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International aid agency sources say between 6,000 and 10,000 people are waiting to be evacuated to safety. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/thousands-flee-besieged-mozambican-town-by-boat

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for attacks in which two soldiers and a policeman were killed. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/two-soldiers-killed-in-raid-on-ivory-coast-military-camp

Nabih Berri calls for urgent action to form a government, as Parliament approves crisis funding to avert power blackout. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/lebanon-could-sink-like-titanic-says-parliament-speaker

Qatar’s emir and Saudi crown prince discuss clean energy and green initiatives for the region in a telephone conversation. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/29/qatar-and-saudi-arabia-address-environmental-challenges

David A Love Republicans who failed to overturn the 2020 presidential election are now trying to prevent future electoral defeats through voter suppression. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/3/29/a-cold-civil-war-is-being-waged-in-america

Frederic Lardinois IBM today announced the launch of its first developer certification for programming quantum computers. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/ibm-launches-its-first-quantum-developer-certification/

Chandu Gopalakrishnan “There is no doubt that over time, people are going to rely less and less on passwords… they just don’t meet the challenge...

Tage Kene-Okafor Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi Chuxing has started operations in South Africa today, according to Reuters. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/didi-chuxing-expands-to-south-africa-to-take-on-bolt-and-uber/

Brian Heater Boston Dynamics’ transition from a decades-long research robotics firm to a company that productizes and sells hardware has been a fascinating one to watch. https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/29/this-is-boston-dynamics-next-commercial-robot/