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Green senator Garvey apologises after insulting party deputy leader in group texts NATO

Green senator Garvey apologises after insulting party deputy leader in group texts

A Green Party senator texted colleagues after the leadership election, saying: "fuck her" about deputy leader Catherine Martin and accused the returning officer of being a "Sinn Féin front".Róisín Garvey, a senator from Clare, was supportive of Eamon Ryan's leadership campaign and was included in a Whatsapp messaging group with…
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August 6, 2020
Chinese envoy to SA slams suggestions China Belt and Road Initiative seeks to dominate poor African countries Belt and Road

Chinese envoy to SA slams suggestions China Belt and Road Initiative seeks to dominate poor African countries

By Siviwe Feketha 21h agoCape Town – China's acting ambassador to South Africa, Li Nan, has moved to defend the Asian country’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from accusations that it is an attempt to dominate poor countries and trap them in debt.Li was addressing a virtual symposium on…
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August 6, 2020
Researchers show holographic AR control system for autonomous drones Drones

Researchers show holographic AR control system for autonomous drones

In theory, controlling a flying drone shouldn’t be much different from piloting a helicopter, but without a human in the cockpit, visualizing the drone’s current position relative to environmental obstacles can be tricky — it’s commonly two-dimensional, reliant on cameras and joysticks. This week, researchers Chuhao Liu and Shaojie Shen…
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August 6, 2020
China Belt and Road Initiative: ’Africa needs China to implement AfCFTA’ Belt and Road

China Belt and Road Initiative: ’Africa needs China to implement AfCFTA’

By Siviwe Feketha Aug 6, 2020Johannesburg – Africa will need China’s involvement if the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area’s (AfCFTA) is to yield good results.This is according to United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s chief for energy, infrastructure Dr Robert Lisinge, who also indicated that the partnership…
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August 6, 2020