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Facebook paid contractors to listen to, transcribe users’ audio clips
NEW YORK — Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns…
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Bianca Andreescu hailed as ‘old soul’ in abrupt victory over Serena Williams
19-year-old Canadian tennis star shows poise and grace during difficult moment Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu celebrates with the Rogers…
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Facebook, together with Africa Check, expands its local language coverage as part of its Third-Party Fact-Checking Programme
Facebook’s fact-checking programme relies on feedback from the Facebook community, as one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially…
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Helping young people take charge of their bodies, their lives, our world
UNFPA is launching “My Body, My Life, My World,” a strategy that aims to help empower young people to make…
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U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), Ghanaian Armed Forces Joint Press Conference
Joint press conference following the opening ceremony for Africa Endeavor Monday, Aug. 19 at 10 a.m. (L) at Mövenpick Ambassador…
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Celebrating Africa’s digital potential on UN Youth Day
By Ime Archibong, Vice President, Product Partnerships at FacebookACCRA, Ghana, August 12, 2019/ — Many things have been said about…
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Trump’s openness to extensive background checks for gun buys draws warning from NRA
Trump, speaking to reporters Wednesday before visiting Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, where weekend shootings left 31 dead, said there…
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A historic opportunity for Sudan
PRESS RELEASE Sudan’s ruling military council and the political opposition, represented by the Forces of Freedom and Change, signed a…
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Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Announces New Appointment – Group Consumer Banking Head
PRESS RELEASE Nana Araba Abban held several senior positions with Standard Chartered Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland and other institutionsLOME,…
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Security Council Press Statement on Libya
The Members of the Security Council reaffirmed their full support for the Special Representative’s leadership NEW YORK, United States of…
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