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Bridging the skills gap in South Africa starts with reimagining its approach to education
As the world hurtles toward a more digital, automated and interconnected future, the question that should be on our minds as a nation is โ โAre graduates being adequately prepared with the right skills to survive and thrive, now and in the future?โ According to the World Economic Forumโs Future of Jobs Report 2025, employers [โฆ]
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The special envoyโs antisemitism plan is ambitious, but fails to reckon with the hardest questions
The plan spans everything from public broadcasting to AI in a bid to curb growing violence. But where does fair criticism end and antisemitism begin?
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:For China, Dalai Lama succession also about waterย supply control
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, thereโs already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over who is chosen. Traditionally, Tibetan leaders and aides seek a young boy who is seen as the chosen [โฆ] The post For China, Dalai Lama succession also about watersupply control...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:European Union in limbo as Washington keeps it waiting on a trade agreement
The transatlantic trading partners could however reach a framework deal as soon as this week.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Queenslandโs horrific lion attack shows wild animals should not be kept for our amusement
The incident should prompt a rethink of our approach to wild animals in captivity, and whether itโs right โ or safe โ to keep them there at all.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Tunisia: Tunisia Sentences Opposition Leader Ghannouchi, Others
[DW] A Tunisian court sentenced 21 top politicians and officials to prison sentences ranging from 12 to 35 years. President Kais Saied has been accused of using the judiciary to crack down on opponents.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Italy's Ferrero to buy WK Kellogg in $3.1 billion deal
The deal could allow the chocolate maker to establish a strong foothold in the US cereal market.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Patriots for Europe look to derail signature EU climate policy with key parliament file
The far-right Patriots for Europe are now a step closer to derail one of the EUโs flagship policy, the so-called Green Deal.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:'You need to shape up': Trump's pick for Singapore envoy grilled in Senate
Anjani Sinha was criticised by a US senator in an exchange that has gone viral in Singapore.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Call to Boost Measles Vaccinations in Gauteng - South African News Briefs - July 10, 2025
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Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Does Australia really take too long to approve medicines, as the US says?
Hereโs how a drug gets from an idea into patientsโ hands โand why Australians sometimes wait longer to access a new drug than their American cousins.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Armenia and Azerbaijan move closer to peace, pushing Russia out from the South Caucasus
Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet in Abu Dhabi to finalise the peace agreement and forge a future side by side after nearly four decades of conflict. What was previously seen as an impossible peace became a reality after Russiaโs all-out war against Ukraine.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:In the triangular UK-US-China relationship, donโt overlook energy
The United States is trying to curb unfair and abusive Chinese trade practices, which have been exacerbated since Beijingโs accession into the World Trade Organization in 2001. A response to the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump has been the restriction of rare earth mineral exports to the US. Dependence on the Peopleโs Republic of [โฆ] The post In the triangular UK-US-China relationship, donโt overlook energy...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:North Korean defector to sue Kim Jong Un for abuse
A Seoul rights group says this is the first North Korea-born defector taking legal action against the regime.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize? We asked 5 experts
Trump has been nominated for the worldโs most coveted peace prize by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu who says the US president is ending conflicts across the globe.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:German-Polish border checks: 'They make our life difficult'
For years, people living near the German-Polish frontier took the open border for granted in their daily lives. With the re-introduction of border checks, all that is changing.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:First the dire wolf, now NZโs giant moa: why real โde-extinctionโ is unlikely to fly
US company Colossal Biosciences claims wide support by Mฤori for its plans to resurrect the flightless moa, but many iwi are opposed to de-extinction.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Politics with Michelle Grattan: Larissa Waters on why we deserve more than a government that just tinkers
With the governmentโs big win at the election, how hard will the Greens push on legislation this term. We ask new leader Senator Larissa Waters.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Skorts revolutionised how women and girls play sport. But in 2025, are they regressive?
