[ad_1] MOGADISHU, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) – At least 214,000 people have been temporarily displaced from their homes in Somalia since October due to flooding caused by heavy rains, the UN agency said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest Flood Update …
Read More »Israeli Eytan Stibbe second member of SpaceX’s private flight for Axiom
[ad_1] SpaceX Dragon Endeavor Crew docked to the International Space Station on July 1, 2020. POT CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Former Israeli fighter pilot Eytan Stibbe is the second fully private crew member SpaceX is scheduled to launch late next year for Axiom Space, the company confirmed to CNBC on …
Read More »Zoom will lower the 40 minute limit for Thanksgiving
[ad_1] Angela Lang / CNET For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. Zoom has been an important social outlet for much of the planet, as we distanced ourselves during the coronavirus pandemic, but the video chat app interrupts the meetings after 40 …
Read More »NVIDIA seeks to erase a key AMD advantage
[ad_1] Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) made waves earlier this month when it introduced its latest line of graphics cards, the RX 6000 series. After trying and failing to effectively compete with the rival NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) For years in the high-end part of the graphics card market, AMD’s own …
Read More »Thinking about Google Photos (Premium)
[ad_1] Thinking of Google Photos (Premium) – Thurrott.com Cousin Last week, Google announced that it would discontinue unlimited free photo storage on its Google Photos service, enraging fans. I get it, more or less: No one can argue that Google has a reputation for discontinuing services and that history plays …
Read More »Sudan struggles to host 25,000 Ethiopian refugees
[ad_1] 25,000 Ethiopian refugees have fled the northern region of Tigray for neighboring Sudan. They are fleeing heavy fighting in the most populous nation in East Africa. Facing heat and hunger, Sudan is struggling to rebuild a refugee camp to house the refugees. “This camp is divided into three sectors, …
Read More »Zoom is removing its 40-minute limit for video chats on Thanksgiving
[ad_1] Zoom will remove its 40-minute video call time limit for Thanksgiving 2020, starting at midnight on November 26. The change comes amid instructions from health officials not to travel this Thanksgiving, as coronavirus cases in the US continue to rise. Zoom is calling the gesture a “thank you to …
Read More »SpaceX Crew-1 team harnesses the Force by taking Baby Yoda into space
[ad_1] An adorable and powerful stowaway is currently aboard SpaceX’s Crew-1 flight, floating freely inside the company’s spacecraft as it heads toward the International Space Station. A Baby Yoda plush – yes, technically The Child – from The mandalorian can be seen in live footage from inside SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, …
Read More »Airbus and Boeing Report October 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders and Deliveries – Defense Security Monitor
[ad_1] The return of the Boeing 737 MAX is approaching as Airbus reports the highest delivery figures since before the pandemic, delivers the first A330-800 and evaluates the A320 fare increase. by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European correspondent for Forecast International. On October 29, Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, …
Read More »ECA calls for ambition in AfCFTA at Bank of Namibia annual symposium
[ad_1] Addis Ababa – The Bank of Namibia held its 21st Annual Symposium on November 5 under the theme “Positioning Namibia to reap the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area”. Representing the United Nations system was the United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for …
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