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When the world converges against Trump
India could become a significant and unexpected complication in US President Donald Trumpβs efforts to secure a peace deal on Ukraine. The meeting at the end of August in Beijing between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping β with Russiaβs blessing β could provide Moscow with precious wiggle room to stall [β¦] The post When the world converges against Trump appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:
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Inquiry-based training in physics and astronomy for Cape winelands intermediate phase teachers
The Natural Sciences curriculum content taught during the third and fourth school terms was covered in the final training session organized by Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company. This session took place on 15 August 2025 in the science laboratory at Noorder Paarl High School in Paarl, specifically in the STEM Teaching and Learning Centre (STEM TLC). [β¦]
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:From Genocide to Coup, Justice for the Rohingya Remains Elusive
Eight years ago, Myanmar's military launched a campaign of ethnic cleansing that drove more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims into Bangladesh.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Evergrande delisting marks end of era for Chinaβs property sector
Real estate developer ejected from Hong Kong stock exchange after spectacular rise and fall
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:UK's Farage proposes "mass deportation" of migrants to despot regimes
The UK's Nigel Farage has outlined punitive asylum and migrant plans that could see people sent to military deportation centres before being shipped to possible destinations like Afghanistan or Eritrea.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:From the 'Big Stay' to a 'no-hire, no-fire' freeze, labor markets are seeing sizable shifts
Many workers are staying put in their jobs, while businesses are putting the brakes on hiring or firing.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:NSW planning minister defends calling housing development objectors 'un-Sydneylike' - video
The NSW planning minister, Paul Scully, hit back at criticism of a policy which aims to increase housing supply across Sydney, with 10,000 new homes slated for development around Woollahra and Edgecliff in Sydney's wealthy eastern suburbs. Scully called objections to those plans 'un-Sydneylike', saying the residents who complained were ignoring their 'collective responsibility'. At a NSW housing estimates hearing, he...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:China's state-backed Dongfeng Motor skyrockets to 8-year highs as parent to take automaker private
Shares of China's Dongfeng Motor Group skyrocketed after its parent company announced on Friday plans to take the automaker private at a premium.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Luisa Gonzalez Denounces Campaign to Falsely Link Her to Cartel of the Suns and Imprison Her
Luisa GonzΓ‘lez, former presidential candidate from Ecuadorβs left-wing movement, asserted that misinformation is being spread in order to link her and former President Rafael Correa to the Cartel of the Suns. She assures this is part of a broader plot to persecute and imprison them. RELATED: Ecuadorian Anti-Mining Organization Denounces Irregularities in Mining Project in [β¦]
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Mark Carney seeking more friends and influence on his latest Eurotrip
Also in this newsletter: The EUβs carbon border tax windfall
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:After Hechinger story, Illinois passes law requiring hospitals to connect parents of premature babies with life-changing therapies
Illinois hospital staff will soon be required by law to refer parents of severely premature infants to services that can help prevent years of intensive and expensive therapy later, when the children are older. The new law follows reporting from The Hechinger Report that exposed how hospitals often fail to connect many eligible parents to [β¦] The post After Hechinger story, Illinois passes law requiring hospitals to...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:OPINION: The resumption of student loan payments means students will need new policies β and our helpΒ
After a three-year pause prompted by the pandemic, the clock on student loan repayments suddenly started ticking again in September 2023, and forbearance ended last September. For millions of borrowers like Shauntee Russell, the resumption of payments marked a harsh return to financial reality. Russell, a single mother of three from Chicago, had received $127,000 [β¦] The post OPINION: The resumption of student loan...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:W.G. Sebaldβs early critical essays mine his great literary themes β exile, trauma, memory and war
West Germanyβs inability to mourn was deemed a βsilent catastropheβ by the late, great W.G. Sebald. His early critical writings appear in a book of the same name.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:5 million small business employees now have a right to disconnect from work unless itβs βunreasonableβ. What does that mean?
Whether youβre a worker wanting to switch off at home, or a small business owner with last-minute roster changes, hereβs how itβs set to change your work.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Vietnam On Track to βSurpassβ China in Spratly Island Building, Report Says
Hanoi has now begun land reclamation work at all 21 of the rocks and low-tide elevations that it occupies in the disputed island group.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Cambodia punches above weight in asymmetric regional order
This article first appeared on Pacific Forum and is republished with kind permission. Read the original here. The geopolitical reverberation from the May 2025 border skirmish between Cambodia and Thailand near the Techo Morakot village illustrates not only the persistence of contested sovereignty in mainland Southeast Asia but also the strategic resilience of small states [β¦] The post Cambodia punches above weight in...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Impressive performances and production values β but Joanna Murray-Smithβs The Talented Mr. Ripley doesnβt quite land
The Sydney Theatre Companyβs newest offering is The Talented Mr. Ripley. Is Australian theatre over-reliant on novel adaptations?
