Monthly Archives: March 2024

2024-03-05: News Headlines

Richard Sakwa, Canadian Dimension. (2024-03-05). The Charter International System Is In Deep Crisis. popularresistance.org In 1945, humanity came together to create the Charter international system based on the United Nations. It expressed the hope that after the most catastrophic war the world had yet seen, a comprehensive set of normative principles and institutional practices would prevent another conflict of that magnitude from ever occurring again. By coming together on a set of shared principles, the hope was that a better system of international relations would emerge. The result was the UN and its foundational Charter, reinforced subsequently by numerous declarations, protocols and conventions.

Editor (2024-03-05). Islamophobia: Defending Rutgers' Center for Security, Race and Rights from Senate Judiciary Committee. mronline.org "The institutional target of the attack by the Republican members of the Judiciary Committee—the Center for Security, Race and Rights—is an academic institution engaged in research, public education and advocacy "to address the underlying structural and systemic causes of Islamophobia and xenophobia against people of Arab, African, and South Asian descent."" — Aslƒ± àú. Bâli / Laurie Brand…

newarab (2024-03-05). Gaza's schools are closed, but we learn in the School of War. newarab.com Routine classes have been suspended across Gaza since the morning of Saturday, 7 October, and we have yet to see a week where classes have resumed. | I used to believe that learning is a methodical affair, one that follows an educational system in a school, in classrooms, planned by teachers, as it has been in my modest sixteen years of experience in education, and as agreed upon by most educators in the world. But what is Today, both young and old learn not…

David Schultz (2024-03-05). How the Corporate University Created and Destroyed Diversity. counterpunch.org The Supreme Court did not kill diversity. Higher education did it to itself. It has done it slowly and methodically over the last few years, as the corporate university created and then destroyed diversity as part of its business plan to attract students and make itself more relevant to American capitalism.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-05). Tramway workers hold strike in Argentina. plenglish.com According to the UTA, the protest occurs after two months of hearings at the Labor Secretariat without a proposal for salary increases. | This action also includes similar procedures carried out by the education and railway sectors, in which participants denounced the Government's refusal to update payments in a context marked by adjustment and high inflation. | They also condemned eliminating funds for those sectors, especially in the provinces. | Last week, members of the Construction Workers' Union (UOCRA) in Buenos Aires gathered outside the Secretariat to denounce thousands of layoffs due to the interruptio…

Patricia Harrity (2024-03-05). Five Days of Reiner Fuellmich Trial Update: Court Hears Corona Committee Colleagues "Set Traps" in "Manhunt" Leading to His Arrest. expose-news.com The Corona Committee, chaired by lawyer Dr Reiner Fuellmich and Viviane Fischer has been outstanding for the educational work they shared worldwide particularly during the plandemic period from 2020-2022. In October 2023 …

teleSUR (2024-03-04). Argentine Teachers Start National Strike. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) led a national strike to demand salary improvements and other demands. | RELATED: | Previously, the administration of far-right President Javier Milei announced the elimination of the Teacher Incentive Fund (FONID). | In response to these and other measures aimed at reducing the public sector, the unions demand that the government finance public education and approve a sala…

tvbrics (2024-03-05). Several sectors in Brazil show positive dynamics under Lula's government. tvbrics.com Among them are the economy, education and health care…

David Skripac (2024-03-05). Our Species Is Being Genetically Modified. Are We Witnessing Humanity's March Toward Extinction? Viruses Are Our Friends, Not Our Foes. globalresearch.ca

Donald Shaw (2024-03-05). Who's Funding AIPAC's Political Spending Barrage? globalresearch.ca

Dr. Gary G. Kohls (2024-03-05). Women's Rights and Social Justice: Julia Ward Howe's 1870 Anti-War Mother's Day Proclamation, A Day of Peace. globalresearch.ca Julia Ward Howe was a humanist who cared about suffering people, a feminist, a social justice activist & suffragette, and it was because of her anti-war commitment that she wrote the famous "Mother's Day Proclamation" in the wake of the Civil War…

Dr. William Makis (2024-03-05). 40-Year Old Fox News Journalist Diagnosed with Stage 4 Appendix Turbo Cancer After Fox News Mandated COVID-19 Vaccines. globalresearch.ca

