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WEDNESDAY, 17 DECEMBER 2025, 12:26

Sport

First GB athletes named for Winter Paralympics

Today at 11:55 AM, via BBC News

Defending Paralympic champion Neil Simpson leads the first wave of athletes named in the Great Britain squad for next year’s Winter Games in Italy.

Education

Nigeria: Ebonyi – Provost Expresses Concern Over Security Challenges in Institution

Today at 12:07 PM, via AllAfrica

[Leadership] The provost, Ebonyi State College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ngbo, Mrs Chetachi Jerry Usulor, has expressed concern over security and other challenges facing the institution and called for concerted effort by the state government and other individuals in the state in addressing such challenges.

Education

EU Erasmus scheme to reopen to UK students for first time since Brexit

Today at 11:59 AM, via The Guardian

Deal agreed for £570m to rejoin exchange programme in 2027, fulfilling Labour election manifesto pledge

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Young people across the UK will be able to study or gain work experience through the EU’s Erasmus scheme for the first time since Brexit, after the government announced an agreement to rejoin at a cost of £570m.

The scheme officially known as Erasmus+ will be...

Entertainment

Inflation surprisingly slows in November

Today at 11:50 AM, via The Citizen

While economists expected inflation to drift slowly higher over the next few months, inflation for November surprised everyone.

Science/Tech

What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed

Today at 12:00 PM, via New York Times

A boundary-pushing array of new crypto ventures have reached the stock market, enticing investors and leading to more risk taking.

Science/Tech

Senators Count the Shady Ways Data Centers Pass Energy Costs On To Americans

Today at 12:00 PM, via Slashdot

U.S. senators are probing whether Big Tech data centers are driving up local electricity bills by socializing grid upgrade costs onto residents. Some of the tactics they’re using include NDAs, shell companies, and lobbying. Ars Technica reports: In letters (PDF) to seven AI firms, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) cited a study...

Science/Tech

Airtel Money Customers Can Now Subscribe To Showmax

Today at 11:19 AM, via Tech Financials

Airtel Money has integrated with Showmax, giving customers a simple, convenient, and reliable way to pay for their subscriptions this festive season. With this new integration, Airtel Money customers can now subscribe to Showmax, renew or activate directly from their wallets, providing an additional instant and convenient payment method. The move reflects Airtel Money’s continued […]