September 9, 2020 - Kogonuso | Tech News, Reviews & Resources

Godzilla has arrived in Flight Simulator 2020 courtesy of a player-made mod

September 9, 2020

But he isn't located in Tokyo In context: Microsoft's latest Flight Simulator is easily one of the most relaxing and graphically realistic games ever released. Indeed,...

Nigeria

Gov Ikpeazu fumes as NSCDC officer shoots man to death in Abia

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September 9, 2020

Abia State government has reacted to the death of one Onyekachi A. Nwogu who was allegedly gunned down by an officer of the Nigeria Security...

COVID-19 Nigeria

COVID-19: We’ve spent N20bn on health workers’ allowance, says FG

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September 9, 2020

The federal government says it has spent N20 billion on the allowance of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking when he appeared on Sunrise...

Health Nigeria Politics

Dangerous practice: Replace striking doctors with corps members, FG tells hospitals

KEx

September 9, 2020

The Federal Government has directed the Chief Medical Directors and Managing Directors of federal tertiary hospitals to “immediately” commence the use of consultants and doctors...

Entertainment

Video: I told Erica to stay off alcohol – BBNaija Lucy says

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September 9, 2020

Lucy Edet Essien, the recently evicted housemate of the Big Brother Naija reality TV show, has a lot to say about the happenings in the...

Nigeria Politics

Tinubu should’ve stood up to greet Ooni of Ife -Odumakin

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September 9, 2020

Activist, Yinka Odumakin, says All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, should have stood up to greet the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at the...

Belarus Europe Ukraine

Ukraine’s border is open to Belarusians, says foreign minister

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September 9, 2020

Ukraine said on Wednesday its borders remained open to Belarusian citizens but Kyiv would deal harshly with any attempt by Belarusian or Russian intelligence services...

Information Tech

Apple is denying Epic Games accounts from using its sign-in system

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September 9, 2020

Users have until September 11 to change their credentials A hot potato: The fireworks continue between the two tech drama queens, Epic and Apple, as they...

New Zealand

Ngāti Whātua – the tribe that won’t wait

KEx

September 9, 2020

Photo: Morrison, Robin. (1978) [Ngāti Whātua occupation of Bastion Point]. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira. PH-1992-5-RM-N10-1. Treaty settlements generate a lot of heat,...

Politics United States

Trump rallies in Nevada canceled over crowd-size restrictions

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September 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump concludes a campaign rally at Smith Reynolds Regional Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst...

New Zealand

Thousands sign letter calling for University of Waikato to eliminate structural racism

KEx

September 9, 2020

More than 2500 people have signed an open letter calling for the University of Waikato to eliminate structural racism, and protect academics who raised the...

Politics United States

In nod to conservatives, Trump reveals new list of potential Supreme Court picks

KEx

September 9, 2020

President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a list of potential nominees including three sitting U.S. senators to fill any future Supreme Court vacancies in a...

COVID-19 Europe Research Russia

Some scientists spot “highly unlikely” patterns in Russia vaccine data: letter

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September 9, 2020

Twenty-six scientists, most of them working at universities in Italy, have signed an open letter questioning the reliability of the data presented in the early-stage...

COVID-19 New Zealand Politics

No need for more tax ‘at a time like this’ – National’s Paul Goldsmith

KEx

September 9, 2020

The National Party says Labour's promise to raise income tax only for the highest income earners will hurt wealth creators, while an expert from the...

COVID-19 Politics United States

Citing new book, Biden accuses Trump of betraying Americans on coronavirus

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September 9, 2020

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of betraying the American people, saying he knowingly lied about the deadliness of the...

COVID-19 Politics United States

Trump deliberately played down virus, Woodward book says

KEx

September 9, 2020

President Donald Trump knew Covid-19 was deadlier than the flu before it hit the US but wanted to play down the crisis, according to a...

COVID-19 New Zealand United States

Churches with links to the US being blamed for spreading Covid-19 misinformation

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September 9, 2020

New Zealand churches with US links are being blamed for spreading Covid-19 misinformation. (stock image) Photo: RNZ / Tracy Neal Health Minister Chris Hipkins has...

New Zealand

Highway costing $70 million per km set to get even more expensive due to pumice

KEx

September 9, 2020

One of the country's most expensive stretches of new highway just got more costly - and further delayed - by buried pumice that wasn't spotted...

COVID-19 United States

Easing of New York dining ban a milestone in U.S. coronavirus battle

KEx

September 9, 2020

New York City got the governor’s green light to partly resume indoor dining in three weeks, offering a lifeline to thousands of restaurants battered by...

COVID-19 Europe United Kingdom

Covid-19: ‘We must act’ to prevent second lockdown – UK PM

KEx

September 9, 2020

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said "we must act" to avoid another lockdown as virus cases rise in England. Photo: AFP He set out...

New Zealand Pacific

What Pasifika families’ unpaid work means to New Zealand

KEx

September 9, 2020

By Teresa Cowie, Claire Eastham-Farrelly Which New Zealanders do the most unpaid work and volunteering? Pacific peoples may not be they getting the credit they...

COVID-19 United States World

U.S. set to end enhanced screening of some international travelers for COVID-19: sources

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September 9, 2020

The U.S. government is set to end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID-19 and drop requirements that those flights arrive at 15 U.S....

Europe United Kingdom

Brexit in crisis: EU ‘very concerned’ by UK plan to break divorce treaty

KEx

September 9, 2020

Britain plunged Brexit trade talks into crisis on Wednesday by explicitly acknowledging that it could break international law by ignoring some parts of its European...

Nigeria Politics

Orji Kalu under fire for boasting he can bring back Nnamdi Kanu from UK

KEx

September 9, 2020

The Biafra Nations Youth League, BNYL, has attacked former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, for boasting that he can bring back Mazi Nnamdi...

United States

Los Angeles bans trick-or-treating, Halloween activities in pandemic

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September 9, 2020

Los Angeles County health officials said on Wednesday that trick-or-treating and Halloween gatherings would be banned in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. “Halloween gatherings,...

Tech United States

Wall Street ends higher on tech rally to snap three-day skid

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September 9, 2020

Wall Street’s main indexes ended higher on Wednesday to snap a three-session losing skid as investors jumped back in to take advantage of the pullback...

Politics United States

A Trump security chief acknowledges role of white supremacist extremists in U.S. urban violence

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September 9, 2020

President Donald Trump’s acting homeland security chief on Wednesday acknowledged that white supremacist extremists played a role in this year’s urban violence in the United...

COVID-19 Politics United States

Trump says he minimized coronavirus, didn’t want to create panic: Woodward book

KEx

September 9, 2020

President Donald Trump acknowledged in February he knew how deadly and contagious the novel coronavirus was but did not convey that information to the American...