Twenty-one Hong Kong activists will remain in custody after a court on Friday rejected requests by some for bail and others withdrew their applications in a widely monitored case where they are charged with conspiracy to subvert the government. The charges against a total of 47 opposition figures represent the most sweeping use yet of… Read More Hong Kong court reject bail requests of twenty-one activists
A Dutch court has dismissed claims by a group of British Uber drivers that sought access to the data that the ride hailing company collects about them. The drivers at a hearing in December had demanded full access to data gathered through the app they were required to use to do their job, saying Uber’s… Read More Dutch court dismisses data case by British drivers against Uber
The art of making movies in Nigeria is about to be revitalized as Basement Africa Productions in conjunction with Basement Africa Film Academy present the second season of its hit Basement Search Reality TV Show: The Filmmakers Edition 2.0. This exciting show promises to produce and showcase the best talents while promoting reward and creating… Read More Basement Africa unveils Reality TV Show: The Filmmakers Edition 2.0
Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, who saw himself as the custodian of his people’s culture and was praised by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as a “visionary monarch”, died on Friday. Zwelithini, who was 72, died in hospital, the royal family said. He had been admitted to hospital in KwaZulu-Natal province last month to be treated… Read More South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini dies at 72
Myanmar activists held more rallies against the junta on Friday as South Korea said it would suspend defence exchanges and reconsider development aid to the Southeast Asian nation because of the military’s harsh crackdown on the protests. Friday’s rallies came a day after a rights group said security forces killed 12 protesters and as the… Read More Myanmar anti-coup protests persist as South Korea suspends defence exchanges
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria kidnapped around 30 students overnight from a forestry college near a military academy, three students said on Friday, in the fourth mass school abduction since December. The Federal College of Forestry Mechanization sits on the outskirts of Kaduna city, capital of Kaduna state, in a region roamed by armed gangs, who… Read More Gunmen abduct about thirty students from forestry college in northwest Nigeria
A fire at electric carmaker Tesla’s factory in Fremont, California, was brought under control on Thursday evening and there were no immediate reports of injuries, the fire department said. The fire took place in a part of the factory property that was under construction, according to Aisha Knowles, a spokeswoman at the Fremont Fire Department.… Read More Firefighters bring fire at Tesla’s California factory under control
South Korea’s LG Energy Solution plans to invest more than $4.5 billion in its U.S. battery production business over the next four years, including plans to build at least two new plants, a senior executive said on Thursday. Denise Gray, president of LG Energy Solution’s Michigan unit, said the company’s investment will result in an… Read More LG Energy Solution to invest over $4.5billion in U.S. battery production
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