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How Cornish miners brought football to Mexico

Today at 07:28 AM, via BBC News

As Mexico prepares to become the first country to host or co-host the World Cup three times, BBC Sport looks at its Cornish footballing roots.

Africa

The schoolgirl who became world champion at 14

Yesterday at 14:03 PM, via BBC News

Egypt’s Farida Khalil beat competitors twice her age to become world champion in modern pentathlon at the age of 14 after the sport was revamped.

Education

Shrinking graduate premium sours views on value of a university education, UK poll shows

Today at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Worries over AI and loan debt mean 34% of people think degrees are usually not worth the time and money

There was a time when going to university seemed a no-brainer. Better qualifications opened doors to better jobs with greater earning potential.

But with the graduate premium shrinking, mounting anger about spiralling student debt and growing fears about AI eating into the graduate jobs...

Education

South Africa: Getting Through School in South Africa – How Learners Make It to the End After a Poor Start

Today at 05:52 AM, via AllAfrica

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s schooling system presents a striking paradox. Fewer than one in five grade 4 learners can read for meaning, yet more than 60% of young people (aged 15 to 24) eventually complete grade 12. Matric (school leaving exam) pass rates have been rising steadily and reached record highs in recent years, especially in poorer schools.

Science/Tech

UK Financial Ltd Audits Full Ethereum Architecture: Verifies Corporate Wallets and 19-Token Ecosystem Ahead of CoinMarketCap Filing for Global Ranking Consideration and ERC-3643 Security Standards Transition

Today at 07:55 AM, via Tech Financials

LONDON, UK  – UK Financial Ltd, the corporate entity behind The Maya Preferred Project (established 2018), today announced it has completed a comprehensive, multi-layered cryptographic audit on the Ethereum blockchain. This historic milestone officially verifies absolute corporate custody over its foundational asset vaults, legacy utility assets, and its highly sophisticated, gold-backed...

Health

‘I’ve requested a full hysterectomy’

Yesterday at 19:40 PM, via BBC News

Emma Barnett shares her life-long struggle with endometriosis – a disease affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, which causes excruciating, often debilitating, pain.