The Apple TV+ film "Coda - In the Rhythm of the Heart" won the Best Picture award at the 2022 Oscars this Sunday night in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Against all expectations, Coda beat the main favorite, "The Power of the Dog," which ended the night with an award. They were, in the...
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Chinese oil company to make largest investment ever
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) intends to make its biggest investment ever later this year. The decision comes after it earned its biggest profit in decades, reiterating Beijing's call for energy companies to increase production. Sinopec posted its biggest profit in a decade,...
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March 27, 2022March 27, 2022Latest, World, Technology & Innovation
EU mandates connection between apps from different companies
The European Union (EU) recently agreed on the Digital Markets Act, which, if passed in October, could force companies creating messaging apps to work together under a regime of interoperability. The Verge, which cites an EU press release, avers that the "guru" companies behind WhatsApp,...
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March 27, 2022March 27, 2022Latest, World, Technology & Innovation
Elon Musk really wants to build his own social media platform
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced this Saturday via his Twitter page that he is "seriously considering" building a new social media platform. Musk's platform could be based on one open-source algorithm and another that would prioritize free speech, with minimal advertising....
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UN recognizes gender parity in the Mozambican Executive
The United Nations Secretary-General's representative in Mozambique, Mirko Manzoni, and the resident coordinator, Myrta Kaulard, congratulated the Government for achieving gender parity in the Executive structure. The structural reshuffle carried out in March has allowed gender balance to be installed among the country's Ministers. "Achieving parity of...
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By God, Putin "cannot stay" in power! Says Biden
US President Joe Biden, who was visiting Europe, said Saturday in Warsaw, Russia's President Vladimir Putin must not remain in power after triggering the invasion of Ukraine. "For God's sake, that man cannot remain in power," Biden said during a speech at the royal castle...
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Mozambique suffers defeat against Mauritania
The national soccer team, Mambas, lost 2-1 in the capital of Mauritania, against its local counterpart, in a private match. In the first half it seemed that defeat was imminent. At 18 minutes Mauritania scored the first goal of the meeting through the advanced Mouhamed Soueid. The advantage lasted until...
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Men who pay for sex are the most infected with HIV
HIV surveillance systems need high-quality, representative data to guide national responses, especially among the populations most affected by the epidemic-key and priority populations. Between 2011-2013, the Ministry of Health (MoH) conducted five biological and behavioral surveys among key populations (female sex workers, men who have sex...
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March 26, 2022March 26, 2022Latest, Market Announcements, Economy, National, Business
Mozambique and Zimbabwe renew power supply contract
Electricidade de Moçambique, E.P (EDM) and its counterpart in Zimbabwe (ZESA - Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority), signed, on March 23rd 2022, a bilateral contract for the supply of 50MW of firm energy to that country for a period of three years. The contract signed today constitutes a renewal of the previous expired agreement...
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Local elections will consume more than 9.7 billion meticais
The National Elections Commission (CNE) announced on Friday in Maputo that the municipal elections next year are budgeted at over 9.7 billion meticais. In the case of the 2024 general elections, the budget is expected to be 18.7 billion meticais, said Paulo Cuinica, spokesman of CNE. Recall that the...