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Nigeria's Tinubu announces measures to offset rising costs
Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday proposed a temporary minimum wage hike for lower-paid workers, cheap gas-powered public transport and more social security for the poor to help offset the impact of his economic reforms.
Threats and violence as Turks feud over soaring rents
Cengiz Orsel hung a banner above his woodcarving workshop in Ankara so that everyone would know the astronomical rent increase his landlord is demanding. Orsel, who says he has paid his rent without fail for 20 years, fears he will have to close up shop.
Sexual wellbeing industry revels in swelling sales
From creams and oils promising to take the user to seventh heaven to multi-sensory vibration devices and erotic lingerie, the sex accessory market has become more feminine over the years, even feminist.
California's green drive leaves its oil towns behind
Fred Holmes watches with satisfaction as pumps pull oil from deep under his California farm, tapping a supply he thinks could last another century. For Holmes, it seems wasteful that the oil remains in the ground while California continues to need it.
India's private space sector skyrockets
When Indian entrepreneur Awais Ahmed founded his satellite startup in Bangalore in 2019, his country was still a year away from opening the space industry to the private sector.
Meta technology chief defends tech titan's AI strategy
Meta's chief technology officer is quick to push back on assertions that the company has fallen behind rivals like ChatGPT in the explosive surge across the tech industry in generative AI. "The majority of the world's population will have their first experience of generative artificial intelligence with us," Andrew "Boz" Bosworth told AFP at the company's recent Connect conference for developers.
Austria rail operator OeBB unveils new night trains
Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains -- a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. State-owned OeBB, which operates 20 rail routes across Europe, has been a pioneer in reviving such services.
Musk slams German-funded migrants rescue Med operations
Billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday waded into German politics at a time of a heated debate on immigration across Europe, saying Berlin-funded migrant rescue operations in the Mediterranean could be seen as an "invasion" of Italy.
Pro-vaccination ad leaves NFL's Kelce in misinformation crosshairs
Vaccine skeptics are attacking Travis Kelce for participating in a Pfizer advertisement, recycling conspiracy theories about Covid-19 shots as the NFL star is getting attention for his rumored romance with pop icon Taylor Swift. The Covid shot or Taylor Swift?"
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