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World

Biden reinstates sanctions on Venezuela

Today at 00:02 AM, via NPR

The U.S. administration has reinstated sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gas sector, accusing President Nicolás Maduro of failing to commit to free and fair elections.

Education

Zimbabwe: ‘Children Must Embrace Education for Development’

Yesterday at 19:34 PM, via AllAfrica

[The Herald] Education, through science and technology, is a tool of national development and economic growth that all children should embrace in line with the country’s economic blueprint, the National Development Strategy 1, President Mnangagwa has said.

Education

London mosque denies it advised school all prayers could be deferred

Yesterday at 18:27 PM, via The Guardian

Statement says it made clear to Michaela community school that ‘in winter it would not be possible to pray later’

One of the UK’s most prominent mosques has denied providing advice to the Michaela community school that all afternoon prayers could be deferred, disputing claims heard in court.

Katharine Birbalsingh, who runs the non-faith state school in Wembley and is often called “Britain’s...

Lifestyle

Unveiling the biggest cat breeds

Yesterday at 19:30 PM, via The South African

Certain cat breeds, such as the Maine Coon and Ragdoll, are known for their bigger size compared to other cats.

Science/Tech

Meta Is Adding Real-Time AI Image Generation To WhatsApp

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

WhatsApp users in the U.S. will soon see support for real-time AI image generation. The Verge reports: As soon as you start typing a text-to-image prompt in a chat with Meta AI, you’ll see how the image changes as you add more detail about what you want to create. In the example shared by Meta, a user types in the prompt, “Imagine a soccer game on mars.” The generated image quickly changes from...

Science/Tech

Feds Hit Coding Boot Camp With Big Fine For Allegedly Conning Students

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via Slashdot

The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has slapped coding boot camp BloomTech — formerly known as Lambda School — with several punishments for alleged deceptive business practices. From a report: The business, which claims on its site it will help students land their “dream job” in tech at companies like Amazon, Cisco, and Google, accepted the consent order without admitting or...

Health

Heat-Related ER Visits Rose in 2023, CDC Study Finds

Yesterday at 21:41 PM, via New York Times

As record heat enveloped the nation, the rate of emergency room visits increased compared with the previous five years, a sign of the major health risks of high temperatures.

Health

Scotland Pauses Gender Medications for Minors

Yesterday at 19:22 PM, via New York Times

The change followed a sweeping review by England’s National Health Service that found “remarkably weak” evidence for youth gender treatments.

Health

W.H.O. Broadens Definition of Airborne Diseases

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

After a drawn-out global controversy over the coronavirus, the W.H.O. has updated its classification of how pathogens spread through the air.