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Africa’s only atomic plant bets $1.2 billion on a second life

Bloomberg Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd, South Africa’s indebted power utility, started a billion-dollar round of investments in Africa’s oldest and only nuclear power plant before getting permission from safety regulators that the reactor’s lifetime can be extended. The decision to begin installing new steam generators at the Koeberg plant near Cape Town underscores state-owned Eskom’s confidence that it will win ...

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Sudden and total clarity about the 2020 election

The past few days have offered the most clarifying hours of American politics since the night of November 8, 2016. Four years ago, President Donald Trump’s unlikely victory put the world on notice that the US was slamming the brakes on the 21st century. Last weekend, the White House and Congress defined the 2020 election in the starkest terms yet. ...

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Your 5G is about to get much better

Apple Inc has finally joined the 5G party, and it’s a well-timed entrance. Often derided for being late to new technologies, and rightly so, the launch of its first 5G iPhones coincides with some important changes to be rolled out by the telecoms industry this quarter. As a result, wireless connections are going to get better and smartphone performance should ...

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