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Tax Software Blamed For Cyber-Attack Spread
A global cyber-attack that affected companies around the world may have started via corrupted updates on a piece of...
Ethiopia Asks For Extension of Saudi Amnesty Deadline
Thousands of Ethiopians are still stuck in Saudi Arabia after a 90-day amnesty for undocumented migrants expired on...
Kwesi Appiah To Make Changes For Mexico Friendly
Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah is expected to ring in the changes in Wednesday’s friendly game against Mexico in...
Global Ransomware Attack Causes Turmoil
Companies across the globe are reporting that they have been struck by a major ransomware cyber-attack. British...
Africa Agriculture Pioneer Wins 2017 World Food Prize
African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina has won the prestigious World Food Prize for his work to boost...
Nigerian University Builds Trench To Stop Boko Haram Attacks
Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 27km (17 mile) trench around the University of Maiduguri to...
Google Hit With Record $2.7bn EU Fine
Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused...
Novak Djokovic ‘struggling’ In Toughest Year As A Tennis Player
Twelve-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic says this year has been his toughest in tennis, as he prepares for his...
52 Die During Desert Crossing
Fifty-two migrants have been found dead in the deserts of central Niger, near Séguédine. A group of 75 set out in...
Gmail To End Ad-Targeting Email Scans
Google’s decision to stop scanning Gmail users’ emails in order to target them with personalised adverts has been...
Ed Sheeran Closes Glastonbury 2017
Pop star Ed Sheeran has headlined Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage, just six years after his debut at one of the...
Aegon Classic: Petra Kvitova Wins First Title Since Stabbing By Beating Ashleigh Barty
Petra Kvitova capped her remarkable comeback from a career-threatening hand injury by winning the Aegon Classic. The...
Iraq Forces Repel IS Counter-Attack
Fighters of so-called Islamic State (IS) have launched counter-attacks as they come under growing pressure from Iraqi...
Turkey Police Stifle Gay Pride Rally
Police in the Turkish city of Istanbul have thwarted attempts by organisers to hold a banned Gay Pride march. The...
UK Parliament Hit By ‘sustained’ Cyber-Attack
The UK Parliament has been hit by a cyber attack, officials at Westminster say. The “sustained” hack began on...
SportPesa To End Kenya Football League Sponsorship Over Tax
Sport betting company SportPesa has announced it will end sponsorship of the Kenyan Premier League (KPL) after the...
Snapchat Map Update Raises Child Safety Worries
An update to Snapchat that shows publicly posted images on a searchable map has raised safety concerns among parents....
John Magufuli’s Pregnant Schoolgirl Ban Angers Tanzanian Women
Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has been condemned for comments that girls who give birth should not be allowed to...
Hundreds of Homes Evacuated In London Over Fire Risk Fears
More than 700 flats in tower blocks on an estate in the Swiss Cottage area of north-west London have been evacuated...