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Google bans African media over alleged links to Russia

In a recent decision, Google has taken the significant step of banning several African media outlets, citing alleged ties to Russian state-sponsored misinformation campaigns. This move has sparked a wave of controversy and debate, raising questions about freedom of expression, media independence, and the implications of global tech companies policing content. The ban specifically targets media…
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First international energy expo to be hosted in Uganda

Africa has recognized that it needs to find solutions to its own problems, an official from the country told RT Exclusive News Uganda will hold an international power and electricity fair next week, with more than 100 exhibitors from several countries expected at the trade show, the Energy Ministry has announced, according to Rt News. The Power and Elec Uganda 2023 exhibition, which…
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Russia expands nuclear project in Egypt

The project is intended to help the country diversify its energy resources Exclusive News Russian state-owned energy giant Rosatom has begun building a third reactor at the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Egypt, the company’s press service announced this week. The four-reactor El-Dabaa plant is located around 300km northwest of Cairo on the Mediterranean coast. The project was…
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Africa is Russia's decisive partner in IT

Moscow has been expanding tech cooperation with the continent, a deputy minister has pointed out Exclusive News According to RT News, Russian exports of information technology (IT) services to African countries amounted to $8.1 million in January-September 2022, Deputy Minister for Digital Development Dmitry Oguryayev has revealed. “Africa remains our key partner,” he stated at…
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Global semiconductor sales drop

February sales slumped by more than 20% in annual terms, an industry association says Exclusive News Worldwide sales of microchips declined 4% in February in monthly terms to $39.7 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported on Thursday. The figure is 20.7% lower than in February 2022, when sales totalled $50 billion, according to the SIA. “Global semiconductor…
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China launches war games around Taiwan

The exercises are a serious warning to Taipei and “external forces,” Beijing’s warns Exclusive News According to our sources RT News, the Chinese military announced the launch of three days of exercises in the Taiwan Strait on Saturday. The wargames come just a day after Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen returned from the US, where she met with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other…
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Sensitive images recorded by Tesla cars leaked

Some pictures were turned into memes and distributed through internal chats, former workers told the agency Exclusive News Tesla workers shared “highly invasive” images and videos recorded by customers’ electric cars, making fun of them on internal chat groups, several former employees of Elon Musk’s company have told Reuters. The electric-car manufacturer obtains consent from…
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