Drago Bosnic (2024-03-05). Ukraine War: US Pilot Warns Kiev Regime About US Fighter Jet F-16's Deficiencies, Calls It 'Prima Donna'. globalresearch.ca

ecns.cn (2024-03-05). Chinese researchers solve puzzle of chloroplast RNA polymerase structure. ecns.cn Chinese scientists have successfully resolved the largest and most complex chloroplast RNA polymerase structure, a major mystery in the scientific community for decades.

ecns.cn (2024-03-05). Insights‰∏®French climate expert: China is a nice example of decarbonization using renewables. ecns.cn The green development continues to be a hot topic of the Two Sessions. In recent years, China's new energy industry has advanced by leaps and bounds, with new energy vehicles, lithium batteries, and photovoltaic products becoming new growth poles of China's exports. As the Two Sessions kicked off, China News Network invited Joseph Dellatte, research fellow for climate, energy and environment at Institut Montaigne, to look ahead China's development of renewable energies. Dellatte noted that global carbon neutrality"ÄÄcannot be achieved without China achieving its own carbon neutrality. He added tha…

Global Research News (2024-03-05). Selected Articles: Is the World Falling Apart? Are Europeans Throwing Each Other Under the Bus to Avoid Russian Retaliation? globalresearch.ca

John Pilger (2024-03-05). International Women's Day 2024: The Contradictions of Modern Feminism: The Triumph of Machine Politics Over Feminism. John Pilger. globalresearch.ca First published on March 8, 2012 | In 1963, a senior Australian government official, A.R. Taysom, deliberated on the wisdom of deploying women as trade representatives. "Such an appointee would not stay young and attractive forever [because] a spinster lady can, …

Mark Keenan (2024-03-05). Historical Analysis: How the Green Party Betrayed the People of Ireland During the Banking Bailout of 2010. globalresearch.ca

Mohammed Amin (2024-03-05). Sudan's Forgotten Masses Are Dying Every Day of Starvation. globalresearch.ca

Peter Koenig (2024-03-05). The Brain Is the Battlefield of the Future. The WEF's Stated Objective is "Altering the Human Being" globalresearch.ca We are all vulnerable — vaxxed or unvaxxed — to mind interference through the worldwide coverage of 5G shortwaves. And the worst is, we may not even notice when it "hits" us.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-05). France's Draft Law: Citizens Who Speak out against the Covid-19 Vaccine. "3 Years Prison and €45,000 Fine"? globalresearch.ca What this decision implies is that THE LIE HAS BECOME THE TRUTH. You can be arrested for informing friends and neighbours that the Covid-19 vaccine is a toxic substance? | Does this mean that you cannot even quote official data on mortality and morbidity?

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-05). The NeoCons' Proxy War "Against Ukraine": Nuclear War is On the Table. The Privatization of Ukraine. globalresearch.ca

Prof. Babafemi A. Badejo (2024-03-05). The Economic Scramble for Africa: Global Players Exploring Opportunities Within African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). globalresearch.ca

Robert J. Burrowes (2024-03-05). Historical Analysis of the Global Elite: Ransacking the World Economy Until 'You'll Own Nothing.'. globalresearch.ca

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Primary Care Physicians Are Key to Improving Dementia Care and Access. jamanetwork.com A report from the nonprofit research organization RAND estimated that by 2028, about 1.6 million people in the US with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer disease will wait an average of more than 1.5 years to see a dementia specialist, such as a neurologist or geriatric psychiatrist. These wait times are 3 times longer in rural areas.

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Millions of US Children Experience Range of Long COVID Effects. jamanetwork.com About 6 million children in the US might be living with post—COVID-19 condition, also known as long COVID. A recent narrative review in Pediatrics parsed the existing research from the past 3 years about how long COVID presents in children and what the risk factors are for developing the condition.

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Weaker Link Than Expected Between Exercise and Less Cognitive Decline. jamanetwork.com Previous research has tied increased physical activity with a lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia. But a recent meta-analysis involving 104 studies that included more than 341‚ÄØ000 participants suggested the association might be smaller than expected. The researchers did note in JAMA Network Open that even though the association was weak, it was still "significant in a population health perspective for the potential to postpone the multifactorial diseases causing dementia."

