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from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola EXACTLY a year after President Joao Lourenço assumed office and promised Angolans a so-called economic miracle, the Southern African’s economy is in dire straits, highlighted through downgrades by international credit rating agencies, downward revisions of growth forecast and plans by government to borrow. Recently, Fitch Solutions forecast Angola’s gross …

Microsoft is expected to release its second semi-annual update, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809), at some point in October, which means that new features, improvements, and tweaks are on the way. Initially, only newer devices known to be compatible will receive the new update. Then, in the weeks ahead, the October Update …

Vietnam has seized around a ton of pangolin scales and ivory hidden inside airline cargo packages, state media reported, as the country struggles to rein in wildlife smuggling across its borders. Both the ivory and pangolin trade have been banned in Vietnam but weak law enforcement in the communist state has allowed a black market …

Senior Risk Executives from Bank of America, E*TRADE and Highmark among presenters; Institute membership passes 3,500 RESTON, Va., Sept. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The FAIR Institute, an expert, nonprofit organization led by information risk officers, CISOs and business executives to develop standard information and operational risk management practices, will be hosting its annual FAIR Conference …

Culture The Joker DC Comics The first look at Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker came with very few details about the film itself, but a leaked Gotham City subway map highlights director Todd Phillips’ attention to detail. The image, captured from set video, teases dozens of Easter eggs. The most obvious is Kane County, a nod to …

21 seconds ago All the hoopla over being able to play with other people across different consoles created a major backlash against Sony over the company’s initial refusal to allow gamers to play with Switch and Xbox One owners, eventually culminating in Sony tucking tail and turning away from preventing gamers from playing with other …

Insomniac Game’s new Spider-Man adventure on the PS4 is a fun comic book brawler with some good story beats elevated by a system of acrobatics that features some of the most intuitive and exhilarating movement I’ve ever experienced in a game. It’s extremely fun, if you’re okay with a version of New York City that …

UK driving licences will not be valid in the European Union if no Brexit deal is agreed, and travellers with passports close to their expiry may be denied entry into the bloc, the government has said. The latest batch of no-deal notices reveal there could be a wide range of impacts on the public if …

A Vietnam Airlines staff member is seen at the check-in area at Danang International Airport  According to a draft decision on the enhancement of air service connections between Vietnam and source markets, after Vietnam Airlines launches the nonstop service to the United States’ West Coast in 2020, other airlines will open direct air routes to …

Catania, Sicily If you want a quick resumé of Catania’s character, look no further than the brooding, explosive mountain that looms right over it: Etna. The university city on the east coast, overlooking the Ionian Sea, can be intense, chaotic and beautiful. At its heart is a Unesco-listed old quarter full of towers and squares, …