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World

News24 | Furious French expected to shut down country over anger at Macron

Today at 11:10 AM, via News24

France was bracing for a day of nationwide disruption in a show of anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s budget policies, with unions vowing mass protests, public transport set to be paralysed in places due to strikes and officials warning of possible disturbances by extremist elements.

Sport

Nasreddine Nabi opens up on Chiefs exit

Today at 11:52 AM, via The South African

Nasreddine Nabi has broken his silence on his abrupt departure from Kaizer Chiefs, while revealing the apparent reason why.

Education

Liberia: LBTS Welcomes New Cohort of Theological Leaders

Today at 12:25 PM, via AllAfrica

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary (LBTS), under the leadership of Dr. Momolu A. Massaquoi, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, officially matriculated thirty-eight (38) new students into its undergraduate and graduate programs during a colorful ceremony at the Seminary’s Roberts field Highway campus.

Education

Africa: Symposium Unpacks Partnerships and Possibilities for a Water-Secured Africa

Today at 12:05 PM, via AllAfrica

[UCT] The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted the RRIP Futures and Partnerships Symposium on 10 and 11 September, which is a culmination of three years of collaborative research under the project Reorienting Research, Innovation & Practice (RRIP) to Address Future Water Challenges in Africa.

Education

Nikole Hannah-Jones Knows Why History Feels Dangerous

Today at 11:00 AM, via New York Times

“We really do believe in our own mythology,” the creator of The 1619 Project says, as she watches the widespread effort to remove uncomfortable narratives about who we are.

Education

This news just in: we hoped the middle- and upper-class capture of the media would lessen. It’s got worse | Carl Cullinane

Today at 10:00 AM, via The Guardian

Since our last survey, we find more columnists, podcasters and executives are from privileged backgrounds. That’s too narrow a segment of society

The Sutton Trust has researched the educational backgrounds of Britain’s most influential people – and in one sector in particular, that should ring alarm bells. It seems clear that the British media has a social mobility problem. And despite some...

Science/Tech

AI Psychosis Is Rarely Psychosis at All

Today at 12:30 PM, via Wired

A wave of AI users presenting in states of psychological distress gave birth to an unofficial diagnostic label. Experts say it’s neither accurate nor needed, but concede that it’s likely to stay.

Science/Tech

Novo Nordisk shares shoot up amid promising results for anti-obesity pill

Today at 12:17 PM, via The Guardian

Stock climbs above £6.5bn in early trading as trial shows ‘significant weight loss’ for pill version of Wegovy

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The value of the drugmaker Novo Nordisk has shot up by more than £6.5bn after research showed its new anti-obesity pill resulted in almost as much weight loss as its Wegovy jab, as it races against its US rival Eli Lilly to get a tablet treatment to...

Health

Support for Federal Vaccine Policy May Be Eroding

Today at 00:41 AM, via New York Times

Insurers suggested they would still cover routine shots even if a C.D.C. panel tried to limit them, as an influential senator warned against new restrictions.

Health

5 Takeaways From Ousted C.D.C. Director’s Hearing

Today at 00:06 AM, via New York Times

Susan Monarez, the head of the public health agency for barely a month, repeatedly told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was ignoring science in undercutting vaccines.