The Open Gold mine, the Nigerian economy loses Billions of Naira to
Nigerian as we all know is an oil producing country that depends on it for most of it's economic activities...
Day: August 9, 2020
Drop tuition fees: University students face a precarious future amid COVID-19
A man on a skateboard and a young woman pass large letters spelling out UBC at the University of British...
It’s been 75 years since Hiroshima, yet the threat of nuclear war persists
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial commemorates the deaths of over 140,000 people in the 1945 nuclear bombing. (Shutterstock) Jack L. Rozdilsky,...
Beirut’s devastating port explosion echoes the 1917 Halifax Harbour blast
Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada As the scope of the Aug. 4 explosion at the port of Beirut becomes...
What has Obasanjo done again?
This morning, former President Olusegun Obasanjo sent a condolence message to the family of one of his one-time friends... You...
Smoking and COVID-19
I've found it impossible to keep up with all the research on smoking and COVID-19 recently. The tireless @phil_w888 has now catalogued...
Google Pixel 4a first impressions
Just a few days, Google announced the Pixel 4a after months of delays. It was originally supposed to be shown...
Nick Jonas & Priyanka Chopra Adopt New Puppy
Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra's family has a new addition! The 38-year-old actress took to Instagram on Saturday (August 8) to reveal that she...
Twitter expressed interest in buying TikTok
Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) has approached TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to express interest in acquiring the U.S. operations of the video-sharing...
COVID-19: Brazil reaches grim milestone of 100,000 deaths
Brazil has surpassed a grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from Covid-19, and five months after the first reported case the...