The Beyond Grid Fund for Africa (BGFA) is strengthening the African continent’s energy sector with a new initiative. The financial facility, managed by the Nordic Environmental Finance Corporation (Nefco), is signing several agreements with individual solar system providers to support access to electricity in three sub-Saharan African countries. In Burkina Faso, BGFA has agreed with Aress, a supplier of solar …

In celebration of the US national holiday Independence Day, FN Herstle’s US branch released a particularly striking promotional video. It depicts many symbols of the American nation coming up for fireworks. Three disguised characters, namely the Statue of Liberty, the American Eagle and Uncle Sam, land in a 4×4 in the middle of the desert, carrying Sniper Machine Guns (FN …

A US Commerce Department official said Chinese authorities gave US export control officials permission to inspect at least one company in the city of Wuxi last week. The official declined to identify the company or companies involved, but a person familiar with the matter told Reuters the test was carried out at Wuxi Biologics last week. If the US deems …

In addition to efforts to restart the former Bombardier transportation plant in La Pocatiere, Alstom is fulfilling one of its commitments announced two years ago, establishing an “innovation center” in the southern suburbs of Montreal. 80 engineers are to be hired by the end of this year. Posted at 2:17 pm. Julian Arsenault Pres The multinational group has a mandate …

Are you planning to work abroad and not sure what paid leave will be available to you? We take you on a world tour of paid leave and we explain it all to you. How many paid holidays elsewhere? In France, paid holidays have existed since 1936 and the Matignon Agreements. But there are countries where this is not the …

FBI warns of new scam app Deep fakes. After public figures, the victims are businessmen. The US Homeland Intelligence Service says complaints about people using photos or audio recordings of others during live job interviews are on the rise. On March 10, 2021, Cybercrime Complaint CenterThe FBI and Department of Justice officials issued an early warning about the use. Deep …

4 days ago, we learned that TikTok is on the hot seat in the US, the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) The two Californian giants have asked Apple and Google to remove the app from their respective stores, an unprecedented move. However, this request made the entertainment app work as ByteDance (the parent company) released a plan to reassure users and …

Google automatically deletes information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could cause legal problems The company behind the Internet’s dominant search engine and the Android software that powers most of the world’s smartphones outlined new privacy protections in a blog post on Friday. In addition to automatically removing visits to abortion clinics, Google also lists counseling …

A passion for barbecue inspired two friends to travel thousands of miles across America to compete and launch their sauces and condiments business, What the Pork. • Read more: Crazy about BBQ: He loves the Big Green Egg • Read more: Crazy About BBQ: Making More Space for Women • Read more: An infectious passion for barbecue takes over Quebecers …

LRegular taxi drivers are not in immediate danger of losing their jobs. On the night of June 28-29, some of the self-driving cars of American company Cruz, a subsidiary of General Motors, reportedly stopped suddenly in San Francisco. BFM TV. These six autonomous taxis broke down in the middle of the road and caused traffic jams for hours. Without explaining …