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Slashed incomes and gamers go cold turkey: the fallout from Uganda’s internet shutdown
Mobile money agent Mirembe Tracy laments that her business in Uganda’s bustling capital Kampala was paralysed when the government shut the internet during last week’s fiercely contested general election. “All withdrawals were disconnected,” she tells the BBC, adding that she gets nearly all of her income from withdrawal commissions. Without it, her income dropped to…
Read MoreCBS News Contributor Killed by Israel Just Weeks After His Wedding
AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana Three journalists, including a CBS News contributor, were killed in an Israeli strike outside a camp for displaced people in Gaza on Wednesday. Abdel Raouf Shaat – a contributor to CBS News and Agence France-Presse – was killed along with Mohamed Qishta and Anas Ghneim after their car was hit by…
Read MoreHow low will the temps go?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A lot of cold air is on the way to close the week. Meteorologist Adam Rutt takes a dive into how cold it can get. We’ve been talking about this upcoming shot of arctic air for a bit, with highs on Friday likely not getting above zero in many locations.…
Read MoreSnow showers into Thursday, then arctic blast
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s a breezy and milder tonight into Thursday with temperatures rising into the 30s. Don’t get used to it, though, because arctic air and dangerously cold wind chills will be returning to CNY with heavy lake snow east of Lake Ontario soon. When? Find out below… Latest radar: Lake snow takes…
Read More‘Romantic’ museum to reopen on Valentine’s day
Paris has long held the world’s imagination as a city of love. From candlelit dinners beside the Seine to leisurely strolls through flower‑lined parks, this city invites connection in every corner. Having lived in France for several years, I have wandered its neighborhoods, cafes, and gardens enough to understand why the city inspires romance at…
Read MorePeru’s interim president faces calls for removal over unregistered meetings with Chinese businessmen
PERU, Lima (AP) — Peru’s interim President José Jerí appeared Wednesday before a congressional oversight committee to address unregistered meetings with two Chinese business owners — clandestine encounters that have triggered a criminal probe and calls for his removal. The crisis is the latest chapter in a prolonged political collapse in a country that has…
Read MoreTurkey deploys advanced radar at Damascus airport, raising Israeli concerns
Turkey deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport, a move Western sources warn could restrict Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace and heighten regional tensions. Turkey recently deployed an advanced radar system at Damascus International Airport in a move that could limit Israel’s freedom of action in Syrian airspace. The HTRS-100 air…
Read MoreLynas Seeks Pentagon Price-Floor Deal as Rare Earths Scrutiny Rises
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Lynas Rare Earths Ltd (LYSDY) is engaged in discussions with the US Department of Defense over a potential framework that could introduce government-backed price floors for its rare earths supplies, a mechanism similar to one extended to a US producer last year. Chief executive Amanda Lacaze said talks were…
Read MoreCanadian teen who died in Australia remembered for ‘infectious laugh’ and adventurous spirit
The family of a young Canadian backpacker who was found dead on an Australian beach this week are remembering her for “her infectious laugh and her kind spirit” – and her sense of adventure. Her father said in a Facebook post that he had supported his daughter taking the trip to Australia, knowing he had…
Read MoreWhy the Birth of Three Andean Condors Represents a Second Chance for the Species
The post Why the Birth of Three Andean Condors Represents a Second Chance for the Species appeared first on A-Z Animals. Quick Take Three Andean condors hatched via artificial incubation increased the Colombian population by 4.5%. Puppet feeding ensured the hatchlings did not come into contact with people, enabling them to develop a healthy fear…
Read MoreChina Is Quietly Building The World’s Largest Hydropower System
High in the Himalayas, up in the outer reaches of Tibet, China is building what is expected to be the world’s largest hydropower project. Costing an estimated $167 billion, the enormous hydropower system could triple the energy output of the 22,500-mW Three Gorges Dam, which itself is already big enough to be seen from space. Called the…
Read MoreGermany arrests woman suspected of spying for Russia
German authorities have arrested a woman suspected of spying for a Russian intelligence agency and passing on information related to the war in Ukraine, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The German-Ukrainian national, who was taken into custody in Berlin, is believed to have been in contact with a middleman at the Russian Embassy in the German…
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