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Salma Paralluelo’s fine individual goal was the difference as Barcelona secured a 1-0 win over Roma in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League quarter-final.Almost 40,000 supporters were in place at Stadio Olimpico to see Paralluelo score the game’s only goal 11 minutes before half-time with a lovely low curling shot from the edge of the box. It was the teenager’s first goal in the competition.Barcelona have won all of their 22 Liga F games this season, so it was no surprise that… Read the full article here

Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR social network is getting quests. No, not Quest headsets, but in-game missions with rewards that might make its experiences more entertaining to visit and more interesting to return to.With the new quests, which are now in testing, you can complete certain tasks in a given world to earn in-game rewards like clothing for your avatar. Meta’s test takes place in an experience called Giant Mini Paddle Golf, which is set in a whimsical mini golf course where you use a… Read the full article here

Lawyers for the part of Silicon Valley Bank that has been put into bankruptcy protection accused US bank regulators of having “drained” roughly $2bn of cash from the institution, setting the stage for a fight that will decide how much investors, including Appaloosa and Pimco, recoup in the restructuring.The remarks on Tuesday came at an opening hearing in the bankruptcy of SVB Financial — the unit of SVB that includes its investment banking and venture investing businesses —… Read the full article here

Coinbase is expanding its services in Brazil through partnerships with local services, the company announced March 21. Round-the-clock customer support in Portuguese and easier onboarding are among its upgrades.Coinbase has inked deals with Brazilian payment solutions provider Ebanx and Pix, the instant payment app operated by the Central Bank of Brazil. The new partnerships will make it easier to purchase crypto using the Brazilian real, as well as enable deposits and withdrawals from… Read the full article here

Spellcasters unite! Aubrey Plaza channeled her inner fangirl by making a surprise appearance at 90s Con — and posing with some of her favorite witches of TV show past.  “Power of three will set you free,” Plaza, 38, captioned a Tuesday, March 21, Instagram photo of her and her sister, Renee Plaza, with the cast of Charmed at the nostalgic event, which was held in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday, March 18. Shannen Doherty, Holly Marie Combs, Rose McGowan, Brian Krause, Dorian… Read the full article here

A recent study introduces a new, noninvasive means of using focused ultrasound to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.The technique involves destroying a small neuron cluster to interrupt the neuronal network that produces uncontrolled movement and motor impairment.Compared to study participants receiving a sham treatment, twice the number of individuals receiving the new treatment experienced an improvement in their symptoms that lasted at least a year for many.A new study presents… Read the full article here

There is no direct investment by Nigerian banks in Silicon Valley Bank (SBV) that could result in a loss of investment, the Central Bank of Nigeria has said. The apex bank spoke amid uncertainty over the takeover of the Silicon Valley Bank by the U.S. government after its clients, including venture capitalists and tech startups, withdrew funds from their accounts, leading to the eventual crash of the bank. The collapse has raised concerns about the potential impact on other banks… Read the full article here

The Nigerian government on Tuesday announced the exemption of the Nigerian digital economy from the proposed 5 per cent excise duty introduced in August 2022. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said this is in line with the recommendations of the committee constituted to review the applicability of the duty to the telecom sector which is considered already overburdened with taxation and sundry levies. According to a statement released on Tuesday, Mr… Read the full article here

The Nigerian National Assembly, Abuja It seems fairly certain now that the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly will come from the South-East or South-South, a Christian, to assuage the feelings of those who feel marginalised and to make the All Progressives Congress the party it always claims to be, one that belongs to us all, irrespective of religion, region or ethnicity, one in which every Nigerian may aspire to greatness.  With 57 senators so far, the party has a… Read the full article here

Since the outbreak of Diphtheria in January 2023, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has continued to record new infections and fatalities in the country. NCDC in its latest situation report from weeks six to eight shows that a total of 377 suspected cases were reported from seven states across the country. Of the 377 suspected cases reported, NCDC noted that 102 were confirmed, 113 (30 per cent) were discarded; 148 (39.3 per cent) are pending classification and 14 (3.7 per… Read the full article here