By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) aims to provide 1 million people in South Africa with artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber security training opportunities by 2026, Lillian Barnard, President for Microsoft Africa, said on Thursday. Microsoft's ( MSFT ) national skilling initiative targets a broad audience, and in South Africa will prioritise all sectors...

HOUSTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A World Bank arbitration tribunal has dismissed a request by Venezuela to annul a $8.37 billion arbitration award to U.S. oil producer ConocoPhillips ( COP ) for the expropriation of its assets in the South American country. The decision by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), seen by Reuters on Thursday, was...

09:18 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Getchell Gold ( GGLDF ) on Thursday said the independent Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) completed on its Fondaway Canyon gold project located in Nevada was positive. The PEA, prepared by Forte Dynamics, contemplates an open pit operation using contract mining and processing 2.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) or 8,000 tonnes per day...

09:15 AM EST, 01/23/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Elevance Health ( ELV ) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results on Thursday, while the health insurer anticipates its 2025 earnings and revenue to rise year over year. The company anticipates adjusted earnings to be in a range of $34.15 to $34.85 per share for the ongoing year, compared with the $33.04 it recorded in...