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Energy & Environment
World’s largest iceberg breaks off from ice shelf in Antarctica
A huge iceberg, the world’s largest, has broken off from an ice shelf in Antarctica and is floating through the Weddell Sea, the European Space Agency said. Called A-76 and roughly the shape of Manhattan but more than 70 times bigger, it was picked up on satellite images and is “currently the largest berg in the world”, the ESA said…
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Asia
FedEx Delivering Critical COVID-19 Aid to India
MEMPHIS, Tenn.-Monday 10 May 2021 – As India and its healthcare systems face a surge in COVID-19 infections across the country, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world’s largest express transportation company, is working with organizations around the world to deliver critical medical supplies and equipment during this crisis. FedEx is currently supporting the transportation…
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Middle East
“Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team” Celebrates Release in Iraq with Mobile Carrier Zain Iraq
Tokyo, Japan, April 12, 2021 : KLab Inc., a leader in online mobile games, announced that its head-to-head football simulation game Captain Tsubasa: Dream Team will have a special collaboration with the MENA area mobile carrier Zain Iraq to celebrate the release of the game in Iraq. The special Iraq Release Campaign began on Thursday, April 1 for Zain Iraq…
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NEWS
TII Appoints Globally-Renowned Experts to Board of Advisors at ARRC
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 8 April 2021: Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), today announced the appointment of leading international experts to the Board of Advisors at its Autonomous Robotics Research Centre (ARRC). The appointments follow a series of rapid announcements at Technology Innovation Institute since the first Advanced…
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NEWS
World to Expect Invasion of millions Of Cicadas
The world has been told to brace for an invasion of millions of 17-year cicadas that will emerge from the ground this year. As many as 1.5 million cicadas per acre may emerge, and people living in Southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina and West Virginia could witness this unique phenomenon, Virginia Tech says in a news release. Luckily, cicadas are harmless…
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Features
Okonjo-Iweala Listed among 50 Greatest World Leaders
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been named one of the 50 greatest leaders in the world by globally-acclaimed Fortune Magazine. Occupying the 33rd spot on the list, the minister was recognised alongside the Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf; Catholic Pontiac, Pope Francis; Chinese President Xi Jinping; Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi; Bill…
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Europe
Nigeria only African country among top 10 countries disliked by UK citizens
Russia is now the country most disliked by British people, it has been revealed. A survey undertaken by Chatham House asked 2,000 people for their views on countries throughout the world, and noted how opinion has changed in the last two years. While in 2012 North Korea was seen as the country most disliked by Britons, Russia has now overtaken the dictatorship,…
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