Yearly Archives: 2015
Technology to speed up emergency response in SA (South Africa)
Cenhealth has partnered with ER24 to use technology to speed up emergency response. This partnership will aim to close the gap between ...
(NYT) A Learning Advance in Artificial Intelligence Rivals Human Abilities
Computer researchers reported artificial-intelligence advances on Thursday that surpassed human capabilities for a narrow set of vision...
(Reuters) Zuma’s firing of South African finance minister dismays investors, ANC supporters
By Joe Brock and Ed Cropley
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 10 South African President Jacob Zuma's sacking of his respected finance minister in f...
(Ventures Africa) This Nigerian-born fashion designer decorated the White House
Nigerian-born fashion designer, Duro Oluwu, was enlisted by the First Lady of the United States of America to decorate the whi...
(Global Risk Insights) Africa seeks more equitable deal at UN Climate Summit
By Andrew Manners, December 8, 2015
Despite contributing only a fraction of the world’s greenhouse gas emiss...
(NYT) First Dengue Fever Vaccine Approved by Mexico
A dengue fever vaccine developed by the French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has been approved for use by Mexico, the first approval in t...
(Reuters Africa) Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara
Sun Dec 6, 2015 2:29pm GMT
By Nadoun Coulibaly
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led...
(CBS News) Mark Zuckerberg faces criticism over his $45 billion pledge
By BRIAN MASTROIANNI CBS NEWS December 4, 2015, 1:02 PM
Days after announcing he would donate billions of dollars to charitable caus...
Excerpt (NYT) The Chicago Police Scandal: the New Mob in Chicago maybe the Chicago Police
Synopsis: given the alleged facts of the following:
Deletion of Segments of Video from Burger King
police threatened motorists wi...
(NYT) I.M.F. Makes China’s Renminbi One of World’s Select Currencies
HONG KONG — The International Monetary Fund on Monday approved the Chinese renminbi as one of the world’s main central bank reserve cur...
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