4 h. ago Canadian universities report jump in US applicants amid Trump crackdown

UBC and others report spike in interest from US citizens as Trump withholds funds and revokes foreign student visasMore students living in the United States are applying to Canadian universities or expressing interest in studying north of the border as Donald Trump cuts federal funding to universities and revokes foreign student visas.Officials at the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Vancouver campus said the school reported a 27% jump in graduate applications as of 1 March from US citizens for programs starting in the 2025 academic year, compared with all of 2024. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Sudan: EU and UK pledge millions in aid at London conference

Sudan: EU and UK pledge millions in aid at London conference  dw.com

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6 h. ago The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s industrial policy: inward turn by ultimatum | Editorial

The US is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control Globalisation is out; reshoring is the new realism. Intel’s half-built Ohio campus and Nvidia’s US supercomputer plan demonstrate the very different routes taken by Joe Biden and Donald Trump in the search for homegrown tech dominance. Mr Biden relied on institutions: grants, land and investment incentives. That approach has stalled after last year’s election, rendering Intel’s plant idle. Mr Trump prefers court politics: flattery, pressure and tariff threats. Nvidia’s move seems driven less by design than executive ultimatum. Industrial strategy lives on – but, and this is a concern, increasingly through presidential menace, not policy.There’s another important message in the Nvidia announcement. In an era where ideas spread freely, power lies not in invention but in chokepoints, such as artificial intelligence supercomputer fabrication, that deter...

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7 h. ago Vital materials to save British Steel plant arrive after tense race against time

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said he was 'delighted' that iron ore pellets and coking coal had been secured to keep the Scunthorpe steelworks in operation

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8 h. ago Ed Davey urges China to ‘publish the tapes’ after MP denied entry to Hong Kong

Wera Hobhouse, the Lib Dem MP for Bath, was refused entry to the former British territory while travelling to meet her son and baby grandson.

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8 h. ago Reynolds says job changes may be needed to ensure Scunthorpe steel plant future

The Business Secretary said new technology and facilities may be part of a long-term viable future.

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9 h. ago Judge in Colorado puts temporary hold on removals sought by Trump under 18th century wartime law

A federal judge has put a temporary hold on deportations of immigrants in Colorado who face possible removal under President Donald Trump's invocation of an 18th century law known as the Alien Enemies Act

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9 h. ago Pete Doherty's amputation update as he reveals 'body parts were going to have to come off'

Libertines rocker Pete Doherty has said he was told 'body parts were going to have to come off' after he was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Pete later revealed he would have to have his toes amputated if he wasn't careful.

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9 h. ago International conference in London rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of war, but peace is elusive

International conference in London rallies aid for Sudan after 2 years of war, but peace is elusive  Yahoo Home

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9 h. ago Pete Doherty gives shock health update: ‘Body parts were going to have to come off’

Libertines frontman previously said he felt ‘death was lurking’

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9 h. ago Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant

A remote-controlled robot has embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was wrecked by a tsunami 14 years ago

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9 h. ago Maxine Peake asks to build sewage treatment plant as part of plans to convert £1m Herefordshire farmhouse into rehearsal space and ceramics workshop

The 50-year-old who has been living in the Herefordshire village for just over a year wishes to build a workspace in her Grade II-listed farmhouse at her countryside home.

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10 h. ago How DOGE is combing through housing and other data to find migrants for Trump’s deportation plans

Data that DOGE staffers may access include where potential undocumented immigrants may live and work

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10 h. ago Foreign ministers attend conference in London to try to halt Sudan civil war

Foreign ministers attend conference in London to try to halt Sudan civil war  upi.com

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10 h. ago Reform UK would ‘get the auditors in’ to councils over DEI and ergonomic chairs

Party leader Nigel Farage said ‘we’ve got to see the long-term contracts that many of these county or unitary authorities have signed up to’.

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12 h. ago Lammy urges warring parties in Sudan to ‘put peace first’ after £120m aid boost

The Foreign Secretary told the London Sudan Conference it is ‘morally wrong’ to give up on the north-east African country.

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12 h. ago Are more schools strikes looming? Biggest education union inflicts fresh humiliation on Labour by backing formal ballot over 2.8% pay offer

Delegates at the NEU's annual conference said a formal ballot should be triggered if the ' unacceptable' 2.8 per cent offer is not increased.

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12 h. ago Bryan Adams reveals the surprising origin behind his ‘first real six

The Canadian rock legend opens up about music, lockdown, and lost instruments in the Help Musicians’ podcast series

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12 h. ago One supplement 'helps maintain healthy cholesterol levels' and it's 17p at Boots

Shoppers can save on Boots' Max Strength Plant Sterols thanks to the chemist's £10 sale event

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13 h. ago Crucial coal will be delivered to British Steel plant in Scunthorpe TODAY as ministers try to avoid full nationalisation

After stepping in to take control of British Steel over the weekend, the Government faced a race against time to get materials such as coking coal and iron ore to the site.

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