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Nuclear Showdown: KEPCO vs. KHNP Heads to International Court Over Barakah Dispute
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A dispute between Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and its wholly owned subsidiary Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) over additional construction costs for the Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates is now headed to international arbitration in London. The two sides have failed to reach a settlement over an estimated…
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How AI Could Transform Africa’s Economy and Supercharge GDP Growth
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Artificial intelligence (AI) could increase worldwide economic production by as much as 15 percentage points and in Africa by up to 4.9 percentage points within the coming ten years. This would essentially increase annual growth rates by one percentage point, comparable to the boost experienced globally starting from the 19th-century Industrial Revolution, according to…
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Zamfara Teams Up with Oracle to Boost Digital Skills Worldwide
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The Zamfara State government has signed an agreement with Oracle to invest in youth development, workforce capacity building and the digital economy under Oracle University’s Skills Development Initiative (SDI). The agreement was signed at Oracle’s Offices in London, United Kingdom, with Governor Dauda Lawal representing the Zamfara State government. A statement on Wednesday by…
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PPP Stands Firm on Unification, Rejects Challenger’s Bid
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The interim leader of ruling People Power Party (PPP) said on May 8 that the party will move forward with a planned opinion poll to select a unified conservative candidate for the June presidential election, despite resistance from its official nominee. Kwon Young-se, who heads the PPP’s emergency leadership committee, said the two-day polling…
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Hong Kong mulls use of AI to detect suspected acts of voyeurism, security chief says
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Hong Kong’s Secretary for Security, Chris Tang, mentioned that the police are contemplating the use of artificial intelligence technologies to identify potential instances of voyeurism as reports of such incidents continue to rise in the region. The security minister stated at the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Wednesday that utilizing AI technology could assist law…