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World

Gaza ceasefire: The next steps

Yesterday at 23:52 PM, via NPR

The U.S. is pushing for the Gaza ceasefire to move into its next phase, but serious challenges lie ahead.

Africa

Five of the greatest players never to win Afcon

Yesterday at 15:25 PM, via BBC News

As two-time runner-up Mohamed Salah prepares for another tilt at the Africa Cup of Nations, BBC Sport Africa profiles other stars who never lifted the trophy.

Sport

Roma’s Zirkzee deal deadlock – Thursday’s gossip

Today at 00:59 AM, via BBC News

Manchester United and Roma deadlocked over Joshua Zirkzee, Barcelona eye Aston Villa’s Pau Torres, Crystal Palace want Sacha Boey and AC Milan in talks with West Ham over Niclas Fullkrug.

Education

Teachers will be given extra training to tackle misogyny in schools

Today at 00:30 AM, via The Guardian

Keir Starmer, announcing new strategy, says ‘toxic ideas are taking hold early and going unchallenged’

Children as young as 11 who demonstrate misogynistic behaviour will be taught the difference between pornography and real relationships, as part of a multimillion-pound investment to tackle misogyny in England’s schools, the Guardian understands.

On the eve of the government publishing its...

Education

Liberia: World Bank Launches U.S.$88.7m Excel Project to Tackle Liberia’s Learning Crisis

Yesterday at 19:32 PM, via AllAfrica

[FrontPageAfrica] Ganta — The World Bank has launched the Excellence in Learning in Liberia (EXCEL) project, a landmark education initiative aimed at reversing Liberia’s deep learning deficits, with officials warning that two out of three Grade 3 pupils cannot read a simple story and four out of five struggle with basic numeracy.

Science/Tech

Netflix To Add Soccer Video Game Based On FIFA World Cup Next Year

Today at 00:50 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Netflix on Wednesday said it will add a soccer simulation title to its gaming portfolio, as the streaming giant looks to leverage the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament to deepen its video game push. The soccer title will be developed and published by Delphi Interactive, which is also helping create a premium James Bond game called “007 First...

Science/Tech

GitHub Is Going To Start Charging You For Using Your Own Hardware

Today at 00:10 AM, via Slashdot

GitHub will begin charging $0.002 per minute for self-hosted Actions runners used on private repositories starting in March. “At the same time, GitHub noted in a Tuesday blog post that it’s lowering the prices of GitHub-hosted runners beginning January 1, under a scheme it calls ‘simpler pricing and a better experience for GitHub Actions,'” reports The Register. “Self-hosted runner usage on...

Science/Tech

US Senate confirms billionaire Musk ally Jared Isaacman as Nasa chief

Today at 00:07 AM, via The Guardian

Vote on Isaacman, private astronaut and Mars missions advocate, passes 67-30 for him to be agency’s 15th leader

The US Senate on Wednesday confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman to become Donald Trump’s Nasa administrator. The confirmation makes an advocate of Mars missions and an ally of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk the space agency’s 15th leader.

The vote on Isaacman, who Trump...