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By Kim Harrisberg JOHANNESBURG, July 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – It might sound like science fiction, but a Nigerian-born tech entrepreneur thinks he has found a way for Africans to escape problems like inequality and bad governance – a virtual nation born online. His is among a number of African-led Read more…

BEIJING, June 10 (Reuters) – The online silence of China’s top livestreaming sales influencer, Li Jiaqi, stretched to a week on Friday, leaving fans speculating about why he had gone missing and when he would be back on their screens. Also known by his English name Austin, stonededge Li has Read more…

id=”article-body” class=”row ” section=”article-body” data-component=”trackCWV”> Verizon 5G Home Gateway Sarah Tew/CNET First launched in 2018,  availability has surged in the last year. this January, making . While Verizon Fios, the company’s 100% fiber-optic internet service, typically scores well on customer satisfaction studies, it’s only available in the Northeast, so 5G’s Read more…

When , the film star and women’s rights campaigner, was criticised for showing her breasts on the cover of Vanity Fair, she hit back by asserting ‘feminism is about giving women choice. It’s about freedom’.For liberal feminists like her that might be true. But for many other women — perhaps Read more…

Kathy Hilton, 63, has been accused of shelling out thousands to plant negative stories about co-star Lisa Rinna, 58, in order to deflect from her alleged gay-slur scandal in a now-deleted social media post. A marketing manager named Patrick Somrs posted a lengthy note Thursday about how he was recently Read more…

Infamous ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli slammed billionaire Mark Cuban’s new online pharmacy for making what he says are ‘largely false’ claims about its cost savings. Shkreli – once dubbed the ‘most hated man in America’ for jacking up the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent – launched his on Read more…

By Kagondu Njagi NAIROBI, July 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A sculpture of a giant tap spewing plastic waste greeted delegates at U.N.environment talks in Kenya earlier this year – a reminder of the urgent need for them to agree a global pact website to curb plastic pollution. The 30-foot Read more…

Video shows skateboarder Lillian Gallagher standing triumphantly atop the winner’s podium at last year’s Red Bull Cornerstone skating competition – a victory that saw the female runner-up slam the contest as unfair. Footage taken from the 2021 final of the event – which sees top skaters from the Midwest compete at Read more…

Halsey got good news on Tuesday when her label Records announced it was ready to release her new single. The 27-year-old singer-songwriter got the public OK when the label tweeted that the new song would drop on June 9. The detente comes after the hitmaker — who is nonbinary and Read more…

Fewer than a third of the US’ white collar workforce show up to the office on Fridays, a new study has revealed as firms dream up lavish perks to try and lure them back. The statistics, tabulated by New York property management company Kastle Systems, illustrates the persisting popularity of Read more…