(2025-01-13). Government makes quality of education a priority. sanews.gov.za Government makes quality of education a priority | While South Africa has made good progress in expanding education access, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says government must now focus on improving the quality of the education that learners receive. | "Learners must leave our schools with an education and a qualification that allows them to pursue higher education opportunities or enter the job market in order to live lives of dignity," Gwarube said on Monday. | Addressing the announcement of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results in Johannesburg, the Minister said too many learners progress…
(2025-01-13). Israel may burn Gaza schools, but Palestinians shall resist. aljazeera.com Education is at the core of Palestinian identity and even at the risk of death, Palestinians still pursue it.
(2025-01-13). Australian Labor government's school funding model entrenches underfunding and inequality. wsws.org With private schools continuing to enjoy lavish government funding, the Australian school system remains among the world's most socially polarised and unequal.
(2025-01-13). Umalusi approves release of Matric 2024 exam results. sanews.gov.za Umalusi approves release of Matric 2024 exam results | South Africa's national education quality assurance body, Umalusi, has approved the release of the November 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations. | The national results will be released later today. | "The approval statements bring together decisions taken after careful consideration of available evidence by various role players at different stages of Umalusi's quality assurance cycle. | "EXCO's approval for the release of candidates' results is confirmation that the assessment leading to certification in schools, adult education centres and t…
(2025-01-13). Despite Repression, Campus Movement For Palestine Remains Strong. popularresistance.org This December and January, 50 protestors are facing arraignment for their May 15, 2024 arrests at a University of California Irvine (UCI) protest opposing the Gaza genocide. The hushed arraignments of student protestors and their supporters is just one node in the network of quiet repression spindling across university campuses this past fall, which includes banning students from campus and using punishments to chill student speech. | One of those set to be arraigned is Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, who was arrested while supporting student protests, effectively nullifying her university-required de-escalation t…
(2025-01-13). Students at Berlin's Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences for Social Work protest against genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Students at the Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences in Berlin occupied the main lecture hall to protest the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip.
(2025-01-13). Students in Singapore demand their universities cut ties with Israel. peoplesdispatch.org Students pointed out that due to research collaborations with Israeli universities that help develop military technology and training, universities in Singapore are "major accomplices in Israel's occupation and apartheid"
(2025-01-13). Dr. Martin Luther King's Prophetic Warning, Denouncing the Merchants of Death. counterpunch.org 
Over the past three years, a collective of volunteer researchers, lawyers, and commentators created The Merchants of Death War Crimes Tribunal, dedicated to holding accountable four weapon manufacturing corporations based in the U.S. Their tribunal amassed copious evidence to prove that Boeing, Lockheed Martin, RTX (formerly Raytheon), and General Atomics (a company which manufactures weaponized
(2025-01-13). Hu Yamin's new book on Chinese Marxist literary criticism. peoplesworld.org 
Hu Yamin is a prominent Chinese scholar specializing in comparative Marxist literary criticism. Her recent work, The Contemporary Construction of the Chinese Form of Marxist Literary Criticism, offers a historical-geographic comparative analysis of Western and Chinese Marxist literary theories. Her previous translated work includes a two-volume edited set titled Keywords in Western Literary Criticism and …
(2025-01-13). Police dog in Yunnan 'criticized' by training base for four straight weeks. ecns.cn On Sunday, a police dog attracted people's attention on China's social media for being cited in weekly reports by the training base for four consecutive weeks. The report included incidents such as instigating fights and urinating on fellow dogs' beds.
(2025-01-13). How the Human Rights Industry Manufactures Consent for "Regime Change" transcend.org According to the UN, "human rights" range from the right to life to rights to food, education, work, health, and liberty, but this has become distorted both by the UN and what Alfred de Zayas calls the "Human Rights Industry."
(2025-01-13). American Historical Association condemns Gaza genocide. wsws.org The AHA passed a resolution condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza and calling the destruction of education in Gaza "scholasticide."
