2025-01-22: News Headlines

Chris Walker (2025-01-22). Virginia Dems Advance Reproductive, Voting and Marriage Rights Amendments. truthout.org Democratic lawmakers in Virginia have advanced three constitutional amendments to restore voting rights, protect reproductive freedoms and enshrine marriage equality in the state's highest governing document. The measures passed within Virginia's House of Delegates last week, mainly along partisan lines, with all Democrats in the chamber voting in support of them and most of the Republican… |

Chris Mills Rodrigo (2025-01-22). Doctor and Patients Protest UnitedHealth's Record Earnings. inequality.org

DikelediM (2025-01-22). President Ramaphosa outlines SA's G20 Presidency priorities at WEF. sanews.gov.za President Ramaphosa outlines SA's G20 Presidency priorities at WEF | President Cyril Ramaphosa has highlighted the significance of South Africa's G20 Presidency and the economic priorities of the South African Government of National Unity during a special address to the 55th World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. | The President told world leaders that South Africa will focus its G20 Presidency on three themes – namely solidarity, equality and sustainable development. | He emphasised the country's commitment to advancing a just energy transition, fostering inclusive growth and addressing global i…

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-01-22). At least 10,000 schools destroyed in Syria's war. plenglish.com Damascus, Jan 22 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Education of the Syrian Interim Government, reported that some 10,000 educational centers were damaged during the war that has ravaged this Arab nation since 2011.

Gabisile (2025-01-22). Government, private sector partner to empower learners in rural KZN. sanews.gov.za Government, private sector partner to empower learners in rural KZN | Learners in uMkhanyakude, in the uMtubatuba region of northern KwaZulu-Natal, received a boost at the start of the school year when the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, led a back-to-school campaign. | In partnership with Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa and the Izimpande Foundation, the Deputy Minister on Tuesday delivered 132 new school shoes to Bathathe and Mfekayi primary schools. | Both schools are no-fee institutions that provide accessible, quality education to their communities. | These schools…

The Independent (2025-01-22). Uganda's military took over public-sector construction; Private Contractors are reeling. independent.co.ug The government's move to transfer many public construction projects to the military has worsened fears about President Museveni's concentration of power Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa Global Press Journal Uganda | In 2021, the Ugandan government announced a policy that the military would take on all new government-funded construction projects in the health and education sectors. In …

Lyn Neeley (2025-01-22). Defend Socialist China. workers.org Portland, Oregon A program on "Defend Socialist China" will take place in Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, Jan. 26, and online. This hybrid event features panel discussions led by Friends of Socialist China. Topics to be addressed include: What is the Pentagon's plan for war with China? How does China's foreign . . . |

Nathaniel St. Clair (2025-01-22). No, Donny. These Men Are Losers. counterpunch.org Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk. Three of the wealthiest and most powerful men to ever exist. Yet beneath their towering tech empires lies a common truth: they are groveling losers. Take Jeff Bezos, for instance. Occasionally the richest person on Earth—depending on stock market fluctuations and divorce settlements—Bezos built Amazon into an online shopping

editor (2025-01-22). Beware of predictions about Australian elections from the UK's Economist magazine. onlineopinion.com.au The latest report, however, in the The Economist about the impending Australian federal election casts strong doubts about the journal's knowledge and understanding of Australian politics.

editor (2025-01-22). Addressing climate change strengthens rather than stifles economic growth. onlineopinion.com.au Climate change deniers, including President Trump, insist that there is no such thing as climate change and that measures taken to combat it only decrease economic productivity and stifle growth.

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Staff (2025-01-22). Latest Innovations in Live Casino Games: What's New in 2025 and Beyond? moguldom.com The last decade has seen the popularity of live casino games reach a new level. Once, live dealer games were a niche offering but now they are so much in demand that you'll find them at almost every online casino. Players are big fans of the combination of convenience and realism, with these closely mimicking …

tvbrics (2025-01-21). China unveils plan to build strong education system by 2035. tvbrics.com Special attention will be paid to the creation of new relevant disciplines…

Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir (2025-01-21). Morocco's Higher Education Stimulus. The University of Participatory Learning and Action (UPLA). globalresearch.ca Most of our world is experiencing a time of public discontent that now necessitates accomplishing a better and different driver of renewal for our cities and rural places. Let us consider a new approach, rooted in a long-held understanding of …

GABIK (2025-01-21). E Cape leadership on back-to-school drive. sanews.gov.za E Cape leadership on back-to-school drive | The Eastern Cape Executive Council (EXCO) members, led by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane, will join forces with Cabinet Ministers and Deputy Ministers on a week-long Back-to-School Outreach Programme across the province. | The provincial Back-to-School Outreach Programme is an annual campaign, designed to ensure all learners have opportunities to become productive, responsible and competitive citizens, through an inclusive quality basic education system. | The initiative aims to promote education, support learners, and engage with local communities. | It also seeks t…

UMMID (2025-01-21). OPJS, Sunrise and Singhania universities' PhDs invalid: UGC. ummid.com The University Grants Commission (UGC) Thursday January 16, 2025 said Ph.D. programmes offered by OPJS, Sunrise and Singhania universities are invalid and will not be recognised for higher education or employment.

The Independent (2025-01-21). Absa Bank Uganda, KH3 to continue championing girl education with 3rd Absa KH3-7 Hills Run. independent.co.ug üîµ Venue: Kololo Airstrip üîµ Distance: 21km (covering the seven hills of Kampala); 10km run; 5km CEO Fun run üîµPrizes: o Four tickets to the prestigious Run Your City Series in South Africa for top finishers of the 21km distance (determined by timed kits). o A land title for the top finisher. Kampala, Uganda …

editor (2025-01-21). Housing crisis: more of the same in 2025? onlineopinion.com.au Weeks become months and months become years in this real-life version of the Utopia TV series.

The Independent (2025-01-21). Meta is abandoning fact checking. independent.co.ug Discontinuing its independent, third-party, fact-checking program doesn't bode well for fight against misinformation COMMENT | NED WATT & OTHERS | Meta has announced it will abandon its fact-checking program, starting in the United States. It was aimed at preventing the spread of online lies among more than 3 billion people who use Meta's social media platforms, …

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