AI must have net zero emissions to uphold our climate goals. Credit: Shutterstock Opinion by Philippe Benoit (washington dc) Thursday, April 25, 2024 Inter Press Service WASHINGTON DC, Apr 25 (IPS) – Artificial intelligence provides amazing potential for advancement across fields, from medicine to agriculture to industry to the entertainment business, …
Read More »Juggling Campaign and Foreign Policy, Biden Sends Complicated Messages
That left Jake Sullivan, the president’s national security adviser, in the awkward position of declining to say whether Mr. Orban is a dictator. “I’m not going to speak on behalf of the Biden campaign,” he told reporters at a briefing. “You should direct those questions to the campaign.” He did …
Read More »US Foreign Policy in Middle East Still Governed by Israeli Priorities
The Palestinian Flag in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit: UN News Opinion by Ramzy Baroud (seattle, washington) Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Inter Press Service SEATTLE, Washington, Apr 24 (IPS) – The vote and the American veto at the United Nations Security Council on April 18 was predictable. Though European …
Read More »Lagos vows to enforce monthly rental policy
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Housing, Barakat Odunuga-Bakare, has stated that the state’s monthly rental scheme will be enforced before the end of 2024 or early next year. She said this during a press briefing of the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority in Ikeja, Lagos. …
Read More »The recent increment of monetary policy rate and cash reserves ratio will worsen the economic situation of most Nigerians – Peter Obi
Labour party presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has stated that the recent increment of monetary policy rate and cash reserves ratio announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN some days ago will worsen the economic situation of most Nigerians. Obi in a statement released on …
Read More »Trump Bashes Senate Border Deal And Touts His Own Failed Policy
Donald Trump is criticizing the bipartisan Senate border bill even though his border policies failed. Why Is Trump Bashing The Senate Border Deal? Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and criticized the bipartisan Senate border deal, “I didn’t need a big, complex Democrat-oriented Border Bill, which will make Republicans look …
Read More »South African woman sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for brutal murder of her mother for insurance policy payout
The Mpumalanga Division of the High Court in South Africa on Monday, January 29, 2024, convicted and sentenced Valencia Nonhlanhla Mthunywa (33), to 20 years of direct imprisonment for the murder of her mother, Wanter Bajabulile Dlamini (62). Nonhlanhla and her sister, Bathabile Penelope Mthunywa, killed their mother …
Read More »Instagram tightens its teen policy by banning under-18s from receiving messages from strangers
Meta has rolled out a new safety update by banning under-18s from receiving Instagram messages from anyone they do not follow or are not connected to. The social media giant said the change is part of its ongoing work to provide ‘age-appropriate experiences for teens’ across its apps. …
Read More »Japanese Company’s Bid for U.S. Steel Tests Biden’s Industrial Policy
U.S. Steel is an iconic example of the lost manufacturing muscle that President Biden says his economic policies will bring back to the United States. But last month, the storied-but-diminished company announced plans to be acquired by a Japanese competitor. That development has put Mr. Biden in an awkward bind …
Read More »Nigerian Air Force implements Group Personal Accident Insurance Policy for NAF Personnel
The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Gabkwet said the policy tallied with one of the key enablers of the Command Philosophy of the CAS, which dwelt on, ‘Maintaining a highly motivated force by enhancing welfare and infrastructural …
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