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Street vendors need space to make a living
News, Published on 16/11/2023
» A wave of evictions recently hit Dakar's bustling Liberté 6 market, a roughly 1.6-kilometre-long commercial hub that has served its community for more than 20 years. Hundreds of street vendors' stalls were bulldozed to make way for a new bus system. Authorities gave prior notice and an indemnity to help with the loss of business, but did not address the real problem: the lack of trading space.
Waiting to exhale
Business, Published on 13/11/2023
» During the dry season in recent years, people in many provinces, particularly those in the hilly North, have endured seasonal smog, spending more time indoors with an air purifier to avoid the air pollution.
Kosovo to launch visa free scheme
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 12/11/2023
» Kosovo and Thailand are planning to adopt a visa exemption scheme for the people of both countries to celebrate 10 years of bilateral relations.
The Israel-Gaza crisis: A question of numbers
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/11/2023
» Being the heritage minister is not the summit of achievement in Israeli politics, but it is a cabinet position, and Amihai Eliyahu, the current occupant, really should watch what he says. When Radio Kol Berama asked him whether an atomic bomb should be dropped on Gaza, he should not have replied "This is one of the possibilities."
AI is the new marketing buzzword
Life, James Hein, Published on 08/11/2023
» Some readers will remember back a decade or three when the big term was "turbo". Everything was turbo something. Turbo speed, turbo clearing, turbo graphics and so on. Today, the equivalent term is AI. I saw an advertisement recently for glasses described as AI technology that adapts to your sight. It was a regular lens with some design elements, perhaps from an AI, perhaps not, with claims of predictive focus. Rubbish. There was no inherent active or dynamic AI technology in the lenses to back up this claim and I don't think such a technology at that level is even available at any price in the current time. The same goes for many other claims preceded or appended by the AI moniker. Like turbo, it is the current marketing buzzword and since many don't understand it and what the current engineering and technological limitations are in 2023, it has become part of the mindscape.
Stock investors urged to monitor Vietnam
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 30/10/2023
» Investors were recommended to watch the Vietnamese bourse and be prepared to grasp its potential if it is upgraded from a frontier market to an emerging stock market, says Tisco Advisory.
Maine city deserted as residents hole up during hunt for killer
AFP, Published on 27/10/2023
» LEWISTON (UNITED STATES) - When Kyle Green and his partner learned a gunman had just gone on a shooting spree near their home in Lewiston, Maine, they slowly lowered the blinds and told their children it was movie night.
US: M1 Abrams tanks to enter Ukraine 'soon'
AFP, Published on 19/09/2023
» RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - Ukraine will soon receive M1 Abrams tanks from the United States as Kyiv's forces steadily advance in their counter-offensive against Moscow's troops, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday.
Aid groups sound alarm in Libya as hopes dwindle for survivors
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» DERNA (LIBYA) - Aid groups have warned of growing risk posed by the spread of disease that could compound the humanitarian crisis in Libya, as hopes of finding more survivors fade days after deadly flooding.
Oh, deer: In US capital, 'Bambi' is increasingly unwelcome
AFP, Published on 04/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city -- to others a pest that eats through their gardens, endangers traffic and helps spread tick-borne diseases.