world news 210818

Dangote Cement Factory disclosed yesterday that it has doubled its production in response to a countrywide shortage, which has seen prices of the vital construction raw material rise to new levels. During the past few weeks, major cement producers reduced production in what was alleged …...

United States First Lady Melania Trump is planning her first big solo international swing with a trip through several African countries in October. Mrs Trump said in a written statement Monday that she’s looking forward to learning about the issues that children living on the continent face...

The University of Ghana has added its voice to the tributes that have poured in for the former United Nations chief, Kofi Annan. The renowned Ghanaian diplomat reportedly passed away, Saturday after a short illness. Read more via Ghana News HomePage – https://ift.tt/2w0yt8q Get more...

Reddit Reddit users expecting to catch up on the latest goings-on at the popular news discussion site Monday evening were instead met with a blank site. “Sorry, for some reason reddit can’t be reached,” was the only text available when users tried … Read more via CNET –...

Mobs have lynched at least 25 people across India after reading false rumours spread on WhatsApp. Now the authorities in one Indian state are fighting back – by teaching children about fake news... Read more via BBC News – https://ift.tt/2Mm0mSG Get more World News

There is definitely — definitely — ice on the moon. Scientists have long believed that water ice could exist in the ever-dark recesses at the Moon’s poles and that belief has finally been confirmed in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of … Read more via CNET –...

A lawsuit has brought attention to Google’s ability to track its users even when they activate the privacy settings that will direct the company not to do so. A complainant told a US court that Google is illegally tracking the movements of millions of iPhone and Android phone users. … Read...

The settlement comes two years after Rothenberg Ventures, a flashy VC firm, imploded under a cloud of controversy. The SEC announced charges and a settlement with Michael Rothenberg... Read more via pulse.ng – Nigeria’s entertainment & lifestyle platform online – https://ift.tt/2BrFep9...

The world’s first pregnant man has revealed he is open to carrying another child. Thomas Beatie made the headlines in 2007 after he became pregnant.. Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2LeiF6R Get more World News

The Consul General of the Peoples’ Republic of China to Nigeria Ambassador Chao Xiaolinag, has disclosed that China’s gross domestic product（GDP） expanded 6.8 per cent in the first quarter and 6.7 per cent in the second quarter of 2018, representing 12th straight quarter that the GDP … Read...