Artificial intelligence has a huge appetite for electricity and South Australia is stepping up to feed the beast. ASX-listed clean energy company 1414 Degrees has just announced a major deal to build a massive AI data center campus near Port Augusta. The company has signed a master agreement with an Australian data center operator to
For a while, it felt like everyone was moving south. The trend took off during the pandemic, when remote work gave more Americans the flexibility to live wherever they wanted. Many headed to states where housing was more affordable and jobs were easier to find. Southern states such as Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina and
On Friday, Western Cape High Court Judge Andre le Grange stopped the parliamentary committee from continuing its hearings “pending this court’s determination of the applicant’s review”, referring to Ramaphosa’s case against the panel. The ruling effectively buys Ramaphosa more time, during which time the president hopes to clear his name. In court, his legal team
A South Korean court has acquitted a woman previously convicted of murdering a baby she gave birth to in hospital, the latest twist in a case that has gripped the country and fueled debate over its murky abortion laws. The woman had wanted to terminate her pregnancy at 36 weeks, but prosecutors said the baby
Other countries such as Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda have also been arranging flights or buses for their citizens to return home in recent weeks. Anti-immigrant groups have set June 30 as the deadline for the departure of undocumented immigrants, and many foreigners have decided to flee to escape violence and intimidation. The South African
South Korean prosecutors have requested a one-year prison sentence for the owner of a Michelin-starred restaurant accused of using ants as a dessert garnish, local media reported. Ants are not among the 10 species of insects approved for human consumption under the country’s laws. The approved list includes grasshoppers, locusts and two-spotted crickets, among others.