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US probing Harvard over financial aid programmes

US probing Harvard over financial aid programmes

WASHINGTON: The US department of justice (DoJ) said on Monday it launched a probe reviewing whether some Harvard University financial aid programmes were discriminatory. The probe is to determine whether its China-based financial aid programmes and practices exclude American-citizen students, the department said.Harvard said on Monday it “does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of…

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Wild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more fame

Wild pursuit of fame and fortune”: Candace Owens tears into Erika Kirk, claims Charlie Kirk was her “ticket to more fame

Candace Owens intensified her public feud with Erika Kirk, accusing her of pursuing fame and fortune throughout her life. In a podcast, Owens claimed Charlie Kirk was Erika’s “ticket to more fame” and argued a recent article criticizing her instead exposed Erika’s character. She also questioned Erika’s motives, saying her focus had always been on…

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The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the  billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World News

The disappearing lake: How Africa’s Lake Chad nearly vanished and the $50 billion engineering plan designed to restore it | World News

Lake Chad, once one of Africa’s largest inland water bodies, has lost around 90% of its surface area since the 1960s, leaving millions of people facing the loss of fishing, farming and livestock livelihoods. The decline has been linked to changing climate patterns, rising water demand and expanding irrigation. Now, a decades-old proposal known as…

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France lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so

France lawmakers pass law banning social media for children under 15; first EU nation to do so

French parliament passed a law banning social media for children under-15 France on Tuesday approved a nationwide ban on social media use by children under the age of 15, becoming the first European Union country to adopt such a sweeping restriction as governments grapple with the impact of digital platforms on young users.The legislation, backed…

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Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu: ‘Time is a created thing. To say ‘I don’t have time,’ is like saying, ‘I don’t want to’ and a reality check about priorities

Quote of the day by Lao Tzu Lao Tzu (also written as Laozi) was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, traditionally considered the founder of Taoism (or Daoism). He is believed to have lived around the 6th century BCE, roughly around the same time as Confucius. Legend says he worked as a scholar and keeper…

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Quote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychology

Quote of the day by Xenophanes: ‘If horses or oxen or lions had hands… horses would paint the forms of gods like horses’ and a universal truth about human psychology

Quote of the day by Xenophanes (Photo: AI) Xenophanes of Colophon (c. 570 – c. 478 BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher, poet, and social critic. Born in Ionia (modern-day Turkey), he spent most of his long life wandering across the Greek world as a traveling poet after his hometown was conquered by the Persians.Unlike…

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‘If we die, we die together’: Meet Svetlana Grković who grabbed husband’s leg after his body went outside a plane mid-air

‘If we die, we die together’: Meet Svetlana Grković who grabbed husband’s leg after his body went outside a plane mid-air

Wife grabs husband’s legs after his upperbody hangs out of plane mid-air as the window crashed. Svetlana Grković was flying from Greece to Germany when a window shattered, sucking out the man sitting nearby. Half of his body was outside the window, though he had his seatbelt on. But Ljubisa Karović’s wife held him by…

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