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Kpop’s biggest labels consider creating Coachella-style global festival

Today at 13:09 PM, via Daily Maverick

SEOUL, April 17 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest Kpop agencies are in talks to join forces on a global music festival that could bring together the industry’s top stars, in what some local media have billed as a Korean version of the mega U.S. festival Coachella.

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Lebanese trickle home as ceasefire with Israel mostly holds

Today at 13:08 PM, via Daily Maverick

BEIRUT/QASMIYEH, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) – People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning home on Friday, checking whether their houses were still standing, though some did not plan to stay for fear a 10-day ceasefire in the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel could prove fragile.

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Crowds gather in Cameroon for biggest event of Pope Leo’s Africa tour

Today at 13:06 PM, via Daily Maverick

DOUALA, Cameroon, April 17 (Reuters) – Thousands of people were crowding into a stadium in Douala, Cameroon’s largest city and economic hub, for a Mass with Pope Leo on Friday that will likely be the biggest event of the pontiff’s four-nation Africa tour.

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Kenya requests World Bank funds to cushion Iran war shocks

Today at 13:05 PM, via Daily Maverick

WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) – Kenya has requested rapid financial support from the World Bank to help it manage the economic shocks triggered by the Iran war, its central bank governor told Reuters.

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Important town in South Africa at risk of complete collapse

Today at 13:00 PM, via BusinessTech

A parliamentary select committee has raised significant concerns about the ineffective intervention in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, noting a severe lack of support from national departments.

Science/Tech

Reed Hastings Is Leaving Netflix After 29 Years

Today at 13:00 PM, via Slashdot

Reed Hastings is stepping down from Netflix’s board in June, ending a 29-year run at the company he co-founded and helped transform from a DVD-by-mail business into a global streaming giant. Hastings said in a shareholder (PDF) letter that heâ(TM)s stepping down to focus on “his philanthropy and other pursuits.” Engadget reports: Hastings has served as chairman of Netflix’s board since 2023, a...