The German government hopes to create the framework conditions for Germany to become the leading artificial intelligence (AI) country in Europe, ministers said on Monday. Steps include a business-friendly implementation of the European Union’s new AI regulations and better data availability for innovative start-ups, said Digital Minister Volker Wissing at the government’s Digital Summit in…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted 892,400 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N6.2 billion in street value. The NDLEA spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that operatives recovered the drugs from five containers. Babafemi said the operation was carried out by NDLEA operatives at…
The Greee Climate Fund has approved 151 million dollars in financing for a major resilience programme supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The aim is to address climate vulnerability in the Horn of Africa. The AfDB’s Director for Agriculture and Agro-Industry, Dr Martin Fregene, said this in a statement posted on the bank”s website….
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will leave Tehran for the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Wednesday, marking his first foreign trip since taking office in late July, local media reported. During the visit, Pezeshkian is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iraqi officials and sign several cooperation agreements and security memoranda. Iranian Ambassador to Iraq, Mohammad-Kazem Al-e…
Immigration policies in the US are taking a new dimension with top Democrats warning President Joe Biden not to start detaining immigrants within family houses. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that some top democrats have warned President Biden against restarting the controversial practice of detaining migrant families who cross the U.S. southern border…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his…
A bankruptcy petition against former Liverpool and England footballer John Barnes has been lodged by tax officials. A judge considered Barnes’ case at a hearing in a specialist court in London which the star did not attend. Judge Catherine Burton was told by an official from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) that Barnes owed £238,000….
Kevin McCarthy, a republican, has been voted out as speaker of the US house of representatives, becoming the first in the nation’s history to be so removed. A simple majority of 216 to 210 ensured McCarthy surrendered the gavel, as questions mounted over his leadership. Eight republicans teamed up with democrats to remove him from…
The World Bank has approved a new project totaling 56 million dollars for upgrading roads in Laos, helping about 600,000 people access public services. It will also help markets more easily while making rural roads more resilient to climate change. The Laos Climate Resilient Road Connectivity Improvement Project will support the Lao government in improving…
The United Kingdom has donated a counter-insurgency (COIN) training facility to the Nigerian Armed Forces to help enhance the reality of their training and better prepare the force for future operations. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Ndidiamaka Eze, Senior Press & Public Affairs Officer | Comms Lead, Prosperity and Economic Development Foreign…
