Billionaire backer sues Trump family's crypto firm over alleged extortion
Billionaire investor Justin Sun is suing the family’s World Liberty crypto venture after spending $45m on its tokens.
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Industry urged to integrate systems
Tourism is no longer just competing for attention. It is competing for visibility inside systems that decide what travellers see before they even reach a website. Source: ©Sergey Skripnikov via 123RF That was the focus of a session titled Outranked or Outmanoeuvred? Regaining Control in a Travel Market Run by Algorithms, held on the Future…
Africa: Leo Xiv in Africa – Pope in Equatorial Guinea – ‘The Church’s Social Teaching Offers Guidance to All Who Seek Peace and Justice’
Malabo — “It is always a joy to see places around the world where the Church is growing,” said Pope Leo XIV at a press conference on the flight from Luanda to Malabo in Equatorial Guinea, the last country on his first trip to Africa as Pope, where he was greeted with exuberant joy by…
Africa: AUC Chairperson Met This Afternoon With Walter Parrs, Chargé d’Affaires, a.I. At the U.S. Mission to the AU
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf met this afternoon with Walter Parrs, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. at the U.S. Mission to the AU. Their discussion focused on African Union-United States cooperation, where Mr. Parrs outlined progress in the agriculture & animal health programme, commending effective collaboration with the AU Commission….
As undocumented migrants line up for Spain’s amnesty program, political opponents vow a fight
Madrid — There were long lines at registration points across Spain this week as application opened under a new amnesty program expected to see at least 500,000 undocumented migrants gain legal status to stay and work in the country. The program came into effect this month, offering undocumented migrants a one-year renewable residence permit if they…
Meta tests WhatsApp Plus subscription in major strategy shift
Meta Platforms is testing a paid consumer subscription tier for WhatsApp, a significant pivot for a messaging service that has defined its global dominance through a strictly free-to-use model. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday: Apple smart glasses! The new offering, titled WhatsApp Plus, was first spotted in recent Android beta builds and…
Africa: Nigeria, Sao Tome Reignite Oil Exploration Drive On Abandoned Coastal Acreage
More than 20 years after an unsuccessful attempt to record a commercial oil discovery within the Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint Development Zone (JDZ), the two countries are calling for willing investors, particularly independent producers in Nigeria, to go into aggressive search for hydrocarbon in the ultra-deep frontier basin. The Nigeria-Sao Tome & Principe Joint…
Africa: Extreme Heat Pushing Global Food Systems to the Brink, UN Agencies Warn
Extreme heat is pushing global food and farming systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods of over a billion people as rising temperatures and more frequent heatwaves redefine how food is produced worldwide, a new UN report warns. The joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) finds…
What is uranium enrichment and how quickly could Iran build a nuclear bomb? | US-Israel war on Iran News
United States President Donald Trump has claimed that a new nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will be “far better” than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US withdrew from in 2018 during his first term. On Tuesday, Trump extended the two-week ceasefire with Iran a day before it was set…
Cape Town city app adds emergency response
A safety and security reporting feature has been added to the city’s app. (Image: supplied) Cape Town’s safety and security directorate has added emergency reporting to the city’s mobile application. The functionality, developed by the emergency policing incident control team within the safety and security directorate, allows the public to report by-law and criminal acts….