Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) YouTube said Monday that it has deleted the official channels of R&B singer R. Kelly from its video platform. It is therefore intended to mark a distancing between the platform and the singer due to his conviction for sex trafficking last month. "We can confirm that we have closed two channels linked to R....
700 million new users joined Telegram after Whatsapp crash
The instant messaging app Telegram added 70 million new users on Monday. This is a "record increase in registration and user activity" for the service. "I am proud of how our team handled the unprecedented growth. Telegram continued to work flawlessly for the vast majority of our users," wrote...
Evergrande can raise USD 5 billion with real estate sales
Evergrande intends to sell its majority stake in the property management business. In this regard, the Chinese real estate giant may cash in on $5 billion, according to the international press. So, if the plan goes ahead, this deal will be the largest asset sale ever by an indebted real estate developer. Evergrande is immersed...
Quality education reaches 4.6 million children
The "Education Cannot Wait" fund has announced that some 4.6 million children and adolescents have been reached with quality education in more than 30 humanitarian crises around the world. According to the United Nations global initiative, which promotes education, about 48% of that total are girls. The Results Report...
"Virus is neither under control nor pandemic overdue," warns WHO
The head of covid-19 management at the World Health Organization (WHO), Maria Van Kerkhove, warned on Tuesday that the new coronavirus is not yet under control, with many people wrongly believing that the pandemic is almost over
SADC Extends Joint Military Mission to Combat Terrorism in Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Tuesday in Pretoria approved the continuation of the Southern African joint military mission to combat terrorism in the Cabo Delgado region of Mozambique
Mozambique wants to build about 3000 classrooms by 2022
The Ministry of Education wants to build about 3,000 classrooms in the country by next year to improve teaching conditions
IMF leader predicts weaker-than-expected global growth in 2021
World economic growth will be "slightly" weaker than expected this year, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Tuesday, concerned about inequalities between countries, with the poorest affected by the lack of vaccines
WMO calls for better water management
The World Meteorological Organization, WMO, calls for urgent action to improve the management of water services and "increase investments in this precious commodity." WMO data, since 2000, there has been a 134% increase in flood-related disasters, while the duration of droughts has increased by 29%. The number of people suffering from these situations only increases, while...
Mozambique will import domestic gas all next year
The Mozambican Importer of Petroleum (IMOPETRO) will import Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) throughout next year. This new measure (import for 12 months and not six) aims to increase the quantities of domestic gas for domestic consumption. This position has to do with the difficulties that IMOPETRO was facing to select suppliers that...