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GB trail after Harris loses United Cup opener

Today at 10:42 AM, via BBC News

Great Britain’s hopes of reaching the United Cup semi-finals rely on Katie Boulter beating Iga Swiatek after Billy Harris loses to Hubert Hurkacz.

World

In the Country with the World’s Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan (Encore)

Today at 10:00 AM, via NPR

Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa’s biggest countries. In a story we first brought you in October, our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused.

Africa

What to look out for in African sport in 2025

Yesterday at 13:30 PM, via BBC News

Two continental football tournaments and the road cycling world championships in Rwanda are among the highlights of Africa’s sporting calendar for 2025.

Education

‘I love the four-day week’: south London school part of a quiet revolution

Yesterday at 13:00 PM, via The Guardian

Independent school Liberty Woodland is one of a small number in England experimenting with the timetable

At a small independent school on the fringes of a National Trust park in Morden, south London, a quiet revolution is under way.

Lessons are held in yurt-style tents, or “dens”, dotted around the three-acre site, everyone is on first-name terms, mental health is a cornerstone of the...

Science/Tech

‘Extraordinary longevity’: great whales can live a lot longer than we thought – if we leave them alone

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Bowhead whales may not be the only species that can live to 200 years old. Researchers have found that the industrial hunting of great whales has masked the ability of these underwater giants to also live to great ages

In Moby-Dick, Herman Melville’s epic novel of 1851, the author asks if whales would survive the remorseless human hunt. Yes, he says, as he foresees a future flooded world in...

Health

Passengers Say Turkish Airlines Flights Have Bedbugs

Yesterday at 12:01 PM, via New York Times

Passengers on several of the carrier’s flights said the biting pests were on seats, blankets and in overhead bins and that the airline did not take action.

Health

6 Relationship Resolutions for 2025

Yesterday at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

We asked researchers, couples counselors and sex therapists for some simple strategies to strengthen your romantic relationship in 2025.

Nature

News24 Business | Global trade in wild animals is soaring – South Africa’s laws aren’t doing enough to prevent harm

Sunday at 14:59 PM, via News24

The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country’s Global Biodiversity Index does not correlate with the extent of its legislation that addresses the trade in wildlife. The authors spoke with The Conversation Africa about their South Africa-specific findings.