Month: March 2023
Backing Tiktok
Rumbling against the social media platform, which is owned by the Chinese tech giant ByteDance and has more than one billion users globally, has reached new pitch in recent months. Concerns have been especially loud in the US, where politicians from across the ideological spectrum are urging steps to curtail its reach, arguing that the
Oscar-winning visual effects
Touted as ground-breaking in 2009, Avatar’s visual effects plunged viewers into an otherworldly oceanic landscape. The sequel’s release was pushed back six times in order to develop the technologies needed to build on the previous film’s special effects successes. Fans and critics of James Cameron’s epic blockbuster Avatar have waited 13 years for a sequel.
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank
The Silicon Valley Bank , which specialised in lending to technology companies, was shut down by regulators who seized its assets on Friday. It came after SVB was scrambling to raise money to plug a loss from the sale of assets affected by higher interest rates. African start-ups are waiting to see what happens after
The fight for Bakhmut
The mining city of Bakhmut is located in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province, one of four regions of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin illegally annexed last year. Russia’s military opened the campaign to take control of Bakhmut in August, and both sides have experienced staggering casualties. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed not to retreat.
Ukraine honors Oleksandr Matsievskiy
Kyiv and its Western allies have accused Russian troops of committing mass war crimes – including torture, rape and murder since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion. Russia denies the allegations. President Volodymyr Zelensky has honoured a captured Ukrainian soldier who was filmed apparently being killed by Russian troops. Oleksandr Matsievskiy was unarmed when he
Russian Economy still strong
Russia’s economy has weathered the West’s unprecedented economic sanctions far better than expected. But with restrictions finally tightening on the Kremlin’s chief moneymaker oil the months ahead will be an even tougher test of President Vladimir Putin’s fortress economy. Western sanctions have hit Russian banks, wealthy individuals and technology imports. But after a year of
Ukraine top commanders dismissed
Ukraine’s Joint Forces Operation was established in 2014 as a response to Russia’s annexation of the Crimean Peninsula according to the Jerusalem Post. The Joint Forces of Ukraine has been a significant part of the Ukrainian forces fighting against Russia in the war that began a year ago with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, On February
Al Shabaab clash in Puntland
Both Al-Shabaab and Isis operate in the wider sub-region known as Balli Dhidin with Qandala district in Bari, particularly between Qandala and Bosaso, the main port town and commercial capital of Puntland. The areas where the bulk of the confrontation had taken place are characterised by dry river beds, torrents with water streams and mountainous
Saudi-Iran peace deal a blow to Israel
The renewal of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is a serious and dangerous development for Israel and is a political victory for Iran. This a fatal blow to the effort to build a regional coalition against Iran. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett on Friday harshly criticized the restoration of ties between Saudi Arabia and
Angola to send Army to DR Congo
Angola says it will send a military unit to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days after a truce it brokered failed to end fighting. The UN says the conflict forced 300,000 people from their homes last month. This happened in North-Kivu province, which borders Rwanda and Uganda, and is a fertile and mountainous area long