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Sweden and others oppose calls to delay new EU carbon market

Today at 12:02 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Luxembourg have opposed calls by other European governments to delay the EU’s upcoming carbon market as political pressure mounts for the bloc to curb energy costs, a joint paper by the countries showed.

South Africa

South Africa to receive one million FMD vaccine

Today at 11:06 AM, via SAnews

South Africa to receive one million FMD vaccine

The first consignment of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine doses from Biogénesis Bagó in Argentina is expected to arrive in South Africa this weekend, bringing much-needed relief to the most affected provinces and regions.

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen said the shipment marks the first phase of a...

World

The last newspaper hawker in Paris honored with knighthood

Today at 11:44 AM, via NPR

Ali Akbar, a 73-year-old immigrant from Pakistan, has been hawking papers on the streets of Paris for the last 50 years. French President Emmanuel Macron honored him with a knighthood late last month.

Business

Great news about interest rate cuts in South Africa

Today at 11:19 AM, via BusinessTech

South Africa’s consumer inflation has dipped to 3.5% in January 2026, supporting the SARB’s view that inflation peaked in December, opening the way for interest rate cuts.

Sport

Fishlock to join Wales staff for opening qualifier

Today at 12:00 PM, via BBC News

Jess Fishlock will join Rhian Wilkinson’s coaching staff for part of Wales’ international camp in March before leaving to fulfil club commitments with Seattle Reign.

Education

Ghana: NLC Summons Tertiary Education Unions Over Ongoing Strike

Today at 11:38 AM, via AllAfrica

[Ghanaian Times] The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned all four tertiary education unions and their employers to appear before it to address the ongoing strike action in the country’s higher education institutions.

Science/Tech

Single Dose of DMT Rapidly Reduces Symptoms of Major Depression

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

In a small double-blind clinical trial, a single intravenous dose of DMT produced rapid and clinically meaningful reductions in symptoms of major depressive disorder within a week, with effects lasting up to three months in some patients. “Unlike psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide ( LSD), whose effects can last for hours, intravenous DMT has a half-life of around five minutes,” notes...