Day: December 5, 2018
Safaricom unveils chatbot for customer queries on Telegram, Facebook
December 5, 2018Safaricom has introduced Zuri, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant available on Telegram and Facebook Messenger. Sylvia Mulinge, chief customer officer, on Tuesday said Zuri will enable the more than 17 million mobile data subscribers to perform a wide range of tasks. They include managing subscription services including viewing subscriptions and unsubscribing from chargeable SMS […]
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Strong aftershock follows magnitude 7.5 quake off New Caledonia
December 5, 2018A new magnitude 6.6 quake followed a shallow and powerful tremor earlier on Wednesday that triggered a tsunami alert. NEWS / NEW CALEDONIA A powerful aftershock hit off New Caledonia on Wednesday just hours after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the Pacific region, which triggered a tsunami warning, authorities said. The US Geological Survey said […]
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Sudan Lawmakers Back Amendment to Let Bashir Stand Again
December 5, 2018By VOA Sudan’s long-serving President Omar al-Bashir came closer on Tuesday to another term in office after a majority of lawmakers backed a constitutional amendment to extend term limits that would have required him to step down in 2020. Unless the constitution is changed, Bashir, in power since 1989, is not permitted to stand again […]
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Brexit debate: Ministers fight for Theresa May’s deal
December 5, 2018Ministers will again battle to win over MPs to Theresa May’s Brexit deal later, a day after the government suffered three defeats on key votes. Security will be the focus of the second of five days of debate in the Commons, where Tuesday’s marathon session extended into the early hours. Crucially, MPs backed calls to […]
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First baby born after deceased womb transplant
December 5, 2018A healthy baby girl has been born using a womb transplanted from a dead body. The 10-hour transplant operation – and later fertility treatment – took place in São Paolo, Brazil, in 2016. The mother, 32, was born without a womb. There have been 39 womb transplants using a live donor, including mothers donating their […]
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15 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Libya
December 5, 2018By AFP IN SUMMARY The 10 survivors, who include two women, spent 11 days at sea without any food or water before reaching a beach in Misrata on Monday, said another member of the Red Crescent. Two of the survivors were from Algeria and Egypt, and the rest were from sub-Saharan Africa, the source said […]
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