jafriqradio

4033 Results / Page 211 of 449

Background

Africa

Africa: Using AI to Monitor the Internet for Terror Content Is Inescapable – but Also Fraught With Pitfalls

[ad_1] Every minute, millions of social media posts, photos and videos flood the internet. On average, Facebook users share 694,000 stories, X (formerly Twitter) users post 360,000 posts, Snapchat users send 2.7 million snaps and YouTube users upload more than 500 hours of video. This vast ocean of online material needs to be constantly monitored for harmful or illegal content, like promoting terrorism and violence. The sheer volume of content means that it's not possible for people to inspect and […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

News

Nigeria: Lagos City Marathon – 15 Refugees, 81 Elite Athletes Confirm Participation

[ad_1] Over 81 world-class elite runners who are Gold Label athletes have confirmed their participation in the 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, which comes up on Saturday, February 10, 2024. Among these over 81 elite runners, there are 29 gold-label women runners, which in totality, according to the General Manager of the Lagos City Marathon, Yusuf Ali, has a very rich and world-class running field with the potential of unearthing a new course record come February 10. According to […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

News

Nigeria Vs Argentina Friendly Cancelled Over Messi Drama

[ad_1] The proposed friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Argentina would no longer take place. This is as a result of the backlash that trailed Lionel Messi's failure to appear for his club Inter Miami in Hong Kong. Messi was the major attraction for an exhibition match between Inter Miami and a Hong Kong XI but the Argentina captain did not play a single minute of the match last week, leaving thousands of fans disappointed and angry. […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

News

Malawi: Haiya Clarifies His Late Afcon Trip

[ad_1] Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has said he left late for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Ivory Coast because he had other pressing domestic issues to attend to. The former Super League of Malawi President left on Tuesday for Africa's greatest football showpiece where he watched the semi-final between Nigeria and South Africa. He is also expected to watch the final between the hosts Ivory Coast and Nigeria on Sunday. Haiya said he was […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

Japan

The story behind my favorite photo of Seiji Ozawa

[ad_1] Upon hearing the news of musician Seiji Ozawa’s death, one image flashed through my mind: a picture of the conductor playfully sticking his tongue out at me during a photo shoot.It was for a Japan Times interview with him back in 2017. I was asked to take pictures for a feature by classical music writer Chiho Iuchi, and I can still remember how nervous I was in the days […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

Africa

Afcon: The London barber behind Nigeria’s football success

[ad_1] "Look good, feel good, play good", is the motto of the Nigerian national football team. And to help them feel good, they've enlisted the help of British-Nigerian barber Nnamdi. The 28-year-old, who runs N1Fades in Plaistow, east London, has flown to the Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Ivory Coast to make sure the Super Eagles are looking smart on the pitch ahead of some of their big games. […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

Japan

Japan’s women’s Olympic basketball bid in limbo after Hungary loss

[ad_1] SOPRON, Hungary – The Japanese women's basketball team's ticket to the Paris Games hangs in the balance after the squad lost 81-75 to host Hungary at an Olympic qualifying tournament on Friday. Japan, ranked ninth in the world, fell to 19th-ranked Hungary, while No. 4 Spain beat No. 5 Canada in the day's other game to see all four teams in the round-robin tied at 1-1. The top three […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

Japan

How production pressures plunged Boeing into yet another crisis

[ad_1] SEATTLE – In October, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun was asked how fast Boeing could raise output of its best-selling 737 Max after a spate of quality snags. He was upbeat: Boeing would get back to 38 jets a month and was "anxious to build from there as fast as we can."As he sought to reassure investors about the recovery of Boeing's cash cow after another quarterly loss, one of […]

todayFebruary 10, 2024

DON'T MISS ANYTHING!

Subscribe to our newsletter

Get the latest news, personalised insights, and must-read stories from Jafriq Radio straight to your inbox with our free newsletters.