Author: News Room

As the prospect of a US TikTok ban continues to grow, the video app has refreshed its content moderation policies. The rules on what content can be posted and promoted are largely unchanged but include new restrictions on sharing AI deepfakes, which have become increasingly popular on the app in recent months.The bulk of these moderation policies (or “Community Guidelines,” in TikTok’s parlance) is unchanged and unsurprising. There’s no graphic violence allowed, no hate speech, and… Read the full article here

Janet Yellen will signal further US government backing for deposits at smaller American banks if needed, a shift that seeks to protect parts of the country’s banking system struggling in the recent financial turmoil. Amid mounting evidence that panicked depositors are pulling savings out of regional banks, the US Treasury secretary will say guarantees offered to all depositors at the failed Silicon Valley Bank could be replicated at other institutions if needed.“The steps we took… Read the full article here

Australia’s prudential regulator has reportedly asked local banks to report on cryptocurrency transactions amid the ongoing contagion of Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) collapse.The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has started requesting banks to declare their exposures to startups and crypto-related companies, the Australian Financial Review reported on March 21.The regulator has ordered banks to improve their reporting on crypto assets and provide daily updates to the… Read the full article here

Better together! Luke Combs and wife Nicole Combs are expecting their second child, a son, less than one year after welcoming baby No. 1.  “Joining the 2 under 2 club! Baby boy #2 coming this September!!” the country crooner, 33, wrote via Instagram on Monday, March 20, alongside a series of images that featured him with Nicole, 30, and their 8-month-old son, Tex, who was sporting a “Big Brother” onesie.  After the big announcement, the “Kind of Love We Make”… Read the full article here

Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer worldwide.Each year, around 2 million people receive a lung cancer diagnosis, and 1.8 million people die of the disease.There are two types of lung cancer — small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — with NSCLC causing the majority of cases.NSCLC can be treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, but is rarely cured.Now, research has found that, in mice with NSCLC, a combination of two drugs reduces Read the full article here

MONROVIA – A witness has told a Finnish Appeals Court in Monrovia that a Sierra Leonean man accused of aggravated war crimes and aggravated crimes against humanity, including murders and rapes, was not in Liberia during a year prosecutors say he committed his crimes. Called by both prosecution and defence lawyers, “Defense 9,” also a Sierra Leonean claimed Gibril Massaquoi, a former commander for Sierra Leone’s Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was in his native country in… Read the full article here

Nigerians looked forward to their just concluded State elections – Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly – held on Saturday 18 March, with fervent hope that their expectations would be met. They had managed to survive the Presidential and National Assembly elections of 25 February which resulted in controversy, protests, and two of the major parties heading to the Presidential Election Tribunal to challenge the process and the declaration of the candidate of the ruling All… Read the full article here

Mohammed Sagiru will not harvest any rice at the end of this farming season. No thanks to devastating floods that ravaged his rice farm in Kebbi State, north-west Nigeria. Mr Sagiru, in his 30s, is a rice farmer in Argungu, a community known for its robust rice farming, among other grains it produces. But floods continue to affect farming activities every rainy season, destroying crops and rendering community dwellers homeless. This year, the young farmer, with a wife and two kids,… Read the full article here

The Board of Trustees and Management of the Society of Book and Magazine Editors of Nigeria (SBMEN) is proud to announce its forthcoming editing workshop themed: Elementary Copyediting. A 2-day virtual training scheduled to be held from 24 to 25 March 2023. The training will teach participants the elements of copyediting to produce a good publication or content. This includes writing, spelling and punctuation errors, grammar problems, inconsistent style format, inaccuracies,… Read the full article here

The Super Eagles of Nigeria continued their preparations for their next round of matches in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifying series. The latest camp news as of Tuesday morning was that 18 players had arrived with just five more expected to complete the roster at the John Woods Hotel camp in Abuja. Update: Bassey just clocked in. 18 players in camp now. Akpoguma, Aribo, Lookman, Iwobi, Ajayi, Aniagboso, Uzoho, Ndidi, Bameyi, Omeruo, Onyeka, Simon, Onuachu, Osayi, Musa, Moffi,… Read the full article here