(2025-01-13). Class of 2024 commended for their resilience. sanews.gov.za Class of 2024 commended for their resilience | Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube has commended the 2024 matric top achievers for their resilience and determination. | | Gwarube, together with mobile network provider, MTN, hosted a Ministerial Breakfast in honour of 39 matric top achievers on Monday. | | Held in Randburg, Johannesburg, the event comes ahead of the official announcement of the 2024 matric results later on Monday . | | Congratulating the country's top achievers, Gwarube said the learners demonstrated that challenges are not roadblocks, but stepping stones to greatness. | | Despite punishing povert…
(2025-01-13). Determination pays off for top achievers. sanews.gov.za Determination pays off for top achievers | Despite coming from a financially poor background, without parental support, matric learner Thobeka Langa has proven that determination and hard work can change your outcomes. | Aged 17, Thobeka from Rustenburg, North West, was among the country's 2024 matric top achievers, who were honoured by Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube during a Ministerial Breakfast held in Randburg, Johannesburg, on Monday. | The 39 top achievers were honoured ahead of the announcement of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results, which takes place later today. | Speaking to SAne…
(2025-01-13). SATIRE: Distressing Survey Finds Most U.S. Citizens Unable To Name All 340 Million Americans. theonion.com WASHINGTON—Revealing a steep decline in the populace's knowledge of its own country, a distressing survey commissioned Monday by the Department of Education found that most U.S. citizens are unable to name all 340 million Americans. "The ability to recite from memory the names of each of the nation's residents used to be a basic component …
(2025-01-13). Class of 2024 achieves historic pass rate. sanews.gov.za Class of 2024 achieves historic pass rate | The Matric Class of 2024 has achieved an overall pass rate of 87.3%, making it the highest matric pass rate in the history of South Africa. | "I am proud to announce that in 2024, 615 429 learners passed the National Senior Certificate (NSC) — more than any other time in our history. South Africa's national pass rate for the 2024 National Senior Certificate has therefore increased from 82.9% in 2023 to 87.3%," Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube said on Monday. | Addressing the announcement of the 2024 NSC results in Johannesburg, Gwarube said this was the…
(2025-01-13). "Tinderbox": How Fossil Fuel Companies & Electric Utilities Intensified L.A. Wildfires, Climate Chaos. democracynow.org 
We speak with Leah Stokes, a researcher on climate and energy policy, who says the scale of the Los Angeles wildfires is a result of burning fossil fuels and destabilizing the planet's equilibrium. "The ultimate driver here is climate change," says Stokes. She says that as people begin to consider rebuilding their communities, they should think about how to build more resilient homes or whether the risk is simply too great in some areas. "Are these places where people really want to be building back at that same density, with that same risk?" she asks. "We do have to be asking…
(2025-01-13). Cuba and Russia strengthen collaboration for scientific research. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Immunoessay Center signed an agreement for Cooperation in Scientific Research with the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology (EIMB) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), it was revealed today.
(2025-01-13). The Bad Science Behind Trans Medicine Bans. dissentmagazine.org 
The conservative movement has built its case against trans medicine on the authority of anachronistic, faulty clinical research.
(2025-01-13). Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality? pressenza.com Net Zero/2050 Fantasy or Reality | May be the Most Significant Issue of the 21st Century | Net Zero refers to the balance between the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG), such as CO2, that's produced and the amount that's removed from the atmosphere. It can be achieved through a combination of emission reduction and emission removal. | The relationship between CO2 and a warmer/hotter climate is basic science: For example, according to Climate.gov: "The relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) and global temperatures is directly proportional: As CO2 levels in the atmosphere increase, so do global temperatures, primar…
(2025-01-13). Over 3.9 million tourists arrived in Mexico in November 2024. plenglish.com Mexico City, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Mexico received 3,943,297 international tourists last November, 13.2 percent more than the same month a year earlier, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography reported today.
(2025-01-13). Rutgers student lived through the Gaza genocide but says she didn't survive. mondoweiss.net 
Basma Alafifi may have lived through the Gaza genocide, but she doesn't feel she survived. Now studying at Rutgers University in New Jersey, separated from her family, the genocide hasn't ended, it has just shifted its location.
(2025-01-13). Tooth Decay Rose in Canadian Cities Without Fluoride. RFK Wants This for the US. truthout.org It's not uncommon for Canadian dentist Brandon Doucet to see patients who are in so much pain that they've tried to extract their own teeth. As a dental student, Doucet was inspired by Bernie Sanders's first presidential campaign and realized that he needed to take action where he was, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2019, Doucet founded a group called the Coalition for Dental Care to advocate… |
(2025-01-13). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
(2025-01-13). (Italiano) Famiglia Scuola Lavoro: bullismo. transcend.org 24 Dicembre 2024 – I tre pilastri delle nostre società , la Famiglia che passa figli ragionevolmente socializzati alle Scuole, che a loro volta passano studenti ragionevolmente istruiti al Lavoro, che a sua volta passa cittadini inutili alla pattumiera detta Pensionamento — questi pilastri sono carichi di violenza.
