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Kenyan girls invent app to end FGM

Animated chatter spills out from a corner of tech giant Google's Nairobi offices as five Kenyan schoolgirls discuss their upcoming trip to California where...

European Commission slaps Google with record 2.7 billion dollar antitrust fine

Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The amount is the regulator's largest penalty to date against a company accused of distorting the market. The ruling also orders Google to end its anti-competitive practices within 90 days or face a further penalty. The US firm said it may appeal.

Meet Cameroon’s young coding champion whose hometown was cut off from the internet

The first African winner in Google's annual coding competition is 370km (230 miles) from home, sitting outside his cousins' house in the Cameroonian capital,...

Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content

Most Cubans can only access the internet from public wi-fi hotspots. Photo Credit: AP Cuba's state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google...

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