MATJIESFONTEIN, South Africa Nov 8 (Reuters) – A new deep-space ground station being built in South Africa’s semi-desert Karoo region will come online by 2025 to help track history-making NASA missions to the moon and beyond, space agency officials said Tuesday.Through its Artemis programme, which aims to land the first woman or person of colour on the moon by 2025, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is targeting this month for an inaugural launch of its next-generation rocket ship, delayed for weeks by technical setbacks and foul weather.”Next week we should expect to launch the first flight of…
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A search is underway for an Australian missing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa.Louis Mark Ciavarella, known as Mark Ciavarella, had been living and working in the capital city of Brazzaville as an English teacher.The 56-year-old did not arrive to a function with colleagues on October 27, and has not been seen since.Australian man Mark Ciavarella is believed missing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Facebook)His co-workers went to check his apartment, and his laptop and passport were still there.He last made contact with his family on October 26.Ciavarella is originally from Leeton in New South…
A herd of Grevy’s Zebra in Buffalo Springs National Reserve.Photo: Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP (Getty Images)More than one thousand of some of Kenya’s most endangered animals have died this year because of a devastating drought gripping the region.A report released Friday from Kenya’s Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage takes stock of how the drought in East Africa is affecting some of Africa’s most iconic wildlife. In all, the report finds, the drought has led to the deaths of more than 500 wildebeest, more than 400 zebra, and more than 200 elephants between February and October of this year. Photos show some…
UTICA — The Mohawk Valley Community College Strategic Gaming Club is participating in its 10th year of Extra Life, a 24-hour gaming marathon to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network and Mohawk Valley Health System Foundation, from 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12. They will be gaming and streaming from Wilcox Hall at the college’s Utica Campus, 1101 Sherman Drive. The public is invited to join the fun from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday in Wilcox Hall room 225. A variety of games will be available for visitors to try out or jump…
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THE VIEW host Whoopi Goldberg has released her new tell-all book on Tuesday. She recounted why she “acts ridiculous” all the time and her 24/30 rule. 5Whoopi Goldberg just released her tell-all book, alongside Dr M.E. HechtCredit: Harper Horizon 5She explained that she tries not to take life too seriously and what her 24/30 rule isCredit: Getty Two Old Broads: Stuff You Need to Know That You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know is available in hardcover, audio book, and for the Kindle. Whoopi wrote it alongside Dr M.E. Hecht. She was an Orthopedic Surgeon, who recently passed away at…
COP27 officially kicked off on Nov. 6, 2022, and it’s being dubbed the “African COP.” But not just because it’s taking place in Egypt (a transcontinental country spanning Africa and Asia). It also earned its nickname because this COP is set to emphasize the climate issues most pertinent to African countries, which are facing some of the worst impacts of climate change. The African continent and other communities in the Global South have contributed the least to the climate crisis, yet are disproportionately suffering its effects, from tropical storms and hurricanes to food insecurity and displacement. One of the big issues on…
The NPR team doing interviews in Senegal. NPR/Ayen Bior hide caption toggle caption NPR/Ayen Bior The NPR team doing interviews in Senegal. NPR/Ayen Bior This is the landing page for a travel blog for the NPR project that examined how the ripples of climate change radiate outward. You can find the blog and all its posts here. Source link
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa—On any sunny summer’s day, Sandton’s glass and metal towers gleam and light up the northern Johannesburg skyline, symbols of South Africa’s economic ties with the West. Global business behemoths with offices in Africa’s financial powerhouse include the kingpin of international management consulting, McKinsey & Company, headquartered in six major cities in the United States, including Boston, Los Angeles, and Washington. Sandton is also home to Bank of America’s Africa Headquarters and Barclays Bank of the United Kingdom, British Petroleum, and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Sandton City, the largest retail mall on the continent, normally brims with shoppers,…
REFORMS OVERVIEW STARTING A BUSINESS (more info) At the fifteenth position, worldwide, and first in Africa, under the Starting a Business index of the 2020 Doing Business ranking, Togo sustains its reformative dynamics with more reforms…. ENFORCING CONTRACTS (more info) Compared to some years ago when it was one of the lowest rankers under the Doing Business’ Enforcing Contracts indicator, Togo, leveraging many efforts to improve its business climate, was able to jump significantly on the index in the recent years… . CONTRACT EXECUTION (more info) Creation of special chambers of commerce for small debts…