[ad_1] ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) – The total number of confirmed positive COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 1,592,549 as of Wednesday, the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Africa). The Africa CDC, a specialized health care agency of the African Union Commission, said in …
Read More »Modern Warfare on PC down from 231 GB to 168 GB • Eurogamer.net
[ad_1] This morning’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone update adds mode-specific uninstall options on PC, and by using it I was able to reduce the game’s install footprint to 168GB. After downloading the ~ 20GB patch, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone weighed in at a whopping …
Read More »IPhone 12 Diary: Steve Jobs Still Right
[ad_1] Steve Jobs said that people don’t know what they want until they are shown it, and they have still been proven right. After repeatedly ordering a modern iPhone SE, Apple finally made one, but I can’t believe it. The rumor that I thought you would probably change your mind …
Read More »Facebook starts shipping Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headsets
[ad_1] Amazon’s Prime Day event is a huge distraction right now, but it hasn’t stopped Facebook from launching the second generation of its Oculus Quest virtual reality headsets. Oculus Quest 2 went up for pre-order last month during Facebook Connect 7, and those pre-orders have now started shipping. Headphones are …
Read More »Zambia sprays 10,000 hectares to contain lobsters
[ad_1] Until this moment Zambia has sprayed some 10,000 hectares of land as part of efforts to control migratory African locusts that have broken out in some provinces. Agriculture Minister Michael Katambo said the chemicals being sprayed have been shown to be effective and have been shown to reduce the …
Read More »Tardigrades: Earth’s toughest creatures can survive deadly ultraviolet radiation thanks to the fluorescent shield
[ad_1] The toughest creatures on Earth can survive deadly ultraviolet radiation thanks to their glow-in-the-dark fluorescent protective shields. Tardigrades, or ‘mossy piglets’, are strange, microscopic animals that live in water They can survive extreme temperatures, pressures, and even nuclear radiation. A genus found in India has now revealed a defense …
Read More »Gal Gadot as Cleopatra is a step back for Hollywood representation | Gal gadot
[ad_1] CLeopatra gets the big screen treatment again, this time courtesy of Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins and DC hero Gal Gadot. But even with a director and screenwriter in Laeta Kalogridis on board, the casting of an Israeli actor with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage as the legendary Queen of Egypt …
Read More »Microsoft fixes 87 bugs on October 2020 Patch Tuesday
[ad_1] Microsoft has broken its long streak of Patch Tuesday updates with a slimmer version, compared to the last few months, October 2020, which contains fixes for 87 vulnerabilities, 11 of them rated critical. As always, the October update covers a multitude of software products, including Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office …
Read More »The tragedy of Ethiopia and the Ethiopians
[ad_1] “It is not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed in our name, perhaps it is the most patriotic thing we can do.”– EA Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a horsefly “Too often when we see injustices, both big and small, we think, that’s terrible, but we don’t do anything. We don’t …
Read More »The Nikon Z6 / Z7 II are here and they come with more speed and dual card slots
[ad_1] Nikon has officially announced its new Nikon Z6 II and Z7 II mirrorless cameras. Marking what is essentially the second generation of Nikon’s adventure in mirrorless cameras, they update the Nikon Z6 and Z7 cameras with some highly-demanded features, although they remain largely incremental rather than revolutionary updates. Like …
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