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ATHENS, Greece — Two paintings by Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian that were stolen from the National Gallery in Athens in 2012 have been recovered by Greek police, officials announced here Tuesday. Picasso’s “Head of a Woman” and Mondrian’s “Stammer Windmill” were stolen on Jan. 9, 2012 along with an early 17th century sketch attributed…

Myanmar recorded 1,225 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, according to the Ministry of Health and Sports. The recent spike in cases have raised fears of a third-wave of the outbreak, which threatens to overwhelm Myanmar’s gutted healthcare system since the military seized power on Feb. 1 from the democratically elected civilian government. Myanmar’s crippled…

Obama DMW, a close friend and road manager of Nigerian Afrobeats singer Davido, has died. Obama DMW, whose real name is Habeeb Ademola Uthman, died on Tuesday 29th, 2021. According to Pulse NG, Obama DMW drove himself to Ever Care Hospital in Lekki, Lagos to complain of breathing difficulties. He was admitted at the hospital…

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has hinted that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was rearrested in Kenya. Omokri said a top official of the Nigerian government disclosed this to him. He disclosed the the United Kingdom, UK, was not aware of Kanu’s rearrest and extradition to…

In 2016, Nigerian-based enterprise marketing technology firm, Terragon acquired Alcatel Lucent’s mobile advertising assets across 16 francophone African countries. That acquisition didn’t meet Terragon’s expectations. “16 markets in francophone Africa were going to give us 60 million profiles, while a prior deal with MTN Nigeria was going to give a similar amount.” Elo Umeh, Terragon’s…

Qualcomm kicked off Mobile World Congress 2021 (MWC) with a few announcements. Perhaps the most exciting was the new Snapdragon 888 Plus 5G Mobile Platform, a follow-up to the Snapdragon 888. The new 888 Plus sports an increased clock speed of up to 3.0GHz on the Kryo 680 Prime CPU as well as the 6th……