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Sport

Ireland trio available for Ulster’s URC return

Today at 15:36 PM, via BBC News

Ireland internationals Iain Henderson, Jacob Stockdale and Nick Timoney are all available for Ulster’s return to United Rugby Championship action on Friday against Benetton at Affidea Stadium (19:45 GMT).

Sport

SA close to first series win in India since 2000

Today at 15:03 PM, via BBC News

South Africa are on the brink of a first Test series win in India for 25 years after reducing the hosts to 27-2 in pursuit of 549 on day four in Guwahati.

Education

Nigeria: Better Late Than Be the Late

Today at 16:14 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The panic closure at the weekend of public boarding secondary schools by, at the last count, six Northern state governments, hot on the heels of the closure of forty-one Federal Unity Colleges by the Federal Ministry of Education, reminded me of a huge billboard that Nigeria Police used to erect on highways in the 1970s. It was warning motorists against over speeding. The police...

Education

Dozens of US universities at risk of funding cuts over supprt for DEI

Today at 14:00 PM, via The Guardian

State department proposes excluding 38 institutions from Diplomacy Lab partnership including Harvard and Yale

More than three dozen universities including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Duke have their participation in a federal research partnership on the chopping block after the state department proposed to suspend them over their diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices.

Last week, the...

Science/Tech

One South African fibre network stands out

Today at 16:03 PM, via MyBroadband

Telkom’s Openserve continues to grow its network substantially despite a broader slowdown in the home fibre industry.

Science/Tech

Microsoft To Preload File Explorer in Background For Faster Launch in Windows 11

Today at 16:00 PM, via Slashdot

In the latest Windows Insider beta update, Microsoft has announced that it is exploring preloading File Explorer in the background to improve launch performance. The feature will load File Explorer silently before users click on it and can be toggled off for those who prefer not to use it. Microsoft introduced a similar capability earlier this year for Office called Startup Boost that loads...

Science/Tech

8 Best Cheap Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Today at 16:00 PM, via Wired

There’s little reason to pay top dollar for a smartphone. These iPhones and Android devices—ranging from $100 to $600—stood up to WIRED’s testing.