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South Africa

Temporary water supply disruption at Cape Town Airport

Today at 11:52 AM, via SAnews

Temporary water supply disruption at Cape Town Airport

 The Cape Town International Airport is experiencing a temporary water supply disruption due to ongoing municipal repair work outside the airport precinct.

“While airport operations continue, contingency measures are in place to support passengers and stakeholders. Passengers are encouraged to follow airport announcements for...

South Africa

Severe thunderstorms expected for parts of SA

Today at 11:18 AM, via SAnews

Severe thunderstorms expected for parts of SA

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 4 Warning for severe thunderstorms that are expected in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday.“Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of low-lying areas, susceptible roads and bridges, as well as localised damage to...

World

Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war

Today at 12:08 PM, via NPR

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war, after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Sport

Unbeaten Itauma knocks out Franklin

Today at 12:09 PM, via BBC News

Unbeaten British heavyweight Moses Itauma beats American Jermaine Franklin with a destructive fifth-round stoppage in Manchester.

Sport

Scotland bounce back to beat Canada and USA

Today at 11:19 AM, via BBC News

Scotland respond to opening defeats by Sweden and Japan with victories over Canada and hosts United States at the World Men’s Curling Championship in Utah.

Education

‘A fire that’s burning again’: Welsh language resurges thanks to adult learners

Today at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

The number of people on Dysgu Cymraeg courses has risen by 61% since 2017, as people in Wales rediscover the ‘poetry’ of the language

Elinor Staniforth from Cardiff hated Welsh lessons at her English-medium school – after her GCSEs, she said, she “forgot all about it”. Winning a place at Oxford University, however, made Staniforth reassess her identity and relationship with the language.

“I...

Education

Lack of specialist staff hinders support for Send children, teacher survey finds

Today at 02:01 AM, via The Guardian

National Education Union poll finds 89% feel class sizes in England are too big to be ‘properly inclusive’

Oversized classes and inadequate staffing levels are hindering teachers’ capacity to support children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), according to a large survey of state school teachers in England.

Nine out of 10 (89%) of the 10,000 teachers who took part in the...

Education

Reform UK’s ‘pro-family’ policies are an exclusionary sham, minister says

Yesterday at 18:59 PM, via The Guardian

Olivia Bailey says she wants Sure Start-style hubs that will be rolled out in England on Monday to be inclusive for all

Reform UK’s “pro-family” policies are a sham and exclude non-traditional families, the government’s early years minister has said before the rollout of hundreds of new Sure Start-style family centres across England on Monday.

Olivia Bailey said she wanted the hubs to be...

Science/Tech

Disney Ends $1B OpenAI Investment After Sora’s Surprise Closure. What’s Next?

Today at 09:34 AM, via Slashdot

Just six days ago — and 30 minutes after a Disney-OpenAI meeting about a project with Sora — Disney’s team was “blindsided” with the news Sora was being discontinued, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, describing OpenAI’s move as “a big rug-pull.” Even some Sora employees were surprised by the cancellation. It was just 14 weeks ago Disney announced a $1 billion investment in...