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From screens to streets: How Gen Z is disrupting the status quo and redefining activism
Womans is shouting through a megaphone during protests
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2024-04-26, Dawn
Soft. Entitled. Snowflakes. Lazy. These are some of the characterisations about Gen Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) pushed in the media by older generations who have...
Stripping Trump of any Secret Service Protection
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3.
AP / Joe Maiorana
2024-04-25, Armstrong Economics
COMMENT: I have been a Democrat all my life, and I am 72. I suppose I was a Democrat because my father was. Like you, after watching what they have been doing to Trump...
Not Enough War on the Ground, the US Is Taking It To Space
Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington
AP / Susan Walsh
2024-04-13, Scheerpost
By Stavroula Pabst / Responsible StatecraftElon Musk’s space company SpaceX recently secured a classified contract to build an extensive network of “spy satellites” for...
Signs of spring: VU Arboretum grows by 35 trees (Vanderbilt University)2024-04-29
Public Technologies: ) Follow @vutrees on Instagram for more Vanderbilt Arboretum content. THINGS TO KNOWVanderbilt University Arboretum is designated a Level IICertified Arboretum by ArbNet,an international arboretum accreditation and networking program that supports the common...
Announcement (Ellaktor SA)2024-04-29
Public Technologies: ) ELLAKTOR S.A. 25 Ermou St., 145 64 Nea Kifissia T: +30 210 8185000 E:info@ellaktor.comW: ellaktor.com T.I.N.: 094004914, TAX OFFICE: for Societes Anonymes of Athens,...
IMO supports shore power access in Africa and Carribean2024-04-29
SAFETY4SEA: According to IMO, funding is being released to develop detailed technical proposals aimed at accelerating decarbonisation efforts for selected domestic vessels and ports in Africa and the Caribbean, with a significant focus on shore-to-ship power supply...
American Airlines will reduce service on these 12 routes to Europe and elsewhere in ongoing ...2024-04-29
Fast Company: If you were planning on jetting off to Europe or other destinations this fall, your options for getting there just became fewer. That’s because American Airlines has said that it will reduce service on some long-haul international flights to certain cities...
Dragnis family firm Oceangold offloads product tanker amid rising prices2024-04-29
Tradewinds: Dragnis family company Oceangold Tankers has...
Comment on European clash descends into chaos with police forced to intervene in huge brawl ...2024-04-29
The Sun: AEK ATHENS manager Matias Almeyda got embroiled in a heated brawl after a dramatic derby against PAOK which desceded into chaos. AEK lost 3-2 to Razvan Lucescu's men in Salonika in an entertaining encounter that has set the Superleague title race on fire...
Six convicted amid fury over wildfires that killed 104 at Greek resort2024-04-29
The Peninsula: Athens: Nearly six years after wildfires killed more than 100 people at a Greek resort, an Athens court on Monday convicted six people of involuntary manslaughter and criminal negligence. None of the politicians among the 21 people prosecuted were convicted,...
Labour Day Travel Trends 2024: Where Are Workers Escaping To For A Break?2024-04-29
PR Newswire: SINGAPORE, April 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As Labour Day approaches, the global workforce eagerly anticipates a well-deserved respite from the daily grind, seeking solace and excitement in a variety of destinations across the globe. Celebrated as May Day in...
Police break up Israel-Gaza protest on University of Georgia campus2024-04-29
Atlanta Journal: ATHENS — Police broke up...
Tosca | Athens | June 1-112024-04-29
Ekathimerini: Italian composerGiacomo Puccini’s “Tosca” kicks off the festival season at the...
Controversy Over Acropolis 'Las Vegas' Spectacle2024-04-29
Greek City Times: A carnival-like spectacle at the ancient Acropolis site in Athens has stirred controversy and raised questions for the Ministry of Culture, prompting an investigation into the unusual event. Photos circulating on social media depict young people dressed in...
5 former officials convicted in Greece's deadliest wildfire case2024-04-29
Fox News: A Greek court convicted five former firefighting and disaster response officials on Monday over the deadliest wildfire in the country's history, with more than 100 people killed outside the capital. But some survivors were outraged when they were fined...
IMO advances shore-to-ship power solutions2024-04-29
SAFETY4SEA: According to IMO, funding is being released to develop detailed technical proposals aimed at accelerating decarbonisation efforts for selected domestic vessels and ports in Africa and the Caribbean, with a significant focus on shore-to-ship power supply...
Tackling Decolonisation in Digital Education – Lessons from Distance Learners (University of London)2024-04-29
Public Technologies: ) Recording of our recent event The Centre for Online and Distance Education (CODE) joined forces again with the Bloomsbury Learning Exchange (BLE) and the LondonInternational DevelopmentCentre (LIDC) to extend the conversation around the decolonisation of...