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Lufthansa introduces six new tourist destinations to escape the winter
If you want to discover the northern lights or the Anti-Atlas mountain range you can now book additional and attractive winter destinations with Lufthansa. Because Europe’s leading airline is expanding its offers from Frankfurt and Munich to include six new tourist destinations. All destinations are seamlessly reachable from Nigeria via…
Read More »Mnangagwa elected Zimbabwean president
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emerged victorious in Zimbabwe’s July 30 presidential elections. Mnangagwa was announced as winner of the election after series of greeted the election following the delay in announcing the election results. According to the announcement, the 75 year-old leader polled 50.8 per cent of votes as against…
Read More »Chamisa, Mnangagwa in close Zimbabwe electoral victory
Opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa and incumbent, president Emmerson Mnangagwa are in close tie as Zimbabweans look forward to become their leader in a post Mugabe election. 40 years old Chamisa said on his official Twitter feed on Tuesday his party had collected results from more than 10,000 polling stations, which…
Read More »Zimbabweans shop for Mugabe’s replacement, begin voting
For the first time after former president, Robert Mugabe’s removal, Zimbabweans began voting on Monday to usher in a new democratically elected government. In the race for the country’s top job, 75-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a long-time Mugabe ally, face 40-year-old Nelson Chamisa, a lawyer and pastor who is vying…
Read More »Venezuela to remove five zeroes from currency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced the removal of five zeroes from the country’s currency — two more than originally planned — amid hyperinflation the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said could reach one million per cent this year. Maduro announced in a cabinet meeting that an “economic recovery” programme…
Read More »CNN correspondent excluded from covering White House Trump event
CNN said on Wednesday that one of its White House correspondents, Kaitlin Collins, was excluded from covering one of President Donald Trump’s events on Wednesday, prompting a complaint by the White House Correspondents Association. According to Reuters, Collins was barred from a Rose Garden event for asking questions at an…
Read More »Peace summit: No word on progress on Trump, Kim meeting
There is no immediate word on any substantive progress in the peace summit between President Donald Trump and his North Korean counterpart, Kim Jong Un. U.S. President Donald Trump said he had forged a “good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of a historic summit…
Read More »Cryptocurrency craze leads to new DDoS tactics
As the world of cryptocurrencies continues to grow exponentially, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attackers have a new set of targets, namely the exchanges that power cryptocurrency trades, as well as the computer systems used to ‘mine’ cryptocurrencies. This is according to Bryan Hamman, Arbor Network’s territory manager for Sub-Saharan…
Read More »Pressure mounts on Facebook as U.S., EU urge probes of data practices
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg faced calls on Monday from U.S. and European lawmakers to explain how a consultancy that worked on President Donald Trump’s election campaign gained improper access to data on 50 million Facebook users. Reuters reported that Facebook’s shares closed down nearly 7 percent, wiping nearly…
Read More »Coca-Cola, others use blockchain to combat forced labour
Coca-Cola Co and the U.S. State Department along with two other companies said on Friday they are launching a project using blockchain’s digital ledger technology to create a secure registry for workers that will help fight the use of forced labor worldwide. The State Department said this is the government…
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