(2025-01-13). Israeli Attacks Kill 45 More Palestinians Across Gaza. news.antiwar.com The Israeli military continued its relentless bombing of Gaza on Monday, killing at least 45 more Palestinians across the Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Israeli strikes on Monday included heavy attacks on Gaza City, including a strike on a school-turned-shelter for displaced Palestinians, which killed at least five. Two separate airstrikes on homes in …
(2025-01-13). Israel increases attacks, US says ceasefire 'possible this week'. newarab.com 
Israeli forces targeted multiple locations across the northern Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 33 people since dawn, medical teams have said. | Palestinian have been killed in Jabalia and Shujaiya, as well as several neighbourhoods of Gaza City, including a school-turned-shelter. | Northern Gaza has been under attack and siege for more than 100 days, with the intensification of attacks beginning in early October. | Meanwhile, the Biden administration sees a possible Gaza truce as soon as this week, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan told Bloomberg News on Monday, adding that there were…
(2025-01-13). Right-wing press tries to blame private school closure over abuse scandal on Labour VAT hike. leftfootforward.org The loss-making private school announced it would be closing down three months before the general election..
(2025-01-13). Clean energy for Australia: the elegant solution. onlineopinion.com.au Long ago, in high school maths, I was taught about the value of 'elegant solutions'. A correct answer might be good; an elegant correct one is better.
(2025-01-13). Mark Landes named 10th president of Hesston College. anabaptistworld.org Hesston College announced on Jan. 13 that Mark Landes, a local banker and former vice president at the college, will serve as its 10th president, beginning May 1.
(2025-01-13). Jesus the immigrant. anabaptistworld.org In mid-November, flyers were dropped in my neighborhood, in Goshen, Indiana. The image on the flyers was of Uncle Sam kicking a family. The top of the flyer read, "Leave Now," and below the family, it read, "Avoid Deportation." The flyer included contact information from "Trinity White Knights from the Ku Klux Klan," with an …
(2025-01-13). How "Stay-or-Pay" Contracts Are Used to Abuse Immigrant Workers. aclu.org 
Shiny Lal is a nurse who came to the U.S. from India at the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic. In a new country facing an unprecedented virus, she dedicated herself to the difficult, dangerous work of front-line caregiving to create a better life for her family. But it wasn't long before her American dream turned into a nightmare. Her employer, MedPro Healthcare Staffing, is among
(2025-01-12). US journalist schools Elon Musk on roots of Zionist entity and genocide in Gaza. presstv.ir Journalist Ian Carroll schooled American billionaire and X owner Elon Musk after the latter shared a video, openly calling for the extermination of Palestinians in Gaza.
(2025-01-12). Iran again closes schools, offices to conserve power amid crisis. newarab.com 
Despite Iran's huge oil and gas reserves, the country hit by years of
(2025-01-12). Israel Attacks Gaza Schools Sheltering Displaced Palestinians. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Israeli military forces have targeted Gaza schools that serve as shelters for displaced Palestinians, resulting in numerous casualties and widespread condemnation from international agencies.
(2025-01-12). From Arrests to Invasions, Israel Targets West Bank Universities. truthout.org Israel's long-standing assault on Palestine's education sector is so severe that it has earned a label: scholasticide. In Gaza, the devastation has been catastrophic: Israel destroyed 80 percent of schools in the Strip and bombed all 12 universities. Among the victims killed are approximately 130 professors, academics, scientists and university presidents (along with members of their families)… |
(2025-01-12). NEU to ballot teachers on government's 2.8% pay rise proposal. leftfootforward.org The National Education Union (NEU) has announced that teachers will be balloted on the government's proposed 2.8 percent unfunded pay increase in 2025/26. | The proposed increase was made to the School Teachers Review Body (STRB). | The indicative ballot will be open to NEU members in England from 1 March to 11 April. | The union has expressed dissatisfaction with the proposed pay rise. It follows a 5.5 percent pay increase for teachers in the 2024/25 academic year. However, the NEU warns that teachers' pay in real-terms is still 20% lower than in 2010. | Teacher retention is a growing concern, with nearly 40…
(2025-01-12). Maharashtra Class 12 (HSC) 2025 Hall Ticket released. ummid.com Maharashtra State Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE) released today on its official website mahahsscboard.in the Hall Ticket (Admit Card) of the students who have registered for HSC (also known as Class XII and Class 12th HSC) 2025 exams.
