Views: 19 The Vertiv team on their Connected Africa Summit 2024 stand. Johannesburg, South Africa [ September 19, 2024] – Rohan Patil, regional manager for East Africa at Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, received personal recognition at the Connected Africa Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, for his participation […]
Views: 3 A primary student was stabbed and wounded Wednesday near Japanese educational facilities in China, in the latest of a string of knife attacks targeting foreigners. “A 10-year-old student of a Japanese school in Shenzhen was stabbed by a man about 200 meters from the school gate,” said Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian.
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Views: 4 Ryan Wesley Routh had his first appearance in federal court Monday. During an eight-minute hearing, prosecutors levied two charges against him: possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Officials said Routh could face up to 15 years in prison if convicted on
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Views: 50 A baby hippopotamus is causing a fan frenzy in Thailand. Moo Deng – a name that roughly translates to “bouncy pig” – is a two-month-old female pygmy hippo that is going viral online and attracting queues at a zoo near the city of Pattaya. Visitor numbers have doubled since her birth in July,
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Views: 11 Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighboring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle East sparked by the war in Gaza, which has drawn in Iran-backed armed groups
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Views: 12 A view of Baghdad international Airport. (Reuters) Iraqi security officials said an explosion targeted a site used by the US military next to Baghdad airport late Tuesday, one day before an expected visit by Iran’s president. The expected visit by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to Baghdad Wednesday would be his first official trip
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Views: 9 ATHENS — Greece plans to impose a 20-euro (S$28) levy on cruise ship visitors to the islands of Santorini and Mykonos during the peak summer season, in a bid to avert overtourism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday (Sept 8). Greece relies heavily on tourism, the main driver of the country’s economy which is still
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Views: 7 BERLIN — Germany’s government announced plans to impose tighter controls at all of the country’s land borders in what it called an attempt to tackle irregular migration and protect the public from threats such as Islamist extremism. The controls within what is normally a wide area of free movement — the European Schengen zone — will
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Views: 16 Uganda Airlines says it will start plying the Zimbabwe (Harare-Entebbe) route from the 25th of September following growth in air transport demand between the two countries. It is expected that frequent flights between the two destinations will stimulate bilateral trade. The route sees up to 9 000 passengers travel between the two destinations,
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Views: 16 Picture provided by Uganda Red Cross. Kasese ,Uganda: Tragic floods have swept through Kasese Municipality, affecting at least four villages in Nyamwamba Division. The Uganda Red Cross Society reports that approximately 1,000 households have been affected, with over 250 households completely submerged. The river, originating from the mountain Rwenzori, surged dramatically into Kasese
