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Google commits R15.3m to help small businesses owned by African women

American multinational technology company Google, through its philanthropic arm, Google.org, announced that it will pledge R15.3 million worth of charitable funds to support African female entrepreneurs to grow their businesses.
#google #africanfemale

Two US police officers were fired for ignoring a robbery to play Pokémon Go

Two American police officers were fired in 2017 after squad car video revealed the men ignored a nearby robbery in progress to chase mythical creatures in the augmented reality game Pokémon Go instead, newly released court documents said.
#pokemon #robbery #americanpoliceofficers

'Victims on every floor': Nine kids among 19 dead in New York fire

Nine children were among at least 19 people killed and dozens injured when a fire tore through a high-rise apartment building in New York on Sunday in one of America's worst residential fires in recent memory.
#newyorkfire #america #disaster

Airbnb will hide guests' names to stop hosts assuming their race in one American state

Airbnb has announced it will hide guests' names to fight racial discrimination after being sued by three black women but only in one US state. Airbnb hosts in Oregon will see only guests' initials, instead of their first name, until a booking is confirmed.
#airbnb #oregon

US air travel still messy, with another 2 600 flights scrapped

Americans returning home from holiday travel had to battle another day of airport chaos Sunday, with more than 2 600 flights cancelled due to bad weather or airline staffing woes sparked by a surge in Covid-19 cases.
#usairtravel #covid19

Golden Girls star Betty White has died, aged 99

Comedic actress Betty White, who capped a career of more than 80 years by becoming America's geriatric sweetheart after Emmy-winning roles on television sitcoms The Golden Girls and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died, less than three weeks shy of her 100th birthday, People magazine reported on Friday, quoting her agent.
#goldengirls #bettywhite

Americans invested a record R80bn in African tech start-ups in 2021

Africa’s technology startups raised a record $5 billion this year as US investors piled into companies that are helping the continent’s tech-savvy and young population conduct financial transactions.
#america #tech #africantech #techstartup

Trailblazing US feminist author bell hooks, 69, dies

Iconic American Black feminist author bell hooks, known for her trailblazing works on the intersection of gender, race and class, died Wednesday aged 69, her family said.
#usauthor #bellhook

At least 53 migrants die in Mexico truck accident

At least 53 mostly Central American migrants died when the truck transporting them turned over in southern Mexico on Thursday, in one of the worst accidents to befall people risking their lives to reach the United States border.
#mexico #centralamericanmigrants

US journalist held in Myanmar on incitement charges now also charged with terrorism, sedition

An American journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar accused of incitement is facing new charges of sedition and terrorism, his lawyer said on Wednesday, in a setback for US efforts to secure his release.
#usjournailst #us #myanmar #terrorism

Mark Zuckerberg Reacts As Jay-Z Joins Instagram For The First Time

Jay-Z posted a cover from the 2021 American Western film ‘The Harder The Fall’.
An American media magnate and chairman of Meta Platforms, Mark Zuckerberg, went to Jay-Z’s comment section and dropped an emoji of a waving hand.
#jayz #markzukerberg #instagram

Winning A 7th Balon D'or Would Be Crazy - Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has given his honest opinion on this year's Ballon d'Or, describing the possibility of winning the prize for a seventh time as "crazy". Despite playing in a poor Barcelona side last season, Messi still banged in the goals and then captained Argentina to a long-awaited Copa America triumph in the summer.
#lionelmessi #ballondor

US woman convicted in Bali 'suitcase murder' to be deported

American Heather Mack, convicted as a pregnant teenager of helping to kill her mother at an Indonesian luxury hotel, was to be deported on Tuesday along with her now six-year-old daughter, immigration officials said.
#bali #us #heathermack

US father of cognitive therapy dies at 100

American psychiatrist Aaron T Beck, considered the father of cognitive therapy - an approach developed in the 1960s that revolutionized the field of psychotherapy - died Monday at age 100.
#us #aaronbeck #psychotherapy

Usher Raymond Takes A Walk With His Pet Goats To Mark 43rd Birthday

American singer , Usher Raymond is in a joyous birthday mood as he shares an epic video walking his pet goats along the street. Usher who turned 43 years captioned in the video: "You’re only as good as the company you keep.. this is what 43 looks like for me"
#usher #usmusician #musicstar

35 Nigerians Arrested In US For $117 Million Romance Scam

FBI Arrests 35 Nigerians In Texas For $117million Fraud
They were accused of grossly conducting romance schemes to defraud and steal from unsuspecting older American adults.
#romancescam #fbi #americanadults

Bitcoin crashes on first day as El Salvador's legal tender

The price of Bitcoin on Tuesday crashed to its lowest in nearly a month, falling from $52,000 (£37,730 ) to under $43,000 at one point.
An opposition politician said the fall caused one of Latin America's poorest countries to lose $3m.
#bitcoin #elsavador #latinamerica #cryptocurrency