One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.
3 mn readThis time, the giant schnauzer went the full Monty. After coming close in the last two years, Monty the giant schnauzer won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Tuesday night, leaving handler and co-owner Katie Bernardin almost too emotional to speak. “He always tries so hard, and we’re just proud of […]
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2 mn readThe Minister for Education and Sports, Janet Museveni, has urged Ugandans to embrace the newly introduced grading system under the New Lower Secondary Curriculum (NLSC), following the release of the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examination results. On Tuesday, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the results for both the NLSC and the […]
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3 mn readStarting today, failure to remove illegal campaign materials could lead to the disqualification of candidates and party-list groups even if they win in the polls, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Notices will be issued today and candidates have three days to comply and remove illegal election propaganda, Comelec Chairman George Garcia said. “The […]
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5 mn readBBC’s Discovering the World’s Table sees food writer Nick Kwek journey to his ancestral homeland of Sabah in Malaysian Borneo, where he eats pufferfish with the Bajau Laut sea nomads, learns the art of rice wine-making and is given a secret hangover cure. Pristine turquoise waves lap our boat as we depart the harbourfront in […]
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3 mn readThe UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by dozens of countries including France, China and India, pledges an “open”, “inclusive” and “ethical” approach to the technology’s development. In a brief statement, the UK government said it had not been […]
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2 mn readTwo senior leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced their resignations the day after acting Director Russell Vought instructed all staff to cease working. In separate memos sent early Tuesday, Lorelei Salas, supervision director for the agency, and Eric Halperin, enforcement director, said they could no longer serve in their respective roles after Vought’s […]
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