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Nigeria unifies currency exchange rates, floats naira
Nigeria unifies currency exchange rates, floats naira
by  AFP

Nigeria's central bank has abolished the country's multiple exchange rate system and effectively floated the naira currency, the bank said, as new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu revamps the country's monetary policies. The naira will also be traded at a "willing buyer, willing seller" market rate instead of regulated rates against the US dollar and other currencies, the statement said.

Rise of the cute robots
Rise of the cute robots
by  AFP

The red eye that refuses to be extinguished, the metal body that cannot be crushed -- for many of us the word "robot" conjures one image: the Terminator. To get around the problem, the firm added big doughy eyes that can indicate, making it look like the world's friendliest futuristic wheelie bin.

Singapore to put more police robots on the streets
Singapore to put more police robots on the streets
by  AFP

Singapore will "progressively deploy" more patrol robots across the city-state, police said Thursday, after more than five years of small-scale trials. "The SPF plans to progressively deploy more patrol robots to augment police's operations across Singapore," the SPF said in a statement, without giving a timeline.

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