(2025-01-12). King Faisal Prize 2025 Winners Announced. ummid.com Two King Saud University (KSU) Professors, and two Scientists – one from Japan and the other from Canada, have been adjudged the winners of 2025 King Faisal Prize in different categories, the General Secretariat of King Faisal Prize announced Wednesday January 08, 2025.
(2025-01-12). 10 Mayo Clinic research advances in 2024, spanning stem cell therapy in space to growing mini-organs. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. — At Mayo Clinic, researchers published more than 10,000 scientific papers in 2024 that are driving medical discoveries, leading to new cures for the future. The following are 10 research highlights from Mayo Clinic this year: Microscopic view of an intestinal organoid Growing mini-organs to find new treatments for complex disease Mayo Clinic investigators are growing three-dimensional human intestines in a dish to track disease and find new cures for complex conditions such as inflammatory…
(2025-01-12). Top cancer research stories of 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers spent 2024 mining patient data, leveraging artificial intelligence and conducting clinical trials to reveal insights that improve patient care. By Mayo Clinic staff Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center physicians and scientists are researching the causes of cancer and its recurrence, innovating new methods to detect cancer as early as possible, and developing new and more effective treatments. Here are some of their top success stories from the past year: …
(2025-01-12). Study: 'Not a Single Natural Disaster' Can be Blamed on 'Climate Change'. Frank Bergman. globalresearch.ca A group of Italian researchers has debunked globalist claims that "climate change" is causing natural disasters. | The researchers conducted a Italian researchers Gianluca Alimonti and Luigi Mariani observed trends in climate …
(2025-01-12). Advances in pancreatic cancer screening. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images Pancreatic cancer screening has advanced significantly in recent years. There are now research-based guidelines on screening for people at high risk of developing the disease, and researchers are collaborating to develop new screening approaches involving genetic testing and artificial intelligence (AI). "We have high-quality studies from the U.S. and Europe that show screening can detect cancer at an earlier stage and that detection leads to better overall outcomes — most notably, improved survival,"…
(2025-01-12). In case you missed it: This week's Top 5 stories on social media. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check out a few of the most popular News Network stories on @mayoclinic social media this past week. 10 Mayo Clinic research advances in 2024, spanning stem cell therapy in space to growing mini-organs At Mayo Clinic, researchers published more than 10,000 scientific papers in 2024 that are driving medical discoveries, leading to new cures for the future. Norovirus: What to know and how to avoid it If you've been bit by a stomach bug…
(2025-01-12). New study calculates autoimmune disease prevalence in U.S. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images In a new study, Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators have described — for the first time — the prevalence of autoimmune diseases in the U.S. Their research, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, reports that about 15 million people are estimated to have one or more of 105 autoimmune diseases. The study also found that autoimmune diseases occur most often in women and identified the top autoimmune diseases by prevalence, sex and…
(2025-01-12). Colombia University professor forced to resign over support for pro-Palestinian activism. presstv.ir Colombia University professor is forced to resign for backing pro-Palestinian activism at the seat of learning.
(2025-01-12). VPNs, training, and mental health workshops: How CPJ helped journalist safety in 2024. Lucy Westcott 
(2025-01-12). Malala says 'Israel has decimated entire education system' in Gaza. indybay.org Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai says she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza.
(2025-01-12). Israel decimated Gaza's entire education system: Malala Yousafzai. presstv.ir Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai said that she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza.
