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Google to establish its 1st Cloud region in Africa
Google to establish its 1st Cloud region in Africa

According to research by AlphaBeta Economics for Google Cloud, the South Africa cloud region will contribute more than a cumulative $2.1 billion to the country's GDP

  • Wednesday, 05 October 2022
Ranges of storks rising in India, but declining in Africa: Ornithologists
Ranges of storks rising in India, but declining in Africa: Ornithologists

But, separate studies in India indicate a steady increase in the woolly-necked stork, which prefers irrigation canals over wetlands.

  • Monday, 13 June 2022
After Six-Week Surge, Africa's Omicron-Driven Fourth Pandemic Wave Flattens: WHO
After Six-Week Surge, Africa's Omicron-Driven Fourth Pandemic Wave Flattens: WHO

South Africa, where the Omicron variant was first reported, saw a 9 per cent fall in weekly infections.

  • Friday, 14 January 2022
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African woman takes off shirt for seat in Delhi metro

New Delhi: At a time when racial attacks on Africans have been coming up from the national capital, the video of an African woman removing her shirt in Delhi metro train has gone viral. The incident was fallout of a spat between her and other passengers over a seat in the metro. Though the date […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Jawbone from Israeli cave oldest human fossil outside Africa

New York: A jawbone complete with teeth discovered at a cave in Israel suggests that our ancestors left Africa at least 50,000 years earlier than previously thought. The research team discovered the fossil, an adult upper jawbone with several teeth, at the Misliya cave in Israel, one of several prehistoric cave sites located on Mount […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
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Morocco ranked best spa destination in Africa

Rabat: Morocco was named the world’s best spa destination in Africa for the second consecutive year at the World Spa Awards gala ceremony in Vietnam. In addition to Morocco, the award short list included Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania. World Spa Awards Managing Director, Rebecca Cohen, said: “The 2017 World Spa Awards has […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Data-friendly Twitter 'Lite' now available in 24 countries

San Francisco: After a successful trial in the Philippines, Twitter is rolling out its data-friendly “Lite” Android version in 24 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Available in Google Play Store, Twitter “Lite” (under 3MB size) loads quickly on 2G and 3G networks and offers offline support in case users […]

  • Tuesday, 06 July 2021
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Africa pushes for reform of UN Security Council

Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) has called upon African countries to speak with one voice as an impetus in the continent’s aspiration to get more representation at the UN Security Council. The call by AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Thomas Kwesi Quartey came as African leaders were expected to adopt proposals for the continent to […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Pope, Merkel meet to talk multilateral relations, climate change

Vatican City: The Pope and the Chancellor of Germany met at the Vatican to discuss issues such as multilateral relations, the importance of Africa and the Paris climate accord. Pope Francis I and Angela Merkel on Saturday held a 38-minute talk in which they discussed the need for a multilateral world without walls and the […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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21st century belongs to Asia, Africa: Arun Jaitley

Gandhinagar: The 21st century will not only belong to Asia but also to Africa, hence India and Africa should navigate the journey together to shape their common future, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. Addressing the 52nd annual meeting of the African Development Bank here, Jaitley said while India has been a bright spot […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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Two Indian warships visit Egyptian port city

Cairo: Two Indian warships have engaged extensively in professional and social interactions with the Egyptian navy during their port call to Alexandria as part of Indian Navy’s overseas deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and the west coast of Africa. INS Mumbai and INS Aditya, part of Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command based in Mumbai, arrived […]

  • Monday, 28 June 2021
A plant that leads to diamond deposits

New York: A geologist has found a rare African plant that prefers to grow on diamond-bearing kimberlite rocks. The plant, identified as Pandanus candelabrum, is the first indicator species for diamond-bearing rocks, Stephen Haggerty, researcher at Florida International University in Miami, told Science magazine. The thorny, palm like plant in Liberia grows on top of […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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WHO Says 47 African Countries Could Miss Vax Target

Nine out of ten African countries could miss the target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their population against Covid-19 by September, dimming hopes of containing the pandemic in the continent, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday.

  • Friday, 11 June 2021
Google building 1st subsea cable between Europe, Africa

San Francisco: Stretching from Europe all the way to Africa, Google is introducing its new private subsea cable called ‘Equiano’. Fully funded by Google, Equiano would start in Western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa with branching units along the way that could be put to use to extend connectivity to additional […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Chinese Amphibious Warship Sighted In Indian Ocean

New Delhi: The Indian Navy had located a Chinese amphibious warship in the southern part of the Indian Ocean during surveillance earlier this month, defence sources said here on Monday. The warship, a Landing Platform Dock (LPD), was located by a Navy P-8I surveillance aircraft. According to Navy sources, Chinese vessels regularly use the route which […]

  • Sunday, 25 April 2021
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