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Eating Keto, Vegan Diets Rewired Immune System Within 2 Weeks. jamanetwork.com Switching to a ketogenic or vegan diet caused quick changes in people's immune systems, a small crossover study involving 20 people found. The results "may have the potential to improve our understanding of diet-based therapeutic options for the prevention and treatment of disease," the researchers wrote in Nature Medicine.

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Medical Student Intent to Practice in Underserved Areas. jamanetwork.com To the Editor The research letter by Dyrbye and colleagues explored US medical student plans to practice in underserved areas and further disaggregated how racially and ethnically minoritized medical students might address the physician workforce shortage in these areas.

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Medical Student Intent to Practice in Underserved Areas. jamanetwork.com To the Editor A recent research letter by Dyrbye and colleagues evaluated medical students' intent to practice in underserved areas by race, ethnicity, sex, and sexual orientation between 2019 and 2021. Dyrbye and colleagues found that American Indian or Alaska Native; Black or African American; Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish origin; and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander medical students were significantly more likely to report intent to practice in underserved areas. As Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander physicians and researchers, we commend the authors on abiding by federal race standards, incl…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-05). What is frontotemporal dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An uncommon group of disorders may cause changes in personality, behavior, language, movement Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60. While there is no cure for this progressive decline, FTD research has made significant strides in the past two decades, says Dr. Bradley Boeve (boh-VAY), a Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-05). Study shows daylight saving time has minimal effect on heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is likely minimal. In the nationwide study, researchers applied an advanced statistical model to look for any connections between DST and serious cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and strokes. The study looked at 36,116,951 adults aged 18 and up across most U.S. states. (Arizona and Hawaii were excluded since these states do…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-05). Spotlight on early detection of 3 heart diseases using ECG-AI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to flag heart problems earlier, boosting the abilities of a diagnostic test that has been around for over a century — the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early detection of heart disease can make a significant difference in a patient's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-05). Advancing rare disease breakthroughs with genomics, AI and innovation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org From the forefront of medical research to the front lines of patient care, scientists and clinicians at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine are making notable progress in rare disease diagnostics and treatments. Patient by patient, they are dedicated to bringing hope, answers and healing to those who have tirelessly searched for solutions to their conditions. The pioneers in the field, including Margot Cousin, Ph.D., and Filippo Pinto e Vairo, M.D., Ph.D., are harnessing…

ecns.cn (2024-03-05). China increased R&D investment 8.1% to over $458 bln. ecns.cn Last year, China's annual R&D investment exceeded 3.3 trillion yuan ($458.4 billion), an increase of 8.1 percent over the previous year, said Yin Hejun, minister of science and technology.

Editor (2024-03-05). Dialectics, science, and naturalism: An Outline. mronline.org Science is not an innocent activity, performed outside society. Lewontin and Levins write: 'To do science is to be a social actor, whether one likes it or not, in political activity' (1985: 4).

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-05). Rocky Road to Dedollarization: Sergei Glazyev Interview. orinocotribune.com Very few people in Russia and across the Global South are as qualified as Sergei Glazyev, member of Russian Academy of Sciences, who also serves as commissioner for integration and macroeconomics at the Eurasian Economic Union, to speak about the drive, the challenges and the pitfalls in the road towards de-dollarization. | As the Global South issues widespread calls for real financial stability; India inside the

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Low Levels of Protein Biomarker Could Predict Sepsis Deaths. jamanetwork.com Lower amounts of a type of cytokine protein might help clinicians understand which patients with sepsis are at a higher risk of dying during the next month, a cohort study in Science Translational Medicine found. The study looked at data from 452 patients with sepsis and 80 healthy participants in China.

