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The head of Switzerland's central bank, Thomas Jordan, will step down in September after 12 years in charge, the bank said in a surprise statement Friday. "The Bank Council and the Governing Board greatly regret Thomas Jordan’s decision, and express their sincere thanks for his many years of outstanding commitment in the interests of a stability-oriented monetary policy," it said.
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr met Ghanaian rapper Black Sherif at the 2024 Paris Fashion Week in France on Thursday, February 29, 2024. Many reacted to the video.
Facebook parent Meta announced Friday it would no longer pay Australian media companies for news, prompting a government warning that the firm was in "dereliction" of past promises. Three years ago, Meta's promise to pay news outlets prompted the Australian government to water down legislation governing online platforms and their relationships with the news media.
Hackers stole "sensitive information" including military and government documents from Taiwan's largest telecom company and sold it on the dark web, the island's ministry of national defence has said.
Asian markets were largely higher on Friday following Wall Street gains driven by tech rallies and key US inflation data that met investors' expectations. On Wall Street, the tech-linked Nasdaq set a new record, surpassing a 2021 high.
The emergence of AI bots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard has fueled a massive rise in share prices of chip-making juggernaut Nvidia, with its skyrocketing stock now making it the world's fourth biggest company by market capitalization.
The first G20 finance ministers' meeting of the year ended Thursday without a joint statement due to deep divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, officials said. - No 'business as usual' - German Finance Minister Christian Lindner had earlier said his country planned to insist any final statement address Russia's two-year-old war in Ukraine.
National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama has promised to include willing and available private schools in the free SHS coverage.
Elizabeth Francis, a 114-year-old woman in Texas, has become the oldest living person in the US. She attained the feat after 116-year-old Edith Ceccarelli died.
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