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IN PICTURES: Chasing gold: Moments from the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

Today at 16:37 PM, via Daily Maverick

This photo essay captures the energy, emotion, and intensity of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, where athletes from around the world gather on ice and snow to compete at the highest level. Each frame reflects the spirit of the Olympic Games and the human pursuit of excellence.

South Africa

Police minister expresses concern on the increase of police murders

Today at 16:40 PM, via SAnews

Police minister expresses concern on the increase of police murders

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia says he is deeply concerned about the notable increase in the murder of police officials.

“Almost 80% of the 23 police officials who lost their lives were off duty,” he said on Friday at the release of the Third Quarterly Crime Statistics in Pretoria.

Cachalia said...

South Africa

Concern over increase in police murders

Today at 16:40 PM, via SAnews

Concern over increase in police murders

Acting Police Minister Professor Firoz Cachalia says he is deeply concerned about the notable increase in the murder of police officials.

“Almost 80% of the 23 police officials who lost their lives were off duty,” he said on Friday at the release of the Third Quarterly Crime Statistics in Pretoria.

Cachalia said this was an issue he would ask...

Africa

‘Emotional’ Mourinho should apologise – McCarthy

Today at 13:43 PM, via BBC News

Benni McCarthy says Jose Mourinho should admit his “mistake” following the Benfica manager’s post-match comments after Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr claimed he was racially abused.

Africa

Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment

Today at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals

Sport

‘I’m not good enough’ – Glasner’s honest admission

Today at 16:10 PM, via BBC News

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has cast doubt on his immediate future at Selhurst Park after admitting he’s “not good enough” in the role, following the club’s 1-1 draw against Zrinjski in the UEFA Europa Conference League play-offs.

Education

Amid Trump crackdown on Chinese students, one US university appears to block them altogether

Today at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Purdue says no ban on Chinese students exists, but reportedly rescinded dozens of offers after warnings from legislators

Several universities have scrapped partnerships with Chinese institutions in recent months as a direct result of pressure from US legislators. But no university appears to have gone as far as Purdue University in Indiana.

Students and faculty at the public university say that...

Education

Tanzania: Turning the Page On Literacy in Ludewa

Today at 13:10 PM, via AllAfrica

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam — IN the quiet corridors of primary schools across Ludewa District, a quiet revolution is taking place, one page at a time. For years, the Tanzanian education system has grappled with a learning crisis that exists despite high enrolment rates. Children are in classrooms, but are they learning?

Science/Tech

Amazon Service Was Taken Down By AI Coding Bot

Today at 16:40 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon’s cloud unit has suffered at least two outages due to errors involving its own AI tools [non-paywalled source], leading some employees to raise doubts about the US tech giant’s push to roll out these coding assistants. Amazon Web Services experienced a 13-hour interruption to one system used by its customers in mid-December after engineers allowed its...

Science/Tech

How Private Equity Debt Left a Leading VPN Open To Chinese Hackers

Today at 15:00 PM, via Slashdot

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: In early 2024, the agency that oversees cybersecurity for much of the US government issued a rare emergency order — disconnect your Connect Secure virtual private network software immediately. Chinese spies had hacked the code and infiltrated nearly two dozen organizations. The directive applied to all civilian federal agencies, but given the...

Health

A Cancer Detection Test Fails in Major Study

Today at 16:25 PM, via New York Times

A closely watched clinical trial in Britain that screened blood for early detection of cancer did not show a reduction in later stages of the disease.