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Microsoft announces investment in AI infrastructure in South Africa

Johannesburg, Mar 7 (UNI) Microsoft announced on Thursday that the U.S. software giant will invest 5.4 billion rand (about 297 million U.S. dollars) in South Africa by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.
Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith made the announcement in Johannesburg at an event attended by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday afternoon.
Smith said the latest investment builds on the company's 20-billion-rand investment over the past three years to establish South Africa's first enterprise-grade data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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Bangladesh Chief Advisor Mohd Yunus says holding elections are top priority

04 Apr 2025 | 2:11 PM

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BIMSTEC Ministers sign agreement on Maritime Transport Cooperation

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04 Apr 2025 | 1:05 PM

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Danish PM rebukes U S  attempt to annex Greenland, urging respect of int'l law

Danish PM rebukes U S attempt to annex Greenland, urging respect of int'l law

04 Apr 2025 | 12:13 PM

Oslo, Apr 4 (UNI) Accusing the United States of subjecting Denmark and Greenland to "pressure and threats", Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday firmly rejected U.S. attempts to annex Greenland, citing international law.

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S  Korean constitutional court upholds Prez Yoon's impeachment

S Korean constitutional court upholds Prez Yoon's impeachment

04 Apr 2025 | 11:17 AM

Seoul, Apr 4 (UNI) South Korea's constitutional court upheld a motion by the National Assembly to impeach President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition, a live TV broadcast showed Friday.

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280,000 people newly displaced in Gaza: UN

04 Apr 2025 | 11:05 AM

United Nations, Apr 4 (UNI) An estimated 280,000 Gazans have been newly displaced since the intensification of hostilities over two weeks ago, with some of them forced to move into overcrowded, flea- and mite-infested shelters, according to UN humanitarians on Thursday.

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