A strong contingent of Nigerian para-powerlifters will depart the country on Monday to compete at the highly anticipated Para-Powerlifting World Cup in Santiago, Chile. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tournament is slated for Aug. 11 to Aug. 18. Nigeria will be represented by 10 athletes across different weight categories, all poised…
Africa, the world’s second-largest gold-producing region after China, is witnessing a surge in gold mining investment in 2025, fueled by strong global demand, favourable prices, and vast untapped reserves attracting increased international interest. So far, billions of dollars in investments have been announced in recent months highlighting a growing momentum, according to experts at Energy,…
Three men were convicted Tuesday in the theft of hundreds of ancient gold coins from a German museum in 2022 and handed prison sentences ranging up to 11 years. A court in the southern city of Ingolstadt convicted the defendants of gang robbery over the museum heist, German news agency dpa reported. A fourth defendant…
TLDR Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on Monday, setting a new all-time high of $122,571.19 before settling around $121,952.61, up 2.4% on the day The rally comes ahead of a critical week in Washington, where lawmakers will debate long-awaited crypto legislation Trump’s support, alongside growing institutional demand and sustained bullish momentum, has…
Nvidia notched a market capitalisation of US$4-trillion on Wednesday, making it the first public company in the world to reach the milestone and solidifying its position as one of Wall Street’s most-favoured stocks. Shares of the leading chip designer rose as much as 2.4% to US$164, benefiting from the ongoing surge in demand for artificial…
HOUSTON — Mexico beat the United States 2-1 on Sunday night for its record 10th CONCACAF Gold Cup title, with Edson Álvarez scoring a tiebreaking goal in the 77th minute after a video review reversed an offside call. Chris Richards put the U.S. ahead in the fourth minute, heading in a Sebastian Berhalter free kick…
The current approach to spectrum licensing by telecommunications regulators, where each licensee gets exclusive access to specific bands of spectrum in exchange for large pots of money, may soon be a thing of the past. Speaking at the Wireless Access Providers’ Association’s Wapaloza conference in Johannesburg on Monday, Dean Bubley, the founder of telecoms advisory…
