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Africa Expected to Strongly Support Durban Call to Action on Child Labour

Inter Press Service 

Global goals to eradicate child labour will not be achieved without a breakthrough in Africa, where most of the world’s 160 million children entrapped in child labour work in rural regions, mostly in agriculture with their families. This is why the “Durban Call to Action” to eradicate child labour, spearheaded by the African Union (AU), […]

Play-to-earn sells the dream of gaming for cash — so why isn’t everyone playing?

Thenextweb.com 

The crypto crash has spooked many investors, but blockchain bros have high hopes for one nascent application: GameFi. A portmanteau of “game” and “decentralized finance,” the model offers a chance at earning cash by gaming. Players who complete in-game tasks are rewarded with crypto and NFTs, which can then be traded for real money. It’s a tempting pitch on paper. But play-to-earn shows signs of plateauing before it enters the mainstream. In April, active users shrunk by 24.9% to 9.22 million, while transaction volumes fell by 73.4%... Читать дальше...



Epicenter in favorite's role at Preakness Stakes

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Epicenter was the 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby and heading for the finish line before being overtaken down the stretch by 80-1 longshot Rich Strike. But Rich Strike isn't running in The Preakness Stakes and Epicenter once again tops the board at 6-5 for the second leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday at Pimlico in Baltimore. Early Voting is next at 7-2 and Secret Oath is 9-2. Epicenter will start in Post No. 8 in

Loons look to snap three-game skid vs. Galaxy

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Minnesota United will try to snap a three-match losing streak on Wednesday night when they host the LA Galaxy in Saint Paul, Minn. The Loons (4-5-2, 14 points), who started the MLS campaign without a loss in their first four games (2-0-2), have dropped to 10th place in the Western Conference. The losing streak is the team's longest since it began the 2021 season with four straight losses. Minnesota's latest loss came on

Warriors G Gary Payton II out for Game 1, not series

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Gary Payton II could still return during the Western Conference finals, but the defensive whiz will not play in Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday due to his elbow injury. Head coach Steve Kerr said the Warriors are encouraged by Payton's activity, which was largely limited to right-hand dominant work at practice on Tuesday. Payton could play in the best-of-seven series, but the Warriors plan to take his a

Pandemonium in Ondo as military men disrupt ASUU strike protest

Business Day 

There was pandemonium on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital as some unknown military personnel disrupted the ongoing protest embarked by Universities students against the ongoing strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Recall that the protesters who began the protest on Monday barricaded the Akure-Ilesa highway in Akure, halting vehicular movement […]

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EU raises spectre of trade war if UK rewrites Northern Ireland protocol - The Guardian

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  1. EU raises spectre of trade war if UK rewrites Northern Ireland protocol  The Guardian
  2. Roll up your sleeves and let's fix the Northern Ireland Protocol together, Boris Johnson urges DUP  The Telegraph
  3. Editorial: It is Boris Johnson's job to make Brexit work, not ignore or breach it  The Independent
  4. PM’s article and his TUV snub are a troubling harbinger  Belfast News Letter
  5. Johnson must embrace the Brexit he made  Financial Times
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See The Island In Maldives Made Entirely Of Trash

Earther.com 

The Maldives is one of the world’s most beautiful places—and one of the places most threatened by climate change, as about 80% of the island nation sits 3.3 feet (1 meter) below sea level rise. Ironically, the highest spot above sea level in the country is made out of trash, piled meters higher above the rest of the…

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Rams waive five recent UDFA signings

NBCSports.com 

The Rams have made some roster moves on Tuesday, waiving several players they’d signed as undrafted free agents. Los Angeles announced tight end Roger Carter, defensive back T.J. Carter, linebacker Andrzej Hughes-Murray, defensive back Daniel Isom, and receiver Lance McCutcheon have all been waived. The five players were among the 17 the defending Super Bowl [more]





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