Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1582, Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide. In 1840, A Ms 7.4 earthquake strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on Mount Ararat, kills 10,000 people. In 1925, Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1961) was born. In 1930, Ahmad Jamal, American jazz musician (died 2023) was born. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 1994, USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. In 1997, The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. In 2005, The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks. In 2010, The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people. In 2013, A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Google has exceeded $1 billion Africa investment target

MyJoyOnline

July 1, 2026

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Google has exceeded $1 billion Africa investment target

Google has exceeded a five-year target to invest 1 billion in Africa, it said on Wednesday, as it made public initiatives on infrastructure and the development ‌of AI to accelerate the continent's digital growth.

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