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LIVEHundreds of French schools closed as minister says 40 head teachers injured in student protestsPolice in several cities across the country have been deployed to deal with the demonstrations. More than 1,900 people have been arrested.
Watch: Emotional pilot recounts moment of Flydubai attackHe has been hailed a hero for opening the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower his co-pilot. 2 hrs agoIndia
ReutersAdemba Allans is making it “cool” to vote in Kenya.The student journalist turned civic mobiliser launched a voter registration drive on social media earlier this year, using snappy selfies infused with music and humour to target young people.The result astonished him and many observers of Kenyan politics – by the time the registration period ended, 2.6 million new voters across the country had signed up. He is aiming to get another 2.3 million on board in the next round.”It was the Gen Z way of doing politics,” he tells me. “Fun, trendy, sexy, fashionable. Because of how we created the…
BBCJuan Omar Sixto says he and his colleagues are ready to ‘go and do business in Cuba right away’At the lavish home of one of Miami’s top plastic surgeons, overlooking the Biscayne Bay, some of the wealthiest Cuban-American families in Florida have gathered.They are there to thrash out their vision of Cuba’s future at the fourth meeting of the newly created Cuban-American National Chamber of Commerce (CANCC).Rum in hand and Rolexes on wrists, this is Miami’s old money. People with well-recognised Cuban-American surnames – like Bacardi and Babun – chat around the pool about the lamentable state of the island’s…
Why are these endangered moths swarming Australia’s east coast?The sudden influx of Bogong moths has caused a stir in cities like Sydney and Canberra, with people filming them infiltrating their homes and cars.9 hrs agoAustralia
Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape caseThe BBC’s Nada Tawfik was at the hearing, where the university’s Student Assembly led a discussion around safety concerns and sexual violence on campus.5 hrs agoUS & Canada
Cornell students voice frustration at public hearing over rape caseNew York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed the state’s attorney general as a special prosecutor in investigating the alleged gang rape of a woman at Cornell University.The woman has alleged she was drugged and raped by several men at a fraternity house. The case, which stems back to 2024, was reopened after the woman filed a civil lawsuit last month that thrust the allegations into the national spotlight.”New information has raised serious questions about how this case was handled, and I’ve lost faith in the Tompkins County DA’s ability to fairly…
Getty ImagesPresident Lee Jae Myung also accused Kyiv of “attempting to provoke a war on the Korean Peninsula”South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung has threatened to take unspecified “further action” if Ukraine does not issue a public apology for revealing that two North Korean prisoners of war had been sent to the South.Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky made the disclosure to the UN general assembly last week, angering Seoul, who said the move was meant to stay secret.Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Thursday described the situation as a “diplomatic misunderstanding”, adding that Kyiv was “working” to resolve it.Lee rejected this…
Getty ImagesIt’s been a difficult few years for Nike.The largest sportswear brand on the planet, named after the ancient Greek goddess of victory, has been losing of late. Losing sales, losing customers and losing ground to its rivals.The one-time industry disruptor is now the establishment and in the middle of a tricky turnaround plan aimed at clinging on to market dominance.Nike’s latest financial results show signs a turnaround strategy put in place by company veteran Elliott Hill, who was coaxed out of retirement two years ago to lead the firm, is working – but the pace of change is more…
Getty ImagesOpenAI chief executive Sam AltmanOpenAI has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling information, including work that involved an external organisation that analyses artificial intelligence (AI) models.”Our investigation confirmed that these individuals mishandled sensitive information outside established company procedures, violating our policies and breaking the trust essential to our work,” a spokesperson told the BBC.The ChatGPT-maker did not name the sacked workers, but at least two of them were involved in safety research at the firm.The firings come as the debate over AI safety and the risks the technology may pose to humanity has intensified in recent weeks.The BBC understands…