Skorts were once truly progressive. Their role in contemporary society, however, is a bit more complicated.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Envoyโs plan to fight antisemitism would put universities on notice over funding
The plan is broad, also covering security, law enforcement, and online regulation among other areas. But it is unclear how much of it the government will take up.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Albanese says he's always advocated for a two-state solution in the Middle East โย video
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, says he supports the legitimate aspirations of Palestinians, as well as the right for Israel to exist 'within secure boundaries' during a press conference on Thursday. Albanese appeared alongside the special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, who delivered recommendations in response to the alleged arson attack at a Melbourne synagogueUniversities and artists face...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Albanese condemns antisemitism after receiving special envoy Jillian Segal's report โ video
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, appeared alongside the special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, who delivered her report to the government. 'There is no place in Australia for antisemitism. The kind of hatred and violence that we have seen on our streets recently is despicable and it wonโt be tolerated and I want those responsible to face the full force of the law,' Albanese saidUniversities and...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:New Mexico residents watch in shock as flash flood sweeps entire house downstream
Residents of Ruidoso, New Mexico, were glued to the windows of a riverside brewery where they were sheltering from a flash flood that swept through the town, carrying rocks, debris and even an entire house.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Bank of Korea keeps rates steady as it assesses measures to cool Seoul's housing market
Housing prices in Seoul spiked over 19% in June on an annualized basis, prompting financial authorities to address rapidly expanding household loans.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:The slow race toward a robotic tank
The Pentagon has taken a step back from supporting research and development of robotic land vehicles. The goal was to be able to move firepower on the front lines without risking the lives of tank operators. Recently, setbacks to tank operators in the Ukraine conflict, on both sides, have sidelined any major combat use of [โฆ] The post The slow race toward a robotic tank appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs climate gambit: Bet on coal while winning the green race
Chinaโs energy profile is a paradox. The country accounts for more than half of global coal use even as it builds the worldโs largest solar-panel and EV industries. Cheap coal power gives Chinese factories rock-bottom electricity costs, and state oil/gas revenue bankrolls clean-energy projects. By spring 2025 wind and solar already supplied over a quarter [โฆ] The post Chinaโs climate gambit: Bet on coal while winning...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Colombiaโs New Foreign Minister Rosa Villavicencio Takes Office Amid Ongoing Ministry Investigation
Rosa Villavicencio assumes Colombiaโs Foreign Ministry leadership, tasked with advancing peace, regional integration, and social justice, while an investigation unfolds over passport printing irregularities linked to the ministry. Related: BRICS Bank Governors Ratify the Accession of Colombia and Uzbekistan On July 9, 2025, Rosa Villavicencio officially took office as Colombiaโs new Minister of Foreign Affairs [โฆ]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:How can we stay safe after data breaches? Step 1 is to change the cybersecurity laws
Ritual apologies after data breaches only go so far. We need better laws to stop these incidents happening at all.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking. What are the risks and rewards of fast books on big news?
Books on the mushroom trial are being raced to print. Big-name authors were seen in the courtroom. But the best true-crime books can be less about speed than insight.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:CNBC Daily Open: More tariff letters are out, but investors have their eyes on AI
On Wednesday, Trump posted a fresh slate of letters announcing tariff on goods from at least seven more countries.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Orban Exposes โTip of the Icebergโ Corruption in Von der Leyenโs EU Commission
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers a scathing critique of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, accusing her of deep-rooted corruption and mismanagement ahead of the July 10 EU Parliament no-confidence vote. Related: EU Preparing 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia: Von Der Leyen On the eve of a pivotal no-confidence motion scheduled for July [โฆ]
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:South Korean Banks, the EU, and the Failure of Microfinance in Cambodia
Many of the serious problems with the country's microfinance sector were present at its inception in the 1990s.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Beware the โDiderot Effectโ of Southeast Asian Development
Is the region's obsession with infrastructure mega-projects economically misplaced?
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Cyber crime and real-world crime are converging in a dangerous new way โ hereโs how to stay safe
What happens next when your data is leaked in a data breach like the one at Qantas? Cyber criminals have creative ways to get what they want.
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Labor leads in two Victorian state polls, but Premier Jacinta Allanโs approval tanks
Victorians are not happy with the Allan Labor government. But theyโre not wild about the alternative, either.
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