Fri 01 August 2025: Universities and colleges in England could be fined if they fail to uphold free speech, as new legal protections for academic freedom come into force on Friday. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act places a legal duty on higher education providers to promote academic freedom, ensuring staff, students, and guest speakers can express lawful […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: The surge comes following announced investments in AI after the company laid off thousands of workers earlier this month. Microsoft is now the second company ever to surpass $4 trillion in market valuation, following artificial intelligence giant Nvidia. Microsoft, which is traded under the ticker “MSFT”, is continuing to surge and […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: Researchers based at the University of Tokyo and Shinshu University have developed a new skin cancer treatment drug based on a genetically modified virus, public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday. Cancer “viral therapy” uses the genetically engineered virus to attack cancer cells in skin cancer patients by replicating only in cancer cells. […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: A groundbreaking report by an British-Indian advocacy organisation will lay bare the causes and consequences of the city’s 2022 riots, pointing to the sectarian Hindutva ideology as the key instigator. The report titled, Community Tensions, Hindutva, & Islamophobia, is due for release next week and was researched and released by the United Kingdom-Indian […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: Global gold demand expanded by 3% on an annual basis in the second quarter of the year, reaching a record $132 billion in value, according to a report by the World Gold Council (WGC) released on Thursday. The demand amounted to 1,249 tons during the second quarter of 2025. With strong […]
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Fri 01 August 2025: Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister David Mahlobo has reaffirmed government’s commitment to tackling the growing challenge of water infrastructure sabotage and criminal activities of the so-called “water mafia”, who continue to violate citizens’ constitutional right to water access. Speaking during a webinar hosted by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: Executive Director of the FW de Klerk Foundation and Former Executive Director at Agri SA, Christo van der Rheede, believes the looming United States tariffs on South African exports are punitive and will ultimately harm them. With President Donald Trump’s August 1st deadline for 30% tariff hikes approaching, South Africa faces […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: The Australian government has now included YouTube in its groundbreaking social media ban for children under 16. Although previously exempt, that decision has been reversed. Starting in December, children under 16 will be prohibited from creating accounts on YouTube, in addition to TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Snapchat. Young people will still be […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: From Lagos to Cape Town, Santiago to Seoul, people want to be cool. “Cool” is a word we hear everywhere – in music, in fashion, on social media. We use it to describe certain types of people. But what exactly makes someone cool? Is it just about being popular or trendy? […]
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Thu 31 July 2025: The Labour government in the UK is drafting new regulations aligned with the EU’s General Safety Regulation 2 (GSR2), sparking controversy over a perceived reversal of post-Brexit independence. Critics argue that the move undermines Brexit, while supporters cite economic and safety reasons. The proposed measures include alcohol interlocks (which prevent a […]
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