(2025-01-12). Malala Yousafza: Israel has 'decimated' Gaza's education system. newarab.com 
Nobel Peace laureate The education advocate was speaking at a "In Gaza, Israel…
(2025-01-12). Well wishes for Matric Class of 2024. sanews.gov.za Well wishes for Matric Class of 2024 | The Western Cape Education Department has wished matrics well ahead of the Class of 2024 matric results announcement. | Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube and Deputy Minister Dr Reginah Mhaule will announce the results for the Matric Class of 2024 on Monday. | With the wait almost over for the matric Class of 2024, the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has reminded learners that there are other options available for candidates that do not achieve their desired results. | "While our matrics await their individual results, we urge them to remember that there are…
(2025-01-12). Malala Yousafzai attends Muslim girls' education conference. newarab.com 
(2025-01-12). Kerala TET November 2024 Admit Card Download Now Available. ummid.com The General Education Department, Government of Kerala (Pareeksha Bhavan) has released on its official website ktet.kerala.gov.in the link to download Hall Ticket or Admit Cards of the Kerala Teacher Eligibility Test (Kerala TET November 2024).
(2025-01-12). CBSE CTET Dec 2024 Result Announced: Link to Check. ummid.com The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared on its official website cbseresults.nic.in the result of Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) held in the month of December 2024.
(2025-01-12). Mainstream Media Colludes with U.S. Government to Conceal Source of Syria's Heartbreaking Humanitarian Crisis. globalresearch.ca [This article was originally published by CovertAction Magazine in July 2023.] |
(2025-01-12). An Absence of Humanity in Gaza. globalresearch.ca At the risk of writing a numbed monotone in response to fifteen months of reported Israeli war crimes in Gaza l note here some of the lesser known efforts to resist the genocide in Gaza. | No legal system has countered …
(2025-01-12). Sara Netanyahu's questionable path to an MA in psychology. haaretz.com The Hebrew University financed an academic writer, the thesis relied on data collected by another researcher, and Netanyahu only completed her internship 14 years after receiving her degree…
(2025-01-12). US House Passes Bill to Protect Israeli PM Netanyahu From International Criminal Court (ICC). globalresearch.ca One of the first acts of the Republican-led 119th Congress was to pass a bill that would sanction officials attempting to arrest or investigate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli leader is wanted by the International Criminal Court …
(2025-01-12). First Order of Business of New Congress: Protect Israel. "Will the MAGA Remedy be Worse than the Joe Biden Mess?". Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The big news over the past week has been the record breaking California fires, which have destroyed more than 9,000 homes. There have been the usual slick denials from the politicians over who was responsible for the promised but not …
(2025-01-12). First Order of Business of New Congress Is to Protect Israel. "Will the MAGA Remedy be Worse than the Joe Biden Mess?". Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The big news over the past week has been the record breaking California fires, which have destroyed more than 9,000 homes. There have been the usual slick denials from the politicians over who was responsible for the promised but not …
(2025-01-12). Video: Peace in the Middle East or Nuclear War? Michel Chossudovsky, Drago Bosnic. globalresearch.ca This Video with subtitles in 8 languages, English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Persian, Chinese, Turkish and Russian focusses on the dangers of nuclear war and the need to establish a Worldwide Peace movement. The unspoken truth regarding the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine. The Truth is a powerful "weapon".
(2025-01-12). Interesting Times. Scott Ritter. globalresearch.ca "May you live in interesting times." | Said to be a curse, this apocryphal saying, attributed to China, is in fact more than likely the product of an Englishman's imagination. It is, however, accurate nonetheless, especially if one's understanding of the …
(2025-01-12). Anthony Fauci: "Now in the Running to Receive a Bidenesque Pardon? Dr. Emanuel Garcia. globalresearch.ca It has been a long time since I have written anything — nearly a month in fact — mostly because I felt I have said virtually everything I needed to say about Power, Covid, sick corrupt governments who murder their …
(2025-01-12). SoCal: Evacuations Underway as Massive 3,000-Acre Wildfire Rages Out of Control in Pacific Palisades Amid Gusty Winds. globalresearch.ca Evacuations were underway as a massive wildfire raged out of control and engulfed homes in Pacific Palisades, California, on Tuesday. | According to AccuWeather, wind gusts reached up to 65 miles per hour in Southern California on Tuesday. | Shocking video of …
(2025-01-12). Pro-Ukrainian Mercenaries Plotting Against Maduro in Venezuela. globalresearch.ca Mercenaries from Ukraine are starting to cause trouble in other parts of the world, also serving NATO interests outside Europe. Recently, Ukrainian military veterans were captured in Venezuela while plotting to carry out destabilizing actions against the local government. This …
