3 mn readMeta has announced plans to build a 50,000km (31,000 mile) sub-sea cable across the world. The tech giant said Project Waterworth – connecting the US, India, South Africa, Brazil and other regions – will be the world’s longest underwater cable project when completed. Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has sought to extend its […]
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2 mn readThe US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan’s independence – a move which has sparked anger in China. China said the revision “sends a wrong… signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence”, and asked the US to “correct its mistakes”. The department’s fact […]
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4 mn readAlmost 100 million people are waking to winter weather alerts and warnings Wednesday morning, as storm systems cause severe conditions, biting cold and travel chaos from coast to coast. The National Weather Service warnings stretch from Colorado to Maine; multiple storms systems have dumped as much as 9 inches of snow in West Virginia and […]
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4 mn readA brewing controversy over private cable car projects in Nepal’s hills has taken a new turn after the country’s planning commission quietly gave “national priority” status to a venture in the Annapurnas, despite pending legal verdicts and environmental concerns. The decision, criticized for lacking a legal basis, comes amid escalating tensions between protesters and the […]
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4 mn readBig as the Super Bowl, but the difference is, they really not like Kendrick. When J. Cole and Drake decided to go a little too heavy on the G.O.A.T talk on their 2023 collab “First Person Shooter,” and J. Cole (not even Drake!) drew attention to the idea that he and Drizzy put themselves on […]
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3 mn readThis time, the giant schnauzer went the full Monty. After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, leaving handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin almost too emotional to speak. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of […]
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