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This farmer wanted to quit the cocaine industry – he couldn’t
Colombian coca farmers who abandoned the illegal crop through government substitution programs report unfulfilled promises, leading many to resume cultivation as coca production reaches record levels nationwide.
Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks
Southeast Asian diplomats will convene in Manila to discuss Middle East tensions, Myanmar’s civil war, and South China Sea disputes, with top officials from the U.S., China, and Russia attending the talks.
Food delivery rider wins China’s top literary prize
A Chinese food delivery rider’s poetry collection about gig economy workers has won the Lu Xun Literary Prize, one of China’s most prestigious literary honors.
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, too much cash is breaking the economy
The West Bank’s Palestinian banking system faces an unusual crisis: too much Israeli currency. Banks cannot deposit excess shekels with Israel’s central bank, constraining economic activity and straining businesses and public services.
3 women’s world records set at the annual Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin
Three women’s world records were set at the Lumberjack World Championships in Wisconsin, with competitors demonstrating expertise in sawing, chopping, and log-rolling across timber sports.
Russian President Putin meets with North Korean foreign minister in latest high-level diplomacy
Russian President Putin met with North Korea’s Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui, thanking Pyongyang for supporting his war in Ukraine in the latest high-level diplomatic exchange between the countries.
How former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani built Qatar’s economy
Qatar’s Father Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani has died at the age of 74.During his 18-year rule, Sheikh Hamad reshaped the energy-rich country’s domestic and global footprint.When he assumed power in 1995, Qatar’s economy was limited in size and relied mainly...
Iran attacks US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan
Toggle PlayIran attacks US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, and JordanNewsFeedIran launches attacks on Gulf states, targeting US military assets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan following another round of US attacks as the standoff over the Strait of Hormuz...
Elderly Palestinian describes being beaten up by Israeli settlers
NewsFeedIsraeli settlers assaulted 79-year-old Ibrahim Ismail al-Jabour and his family in the Hawara area of Masafer Yatta in the Occupied West Bank. Several family members, including women and children, were injured and pepper-sprayed during the attack.Published On...
Are Messi, Mbappe, Yamal and Kane in the best World Cup semifinals yet?
The two finalists from Qatar 2022 could well be on course for a rerun as the FIFA World Cup 2026 draws to a close.Lionel Messi led Argentina to glory four years ago against a France side that were defending the title they won at Russia 2018.Recommended Stories list of...
Deadly Bangkok pub blaze revives concerns over fire safety lapses
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Tony Cheng reports from the site where a deadly fire tore through a Bangkok pub around midnight on Monday, killing at least 27 people. The tragedy has put the spotlight back on fire safety lapses amid fears that several exits may have been...
Oil prices jump as US and Iran trade attacks over Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices have jumped amid the latest outbreak of hostilities between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.Brent crude, the main international benchmark, rose more than 4 percent on Monday as Washington and Tehran traded attacks amid their escalating...
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Peers defy government by pushing for UK social media ban for under-16s
The government is consulting on whether the UK should follow Australia by introducing a ban. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe government is consulting on whether the UK should follow...
Doctors announce six-day strike in England as talks break down
On top of this, the government had also offered to cover some out-of-pocket expenses resident doctors face, including exam fees, as well as increase the number of training posts to address what the BMA has described as a jobs shortage at the start of year three of...
Council tax bills in England to rise in April – see how yours compares
It will rise by 4.9% on average across England from next month, new figures show. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnIt will rise by 4.9% on average across England from next month, new...
Crypto donations to UK parties to be banned
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challengeWith economic stagnation and extremes of inequality comes corrosion of trust in democratic institutions. So Trump may be a symptom, not a cause, of what Carney called a...
Police did not know security risk in McSweeney phone theft inquiry
Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan McSweeney quit last month over his role in vetting. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff Morgan...
Ex-justice minister fined for possessing illegal drugs
Crispin Blunt pleaded guilty after cannabis and crystal meth were found in his Surrey home. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnCrispin Blunt pleaded guilty after cannabis and crystal meth...
Social media bans and digital curfews to be trialled on UK teenagers
The study will recruit 4,000 students aged 12 to 15 from ten Bradford secondary schools and seek to assess the impact of having less access to social media - particularly on areas of their wellbeing such as sleep, anxiety levels, social interactions, as well as...
Reeves plans energy bill help for those ‘who need it most’
The US-Israel war with Iran is having an impact on costs domestically, with oil and gas prices soaring. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe US-Israel war with Iran is having an impact...
Chris Mason: Reeves to set out principles on who might get energy bills support – and who won’t
What is described as "a new anti profiteering framework" will be set out too, which could give the regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority, new time limited and targeted powers to tackle companies proved to be exploiting price rises to rip customers off....
PM warns against ‘false comfort’ of thinking Iran war will end quickly
The PM also tells senior MPs the conflict was "not our war" and there must be a "lawful basis" for any UK involvement. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe PM also tells senior MPs the...
Ex-justice secretary to lead review into MP murder
Sir David Amess's daughter says the family will engage with the independent review in "good faith". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSir David Amess's daughter says the family will...
Campaigners celebrate after new town plans dropped
Critics of plans to build a new town in Cheshire called it the "wrong proposal in the wrong place". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnCritics of plans to build a new town in Cheshire...
