Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 24th June 2020
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Sanofi Eyes Approval Of COVID-19 Vaccine By 2021
French drugmaker Sanofi SA <SASY.PA> said on Tuesday it expects to get approval for the potential COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline Plc <GSK.L> by the first half of next year, faster than previously anticipated. Sanofi, which is hosting a virtual research and development event, and GSK had said in April the vaccine, …
UN Extends Mandate Of Peacekeepers In South Sudan
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). In a resolution seen by The East African, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Council renewed the mandate up to March 15, 2021. “The Council…requested me to report on the implementation of the mission’s mandate every 90 days. …
F1 To Introduce New Graphics For 2020 Season
Formula 1 and Amazon Web Services will introduce new infographics and metrics as part of a tweaked set of graphics for TV viewers in the 2020 season. Formula 1 has previously worked with AWS to produce on-screen insight graphics, such as Predicted Pit Stop Strategy, Battle Forecast and Tyre Performance. The new graphics will be …
BCB, NZC Postpone Upcoming Test Series
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday have officially agreed to postpone the upcoming Test series in August and September for a later date. It was widely expected that the New Zealand tour will also be postponed because of the mounting situation of the coronavirus in Bangladesh after Australia Cricket …
Karate World Championships Postponed To 2021
This year’s Karate World Championships in Dubai have been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The World Karate Federation (WKF) Executive Committee approved a one-year delay to the event, which had been scheduled to take place from November 17 to 22, during its meeting yesterday. Postponing the 2021 World Championships has had a …
FCA Appoints Interim Chief Exec
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed Nikhil Rathi as its new chief executive for a five-year term. He will succeed Christopher Woolard who has acted as the interim chief executive since Andrew Bailey stepped down back in March. Woolard will continue in his role until the autumn. Rathi is currently the chief executive of …
Rasa Technologies Raises $26 Million In Series B Funding
Rasa Technologies, Inc., a San Francisco, CA- and Berlin, Germany-based open source conversational AI company, raised $26m in Series B funding. The round, which brings total funding to $40m, including a Series A completed in 2019, was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from the firm’s Cultural Leadership Fund, and existing investors Accel, 468 Capital, …
Microsoft To Partner With Facebook Gaming
Microsoft is closing its Mixer streaming service on July 22 and will move existing partners over to Facebook Gaming. This means streamers who are currently using Microsoft’s service will be automatically transitioned to Facebook Gaming starting today, with Microsoft no longer operating Mixer a month from now. Mixer strugged to make any meaningful dent in its competition …
Amazon To Invest On ‘Sustainable’ Technologies
Amazon.com Inc. is investing $2 billion on “sustainable and decarbonizing technologies” in an effort to eliminate its carbon footprint. The fund, which will be run by the company’s internal sustainability team and aided by Amazon’s corporate development group, will have a mandate to back technologies being developed to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions blamed for …
Kenyan Law School Officials Accused Of $1.8M Fraud
The Kenyan government has decided to charge officials of a law college for alleged fraud worth over a million dollars, local media reported Tuesday. The director of Kenya’s Public Prosecutions approved accusations against 12 officials of the Kenya School of Law over alleged fraud of Sh198 million ($1.8 million) fraud. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission …
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