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World

Uganda holds election day amid internet blackout

Today at 00:01 AM, via NPR

Uganda votes amid an internet blackout and heavy military deployment as President Yoweri Museveni seeks a seventh term, extending his four-decade grip on power

Africa

Eto’o handed ban and fine for misconduct at Afcon

Yesterday at 16:46 PM, via BBC News

Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o is handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 after being found guilty of misconduct by the Confederation of African Football.

Sport

Watch: Australian Open preview

Yesterday at 22:23 PM, via BBC News

Steve Crossman is joined by Pat Cash, Naomi Broady, Jodie Burrage and Russell Fuller.

Education

Kenya: Is Masomo Bora the Model Kenya Needs for Accessible Day Schools?

Yesterday at 19:26 PM, via AllAfrica

[Capital FM] Nairobi — If even half of Kenya’s Members of the National Assembly adopted the approach used in Kiharu Constituency, public education across the country could look markedly different, with lower fees, stable learning, and fewer disruptions.

Lifestyle

Want to quit smoking? This solution might help

Yesterday at 19:13 PM, via The South African

Want to quit smoking? Find out how quit-smoking apps with behavioural tools and interactive features can support your journey.

Lifestyle

R1,2 billion Salt superyacht spotted in Cape Town

Yesterday at 18:12 PM, via The South African

The Salt superyacht, valued at over R1 billion, has been spotted docked in Cape Town. Here’s what we know about the vessel and the owner…

Science/Tech

Oracle Trying To Lure Workers To Nashville For New ‘Global’ HQ

Today at 00:02 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Oracle is trying — and sometimes struggling — to attract workers to Nashville, where it is developing a massive riverfront headquarters.The company is hiring for more roles in Nashville than any other US city, with a special focus on jobs in its crucial cloud infrastructure unit. Oracle cloud workers based elsewhere say they’ve been offered...

Science/Tech

Boeing Knew About Flaws in UPS Plane That Crashed in Louisville, NTSB Says

Yesterday at 23:22 PM, via Slashdot

The National Transportation Safety Board said in a report this week that a UPS cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Ky., last year, killing 15, had a structural flaw that the manufacturer Boeing had previously concluded would not affect flight safety. The New York Times: The N.T.S.B. has said that cracks in the assembly holding the left-side engine in place may have contributed to the...

Science/Tech

Inside OpenAI’s Raid on Thinking Machines Lab

Yesterday at 23:14 PM, via Wired

OpenAI is planning to bring over more researchers from Thinking Machines Lab after nabbing two cofounders, a source familiar with the situation says. Plus, the latest efforts to automate jobs with AI.