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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla’s ‘flying’ Car
During the demo, which was livestreamed on Tesla’s X account, the car launched from a steep steel ramp and performed a full barrel roll in mid-air before landing on its wheels.
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Kenya, South Sudan Kick Off Naivasha Container Depot Project
Kenya and South Sudan are expected to deepen bilateral relations as the two countries explore more avenues for mutually beneficial business. Officials from the two nations witnessed the ground-breaking ceremony for South Sudan’s internal container…
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US-German trio win medicine Nobel for work on optogenetics
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in the field of optogenetics.
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Namibia Halts Meat Exports After rare Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak
Namibia is now the eighth country in southern Africa to be hit by FMD this year following Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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US Diesel Price Hits New Record High in Blow to Trump
Average US diesel prices jumped above $6 a gallon for the first time on Friday, having surged from $3.7577 a gallon at the start of the US-Iran war, according to the AAA.
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Over 80 Miners Arrested Outside Turkey’s Energy Ministry
About 100 miners from one of the two mines staged a nine-day hunger strike in the Turkish capital in April to demand that their employer pay their salaries.
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India Lawmakers Endorse Stricter Exam Leak Penalties After Protests
India’s lower house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday that would toughen penalties for leaking exam papers, after youth-led protests calling for sweeping reforms forced the education minister to resign.
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Microsoft Strikes Deal for Mistral’s AI Computing Power
The agreement “strengthens Europe’s AI infrastructure while helping Microsoft meet growing demand for cloud and AI services” on the continent, the two companies said in a joint statement.
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Nigeria Oil Output Hits Six-Year High, Above OPEC Target
Nigeria’s crude production reached a 74-month high last month, authorities said over the weekend, hitting an average of 1.56 million barrels per day, or 104 percent of its OPEC quota.
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US Senate Committee Advances Bill Seeking Review of Relations with Tanzania
If enacted, the legislation would require the US government to assess the current state of relations between Washington and Dar es Salaam and examine Tanzania’s growing ties with China and Russia.
