Month: December 2023
Vote on Rwanda migration deal
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday made last-ditch bids to persuade parliamentarians to support a controversial immigration policy ahead of a vote where defeat could mean a highly damaging blow to his government and his own authority. Human rights groups, on the other hand, say not only that the plan is unworkable but that
Setting an Era of free speech again
The leftist ideology rippling out from American college campuses this century has on the one hand favoured restricting speech, On prestigious campuses, the war in Gaza has shaken the prevailing power relationships, for the moment. Students attacking Israel for its response to the terrorism of Hamas have come under withering criticism, and worse: some have
TikTok to open a shop in Indonesia for $1.5 billion
Social media app TikTok has struck a joint venture deal with Indonesian tech giant GoTo to restart its online shopping business in the country. Many of Indonesia’s population of more than 270 million people are active social media users, and they made up TikTok’s biggest online retail market before the ban came into force in
peace in Israel-Palestine war
If the fighting is to make any sense it must lead to peace, which means two nations living side by side. Israel’s bombardment has killed over 16,000 Palestinians, including Hamas fighters. Although some Palestinians have been radicalised by that and the daily humiliations of occupation, many detest Hamas and its unwinnable wars and would live
Regulation of the Artificial Intelligence
In order to give the technology space to evolve, the Artificial Intelligence Act’s first draft, which the commission presented in April 2021, mainly tried to regulate various applications of Artificial Intelligence tools, rather than how they were built. The riskier the purpose of an Artificial Intelligence tool, the stricter the rules with which it needed
Destroying Hamas
Israel has so far failed to achieve its main objective of destroying the military capabilities of Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules Gaza and, in a terrorist attack on October 7th, murdered 1,200 Israelis and took 240 people hostage.It has been nine weeks since Israel began bombarding the Gaza Strip and six since it sent
Synagogue Church of All Nations celebrates God Faithfulness
The colourful event witnessed a huge turnout of members, well-wishers, guest artistes and invited guests from all over the world, with an array of kaleidoscopes of group members in scintillating colours of different attires. It was a jubilation galore last Sunday as members of The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), friends and well-wishers across
Dangote Petroleum Refinery Starts Operation
Dangote Refinery Begins Processing Of 1m Barrels Of Crude, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Plant has begun the processing of one million barrels of Agbami crude grade. Dangote Refinery is expected to boost Nigeria’s domestic refining capacity and ensure her self-sufficiency in refined products. This supply will facilitate the initial run of the refinery,
International Olympic Committee clears Russians to compete
The International Olympic Committee added that there were currently only eight athletes from Russia and three from Belarus who had qualified as neutral athletes. Athletes from Russia and Belarus have faced sanctions from a multitude of sports since Moscow launched its assault on Ukraine in February 2022. Over the past year a number of Olympic
Pope prays for Oppressed
Francis, who has been in poor health in recent years, used a wheelchair and a cane to move around as he shook hands with the faithful and tourists at Rome’s Piazza di Spagna. Pope Francis, who recently recovered from bronchitis, prayed for all “oppressed” peoples on Friday as he led Feast of the Immaculate Conception