Rhoda Wilson (2024-03-05). MPs write to ONS to ask them to do what they should have done years ago; provide a relevant analysis of deaths by vaccination status. expose-news.com With the support of six other colleagues, UK Member of Parliament ("MP") Andrew Bridgen, has written to Professor Sir Ian Diamond to request that the Office for National Statistics ("ONS") produce a …

Abul Rizvi (2024-03-05). Increasing student visa fees would be shooting ourselves in the foot. independentaustralia.net

WSWS (2024-03-05). Harvard University caving in as "antisemitism" witch-hunt intensifies. wsws.org Billionaire donors, right-wing interest groups and fascistic elements in Congress are mounting an assault on academic freedom and democratic rights at Harvard University in an effort to shut down student and faculty opposition to the genocide in Gaza.

jamanetwork (2024-03-05). Medical Student Intent to Practice in Underserved Areas—Reply. jamanetwork.com In Reply We appreciate the thoughtful comments from Mr Akimoto and colleagues and Dr Soh regarding our recently published study. We wish to clarify that we did not state nor did we intend to imply that any specific demographic of physicians is uniquely responsible for caring for patients in underserved areas.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-05). WATCH Students ANNIHILATE Lockheed Martin Exec! youtube.com

bwitanek (2024-03-05). Israelism Movie and Pizza! @ Montclair State U Thu 3/7 6-8:30 pm. fightbackbetter.com DAY 4 of IAW: israelism film screening with pizza & snacks | RSVP(link in bio) Thursday March 7th Student Center View this post on Instagram |

Rowan Cahill (2024-03-05). Drama Students face subpar building conditions in Arnold Hall. newschoolfreepress.com Drama students at The New School take most of their classes on the ninth floor of Arnold Hall on West 13th Street, and according to some students, both the program and the space need a makeover. Arnold Hall is home to the College of Performing Arts at TNS and hosts the Mannes School of Music,…

Angela (2024-03-05). Monday 3/18: Online Teach-In: Make War Visible…And End It! indybay.org

WSWS (2024-03-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Strikes by Argentine airline workers and educators are the latest job actions in response to government-imposed austerity. Some 13,000 teachers in Saskatchewan continue rotating walkouts and protests.

WSWS (2024-03-05). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Strikes by Argentine airline workers and educators are the latest job actions in response to government-imposed austerity, while some 13,000 teachers in Saskatchewan continue rotating walkouts and protests.

eng.belta.by (2024-03-05). Lukashenko: Family values should be taught primarily by parents, not in classroom. eng.belta.by Parents, not teachers should be primarily responsible for teaching | children family values, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko said | as he met with activists of the Belarusian Women's Union on 5 March.

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2024-03-04: News Headlines

Clare Carlile, DeSmog. (2024-03-04). Meat Industry Using 'Misinformation' To Block Dietary Change. popularresistance.org The agriculture sector has spent millions of dollars on discrediting plant-based diets, a new report has claimed. | The report, published by the consumer advocacy organisation Freedom Food Alliance on Thursday (29 February), found that multinational meat companies and lobby groups were using industry-funded research, public ad campaigns and educational materials to sway public opinion on meat and dairy. | The Disinformation Report: Harvesting Denial, Distractions & Deception suggests that the industry is sidestepping accountability for its role in greenhouse emissions.

Editor (2024-03-04). Liberation through reading in Cuba. mronline.org Literacy campaigns targeting African (Black) youth in Africa and across the diaspora have played a crucial role in fostering educational empowerment.

tvbrics (2024-03-04). South Africa to spend US$74 billion on education, sports, arts and culture over next three years. tvbrics.com This is according to National Treasury documents presented alongside Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana…

GABIK (2024-03-04). Nzimande condemns student killing. sanews.gov.za Nzimande condemns student killing | Higher Education, Science and Innovation Minister, Professor Blade Nzimande has condemned the killing of a University of Johannesburg (UJ) student in Braamfontein, last week Thursday. | The student was killed in a crossfire while travelling from the university to their residence in the Johannesburg central business district (CBD). | Nzimande has also raised his concern about the well-being of another student, who was also shot in the same incident, and remains in a critical condition in hospital. | The Minister sent his heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased stude…

nosihle (2024-03-04). Mpumalanga learners get bicycles. sanews.gov.za Mpumalanga learners get bicycles | Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga has handed over 455 bicycles to pupils in Mpumalanga to use for travelling to school. | Learners that benefitted from the national Shova Kalula or Ride Easy Bicycle Programme include those in Sindawonye and Kwakwari Primary, as well as Mgudlwa, Mkhephuli, Mbedlwana, Sozilani and Hlomanani Secondary Schools in the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality. | "We hope that these means will help in them to get to and from school quicker, and that it will inspire them to pursue their educational dreams," Chikunga said on Monday. | The national Shova Ka…

