Meet the Man Forging Africa’s Cashless Future

Tayo Oviosu has plans to migrate cash-reliant consumers in Nigeria and Ethiopia onto his brand-new digital platform, one that also allows users to trade stocks and bonds, too. Many people…

Flight of the New Concordes

The Concorde took its last flight in 2003, making commercial supersonic travel a thing of the past. In recent years, however, a number of companies have been laying the groundwork…

New documentary ‘2 Chainz Full Circle’ to examine rapper’s past life as basketball player

Rapper 2 Chainz will appear in a new documentary examining his passion for basketball and his history on the court. 2 Chainz Full Circle will be available to stream on…

Demar Jackson on ‘The Bachelorette’: 5 Fast Facts

Demar Jackson is a contestant on season 16 of The Bachelorette, vying for the heart of Tayshia Adams. Stop reading now if you want to avoid SPOILERS for season 16…

Cardinals-Seahawks injury report: Phillips, Reddick limited on Tuesday

The Arizona Cardinals had a number of players miss a second consecutive practice on Tuesday. Of those were linebacker De’Vondre Campbell (calf) and defensive lineman Corey Peters (knee), who were…

Harvey Weinstein Sick in Prison, Rep Cagey About COVID Status

Harvey Weinstein has a fever and is being “closely monitored” at the Wende Correctional Facility in New York, spokespersons for Weinstein told TheWrap on Tuesday. “We can neither confirm nor…

UN warns of ‘full-scale humanitarian crisis’ in Ethiopia conflict

The #UN said Tuesday a full-blown humanitarian #crisis was unfolding in northern #Ethiopia, where thousands of people each day are fleeing the conflict in the Tigray region. Subscribe to France…

‘We must be careful’: French govt under pressure to loosen restrictions in time for Christmas

#French govt has set a Dec. 1 deadline for this lockdown, although the govt has said it could extend it beyond that if it feels the numbers are not falling…

Coronavirus pandemic: Where are we in the Covid-19 vaccine race?

Drugmakers and #research centers around the world are working on #Covid-19 #vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well underway. Subscribe…

Coronavirus pandemic: China doubles down in the global race for a vaccine

Drugmakers and research centers around the world are working on #Covid-19 vaccines. At least four Chinese #vaccines are far along including those from #China National Biotec Group (CNBG), CanSino Biologics…

Five years after liberation of Sinjar in northern Iraq, Yazidis return home despite tensions

This month marks five years since the northern Iraqi city of #Sinjar – home to the #Yazidi ethno-religious minority – was liberated from the Islamic State group, under which it…

Over 2,000 migrants cleared from Paris camp amid Covid fears

French #police on Tuesday cleared a #migrant street camp outside the Stade de France stadium north of #Paris where around 2,000 people, mainly Afghan and African, had been living in…

French security law: Govt crackdown on filming the police causes outrage

#France’s lower house of parliament is opening #debate Tuesday on a security bill that would permit the imprisonment of people who publish images of #police officers with intent to cause…

16 Stars Who’ve Posted Nude Selfies, From Chrissy Teigen to Ansel Elgort (Photos)

TheWrap takes a look at stars who have posted nude selfies. Miley Cyrus Miley Cyrus is the queen of nude selfies and the singer will often spark controversy with her raunchy…

Thai police fire water cannon, tear gas at latest democracy rally

#Thai police on Tuesday fired water cannon and tear gas on pro-#democracy protesters attempting to get close to parliament, where lawmakers were debating possible changes to the military-scripted constitution. Thailand…