Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Meta to settle data protection lawsuit with Nigeria
Nigeria’s data watchdog had imposed a nearly $33 million fine on the Silicon Valley giant.
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Hasan Abi • Oct 6, 2025
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Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
South African mining group Tharisa bets on platinum for clean energy shift
Tharisa said it would invest $547 million in an underground platinum group metals mining project over the next decade.
Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Niger, African Development Bank sign $145M energy deal
The new funding aims to increase national electricity access in Niger to 30% by 2026, from 22.5% now.
Mother Jones • Oct 6, 2025
It’s Time for Soft Secession
In 2013, venture capitalist Tim Draper launched a “Six Californias” ballot initiative. The upshot was that with some 40 million people, more than the population of the 20 smallest states combined, California was too big, too diverse, to be “efficiently” governed. So why not, Draper argued, break it up into six new “startups,” a.k.a. states? […]
Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Saudi mining fund CEO Pierre Chenard steps down
Chenard was the first full-time CEO of Manara Minerals, PIF’s global mining investment unit, part of a push to turn the kingdom into a minerals hub.
Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Gulf sees train renaissance
A long-delayed rail service spanning more than 2,000 km and connecting the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council is expected to open by the end of 2030.
Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Qatar invests $7.5B in Egypt’s coastal development
Qatar is deepening its presence in Egypt after more than a decade of strained ties.
Semafor • Oct 6, 2025
Gulf logistics gets $5B boost from Blackstone, Abu Dhabi's Lunate
The new partnership will build up a dedicated team to target primarily investments in new warehouses and some acquisitions.
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From Tehran to Beirut: A War Spreading Faster Than Diplomacy
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In First Statement, Iran’s New Leader Says Strait of Hormuz Will Remain Closed and Attacks on US Bases Will Continue
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Strike Mobilization Leads to Reformer Win in Oregon Nurses
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More Than 250 Groups Oppose Additional Spending on Trump’s Illegal Iran War
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WATCH: UN Security Council Blames Iran
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Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft
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“Iran Will Decide When this Ends:” Juan Cole on Sam Seder’s “Majority Report”
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A “Sheer and Utter Lie” that Iran Posed an Imminent Threat before US Attacks on February 28, says Tehran
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