HS2 trains could run slower than planned to save money
This means HS2 trains could not be tested at their intended operating speeds until a bespoke test track, or the railway itself is complete, something DfT sources claim would delay completion of the project by several years and cost billions of pounds. Article...
Ministers name seven areas where ‘new towns’ could be built
Six sites have been deprioritised from the flagship scheme to build a wave of new settlements. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnSix sites have been deprioritised from the flagship scheme...
Starmer and Trump discuss need to reopen Hormuz Strait
No 10 says the leaders agree reopening the shipping lane is key to ensuring energy market stability. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnNo 10 says the leaders agree reopening the shipping...
Plan to scrap most short jail terms comes into effect
The government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe government hopes it will ease the population crisis in prisons.nnDiscussion:nn"...
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It feels like rush hour lasts all day now. There’s a reason for that. – Business Insider
It feels like rush hour lasts all day now. There's a reason for that.  Business Insider Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Ten years on, Britain counts the cost of Brexit – CNN
Ten years on, Britain counts the cost of Brexit  CNN Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules – The New York Times
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I Asked Superager Grandpa for Advice Before Starting a Family Business – Business Insider
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SNAP restrictions could change what shoppers buy — and food giants are watching
In this articleNES.N-CHHSYWMTPEPKOKHCGISKRFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe growing push to restrict Americans from using federal food aid to buy certain processed or sugary products is creating a new challenge for some of the biggest U.S. food and...
5 Small Business Ideas for Retirees Who Don’t Want to Sit Still – inc.com
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Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living
Loading the player… Entrepreneur and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang has a theory about where the next wave of startup opportunity lies, and it starts with a question most founders aren’t asking: what if the business model was giving money back instead of...
Anthropic’s safety warnings may have just backfired — the government has pulled the plug on its most powerful AI
The U.S. government on Friday ordered Anthropic to immediately shut off access to two of its most powerful AI models — Claude Fable 5 and Claude Mythos 5 — citing national security concerns. Anthropic announced on X that it has complied, but it made clear it thinks...
Kimi K2.7-Code cuts thinking tokens 30% — but practitioners say the benchmarks don’t check out
Moonshot AI released Kimi K2.7-Code this week, an open-source update to its K2 coding model family, claiming leaner reasoning and double-digit performance gains.K2.7-Code is built on the same trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts architecture as its predecessor K2.6,...
Google researchers introduce ‘faithful uncertainty,’ allowing LLMs to offer best guesses instead of hallucinations
Large language models continue to struggle with hallucinations, presenting a major roadblock for real-world enterprise applications. Reducing these errors is a messy business, forcing model developers to navigate a strict tradeoff where eliminating factual errors...
Chinese cybercrime operation that used AI to scam ‘hundreds of thousands of victims’ sued by Google
Google is suing to dismantle the infrastructure behind an alleged massive AI-powered cybercrime operation. On Friday, the tech giant announced a lawsuit against an alleged Chinese cybercrime network called Outsider Enterprise, which Google says uses AI in its...
SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX lifted off on its first day as a public company, immediately jumping to $150 a share after it began trading on the Nasdaq, around 11% higher than the $135 figure at which it officially priced its IPO on Thursday. The stock price reached as high as $176 in...
SpaceX IPO: Live updates on everything you need to know
SpaceX has captured the attention of media, investors, and the public for years now — interest propelled by the company’s reusable rocket launches, the rise of its Starlink satellite network, and of course, for its founder and CEO Elon Musk. But in its 24-year...
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell just gave another hint at a Tesla merger
All eyes are on the SpaceX IPO — the world’s largest in history — and its CEO Elon Musk. But lest you forget, there is another publicly traded company in the Musk universe that many believe will someday merge with SpaceX. We’re talking about Tesla, which has a current...
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‘Stretched to the limit’: Heat wave prompts US electrical grid emergency – Yahoo
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‘Stretched to the limit’: Heat wave prompts US electrical grid emergency – Yahoo
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Strong storms leave 13,000 Great Lakes Energy customers without power – 9and10News.com
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Strong storms leave 13,000 Great Lakes Energy customers without power – 9and10News.com
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Amid high temps, Department of Energy issues emergency order for electric grid – WJLA
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Amid high temps, Department of Energy issues emergency order for electric grid – WJLA
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Poultry sector growth plan risks UK national security, campaigners warn
Environmental campaigners warn that the government’s poultry sector growth plan risks national security, arguing intensive farming is unsustainable and dependent on imported animal feed.
French Polynesia objects to an American seabed mining plan made without its input
French Polynesia’s government plans to challenge an American startup’s seabed mining proposal in international waters adjacent to its maritime territory, citing lack of meaningful consultation.
Education In The News
Learning another language appears to slow brain ageing, scientists say
Research presented at a neuroscience conference suggests that speaking multiple languages may slow brain ageing, with multilingual individuals showing brain connectivity patterns associated with younger ages.
Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid
The federal government launched a new earnings-based accountability test requiring college programs to show graduates earn more than high school graduates or risk losing federal student loan funding.
UAE pledges $5 million to FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund – Fast Company Middle East
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Tonight’s Operation Education: Microschools an emerging school choice in Indiana – WSBT
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Perdoceo Education Corp (NASDAQ:PRDO) Offers Affordable Growth with a Stellar Value and Quality Rating – ChartMill
Perdoceo Education Corp (NASDAQ:PRDO) Offers Affordable Growth with a Stellar Value and Quality Rating  ChartMill Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
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