Ghanaian MPs reintroduce controversial anti-LGBT bill
The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.
Killer whales amaze Seattle onlookers with rarely seen bird hunt
Gasps from dockside crowd watching Bigg’s orca pod in event described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’
A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird.
The pod of Bigg’s killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle’s maritime industrial docks. The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them.
Continue reading...Why detecting methane is difficult but crucial work
From handheld to space-based, new methane detectors are making it easier to track the greenhouse gas.
Swab test could help UK women avoid invasive checks for womb cancer
New method reported to cut number of false positives by 87% has been registered with regulator for approval
A new swab test could help hundreds of thousands of women a year in the UK who may have womb cancer avoid having an often painful invasive procedure to detect the disease.
About 800,000 women annually go to see a GP because they are suffering from abnormal bleeding from their uterus and then undergo uncomfortable and stressful investigations to identify the cause.
Continue reading...Most school leaders in England, Wales and NI say pupils’ parents have abused them
Parents banned from school sites after leaders spat at and trolled, poll finds
Four in five school leaders in England, Wales and Northern Ireland say they have suffered abuse from pupils’ parents in the past year, according to a poll that found they had been spat at, trolled on social media and even physically attacked.
The problem has become so serious that more than two out of five (42%) of those who took part in the survey said they had been forced to ban parents from the school site in the last year. Nearly a third (32%) have reported parents to the police and almost three-quarters (72%) have issued a warning letter or email.
Continue reading...Bog standard? Study seeks most effective toilet training methods
UCL team is inviting parents to share their experiences, as age at which children in west acquire the skill rises
Storybooks about potties, underpants featuring superheroes, rewards for doing a wee: toilet training is a rite of passage for any child. But with the average age of toilet training steadily creeping upwards, scientists are now hoping to crack the question of which methods are most effective.
A team at University College London is inviting people from across the world to share their experiences and techniques as part of the Big Toilet Project. The ultimate aim is to uncover evidence that could help parents toilet train children earlier and reduce the massive contribution that disposable nappies make to landfill waste.
Continue reading...The LA Times published an op-ed warning of AI’s dangers. It also published its AI tool’s reply
‘Insight’ labeled the argument ‘center-left’ and created a reply insisting AI will make storytelling more democratic
Beneath a recent Los Angeles Times opinion piece about the dangers of artificial intelligence, there is now an AI-generated response about how AI will make storytelling more democratic.
“Some in the film world have met the arrival of generative AI tools with open arms. We and others see it as something deeply troubling on the horizon,” the co-directors of the Archival Producers Alliance, Rachel Antell, Stephanie Jenkins and Jennifer Petrucelli, wrote on 1 March.
Continue reading...With the ceasefire in peril, Arab leaders rush a plan for Gaza’s future – The Washington Post
- With the ceasefire in peril, Arab leaders rush a plan for Gaza’s future The Washington Post
- Exclusive: Egypt's alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera' aims to sideline Hamas Reuters
- Trump wants Palestinians out of Gaza. Here are Egypt's plans to keep them there NPR
- What’s the emergency Arab summit on Gaza reconstruction? Everything to know Al Jazeera English
- Egypt positions itself for larger Gaza role - analysis The Jerusalem Post
Could Hamas Possibly Make This Any Clearer? – Commentary Magazine
- Could Hamas Possibly Make This Any Clearer? Commentary Magazine
- Hamas says it could support Arab plan for Gaza if backed by Palestinians The Times of Israel
- Hamas agrees to committee to manage Gaza – without its direct involvement Arutz Sheva
- Governing Gaza: need for consensus among Arabs The Express Tribune
- Hamas ready to cede control of Gaza, official says NBC News
Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ but is alert and resting, says Vatican – CNN
- Pope Francis had two episodes of ‘acute respiratory failure’ but is alert and resting, says Vatican CNN
- Pope Francis suffers 2 respiratory episodes and is back on ventilation NBC News
- Pope Francis, the Argentine pontiff who never returned home Reuters
- Pope Francis slept well through the night at Gemelli hospital Vatican News - English
- Pope Experiences Another Setback With Respiratory Crises The New York Times
Elton John Slams Trump Over AIDS Program Cuts – The Daily Beast
- Elton John Slams Trump Over AIDS Program Cuts The Daily Beast
- Samkelo depended on USAID-backed drugs to stay alive. Then came Trump’s order Financial Times
- Trump administration ends funding for UN program fighting HIV/Aids The Guardian US
- 'People will die,' says Canadian charity in Kenya as Trump's USAID cuts threaten HIV medications CBC.ca
- Pepfar funding to fight HIV/Aids has saved 26 million lives since 2003: how cutting it will hurt Africa The Conversation Indonesia
World Food Programme to close office in southern Africa after Trump aid cuts
UN food agency received half its budget from US last year and is accelerating merger plan as a result of funding cuts
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) is closing its southern Africa office in the wake of the Trump administration’s aid cuts.
In a statement, a spokesperson said the office in Johannesburg would close and the WFP would consolidate its southern and east Africa operations into one regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Continue reading...India’s fighter jet battle: US v Russia in the skies
India faces a crucial choice in modernising its air force. But is a cutting-edge US fighter jet the answer?
Haitians sue to stop Trump administration from revoking temporary protection – NBC News
- Haitians sue to stop Trump administration from revoking temporary protection NBC News
- DHS Revises Haiti TPS Extension, Accelerates Registration Period The National Law Review
- Midwestern cities fear fallout of Trump revoking Haitian residents’ status The Guardian US
- Local Haitians, Venezuelans sue Trump administration over changes to temporary protected status GBH News
- Lawsuit challenges Trump's end to Haitian, Venezuelan deportation protections Reuters
King Charles ‘determined to play part’ in diplomacy as he welcomes Trudeau
Monarch keen to put his soft power to use amid Trump’s incendiary rhetoric on Canada and tension over Ukraine
King Charles is “very conscious” of his global responsibility and unique diplomatic role, and is determined to put that to use, a royal source said, after his meeting with the Canadian prime minister on Monday.
Charles met Justin Trudeau at his Sandringham estate in Norfolk, a day after he received the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Continue reading...Will Europe and the US reach a common ground on Ukraine?
European leaders and other allies met in London on Sunday to discuss support for Ukraine.
Trump says ‘no room left’ for deal that avoids tariffs on Mexico and Canada
Announcement leads to sharp sell-off on Wall Street as Trump also vows tariffs on farm products starting in April
The US will press ahead with steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico from Tuesday, Donald Trump has said, setting the stage for a trade war with his country’s two largest economic partners.
Hours before his administration was due to hit America’s closest neighbors with sweeping import duties, the US president claimed there was “no room left” for a deal to avoid their imposition. The announcement led to a sharp sell-off on Wall Street.
Continue reading...Gazans Worry as Israeli Border Block Sends Food Prices Climbing – The New York Times
- Gazans Worry as Israeli Border Block Sends Food Prices Climbing The New York Times
- Updates: Israel ramps up threats against Hamas in bid to change truce deal Al Jazeera English
- Egypt and Qatar accuse Israel of violating humanitarian law for blocking aid into Gaza The Associated Press
- Netanyahu Hoping for Cease-fire Violations That Could Justify Resuming the War in Gaza Haaretz
- Netanyahu faces conflicting pressures from his right-wing base and Trump NPR
Markets sink as Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
The US president has followed through on taxing imports from two of the country's closest neighbours.
Markets sink as Trump confirms tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
The US president has followed through on taxing imports from two of the country's closest neighbours.