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Technical, vocational education key to Nigeria’s development, Abbas

3 mn readSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen has harped on the need to develop the nation’s technical and vocational education to impact positively on national development by equipping the youths with practical skills.  The speaker, who spoke at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education sais there […]

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Edward II: Did a gay love affair spark a 14th-Century royal crisis?

7 mn readThis week, at its base in Stratford-upon Avon, the world-famous Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is opening a new production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II. Though this influential 16th-Century play about a beleaguered queer monarch is more than 430 years old, it still feels stingingly relevant. Marlowe depicted a king whose authority and ability to rule is […]

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Hegseth orders pause in US cyber-offensive against Russia

2 mn readUS President Donald Trump’s administration is pausing its offensive cyber operations against Russia, officials say, as a diplomatic push continues to end the war in Ukraine. The reasoning for the instruction has not been publicly stated, and it is not clear how long the halt might last. The defence department has declined to comment. The […]

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Skyrocketing healthcare costs for illegal immigrants sparks border state outcry

2 mn readAn Arizona proposal seeks to investigate the healthcare costs of illegal immigrants as the impact on taxpayers and hospitals recently rocked California. State Senate Bill 1268 would make it state law to ask somebody for their immigration or citizenship status on hospital forms, including if they are in the country illegally. In addition, it would […]

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Australia’s X-rated underwater show

5 mn readEach year, the small South Australian town of Whyalla becomes home to one of the most spectacular underwater events: the spawning of the giant Australian cuttlefish. “First time you go and put your head under the water and see hundreds and hundreds of cuttlefish in this one little area, it just looks like a chaotic […]

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‘We are still at war’: Syria’s Kurds battle Turkey months after Assad’s fall

5 mn readTo reach north-east Syria, we cross a rickety floating bridge over the River Tigris. Our minibus rattles as it takes us from Iraqi Kurdistan through Syrian oil fields, where jacks pumping crude oil line the roads. This part of Syria is controlled by Kurds, who call it Rojava – meaning western Kurdistan. Since 2012, after […]

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