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2024-03-04). Mistakes, Misfiring and Trident: Britain's Flawed Nuclear Deterrence. globalresearch.ca

Global Research News (2024-03-04). Selected Articles: The Pentagon's "Ides of March 2024": Best Month to Go to War? globalresearch.ca By The Ides of March is also known as the date on which Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC. Lest …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2024-03-04). Video: The World Is at the Crossroads of the Most Serious Crisis in Modern History. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca

Shane Quinn (2024-03-04). History: US Business Operations with Nazi Germany. globalresearch.ca

_____ (2024-03-04). (Italiano) In morte di Johan Galtung (Parte Prima). transcend.org Questo volume è il manuale universitario di Johan Galtung, lo studioso norvegese (vikingo, dice lui), matematico e sociologo, iniziatore degli Studi per la Pace contemporanei, decano dei peace researchers, docente in molte università ai quattro angoli del pianeta, direttore di Transcend (www.transcend.org; transcend@transcend.org), rete di studiosi e attivisti per la trasformazione nonviolenta dei conflitti.

Ahmed Adel (2024-03-04). Trump's Popularity Surges as Biden's Cognitive Decline Worsens. globalresearch.ca

albawaba (2024-03-04). Future of work is 4 days a week, new UK study shows. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — A year since 61 companies in the UK agreed to join a study to explore a 4-day work week, 89 percent of the companies decided to keep the structure after newly released study revealed that reduced working hours increase a company's total output.The study started in 2022 by the research organization Autonomy, alongside the 4-Day Week Campaign and 4-Day Week Global, prompting participating firms to complete their usual workload but with 80 percent of the available weekly work time, without any wage reductions.A year later, 89 percent of the companies decided to extend the new work model until the en…

Dr. Ashley Armstrong (2024-03-04). Genetically Modified Ingredients in Most US Cheeses. globalresearch.ca

Dr. T. P. Wilkinson (2024-03-04). Unbecoming American: From Hiroshima to Gaza the West Continues to Wage Psychological Crusades— That No One Wants to Call "War" globalresearch.ca

Dr. William Makis (2024-03-04). COVID mRNA Vaccine Injury: 36-Year-Old Sheriff's Detective Had Two Heart Attacks and Needs Heart Transplant, Wife Had Pregnancy Complications, and Baby in Neonatal ICU. globalresearch.ca

Elizabeth Woodworth (2024-03-04). Anti-war Martyr Aaron Bushnell vs the Pro-war Western Media. globalresearch.ca

Mike Whitney (2024-03-04). Israel's Psych-War Is Relentless, Vicious and Deliberate. globalresearch.ca

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-04). What is frontotemporal dementia? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An uncommon group of disorders may cause changes in personality, behavior, language, movement Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of neurologic disorders associated with changes in personality, behavior, language or movement. Some FTD forms are inherited, and some are not. Typically, people develop FTD symptoms before age 60. While there is no cure for this progressive decline, FTD research has made significant strides in the past two decades, says Dr. Bradley Boeve (boh-VAY), a Mayo…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-04). Study shows daylight saving time has minimal effect on heart health. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — A recent Mayo Clinic study examining the effects of daylight saving time (DST) on heart health suggests that the impact is likely minimal. In the nationwide study, researchers applied an advanced statistical model to look for any connections between DST and serious cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and strokes. The study looked at 36,116,951 adults aged 18 and up across most U.S. states. (Arizona and Hawaii were excluded since these states do…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-04). Spotlight on early detection of 3 heart diseases using ECG-AI. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — Too often, the first sign of cardiovascular disease may be a major event like a heart attack, stroke or cardiac arrest. Now, researchers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to flag heart problems earlier, boosting the abilities of a diagnostic test that has been around for over a century — the electrocardiogram (ECG). Early detection of heart disease can make a significant difference in a patient's…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2024-03-04). Advancing rare disease breakthroughs with genomics, AI and innovation. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org From the forefront of medical research to the front lines of patient care, scientists and clinicians at the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine are making notable progress in rare disease diagnostics and treatments. Patient by patient, they are dedicated to bringing hope, answers and healing to those who have tirelessly searched for solutions to their conditions. The pioneers in the field, including Margot Cousin, Ph.D., and Filippo Pinto e Vairo, M.D., Ph.D., are harnessing…

ecns.cn (2024-03-04). Spokesman: China's self-reliance drive not aimed at closing doors. ecns.cn A spokesman for China's national legislature highlighted openness and cooperation as correct choices for exploring the frontiers of science and furthering sci-tech progress.

