International Day of Sign Languages: South African sign language must be promoted
Read More South African sign language (SASL) is the smallest recognised language in South Africa. Although some of the country’s Deaf organisations claim that more than one million South Africans use this language, the 2011 census survey records only 234 655 citizens who use SASL as a “first spoken language”. This number may include naturally […]
Starmer fails to get backing of Sadiq Khan over plans to change Labour leadership rules – UK politics live
Read More Key events Show 4.43am EDT 04:43 Reversing universal credit cut would cost GBP6bn, says minister 4.22am EDT 04:22 Starmer fails to get backing of Sadiq Khan over plans to change Labour leadership rules Live feed Show 4.53am EDT 04:53 Prof Sir John Bell, regius professor of medicine at Oxford University, said today that […]
Il Premio Oxfam al nostro reportage “Calabria oltre il Covid”, un viaggio nella sanità e tra le storie di chi resiste | L’articolo
Read More I ritardi e le disfunzioni nelle procedure di vaccinazione contro il Covid hanno messo in evidenza tutti i limiti del sistema sanitario calabrese. Dietro i problemi legati alla pandemia, però, c’è un mondo fatto di ospedali costruiti e mai aperti, strutture finanziate e mai realizzate, corruzione e malasanità. Un deserto in cui il […]
Israeli NGO, businessmen helped dozens of Afghan women escape Taliban rule, report says
Read More Dozens of Afghan women have escaped Taliban rule with the assistance of an Israeli humanitarian organization working with two Israeli businessmen, according to a report in the Yediot Ahronoth newspaper published on Thursday. The report said billionaire businessmen Sylvan Adams and Aaron Frenkel provided the funding for Israaid’s successful effort to help the […]
Israel’s top health official says 17% unvaccinated ‘a strain on hospitals’; account for 60% of COVID deaths
Read More Unvaccinated Israelis are putting strain on hospitals, Nachman Ash, the Health Ministry’ coronavirus director-general said Thursday, as official figures showed that the 17 percent of eligible Israelis who have not received the vaccine account for 60 percent of coronavirus deaths in the past two weeks. “Illness today is mainly among the unvaccinated, [and] […]
Australian Professor Runs to China After Ethnic Facial Recognition Research Found to Be Unethical
Read More An Australian academic has abruptly departed the country for China after his work on developing technology to identify Uyghurs based on visual data was found to be unethical. Research conducted by Prof. Wanquan Liu at the University of Curtin in Western Australia and published in 2018 used artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques […]
Report: Suspected Chinese Hack Targets Indian Media, Government
Read More BANGKOK—A U.S.-based private cybersecurity company said Wednesday it has uncovered evidence that an Indian media conglomerate, a police department and the agency responsible for the country’s national identification database have been hacked, likely by a state-sponsored Chinese group. The Insikt Group, the threat research division of Massachusetts-based Recorded Future, said the hacking group, […]
Australian Military a ‘One-Shot Defence Force’: Senator Warns
Read More Federal Senator Jim Molan has warned Australians against complacency, saying there is a need to be prepared for conflict in the Indo-Pacific region. He made the comments to Emeritus Professor of Law David Flint in an episode of Australia Calling, saying Australia’s defence force could not sustain a prolonged conflict. “The government from […]
Auckland Park Preparatory Schools launches inaugural Innovation Fair
Read More Auckland Park Preparatory School (APPS) is a private girls’ school in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, approaching its centenary this October. As part of the centenary celebrations, and to acknowledge the school’s heritage and success the school is launching its inaugural Innovation Fair, which takes place on 2 October 2021. The Fair aims to encourage […]
Sabina Nessa thought to have been killed on way to meet friend, say police
Read More UK news Sabina Nessa thought to have been killed on way to meet friend, say police Officers believe teacher, 28, was murdered walking through London park en route to pub last Friday @sloumarsh Thu 23 Sep 2021 04.17 EDT First published on Thu 23 Sep 2021 03.40 EDT Sabina Nessa is thought to […]