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Housing is a human right, not a business activity. Itβs time for Australia's laws to reflect that | Kevin Bell
The housing problem is fixable, but only through systemic change. Thatβs why I support a proposal to enshrine the right to housing in lawGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHousing is a human right, but our laws do not reflect that. This failure has helped drive us into a housing disaster, where homes are treated as commodities rather than as the foundation of human dignity.The housing system in...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:US: National Guard troops carry weapons in Washington, DC
Donald Trump says the soldiers are needed to fight high crime levels in the US capital. Trump has also threatened to deploy troops to other Democrat-led cities.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Destiny is a fierce new stage show exploring love, loss and rebellion under the shadow of apartheid South Africa
Kristy Marillierβs fierce new ensemble drama, playing at Melbourne Theatre Company, reminds us the personal is political.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:The Snap experience: Insight, innovation & possibility
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Q&A: How can the EU help startups go global?
Get comfortable with failure, create a local startup ecosystem and build regulation to support business success, says Lithuanian entrepreneur Tomas Okmanas of NordVPN. Despite having access to an abundance of talent, European tech companies often struggle to achieve the global scale enjoyed by competitors in the U.S. and China. Kicking against the trend is Tomas [β¦]
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australiaβs ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes
Climate-proofing Australiaβs 29 rail networks wonβt be easy βbut hereβs how it can be done.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Gold losing its shine as a hedging safe haven
The price of gold reached a historic high in April and remains close to that value. Conventional investing wisdom puts gold as a βsafe-havenβ asset β one that investors move into in times of crises as they desert higher-risk assets such as stocks. But in August, the S&P 500 stock index also hit a record [β¦] The post Gold losing its shine as a hedging safe haven appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Chinese calligraphy can bring creative freedom in the age ofΒ AI
Many of us would struggle to recall the last time we wrote anything substantial by hand. Digital devices often feel more convenient and efficient. But research shows that the intricate motor skills and visual processing required for handwriting encourage more extensive brain activity than typing. The tools we use and our daily writing habits can [β¦] The post Chinese calligraphy can bring creative freedom in the age of...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Japan provides Africa an alternative to the US, China
The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held from August 20- 22 in Yokohama, brought leaders from 49 African countries to Japan to discuss development projects as well as related issues, such as protectionism and unfavorable financial structures, that make economic development more difficult than it has to be. Sponsored by the Japanese government since 1993. TICAD is co-hosted by the...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Thaksin Not Guilty of Royal Insult Charge, Thai Court Says
The past year has seen a gradual souring of relations between the Shinawatra clan and the conservative powers-that-be.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted after spectacular fall
The embattled property giant's shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:SpaceX cancels Starship launch over 'ground systems' issue
The cancelation is another setback for SpaceX, which is known for its "fail fast, learn fast" ethos.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Evo Morales Says US Military Maneuver in the Caribbean Threatens Regionsβs Peace
Boliviaβs former president Evo Morales (2006-2019) said on Sunday that the US military deployment in the Caribbean, near Venezuelaβs territorial waters, is a βclear provocation that threatens peace and stabilityβ in the region. RELATED: General Vladimir Padrino describes the enlistment as a βtotal effervescence of the people in the streets,β βUnder the pretext of combating [β¦]
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:France summons US envoy Charles Kushner over antisemitism claims
France denies allegations it is failing to tackle a surge in antisemitism since the Gaza war began.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:Misdiagnosis of iron deficiency can lead to years of debilitating illness. Could nanodiamonds be the solution?
Exclusive: A new test offers hope for the one in five Australian women who have been misdiagnosed with depression and other chronic illnessesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt about the age of 14, Lily* started to feel tired a lot of the time. She would regularly oversleep and lacked the energy to do basic things. It was also the time she started menstruating and having heavy periods.At 25,...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:On Palestine, itβs time for Saudi Arabia to show some courage
Europeans should enjoy it while it lasts. The invasion of the White House last Monday by seven European leaders, in effect as bodyguards for Volodymr Zelenskyy, produced a rare alignment of diplomatic positions with Donald Trumpβs America, even persuading him to talk approvingly of some sort of still-undefined American involvement in providing security guarantees for [β¦] The post On Palestine, itβs time for Saudi...
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source:What is behind the passion of Love Island USA's Nigerian fanbase?
Nigerians made their mark during this year's Love Island USA - but it caused tensions within the fanbase.
Published on: August 24, 2025 | Source: