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https://gdb.voanews.com/01000000-c0a8-0242-d0ac-08dcc92d17ec_w800_h450.jpgabuja, nigeria — Nigeria and neighboring Niger have signed an agreement to boost their security cooperation, despite tensions following a coup in Niger more than a year ago. The Nigerian army announced the security cooperation pact on Tuesday in a communique. The countries’ defense chiefs signed the accord this week in Niamey, Niger’s capital. It’s the first military…
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Survey finds a fivefold increase in concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) among top 500 companies.
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TK HOST talks with US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, about peace talks aimed at ending the Sudanese civil war, which has led to famine in parts of the country.
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