Tag: europe
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After Nigeria, Brazil, Facebook to open digital training hubs in Europe
Facebook on Monday said it would open three digital training hubs in Europe to train people in digital skills. The social media giant said it was committed to training one million people over the next two years as part of its drive to show its contribution to the bloc. The U.S. company – which has…
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Google to pay $2.7 billion for abusing its dominance
The European Union (EU) has fined Google a record-breaking 2.4 billion-euro ($2.7 billion) in what is just a fraction of the costs from the EU’s demand that the Internet giant stop skewing search results to favour its own shopping site gaining ‘undue’ dominance in so doing. To some smaller businesses, this might mean ‘torn apart’,…
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Snub of the year: France President, Macron swerves past Trump to embrace Merkel – [Video included]
France President, Emmanuel Macron swerved to avoid the President of the United States, Donald Trump and embraced German Chancellor, Angela Merkel instead, in what seems to be Snub of the Year, in Brussels. The newly elected French President tweeted the video of himself walking up the red carpet towards the group of NATO leaders, seemingly…
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Manhunt underway for hackers behind global WannaCry Ransomware cyberattack
International investigators hunted Saturday for those behind an unprecedented cyber-attack that affected systems in dozens of countries, including at banks, hospitals and government agencies, as security experts sought to contain the fallout. The assault, which began Friday and was being described as the biggest-ever cyber ransom attack, struck state agencies and major companies around the…
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Buhari cautions against illegal migration of Nigerian youths to Europe
President Muhammadu Buhari has frowned at the high rate of illegal migration of Nigerian youths to European countries through the Mediterranean Sea. Buhari made this known at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Sahel and West Africa, organised by the Food Crisis Protection Network in Abuja on Monday. The president, who was represented by Chief…