the Russian market was launched earlier.
In the new countries, Telegram will sell ads and reward channel owners only in TON cryptocurrency.
In regions where advertising has been running for a long time, the previous methods of payment for sponsored posts will remain.
Whether the reward system will ever be extended to countries where the advertising platform has already been launched is not reported.
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Govt in Negotiations with Investors for Investment Capital in UTel
https://techjaja.com/govt-in-negotiations-with-investors-for-investment-capital-in-utel/
The Ugandan government is currently engaged in negotiations with investors to secure investment capital for UTel, the recently revamped…
Huawei, MTN Group establish Joint Innovation Technology Lab
https://techjaja.com/huawei-mtn-group-joint-innovation-technology-lab/
MTN Group and Huawei have officially inked a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the establishment of a Joint…
Xi Jinping’s consolidation of power has cleared the path for him to break China’s cycle of debt-driven growth and put the economy on a more sustainable footing. But there’s a big problem: He’s failing to convince the nation that’s a good idea.
As the world’s second-biggest economy undergoes a prolonged slowdown, Xi’s move to shun the old playbook of unleashing broad stimulus is spurring discontent.
Thousands of angry retail investors last month flooded the US Embassy’s Weibo page with criticism of the government’s handling of the economy in the midst of a $7 trillion stock rout. Elsewhere on the platform some even insinuated that only a change in the top leadership would spur markets — comments that managed to skirt censors before they were eventually taken down. More here: https://bloom.bg/4bTBGcj
📷: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
Rockstar Games is asking employees to return to the office five days a week beginning in April. The video-game maker is entering the final stages of development on its next game, the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI.
In an email to staff reviewed by Bloomberg, Rockstar Head of Publishing Jenn Kolbe said the decision was made for productivity and security reasons.
The company has faced several security breaches including a massive dump of early footage from the new Grand Theft Auto and an early trailer that leaked in December. More here: https://bloom.bg/4bRsaGx
📷: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images
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Biden and Trump visit US-Mexico border amid immigration crisis
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Massive fire kills dozens in Dhaka restaurant building
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman for putting profits above humanity
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Global condemnation grows over Israel’s killing of Gaza aid seekers
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UN chief urges probe into Gaza aid convoy tragedy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68443883
At least 117 people were killed on Thursday as crowds gathered round aid lorries in Gaza City.
Crowds chant anti-Putin slogans at Navalny funeral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68450219
"Russia without Putin" mourners chanted, as they defied fear of arrest to bid farewell to Alexei Navalny.
'Nobody is scared' - crowds defiant at Navalny's funeral
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68451938
Risking arrest, large numbers paid tribute to the Putin critic, who died in an Arctic prison.
🇹🇿 Ex-Tanzanian president Mwinyi has died
Tanzania’s second President Ali Hassan Mwinyi Thursday died at the age of 98.
News of Mwinyi's death was announced by President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
Mwinyi served as President of Tanzania between 1985 and 1995. He succeeded the founding president, Mwalimu Julius Nyerere.
Mwinyi was three months away from his 99th birthday.
He had been in and out of hospital with a chest illness since last November. Mwinyi is credited for introducing multiparty elections and easing state control of the economy.
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🇷🇺❌🛢️🇩🇪Olaf Scholz accused Putin of sharply reducing gas imports from Russia
“I would like to remind you once again of the challenge that we faced not so long ago, when suddenly half of the gas imports that came from Russia no longer arrived in Germany. The same applies to the import of other minerals into Germany,” he said Chancellor of Germany.
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that Russia did not refuse to import gas; in addition, gas flowed through Nord Stream.
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🇺🇸 Well, you do that, while other countries focus on building up their military capabilities, then maybe eventually we'll have peace
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Huawei showcases Green ICT at MWC Barcelona 2024
https://techjaja.com/huawei-green-ict-mwc-2024/
Huawei spearheaded the Green Development Summit at this year’s MWC Barcelona 2024. Themed “Thrive with Green ICT,” the summit…
Why Bank of Uganda has suspended Pivot Payments licenses
https://techjaja.com/bank-of-uganda-suspends-pivot-payments/
Bank of Uganda has exercised its authority under Section 13 of The National Payment Systems Act, 2020, to suspend…
Most polluted place on Earth: People living in one South African industrial region are subjected to air that regularly reeks of rotten eggs from the hydrogen sulfide emitted from industrial plants as well as a toxic combination of ash and toxic sulfur dioxide. https://bloom.bg/49UMXaE
Business woes temporary: Nigeria’s large and growing population is impossible for business to ignore and a recent exodus from the West African state won’t last, South African billionaire Christo Wiese tells Bloomberg TV. https://bloom.bg/3IhAVwb
Naira's plunge hits telecoms: MTN Group, Africa’s biggest wireless service provider by revenue, said full-year profit probably plunged as much as 90% as devaluations of Nigeria’s currency hit its financial performance. https://bloom.bg/3uWnui3
Watch Africa Amplified for a deep dive into the region’s biggest stories: https://bloom.bg/3u0S3Cz
Building a multibillion-dollar empire is one thing. Keeping it in the family is another matter.
By the time Wee Cho Yaw died earlier this month at 95, his five children had firmly established roles within Singapore’s richest banking dynasty that forged a $10 billion fortune. Still, his more than a dozen largely millennial grandchildren have mostly pursued their own passions in business, from a three-star Michelin restaurant to co-founding a dry cleaning chain and a website selling Asian artwork.
Cho Yaw’s wish, he wrote in his 2014 biography, was that his grandchildren would take a prominent role in the family businesses. So far, that hasn’t happened. More on the heirs in line to inherit his fortune: https://bloom.bg/3P1rjJF
📷: Kua Chee Siong/SPHOL/AP Photo
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Ukraine’s strategic goal in 2024 is to make Russia’s war felt in Moscow
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Crowd chants name of Alexey Navalny at funeral in Russia
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Kenya, Haiti sign ‘reciprocal’ agreement on police deployment: Ruto
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After Macron touted troops to Ukraine, Putin warns West of nuclear war risk
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Iranians vote in legislative, key assembly polls amid economic concerns
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