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South Africa

President Ramaphosa assesses flood damage, calls for stronger disaster response

Today at 15:44 PM, via SAnews

President Ramaphosa assesses flood damage, calls for stronger disaster response

President Cyril Ramaphosa says leadership must be visible and present when communities are in distress, as government intensifies its response to devastating floods that have led to loss of life, destroyed infrastructure, displaced families and disrupted schooling across several provinces.

The President...

World

At least 39 dead in Spain train collision

Today at 13:48 PM, via NPR

At least 39 people were killed in a high-speed train collision in southern Spain Sunday, police said. Efforts to recover the bodies are continuing, and the death toll is likely to rise.

Education

At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Mom insisted I needed a ‘free-form education’ outside public school. After four years of loneliness, I gave up hope that someone would get me out

“Every mother in the world wishes her kid wouldn’t grow up so fast.”

Mom laughs as she holds me close.

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Education

‘Disgustingly educated’: will this trend make you cleverer?

Today at 15:56 PM, via The Guardian

Social media is filling up with influencers telling us how to become much more intellectual. A great, enriching idea – or just another cue to show off?

Name: Disgustingly educated.

Age: About 18 months.

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Science/Tech

IMF Warns Global Economic Resilience at Risk if AI Falters

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

The “surprisingly resilient” global economy is at risk of being disrupted by a sharp reversal in the AI boom, the IMF warned on Monday, as world leaders prepared for talks in the Swiss resort of Davos. From a report: Risks to global economic expansion were “tilted to the downside,” the fund said in an update to its World Economic Outlook, arguing that growth was reliant on a narrow range of...