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Reuters:Ukraine says Russia is trying to increase tempo of eastern offensive

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that Russia was attempting to increase the tempo of its offensive in the east of the country. Smoke rises above an oil storage in Donetsk© Reuters/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO Smoke rises above an oil storage in Donetsk Defence Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Motuzyanyk gave few details but said Moscow […]

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OPINION PIECE: The future for sustainable mining in Africa lies in circular thinking (By Mark Venables)

A more forward looking and less accessible solution to reducing resource consumption and recycling waste is designing smart mines with the environment in mind CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 4, 2022/ — By Mark Venables, Consultant at African Mining Indaba (https://MiningIndaba.com) Mining and the circular economy are not phrases that traditionally fit in the same sentence but

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The Washington Post:Defense secretary says U.S. arms being put to ‘good use’ in Ukraine

Pentagon officials on Tuesday praised Ukraine’s use of weapons supplied by the United States and its allies as European leaders signaled fresh support for the embattled country amid continued Russian attacks. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a group of U.S. senators that

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Reuters:Germany, India pledge climate cooperation but far apart on Ukraine

        © Reuters/LISI NIESNER German-Indian government consultations in Berlin BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Olaf Scholz pledged 10 billion euros ($10.51 billion) to help India achieve its climate goals after meeting its Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Berlin on Monday, but the leaders remained far apart in their stance on the Ukraine war.

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dw.com:Could North Korea ‘pre-emptively’ use nuclear weapons?

Should the West be worried about comments made by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un signaling an apparent change in nuclear doctrine from the secretive dictatorship? Threats by North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un that his nuclear arsenal could be used in a pre-emptive strike against his enemies, made as he paraded the country’s latest military hardware through the

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Evening Standard:Johnson salutes Ukraine’s ‘finest hour’ in speech to parliament in Kyiv

Boris Johnson will salute the resistance of Ukrainians in the face of the brutal Russian invasion, telling them it is their country’s “finest hour” in an address to the parliament in Kyiv. In a speech by video link to the Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday, the Prime Minister will echo the words of Winston Churchill as he sets out

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SWIFT broadens access with new public cloud connectivity through Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure

Streamlines access to financial messaging service while ensuring resiliency and security Public cloud has potential to unlock significant benefits while lowering costs Johannesburg: Thursday, April 28, 2022 – SWIFT today announces that it will enable financial institutions to connect to its network and applications through public cloud providers Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft

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Twitter employees speak out about Elon Musk

Elon Musk, the new  Twitter boos Reaction among current and former Twitter employees to news that the firm may be acquired by Elon Musk has been mixed. For some, like Ned Miles, Monday turned out to be “another extremely normal day working at this extremely normal company” He Tweeted: “Can someone just tell me if

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Rwanda: African Development Bank approves loans of $180 million to reinforce transmission and last mile connectivity

The project will entail the construction of over 1,000 km of medium voltage and 3,300 km of low voltage lines to boost last mile access ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, April 26, 2022/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved two loans amounting to $180 million to co-finance a major energy

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Formula 1: Verstappen wins Imola GP, Hamilton finishes 13th

© Provided by The Statesman Formula 1: Verstappen wins Imola GP, Hamilton finishes 13th Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a dramatic Imola race over teammate Sergio Perez as Ferrari drivers couldn’t deliver on home turf and retired from the race here on Sunday. However, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc spun late on to finish sixth after his teammate

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