The government of Equatorial Guinea has dismissed Baltasar Ebang Engonga as Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF) after widely circulated sex videos involving him and numerous women surfaced online. Earlier, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the government suspended Mr Engonga following the leak of over 400 alleged sex tapes of him in intimate … Read more
A company planning to build a new data center in north Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among City Council members about water and energy usage. CoreSite will still build the data center in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood — but without striking the … Read more
Getting the IPR framework right now to unleash long-term innovation EU policies adopted in the next five years will be foundational for Europe’s innovative ecosystem to thrive in the long term, improving conditions for the next wave of intellectual property lifecycles that can take over a decade to bear fruit. A smart and strategic policy … Read more
In a separate development, a truck rammed into a bus stop near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, in what police believe was a terror attack, according to media reports. More than 30 people were injured in the incident, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service. The attack occurred near the headquarters of Israel’s … Read more
While saying “I understand the strength of feeling,” the prime minister continued to insist he wanted to be “looking forward, not back.” He added that he wanted to “move forward together on climate resilience, on education, on trade and on growth to better enable us to address the inequalities of today.” Several nations raised the … Read more
In a continued effort to stave off a looming budget deficit, the Morgan Hill City Council has approved a steep hike in fees for developers, asserting the move was necessary to help keep the city afloat. With some fees doubling, developers have expressed the costs would be an undue burden — a sentiment councilmembers acknowledged while noting … Read more
The auction of an iconic California office campus entered its fifth month due to an odd selling process that essentially gives participants control of the deadline. The federal government’s exit from the eye-catching Chet Holifield Federal Building – better known as the “Ziggurat” – began June 5. The initial auction deadline for the building plus … Read more
More than a third of the public land in one of Colorado’s top ranching and tourism counties could receive increased protections if a bill introduced by the state’s U.S. senators Thursday becomes law. The Gunnison Outdoor Resources Protection Act would place more than 730,000 acres of federal public land in Gunnison County and surrounding areas … Read more
Palizzi Farm lost a big battle at the beginning of the summer when a judge ruled a metropolitan district could run a stormwater pipe across the 95-year-old Brighton farm to support a planned housing development nearby. But tucked into the final page of Adams County District Judge Sarah Stout’s 41-page eminent domain ruling was an … Read more
In a significant development, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, who is currently on his official visit to the United States, said that the State government has secured another major investment that will accelerate Tamil Nadu’s industrial progress. Stalin said that the state government has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Autodesk to skill … Read more
