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World

News24 | Sweden sees 30% drop in asylum requests

Today at 21:09 PM, via News24

Asylum applications to Sweden fell by 30% in 2025 compared to the year before, the Swedish migration minister said on Friday, as the country heads to a parliamentary election this year.

Sport

Muir wins in Aspen for third World Cup gold

Today at 22:11 PM, via BBC News

Great Britain’s Kirsty Muir claims a third World Cup victory of her career by winning the Freeski Slopestyle event at the US Grand Prix in Aspen on Friday.

Sport

ITF to review wildcard entries after viral performance

Today at 21:50 PM, via BBC News

The International Tennis Federation says it will review its procedures for awarding wildcards after a female player’s “unacceptable” performance went viral on social media.

Education

Mozambique: Primary School to Be Inaugurated in February

Today at 23:10 PM, via AllAfrica

[AIM] Maputo — The Mozambican branch of the Buddhist Tzu Chi charitable foundation has promised to deliver to the Mozambican government, at the start of the 2026 school year in February, the largest primary school in the country, located in the central city of Beira.

Science/Tech

Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo

Today at 22:59 PM, via Wired

Meta will finance Oklo’s purchase of uranium for its reactors. It’s a massive vote of confidence for both the startup and nuclear power, but challenges remain.

Science/Tech

Identity and Ideology in the School Boardroom

Today at 22:41 PM, via Slashdot

The abstract of a paper on NBER: School boards have statutory authority over most elementary and secondary education policies, but receive little attention compared to other actors in education systems. A fundamental challenge to understanding the importance of boards is the absence of data on the policy goals of board members — i.e., their ideologies — forcing researchers to conduct tests...

Science/Tech

The Golden Age of Vaccine Development

Today at 22:01 PM, via Slashdot

Microbiology had its golden age in the late nineteenth century, when researchers identified the bacterial causes of tuberculosis, cholera, typhoid, and a dozen other diseases in rapid succession. Antibiotics had theirs in the mid-twentieth century. Both booms eventually slowed. Vaccine development, by contrast, appears to be speeding up — and the most productive era may still lie ahead, Works...

Science/Tech

America Is Falling Out of Love With Pizza

Today at 21:25 PM, via Slashdot

The restaurant industry is trying to figure out whether America has hit peak pizza. From a report: Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries, according to industry data. Sales growth at pizza restaurants has lagged behind the broader fast-food market for years, and the outlook ahead isn’t much brighter. “Pizza is...