GROUNDUP: This Eastern Cape town only gets water for an hour a day
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure.
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DAX Rises More Than 1% On Oil Decline And German Reform Push
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Thailand weighs fuel tax cuts on E20 ethanol, B20 biodiesel blends to ease energy price burden
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Ireland's DPC fines Google €403M over how it processed location data after complaints from European consumer rights groups, and gives it six months to comply (Olivia Fletcher/Bloomberg)
Ireland's media watchdog has fined Alphabet Inc.'s Google over how the tech company processed location data after complaints …
US and China could start warning each other about dangerous AI incidents under new proposal
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Second Philippine exporter ships Carabao mangoes to Canada
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Nsfas restores funding for 357 NMU students after qualification code error
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Israeli forces launch overnight air raids across southern Lebanon
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Man, 82, dies after sunlounger fight with 76-year-old at Greece beach
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Irlanda multa a Google con 403 millones por infringir la normativa de protección de datos
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He diagnosed his rare disease using Google
- Ian Stedman diagnosed rare disease at 32, spent 30 years undiagnosed
- Daughter Lia's symptoms prompted online research leading to diagnosis
- Stedman warns AI in healthcare could cause harm without safeguards
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12 top AI tips from high performers
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Free Kwon Eunbi, ONEUS concert at Dubai K-Fest rescheduled over mourning period
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Readers from 69 nationalities gathered at Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi for a book club session on Monday that set a new Guinness World Record title.
Australia Considers Smart Glasses Ban in Government Workplaces, While 70 People Sue Meta Over Unknowing Data Collection
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- Australia may ban camera-equipped smart glasses in government workplaces.
- Over 70 people sue Meta over unknowingly recorded private moments.
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Streams and roundabouts: Apple Music just fixed one long-running issue, while Spotify added a different one
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Where should AI agents stop and human judgement begin?
As AI gains execution power, advertisers must define limits and accountability.
SA wins bid to host World Robot Olympiad
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Sound guardians
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Paymob raises $35 million pre-Series C co-led by Mubadala, EBRD
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5 Companies Using NVIDIA AI for Clean Energy
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Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’
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Space weapons, AI safety concerns and the EPA’s rollback of power plant emission rules
From orbital weapons to AI risks and weaker emissions rules
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This death mask is a spectacular example of goldwork from prehistoric Java, Indonesia.
We Need to Stop Talking Like Climate Change Is Partisan
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What happens when a deaf patient walks into a hospital in Pakistan?
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NAFDAC Places Mofus Nigeria Products on Watchlist Pending Regulatory Investigation
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UAE visa cancellation: Does your health insurance cover you during the grace period?
Dubai: If your UAE residence visa is cancelled, you may have a grace period of 30 to 90 days to remain in the country. But that does not necessarily mean your employer-provided health insurance will remain valid for the entire period.
