
Google Unveils WAXAL Speech Dataset, Expands AI Support for Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo Google has launched WAXAL, a large-scale open speech dataset designed to improve artificial intelligence tools for African languages, with particular focus on widely spoken Nigerian languages such as Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo. Developed in partnership with African research institutions, the
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Indian Deputy Chief Minister, Four Others Die in Charter Plane Crash Ajit Pawar, the Deputy Chief Minister of India’s Maharashtra State, has been killed alongside four others after a chartered aircraft conveying them crashed in western India on Wednesday, officials have confirmed. According to a statement by India’s Civil Aviation Ministry, the aircraft
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Amazon to Lay Off 16,000 Workers Globally Amazon has announced plans to cut about 16,000 jobs worldwide as part of a broader restructuring exercise, deepening workforce reductions earlier signalled by the company. The tech giant said the latest round of job cuts follows its October announcement, in which it had already indicated plans
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Liam Rosenior Watches from Stands as Chelsea Fall at Fulham Chelsea’s new manager, Liam Rosenior, watched from the stands as his side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Wednesday night, in a Premier League fixture marked by controversy and late drama. Rosenior, who replaced Enzo Maresca earlier in the
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AFCON 2025: Super Eagles’ Allowances, Bonuses Approved — NSC The Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, has assured that all financial entitlements of Super Eagles players and officials have been resolved, dismissing reports of a possible boycott of training and travel ahead of Nigeria’s AFCON 2025 clash with Algeria. Dikko
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Nigeria, US Strike Foreign ISIS Fighters in North West The Armed Forces of Nigeria, in collaboration with the United States, have carried out precision strike operations against foreign ISIS-linked elements operating in parts of North West Nigeria, as part of intensified efforts to curb transnational terrorism. The military said the operation was executed
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