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England boss McDermott calls for Super League to accept NRL investment
England head coach Brian McDermott calls for Super League to accept investment from Australia's NRL in order to improve the English game.
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What telecoms leave behind when they exit a country
“While the network will continue to provide service to users, the transparency practices and internal procedures and protocols for data safeguards may change after a sale.”
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Harry Kane: Ballon d’Or for Bayern Munich striker
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has won football's most prestigious individual prize, beating Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal. Kane has developed even more in the Bundesliga despite an uneven league.
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Palestine is already living under the Big Tech authoritarianism the world is being sold
Technologies developed, tested and refined under occupation do not stay there; they get exported to the rest of the world
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Built for boats, adrift on land: Bangladesh’s Bede community struggles with a fixed-address system
Bangladesh’s traditionally nomadic Bede community faces severe displacement from floods and eroding rivers. Lacking fixed addresses, they struggle to access citizenship documents, healthcare, and education as they transition to land.
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How a civic tech platform is helping women in Serbia get home safely
“Many incidents of harassment, intimidation, or discomfort in public spaces never become official complaints. Some women do not believe reporting will lead to change.”
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England coach should be English, suggests Fleming
New Zealander Stephen Fleming, England’s new Test coach, suggests the national team should be led by someone from England.
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Alexandra Shulman: ‘Which book am I ashamed not to have read? Literally the whole canon of classic English literature’
The former British Vogue editor-in-chief and author on a romantic kiss on a traffic island, her school-run regrets, and a very expensive nude Born in London, Alexandra Shulman, 68, studied social anthropology at the University of Sussex. She was a secretary at Over 21 magazine and, in the early 80s, became a journalist at Tatler. In 1990, she was made editor of British GQ and, from 1992 to 2017, she was editor‑in‑chief of British Vogue. For her contribution to fashion journalism, she was awarded both an OBE and a CBE. Her books include novels and the bestselling memoir, Clothes … and Other Thi
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Students air their frustrations anonymously online as emigration tempts many young people in North Macedonia
“Our idea is not simply to collect complaints, but to transform individual students’ experiences into evidence that can be used for advocacy and for creating change.”
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'Not in our DNA' - will 3v3 change the future of English football?
Changes have been implemented by the FA from this season with under-7s dropping from playing 5v5 to 3v3 in England - could it help to change the DNA of English football?
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Activists push for Pakistan to recognise and support people with albinism
Pakistan keeps no national data on people with albinism. Without a count, they lack tailored support in schools, healthcare, and jobs, while rising heat raises their health risks, experts say.
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Cameroonian journalist shot in Bamenda
Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the legs by gunmen in the north-western city of Bamenda. A young woman was also killed as the attackers opened fire on mourners attending a wake. The shooting has renewed concerns about the dangers facing journalists in Cameroon's English-speaking regions, after years of conflict between government forces and separatist groups.
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How Iran messaging highlights cost of war ahead of US midterm elections
Through statements in English, Iranian officials are emphasising gas prices and issues with the US economy.
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Hong Kong police launch AI-powered national security platform for school pupils
The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and technology.
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Peru’s Indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri take the front line against Amazon wildfires
As El Niño worsens dry conditions, Peru’s indigenous people in Cutivireni and Oviri are taking action to protect their Amazon territory from wildfires.
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How authoritarian states are building an international market for digital surveillance
Digital authoritarianism is not developing in isolation, but through the international exchange of technologies, standards, and practices.
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Norway’s Telenor telecom faces lawsuit for giving user data to Myanmar junta
"We hope this will finally lead to accountability for the harms Telenor has caused Myanmar people through its conduct and its dangerous divestment."
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In Kyrgyzstan, persons with disabilities are collecting proof of physical barriers to hold the government accountable
Lived experience can reveal things that a conventional audit may miss.
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After flood disasters, Nepal needs clear numbers on aid and a reconstruction plan
Nepal’s flood-hit communities face a long road to recovery as damaged infrastructure, lost livelihoods, and questions over aid transparency complicate efforts to rebuild homes, restore services, and livelihoods.
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Man City charges: Any political interference and I’ll quit, says regulator
English football regulator insists there will be no political pressure in Manchester City's appeal over guilty verdict.