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The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has extended the deadline for submission of entries to the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2021, to August 31, 2021. Following a consultative meeting with Challenge partners, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Huawei Technologies Limited and Intel Corporation, the move was arrived at to expand room …

The push to reduce greenhouse emissions from animal-based agriculture has been knocking at the farm gate for some time. Food production accounts for an estimated 16-27 per cent of global greenhouse gas emission within the farm-gate, according to a 2019 report from the International Panel on Climate Change, with another …

Diamonds from the Juina area: most of these are superdeep diamonds. Credit: Graham Pearson Analyses show that gases found in microscopic inclusions in diamonds come from a stable subterranean reservoir at least as old as the Moon, hidden more than 410 km below sea level in the Earth’s mantle.   …

The absolute best way to spend one day in Sydney. Australia, The Land Down Under, The Lucky Country, ‘Straya, The Land of Droughts and Flooding Rains. Whatever you like to call us there is no doubt the name will give you visions of sunshine, happiness and endless landscapes. For a …

On the sixth floor of Google’s former downtown Toronto office, Chris Bentley spent nine months developing a new way for aspiring lawyers to get their licence in Ontario. The endeavour, called the Law Practice Program, would train recent grads in a virtual law firm that simulated meetings with partners and …

Aerial view of the National Museum of Qatar. Photo © Iwan Baan. The National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) opened to the public on Thursday in Doha. The sprawling new 560,000-square-foot museum spans a prismatic Jean Nouvel building intended to evoke a desert rose and the 1906 Palace of Sheikh Abdullah …

“In a world of changing climate, and a rapidly growing population, developing sustainable solutions to meet rising food demand and provide energy access to people in remote areas is a global priority. – Dr Lamya Fawwaz, Director of the Zayed Sustainability Prize We Care solar suitcase We Care solar suitcase is …

A total of 85,955 international students from 170 countries were studying in the Netherlands last year, accounting for an increased share of the total university student body, figures released by Dutch internationalisation agency Nuffic show. Italy has overtaken China to become the second source market, in part due to Brexit …

Marie-Ange Saraka-Yao, Managing Director for Resource Mobilisation and Private Sector Partnerships, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance A few weeks ago, the Canadian government unveiled its 2018 budget, which marks a welcome push towards more predictable and effective financing for international assistance. With its ambitious new Feminist International Assistance Policy in place, Finance …

BARCELONA (Reuters) – China’s Xiaomi has launched its contribution to a new wave of smartphones that will be able to take advantage of faster 5G mobile networks at a lower price than analysts expect from rivals such as Samsung. A person checks out the new Xiaomi Mi 9 mobile phone …