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The megadonor hypocrisy

Today at 12:18 PM, via Al Jazeera

We compare and contrast Trump’s 2015 attack on Marco Rubio over donor ties with his own close ties to the same family.

Education

Sudan: TSC Member Affirms Government’s Focus On Rehabilitating Educational Institutions

Today at 12:59 PM, via AllAfrica

[SNA] Port Sudan, 14-10-2025 (SUNA) – Member of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC), Assistant to the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and Head of the Supreme Committee for Preparing the Environment for Return to Khartoum State, Lieutenant General Engineer Ibrahim Jabir, affirmed the government’s commitment to rehabilitating, reconstructing, and maintaining all public and private...

Education

Namibia: Schools to Close On Election Day

Today at 12:42 PM, via AllAfrica

[Namibian] The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture has announced that 26 November will be a public school holiday.

Education

South Africa: Eastern Cape Pupils Back in Class After Taxi Shutdown Ends

Today at 12:28 PM, via AllAfrica

[Scrolla] Eastern Cape taxis resumed scholar transport after Premier Oscar Mabuyane promised to pay operators and increase their rates by 6%. The four-day shutdown left 700 schools without transport across OR Tambo Coastal, Alfred Nzo, Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Bay.

Science/Tech

Why Do International Payments Still Require A Layover In New York?

Today at 13:26 PM, via Tech Financials

Most people don’t think about how money moves across borders. You tap your card on vacation or wire a supplier overseas and assume it works the same everywhere; fast and invisible. Beneath the surface, though, global payments remain slow, costly, and overly dependent on a single hub: New York. The reason is correspondent banking, the […]

Health

Trump Rattles Vaccine Experts Over Aluminum

Yesterday at 16:11 PM, via New York Times

The president’s call for removal of the metal from childhood inoculations set off alarms. About half of shots for polio, whooping cough and other diseases would be affected.