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Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm

Duties on aluminium and steel will throttle American industry and fragment global markets

Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Donald Trump’s Super Bowl tariffs are an act of self-harm

Duties on aluminium and steel will throttle American industry and fragment global markets

Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Using Technology to Build a Culture of Authentic Student Engagement

To support improved student outcomes, educators increasingly look to technology. But how do they fuel authentic engagement, using technology as a tool ...

Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

These Schools Are Banding Together to Make Better Use of AI in Education

Across the U.S., educators from 19 pioneering schools are helping lead the way on AI in education.

Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

WHO, St. Jude launch groundbreaking international delivery of childhood cancer medicines

The World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have commenced distribution of critically-needed childhood cancer medicines in 2 of 6 pilot countries, through the Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines.

Published on: February 10, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Dire health and humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo prompts escalation of efforts by WHO, partners

The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life, trauma, displacement, and the destruction of critical health infrastructure, exacerbating an already dire situation for millions of people.The situation remains tense and volatile, and the health needs are immense. WHO remains on the ground, and has continued to respond to the health needs by providing...

Published on: February 07, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Why Donald Trump’s protectionist zeal has only grown

Lessons from a week of chaos

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Why Donald Trump’s protectionist zeal has only grown

Lessons from a week of chaos

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

When will remote workers see their pay cut?

Logging on at home is a perk, yet so far it has not been treated as such

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

When will remote workers see their pay cut?

Logging on at home is a perk, yet so far it has not been treated as such

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Tariff uncertainty can be as ruinous as tariffs themselves

Whatever its geopolitical merits, the β€œmadman theory” transfers badly to economics

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Tariff uncertainty can be as ruinous as tariffs themselves

Whatever its geopolitical merits, the β€œmadman theory” transfers badly to economics

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Don’t propose with a diamond

Lab-grown gems may destroy both their own value and that of natural rocks, too

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Don’t propose with a diamond

Lab-grown gems may destroy both their own value and that of natural rocks, too

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won't be Easy.

The recent report on national reading scores was, as a top education data official put it, a β€œsobering” reminder that students aren’t rebounding from ...

Published on: February 06, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

How to invest like a MAGA bigwig

Cannabis, crypto or half of North Dakota?

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

How to invest like a MAGA bigwig

Cannabis, crypto or half of North Dakota?

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

How Creative AI Is Reshaping Education [Infographic]

The Creativity with AI in Education 2025 Report, based on insights from over 2,800 educators across the United States and UK, reveals how AI technology ...

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

Strengthening alliances and building movements to end female genital mutilation

Female genital mutilation is a violation of human rights that inflicts deep and lifelong physical, emotional and psychological scars on girls and women. This harmful practice affects more than 230million girls and women today. An estimated 27million more girls could endure this violation of their rights and dignity by 2030 if we do not take action now.Today, on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital...

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

How I Navigate the Classroom as a Neurodivergent Teacher

EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Fatema Elbakoury has battled with mental health issues all her life, and her conditions have followed her into the ...

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years

The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.

Published on: February 05, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire

China’s trade retaliation carries a warning of worse to come

Published on: February 04, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Xi Jinping shows how he will return American fire

China’s trade retaliation carries a warning of worse to come

Published on: February 04, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

The Funder Report Card

The post The Funder Report Card appeared first on Peace Direct.

Published on: February 04, 2025 | Source: Peace Direct favicon Peace Direct

Why scientists are counting tiny marine creatures, from Space

Differences in seawater colour could reveal how tiny Antarctic creatures are faring in a warming world.

Published on: February 04, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

How Trump’s tariff turbulence will cause economic pain

Mexico and Canada win a reprieve, but firms remain rattled

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

How Trump’s tariff turbulence will cause economic pain

Mexico and Canada win a reprieve, but firms remain rattled

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Groundbreaking Ebola vaccination trial launches today in Uganda

In a global first, Uganda’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners today launched a first-ever clinical efficacy trial for a vaccine from Ebola from the Sudan species of the virus, and at an unprecedented speed for a randomized vaccine trial, in an emergency. This is the first trial to assess the clinical efficacy of a vaccine against Ebola Sudan virus disease. IAVI, the provider of...

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

When Early Learning Serves as a Catalyst for Change

Early learning is taking center stage in education, and for good reason. As schools across the country face resource constraints and potential teacher ...

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

New Education Department Officials Say Book Bans Are a 'Hoax.' Teachers Disagree.

β€œU.S. Department of Education ends Biden’s book ban hoax.”That headline from a recent press release by the federal agency has sparked outcry from free ...

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

Why Don’t Early Childhood Programs Have Access to Substitute Teachers?

Early care and education programs lack the substitute teaching infrastructure that is well-known in K-12 schools. So what happens when an early ...

Published on: February 03, 2025 | Source: EdSurge favicon EdSurge

Trump’s brutal tariffs far outstrip any he has imposed before

Canada, Mexico and China are going to be made to suffer

Published on: February 02, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Trump’s brutal tariffs far outstrip any he has imposed before

Canada, Mexico and China are going to be made to suffer

Published on: February 02, 2025 | Source: Economist - Finance favicon Economist - Finance

Nasa needs saving from itself – but is this billionaire right for that job?

The success of SpaceX and other private-sector space firms is throwing up hard questions about America's "great national treasure".

Published on: February 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Climate favicon BBC Climate

WHO and partners enable access to candidate vaccine and treatments for outbreak of Sudan Ebola virus disease in Uganda

WHO and partners have immediately boosted their support to the Ugandan government’s response to an outbreak of Sudan virus disease outbreak (SVD, part of the Ebola family), including by facilitating access to a candidate vaccine and candidate treatments. The first 2160 doses of the vaccine candidate and the treatments are already in Kampala, Uganda, as they were prepositioned as part of outbreak preparedness. The...

Published on: January 31, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News