Business Insider (2024-03-04). Indians are being tricked into fighting for Russia with promises of work in Dubai. scmp.com One victim travelled from his home in northern India in the hopes of working for a consultancy in UAE. Instead, the 31-year-old science graduate was shipped off to a military base in Russia and given weapons training.

ecns.cn (2024-03-04). NPC deputy urges promotion of science in schools. ecns.cn It's crucial for primary and secondary schools to embrace scientific and technological innovation, as young students are key talent for the nation's long-term innovative development, said a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

MEE staff (2024-03-04). Egypt: Mysterious death of 'blackmailed' student causes uproar. middleeasteye.net Egypt: Mysterious death of 'blackmailed' student causes uproar | Proseccutors have ordered the arrest of two classmates of student Nayera Salah al-Zoghby on suspicion of the blackmail that led to her death | | Nayera Salah al-Zoghby died on 24 February after swallowing a poisonous substance, accordi…

Chris Walker (2024-03-04). Data Disproves Right-Wing Talking Points About Migrant Crime. truthout.org As Republicans — including likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — continue to push the racist belief that immigrants are bringing crime to the United States, a new analysis has shown that such claims are outright false. In recent weeks, Trump and his Republican allies have latched on to the story of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Athens, Georgia, who was murdered late last… |

GABIK (2024-03-04). Institutions submit registration data to NSFAS. sanews.gov.za Institutions submit registration data to NSFAS | Twenty-nine institutions that have submitted registration data for catch up payment for the 2024 academic year allowances, will be paid by Friday, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). | The acting Chairperson of the NSFAS, Professor Lourens Van Staden, said following delays in the 2024 academic year, mainly due to registration, the NSFAS board took a decision to request institutions in the interim to operate as a channel to pay the February and March allowances. | "Communication was therefore sent to all universities notifying them of this decis…

GABIK (2024-03-04). Over one million students provisionally funded by NSFAS. sanews.gov.za Over one million students provisionally funded by NSFAS | The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has received a total of 1 936 330 applications for funding, as of 16 February 2024. | Briefing the media on the registration process and payment of allowances on Monday, NSFAS Acting Chairperson, Professor Lourens Van Staden, said that of the 1 936 330 applications received, 1 244 854 are provisionally funded as of 1 March 2024, with 108 345 registrations received, 59 723 awaiting evaluations, and 94 816 awaiting supporting documents. | Van Staden said a total of 84 225 applications have been withdrawn by s…

Government of the Philippines (2024-03-04). Philippines: DSWD deploys psychosocial responders to assist conflict-affected children in Agusan del Norte town. reliefweb.int Country: Philippines | Source: Government of the Philippines | The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office Caraga, deployed on February 29 some 17 social workers and development workers to help children cope with the emotional toll of the recent armed conflict incident along the border of Tubay town and Cabadbaran City in Agusan del Norte. | Some 332 students from Doña Telesfora Elementary School (DOTES) were provided with Psychological First Aid (PFA) sessions carried out by the DSWD team led by Retained Community-Based Services Head Michael Andohuyan. | "The psychosocial…

Zane McNeill (2024-03-04). Missouri Bill Would Put Teachers Who Use Trans Kids' Pronouns on Sex Registry. truthout.org A new bill at the Missouri House would criminalize teachers who validate a transgender child's gender by utilizing their chosen names and pronouns. "A teacher in Missouri could be charged with a felony and put on the sex offender registry for using they/them pronouns for a student. This is insane," civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo said on social media. Those found guilty under House Bill… |

Angela (2024-03-04). Monday 3/18: Online Teach-In: Make War Visible…And End It! indybay.org

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