Uber has stopped its operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect – citing "a thorough review of our business" as its reason for shutting down in the former.
Sky News – World Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - is proving a tough market for ride-hailing services.
Sky News – World 
BBC News – World Nigeria - Africa's most populous country - is proving a tough market for ride-hailing services.
Sky News – World Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to a national security charge of colluding with foreign interests. He is accused of urging foreign powers, including Western politicians Nancy Pelosi and Marco Rubio, to impose sanctions and other hostile measures against Hong Kong and China. Wong, 29, is already serving prison time for a separate case and could face a minimum of three years to life imprisonment for this second offence under Beijing's 2020 national security law.
NPR – World Maltese businessman Yorgen Fenech has been acquitted of involvement in the 2017 car-bomb murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. A jury found him not guilty of the charges he faced over the killing, which drew global outrage. Prosecutors are expected to appeal the verdict, according to one report.
BBC News – World Feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem has died at 92, her foundation said. She "passed away peacefully" at her home in New York City, "surrounded by many who loved her". Steinem co-founded Ms. Magazine and was a leading figure in the women's liberation movement, campaigning for gender equality, abortion rights, equal pay and against violence toward women.
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