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Venezuelan authorities have declared seven days of national mourning. At least 2,295 people have died and 11,256 have been injured, with around 6,400 rescued so far.Fourteen camps for displaced people have been set up in La Guaira alone, as hospitals remain under severe strain and search and rescue operations continue.Two nights sleeping rough © UNOCHA/Veronique Durroux Daniela Jaramillo with her son and her dog, which survived and gave birth in a camp in La Guaira state following the earthquakes of June 24. Daniela Jaramillo arrived at Playa Grande with her husband, her father, her five children – the youngest just…

In the past few years, multiple tech executives have told us that glasses could be the next big interface for consumer hardware. And yet, today’s smart glasses rely a lot on phones, even if they have good hardware. Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses are in the same boat. They’re a premium-looking pair of glasses with a neon-style heads-up display you can see in any lighting — but their functionality relies heavily on their connectivity with the phone, which can be** unreliable and frustrating. Even Realities takes a different approach to smart glasses than players like Meta. Their devices have a…

The New Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Kano State, Aminu Gwarzo, has urged all eligible residents who have yet to register with the Independent National Electoral Commission, especially youths and women, to make use of the commission’s new online portal and register from home using their National Identification Number before the July 24 deadline. In a statement issued on Saturday by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Shuaibu, Gwarzo noted that INEC has launched a self-service registration platform that enables first-time voters to start and complete their registration online via cvr.inecnigeria.org. He stressed the importance of voting as a vital way for citizens…

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The Senate Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has commenced an investigation into allegations that some international oil companies have failed to remit statutory contributions to the commission as required by law. The committee opened the probe on Friday following a petition submitted by an environmental activist, Mathew Echo, who alleged that Aiteo Exploration and Production Company Limited, (now known as Nembe Exploration and Production Company Limited), owes the NDDC outstanding statutory remittances amounting to $71.65 million and N30.7 billion from 2021 to date. During the hearing, the committee chairman, Asuquo Ekpenyong, assured stakeholders that the lawmakers would…

The Yobe State Police Command has said its operatives have arrested 14 suspected drug dealers and recovered a large quantity of illicit drugs during a coordinated raid on criminal hideouts in Jakusko Local Government Area. According to a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the operation targeted drug joints at Buduwa Market in Jakusko LGA as part of the command’s sustained efforts to crack down on criminal activities across the state. The suspects, arrested while allegedly engaging in the sale, consumption and abuse of illicit drugs, include Hamisu Umar, 20; Usman Wakili, 25; Aliyu Mohammed,…

It was a day of joy, drama and celebration as El-Kanemi Warriors and Nasarawa Amazons were crowned champions of the 2026 President Federation Cup after exciting finals at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. For El-Kanemi Warriors, one goal was enough to bring back the famous trophy to Maiduguri. The men’s final against Ikorodu City was closely contested, with both teams fighting for every ball from the opening whistle. The breakthrough came in the first half when El-Kanemi Warriors were awarded a penalty. Muktar Ismail stepped forward and calmly sent the goalkeeper the wrong way to score what turned out…

The massacre in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina was the largest in Europe since the Holocaust and among the darkest chapters in the Balkan wars that erupted following the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. The Bosnian Serb army overran Srebrenica, which was previously declared a safe area under UN Security Council Resolution 819 (1993).  Many of the victims had sought protection at the UN compound in nearby Potočari but were separated from their families, executed, and buried in mass graves.  UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Hasan Hasanović of the Srebrenica Memorial Center addresses the International Day of Reflection and Commemoration of the 1995 Genocide in Srebrenica. Fear, loss and survival Hasan Hasanović was 19 when Srebrenica fell on 11 July 1995. Along with his father and twin brother Husein, he joined a column…

The Security Council must use every tool and diplomatic channel to reach an urgent de-escalation, Rosemary DiCarlo, chief of UN political and peacebuilding affairs, told an emergency meeting on Thursday amid escalating deadly Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukrainian civilians. Source link

The computing community recently lost one of its enduring voices: IEEE Fellow Peter G. Neumann. The renowned computer scientist and respected risk analyst died on 17 May at the age of 93.For almost 70 years, Neumann shaped the computing field through his pioneering work on risks, system dependability, security, and fault tolerance with rare intellectual depth and unwavering ethical clarity.Five of those decades were spent as a principal scientist at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., where he worked until his death. A detailed narrative of his work, life, and mentoring is available on his SRI web page, where he…