The Sanha Lean Gas Connection project – situated in Angola’s Benguela province – has achieved first gas production. Spearheaded by the Cabinda Gulf Oil Company – energy major Chevron’s Angolan subsidiary – the project will supply natural gas from Block 0 to Soyo power plants and the Angola Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility. For Angola, the project represents a key step towards diversifying the economy, boosting energy security and fostering economic opportunities. As the voice of the African energy sector and a strong advocate for the vital role gas plays in Africa, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) applauds the milestone…
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Rumors claiming that New York Giants co-owner John Mara could fire general manager Joe Schoen and head coach Brian Daboll either before or after the ongoing season concludes hovered over the organization long before it took the league’s worst overall record (2-13) into Christmas. However, on the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini suggested that Mara does not necessarily consider the two a package deal. “I think there is a world where maybe one goes and one stays,” Russini said about Schoen and Daboll, as Ryan Bologna of ClutchPoints and Scott Polacek of Bleacher Report shared. “I’ve…
During his first term in office, Trump oversaw a series of federal executions unparalleled in modern history.United States President-elect Donald Trump has promised to step up the use of the death penalty during his second term in office, saying he will go after “rapists, murderers, and monsters”. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday came after outgoing President Joe Biden used his presidential pardon powers to reduce the sentences of nearly all federal prisoners on death row to life imprisonment without parole. “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American…
American Airlines has issued a travel alert on Tuesday to give passengers flexibility who were impacted by a technical issue on Christmas Eve. The airline said a “vendor technology issue” caused a temporary grounding of the airline’s flights on Tuesday morning during the busy holiday travel season. “We have resolved a vendor technology issue that briefly affected flights this morning. We sincerely apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and have issued a travel alert to allow for additional flexibility,” American said in a post on social media. The airline is waiving change fees for travelers booked in any fare…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has helped 22 countries unlock $68 million in financing from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to address biodiversity loss, groundwater management, climate change, land degradation, and pollution. The projects were approved by the GEF Secretariat and Councils for the GEF Trust Fund, the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF), and the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) meeting this week in Washington D.C. The projects expect to leverage an additional $273 million in co-financing to advance global goals for biodiversity, social inclusion, land and water management, and reducing use of hazardous chemicals. “The approval of this batch of projects comes at the…
For a time, Elsie Raad has been a name whispered among those attuned to Ghana’s emerging rap talents. Known for her razor-sharp lyricism and commanding stage presence, she’s cultivated a reputation that’s both alluring and fearsome. But after a four-year hiatus, she’s reemerged with more than just bars. She’s returned with a renewed sense of self and a determination to let music guide her every step.Her comeback this year is strikingly marked by performances at marquee events like the YFM Alternative Lounge and the BAR7 Concert. Yet, there’s much more to Elsie Raad than the rap persona audiences have come…
Heat guard Dru Smith has been diagnosed with a torn left Achilles tendon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania, who reports that the injury will end Smith’s season.Smith exited Monday’s game due to a lower left leg injury that was immediately feared to be significant. His wife joined him as he headed off the court to the locker room, according to Ira Winderman of The South Florida Sun Sentinel.Smith, who went undrafted out of Missouri in 2021, spent his first professional season in the G League, then made his NBA debut with the Heat on a two-way contract in 2022-23. He appeared in…
With the spacecraft out of contact, it will be Friday before mission operators confirm its historic flyby.NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is expected to make history by flying into the sun’s outer atmosphere, called the corona, on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth’s closest star. “No human-made object has ever passed this close to a star, so Parker will truly be returning data from uncharted territory,” Nick Pinkine, mission operations manager at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, said in a United States space agency blog on Tuesday. Parker was on course to fly 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 million…
It could be a very Merry Christmas indeed for a lucky lottery player. The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to an estimated $1 billion — yup, billion with a “B” — after another drawing without a big winner Friday night. The next drawing is set to happen at 11 p.m. ET on Tuesday night. The jackpot, which would rank as the seventh-largest Mega Millions lottery prize ever, has been growing for more than three months, reflecting the long odds of 1 in 303 million of winning the top prize. The last time someone hit the jackpot was on Sept. 10 after a player in Texas won…
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR1 million from Germany through the Federal Foreign Office to support nutrition and income-generating activities for over 254,000 refugees and asylum seekers in Uganda. The contribution will enable WFP to provide food assistance to new arrivals and the most vulnerable refugees, while supporting self-reliance activities, such as farming, for those classed as less vulnerable. “Refugee numbers in Uganda have nearly tripled over the past decade, straining scarce humanitarian resources,” said Abdirahman Meygag, WFP’s Country Director in Uganda. “This funding will help WFP address the immediate needs of new…