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Two Labour MPs denied entry to Israel

Today at 00:16 AM, via BBC News

Simon Opher and Peter Prinsley say they were heading to the occupied West Bank when they were stopped by Israeli authorities.

South Africa

Turn.io Accelerator Backs AI Chat Solutions to Expand Healthcare Access

Yesterday at 17:58 PM, via iAfrica

Turn.io has launched its 2025 Chat for Health & AI Accelerator, a 24-week programme helping health organisations scale conversational AI services for underserved communities. Selected from more than 400 applicants, 10 organisations will receive over $500,000 in technology, mentorship, and support in partnership with IDinsight. Each will build a working AI-enabled solution by January 2026. […]

South Africa

Redhill School to Host Education Conference on AI and Child-Centred Learning

Yesterday at 17:46 PM, via iAfrica

Redhill School will host its first Redefine Education Conference Oct. 17–19 at its Early Learning Centre in Sandton, bringing together educators, parents, and experts to explore child-centred learning and the role of technology in classrooms. The event will feature keynote speeches, workshops, and research presentations on artificial intelligence in schools, future skills, arts integration,...

Africa

Mpina’s removal from Tanzania’s presidential race boosts Samia’s reelection chances

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via Mail & Guardian

Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race.  The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]

Sport

Newcastle want Man Utd’s Mainoo – Wednesday’s gossip

Yesterday at 22:42 PM, via BBC News

Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo a target for Newcastle, Chelsea step up their interest in Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, while Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain keep tabs on Arsenal defender William Saliba, plus more.

Sport

Could Scots trio really sweep world 1500m medals?

Yesterday at 22:35 PM, via BBC News

Former Scottish 1500m runner Chris O’Hare thinks Josh Kerr, Jake Wightman and Neil Gourley have a chance of winning all three medals in Wednesday final at the World Athletics Championships.

Education

Our Vanishing Culture of Argument

Yesterday at 23:00 PM, via New York Times

What the University of Chicago might have taught Charlie Kirk — and the rest of us.

Education

Uganda: MTN Momo Launches Term 3 of ‘Win School Fees’ Campaign

Yesterday at 19:53 PM, via AllAfrica

[Nile Post] MTN MoMo Uganda has launched Term 3 of its “Win School Fees with MoMo” campaign, continuing an initiative that has already relieved more than 50 Ugandan families of the burden of paying annual school fees.

Science/Tech

Daily weight loss pill can help cut body weight by a fifth, trial shows

Today at 00:01 AM, via The Guardian

One in five people who took orforglipron once a day for 72 weeks lost 20% or more of their weight, maker Eli Lilly says

A daily pill for weight loss can help people reduce their body weight by as much as a fifth, according to a trial that could pave the way for millions more people to shed pounds.

The drug, called orforglipron, is manufactured by Eli Lilly and targets the same GLP-1 receptors...

Science/Tech

Taliban Leader Bans Wi-Fi In an Afghan Province To ‘Prevent Immorality’

Today at 00:00 AM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The Taliban leader banned fibre optic internet in an Afghan province to “prevent immorality,” a spokesman for the administration said Tuesday. It’s the first time a ban of this kind has been imposed since the Taliban seized power in August 2021, and leaves government offices, the private sector, public institutions, and homes in...

Science/Tech

Consumer Reports Asks Microsoft To Keep Supporting Windows 10

Yesterday at 23:20 PM, via Slashdot

Consumer Reports has urged Microsoft to keep supporting Windows 10 beyond its October 2025 cutoff, saying the move will “strand millions of consumers” who have machines incompatible with Windows 11. The Verge reports: As noted by Consumer Reports, data suggests that around 46.2 percent of people around the world still use Windows 10 as of August 2025, while around 200 to 400 million PCs can’t...