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Something the first nine months of 2024 will be remembered for? Internet outages hit hard and fast, wreaking havoc on our increasingly digital lives. Ookla—yes, the same folks behind Speedtest—has just dropped a revealing report on major global service disruptions using data from their brilliant...

In an era where financial crime is increasingly becoming sophisticated, the collaboration between ThetaRay and Microsoft is poised to set a new benchmark in combating these illicit activities, particularly in the challenging landscapes of Africa. Announced on December 13, 2024, this partnership...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer confined to Silicon Valley or massive downtown skyscrapers filled with acres of server racks. It is steadily creeping into regions that once seemed miles away from the cutting-edge innovation hubs where AI first blossomed. Case in point: Microsoft and...

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Almost 200 Ethiopian health workers have arrived in West Africa to bolster the response to Ebola, a disease that has ravaged weak health care systems and killed more than 300 medical staff. The African Union (AU) Link Removed that the Ethiopian government sent a total of 187 personnel to the...

William Pooley, the British nurse who survived Ebola, has described the Band Aid 30 single as "cringeworthy" and "a bit much". He said he heard the first half of the song on his way into work in Sierra Leone where he is treating Ebola sufferers at an isolation unit. Mr Pooley noted the track was...

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'WHERE A kiss of love can kill you,' is just one of the new lines added to Sir Bob Geldof's charity anthem Do They Know It's Christmas to help raise funds to fight Ebola, and has caused widespread outrage across social media. The former Boomtown Rats lead singer, has once again brought together...

CBS News reporter Lara Logan made waves after going to Liberia to film a story on the Ebola epidemic but not interviewing a single Liberian, who were ignored for American experts. Despite not contacting any Ebola patients, Logan and her crew "self-quarantined" themselves in a luxury hotel in...

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Cuban healthcare workers have played a leading role on the African continent for decades. The revolutionary government views its work in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) as a manifestation of internationalism and solidarity with Africa. In a surprised twist in diplomatic protocol...