(2025-01-12). The Trump Administration's Agenda and the Likely Economic and Financial Consequences. globalresearch.ca The political pendulum seems to swing from one extreme chaos to another, from Biden's interventionist, war-mongering government to an isolationist, imperialist and protectionist government under Donald Trump…
(2025-01-12). Jean Chrétien: Canadians will never give up the best country in the world to join the U.S. globalresearch.ca Our best wishes to Jean Chrétien. Long Live Jean Chrétien: | : | Today is my 91st birthday. | It's an opportunity to celebrate with family and friends. To look back on the life I've had the privilege to lead. And to reflect on …
(2025-01-12). Jan. 6 Committee's Lead Investigator Caught Spreading Jan. 6 Misinformation. globalresearch.ca I asked the January 6th Committee's lead investigator, Tim Heaphy, how the J6 violence was worse than the BLM riots if the J6 rioters didn't kill anyone, and if he's concerned that the Washington Post falsely reported that they …
(2025-01-12). How Los Angeles Plans to Become a "Smarter City" by the 2028 Olympics. globalresearch.ca The city of Los Angeles has Olympic-level ambitions for its development as a smart city over the next year seven years. | The city, which is set to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, recently released
(2025-01-12). Minnesota Partnership awards four collaborative research grants for 2024. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Getty Images ROCHESTER, Minn. — The Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics (MNP) has announced its four research awardees for 2024. MNP is funded by the State of Minnesota and provides support for innovative research conducted by teams from the University of Minnesota (UMN) and Mayo Clinic. Totaling $3 million, this year's awards support innovative projects on cognitive aging, cardiovascular disease, cancer and pulmonary hypertension. They are: An essential role for complement signaling in microglia on…
(2025-01-12). Medicine Is Not A Science. expose-news.com Medicine is somewhere in between real science and economics. But it isn't a science. Due to the lack of effective treatments for many diseases and the unproven nature of many medical interventions …
(2025-01-12). In Gaza, a Child's Simple, Impossible Wish. scheerpost.com 
By Rajaa Mohammed / Mondoweiss Amid the vast scale of disaster in Gaza, individual stories often get lost in the devastating statistics. But every day, families do their best to survive the heartbreak of losing loved ones and any last shred of a normal life. Heba, 26, is my cousin. For the past ten months, …
(2025-01-12). Two killed in US school shooting; student suspect also dead: Police. presstv.ir A shooting at a Christian school in Madison, Wisconsin, has left at least two people killed and multiple injured.
(2025-01-12). Israel Continues Killing Gazans, Sends Officials to Doha for Truce Talks. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Israeli forces continued their offensive in Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens, including a paramedic and at least eight people sheltering in a school in northern Jabalia.
(2025-01-12). Two young children were getting ready for school. An IDF drone killed them. haaretz.com Hamza and Reda Bsharat, cousins aged 10 and 8, were killed in an airstrike in the West Bank on Wednesday. The family says the army then proceeded to ransack their home. 'These are children, what explosives are they talking about?'…
(2025-01-12). Negligent Landlords Strike Again In The Bronx. popularresistance.org A massive, five-alarm fire broke out in the Bronx on Friday morning, displacing over 200 people out in the below freezing temperatures, and injuring seven people. At the time of publication, New York City firefighters are still battling the massive blaze that engulfed the top floor of a six-story residential building. Over 81 displaced families are sheltering in a nearby school, and all the apartments on the top floor have been destroyed. | For the short term, displaced residents will be placed in hotels, then will meet with caseworkers who will help move them into one of the city's shelters.
(2025-01-12). MMU to expand study programs to support Uganda's critical needs. independent.co.ug 
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal based Mountains of the Moon University-MMU has embarked on an expansion of its study programs to support Uganda's critical needs. The university in putting up a school of Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management to support the hospitality industry in the region and beyond. This will bring …
(2025-01-12). MHT CET 2025 (PCB and PCM) dates revised. ummid.com The Maharashtra CET Cell has revised the dates of MHT CET 2025 (PCM and PCB both) and other Entrance Tests to be held for the academic year 2025-26.
(2025-01-12). MAGA mania — will Britain follow Trump's immigration rift? leftfootforward.org Unless Britain truly distances itself from the racially charged nationalism emerging from MAGA mania across the Atlantic, the true victims will be immigrants, who will face an increasingly normalised wave of vilification.