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The week in pictures, Aug. 1-Aug. 7
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Daily Archives: August 7, 2020
Exim Bank extends USD 250 mn line of credit to Mozambique for improving power supply quality
The agreement to this effect was signed on August 3 through exchange between Saroj Khuntia, general manager, Exim Bank, and Adriano Isaias Ubisse, national directorate of treasury, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique. With the signing of this LOC agreement, Exim Bank till date has extended 14 LOCs to Mozambique, taking their total value to USD 772.44 […]
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Best energy tariffs: Ofgem price cap limit drops by £95
Ofgem has dropped the price cap limit by £84 for standard variable tariff customers and £95 for prepayment customers, it was revealed today.
Microsoft expands TikTok takeover ambitions to entire global business: Report
Microsoft Corp is chasing a deal to buy all of TikTok’s global business, including its operations in India and Europe, an international daily reported on Thursday, citing five people with knowledge of the talks. Microsoft has said it is seeking to buy the assets of TikTok in North America, Australia and New Zealand. It has not disclosed how much it is willin […]
Google Stops Selling Pixel 4 And Pixel 4 XL
Google has discontinued the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL. The company has confirmed that the smartphones will continue to receive support for a few more years.
Brooks Koepka Is Here to Win Majors, Not Friends
Koepka is gunning to be the first man in nearly 100 years to three-peat at the P.G.A. Championship and doesn’t mind saying so.
Facebook extends coronavirus work from home policy until July 2021
Facebook has joined Google in saying it will allow employees to work from home until the middle of next year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Based on guidance from health and government experts, as well as decisions drawn from our internal discussions about these matters, we are allowing employees to continue voluntarily working […]
Fortinet Slips 7% After-Hours As 2Q Billings Missed Estimates
Shares of Fortinet plunged 6.6% in extended trading on Thursday after the company’s 2Q billings fell short of analysts’ expectations. The cybersecurity solution provider’s billings, a key sales growth metric, grew 14.3% to $711.5 million year-over-year but missed Street estimates of $712.1 million.Fortinet’s (FTNT) 2Q billings result reflects slowing traditi […]
Coronavirus Cases Are Surging. The Contact Tracing Workforce Is Not
NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June while cases have skyrocketed.
Africa: Would Heading the WTO Be a Poison Chalice for Africa?
[ISS] The sudden resignation of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) director-general, the Brazilian Roberto Azevêdo, has created both opportunity and challenges for Africa. Of the eight candidates to replace Azevêdo, three are African: former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; former Kenyan foreign minister and WTO General Council chairpers […]
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Why Black Workers Will Hurt the Most if Congress Doesn’t Extend Jobless Benefits
An extra $600 a week smoothed out sharp differences in benefits among states, and among the people who live in them.
Evening Standard to cut one-third of staff as Covid-19 hits advertising
Print edition of London freesheet will remain but focus will shift to digital and mobile platformsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Evening Standard is to sack a third of its employees, as the London freesheet seeks a dramatic reduction in costs to survive the coronavirus pandemic.The newspaper has been hit particularly hard by […]
Apple says game streaming services violate its App Store guidelines
Apple said that these game streaming services violate the terms and conditions of the App Store as they give access to games the company can’t individually review.
The Morning After: Our favorite noise-canceling headphones got an upgrade
For a little while on Thursday night, it seemed reasonable to believe that the president may have banned everything from Fortnite and League of Legends to Spotify and the next Top Gun movie. That’s because Donald Trump issued an executive order pushi…
Barca may need youth to get past Napoli, reach CL final 8
Barcelona coach Quique Setién says that he is ready to count on youngsters Ansu Fati and Riqui Puig to eliminate Napoli and advance to the Champions League final eight in Portugal
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