Attachments The EU and African partners have launched today two Team Europe Initiatives (TEI) focused on the Atlantic/Western Mediterranean and the Central Mediterranean migratory routes to ensure joint efforts by Member States and the EU addressing the migration challenges that the EU and its partners of North Africa are confronted with due to the upsurge of irregular flows and abuse by smuggling networks. The initiatives will contribute to implementing the external dimension of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and combine Member States’ activities with cooperation and coordination at the EU level through a whole-of-route approach. **A whole-of route approach to…
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Talking is Teaching And how your kid under five can get free books Parents are a child’s first teachers.Now, they can learn how to turn everyday activities into meaningful, teachable moments while receiving free children’s books to build a home library. The Learning Lamp is partnering with the “Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing” national campaign to help parents understand the critical role they play in their child’s early brain development. The local pilot, which is supported by a grant from the Clinton Foundation, gives parents concrete resources to maximize teachable moments in the car, at the grocery store, and during…
Attachments Overview Chad is at a tumultuous political moment. After transitional President Mahamat Déby raised expectations that he would steer away from the authoritarianism that charac- terised his father’s 30-year rule, he has tightened his grip on power. A brutal crack- down on protesters on 20 October has chilled hopes for democratisation while the country looks toward elections in 2024. As Chad navigates this challenging time, social media is set to play an important role. With restrictions having eased in recent years, online platforms show great potential to help overcome tenacious barriers to citizens’ participation in Chadian politics. Yet social…
December 13, 2022 You want to be the first in your family to graduate from college. But how do you navigate a journey that nobody close to you has ever traveled?High school students in the west Phoenix community of Maryvale received support in their quest for higher education from Arizona State University students in a humanities lab who spent the semester working on ways to help the teens learn pathways to a college degree. The ASU students’ efforts culminated in December at a workshop for the teens and their families that featured tips for achieving academic success, as well as…
Brent Christopher* According to Children’s Medical Center Foundation President Brent Christopher, “The holiday season is here, which means you’re already making plans to see family and friends and participate in all kinds of fun. No matter how you celebrate or who you celebrate with, most parents and caregivers can agree that seeing the magic of the holidays come to life through kids’ eyes is the best part. At Children’s Health, this is something we think about year-round as we work to make life better for children. “This year, we’re asking you to consider adding one more recipient to your shopping…
Indigenous electronics brand Ambrane has launched its flagship product, a smartwatch called ‘Wise Glaze,’ which comes with a 1.78-inch AMOLED Lucid Display. The smartwatch is available in four colours – Black, Blue, Green, Grey – and has a maximum retail price (MRP) of ₹5,990. However, according to Ambrane’s website, you can get the product for ₹2,995, a discount of 50%.Ambrane’s ‘Smart Glaze’As per Ambrane, Wise Glaze’s AMOLED display has extreme brightness of 1,000 Nits, and hence, users will be able to see the display clearly even in bright sunlight. For connectivity, the device comes with a Bluetooth calling feature, in-built…
An honor guard watches the airplane carrying Senegalese President Macky Sall land at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Monday. The summit is taking place this week in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images An honor guard watches the airplane carrying Senegalese President Macky Sall land at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit on Monday. The summit is taking place this week in Washington, D.C. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images LAGOS, Nigeria — Nearly 50 African leaders and delegates have arrived in Washington this week…
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When I interviewed Jan Morris about her extensive book collection running to more than 8,000 titles, I had known her personally for seven years, had been familiar with her writing for more than two decades, and written a monograph on her in the “Writers of Wales” series. She agreed to what turned out to be a lengthy interview about the books that inspired her and those that she often re-visited and cherished or were in some way special. The interview ran in The Book and Magazine Collector (issue No. 200, November 2000), a monthly magazine published in London from 1984-2010.…
A semifinal berth already secured, India would look to continue the momentum and notch up a hat-trick of wins when they take on lower-ranked South Africa in the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup here on Wednesday.World number eight India are so far undefeated in Pool B with wins over Chile (3-1) and Asian Games nemesis Japan (2-1) and victory against the 20th ranked South Africa would enable them to top the pool, which means they won’t run into hosts Spain (7th ranked) in the semifinals.Besides India, Spain has also secured a semifinal spot from Pool A with two wins from…