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Africa

News24 | ICC sentences Timbuktu war criminal to 10 years

Yesterday at 21:14 PM, via News24

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a jihadist police chief to 10 years in jail for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during a reign of terror in the fabled Malian city of Timbuktu.

Sport

Khanyisa Mayo hints at Kaizer Chiefs move!

Today at 06:45 AM, via The South African

Khanyisa maya has hinted at joining Kaizer Chiefs in the future. In fact, he sees himself playing for Amakhosi and has made this very clear.

Education

Private and state school pupils’ GCSE results are now the same, study finds

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

Inequality still exists amongst the creative arts subjects, where privately educated pupils perform better

Pupils in England who attend fee-paying schools no longer outperform their state school peers in core GCSEs once results are adjusted for socioeconomic background, according to a new study.

Researchers say the findings indicate state school students are making strong progress in science,...

Education

Nigeria: Ondo Wins 1st Basic Education School Sport Games

Yesterday at 20:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] From the beginning of the 1st Basic Education School Sport (BESS) Games, Ondo State maintained its lead on the medals table and ultimately emerged as the overall champion.

Science/Tech

US Regulators Seek To Break Up Google, Forcing Chrome Sale

Today at 07:00 AM, via Slashdot

In a 23-page document (PDF) filed late Wednesday, U.S. regulators asked a federal judge to break up Google after a court found the tech giant of maintaining an abusive monopoly through its dominant search engine. As punishment, the DOJ calls for a sale of Google’s Chrome browser and restrictions to prevent Android from favoring its own search engine. The Associated Press reports: Although...

Science/Tech

The science behind yo-yo diets, bird flu news and which Brits can spot a fake accent – podcast

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Science editor Ian Sample joins host Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories of the week. From a study finding that fat cells ‘remembering’ past obesity drives yo-yo dieting, to concerning developments in the bird flu virus, and research pinpointing which parts of the UK are best at spotting fake accents

Clips: RTE, BBC, Global News

Can you spot a fake accent?...

Science/Tech

The ‘mad egghead’ who built a mouse utopia

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

John Calhoun designed an apartment complex for mice to examine the effects of overcrowding. It was hailed as a groundbreaking study of social breakdown, but is largely forgotten. So what happened?

Standing before the Royal Society of Medicine in London on 22 June 1972, the ecologist turned psychologist John Bumpass Calhoun, the director of the Laboratory of Brain Evolution and Behavior at the...