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IATA urges South Africa to prioritise country’s aviation sector

Engineeringnews.co.za 

The global representative body for the airline industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA), on Tuesday called on the new South African Government to continue to prioritise aviation sector development in the country, as a key impetus for economic growth and job creation. (With no party having won a majority in the recent elections, the country now had a new, broad-based, ruling coalition, called the Government of National Unity.) IATA was currently holding its Wings of Change ...

All about the collie

Horse And Hound 

CEMY58 Rough and smooth adult collies sitting side by sideThanks to the Lassie films, the rough collie is one of the world’s most recognisable breeds. Collies – which can be either rough or smooth and are distinct in the UK as two separate breeds – are loyal, intelligent and athletic herding dogs. Like Lassie, this is a dog with brains, brawn and bravery. They […]

Malawi striker Chawinga joins Lyon women

France24.com (en) 

Striker Chawinga, 28, was the league's top goal-scorer last season while on loan at Paris Saint-Germain from Chinese outfit Wuhan Jianghan University. Chawinga, who spent the previous season on loan at Inter Milan, scored 19 times in 21 league games for PSG as she became the first player from Malawi to play in the French top-flight. "It was an ambition of mine to sign for a great club," Chawinga said in a Lyon statement. "I hope to be able to inspire other people from Malawi to follow in my footsteps by playing here... Читать дальше...

Concessions to Taliban govt 'worth it' for Doha talks: EU envoy

France24.com (en) 

Rights groups have strongly criticised the UN move to exclude women's rights and other groups from the Doha meeting which ended Monday, in a compromise to allow the Taliban government's participation. Civil society organisations and women's activists were given the chance to meet with officials and international envoys on Tuesday outside the official agenda though some chose to boycott the extra day of talks. "To have the opportunity to talk with the Taliban, and they came, and to talk with these individuals... Читать дальше...

Meta is against California’s AI bill. Here’s why 

Co.EXIST 

The bill aims to regulate large AI systems of the future.

California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures so they can’t be potentially manipulated to wipe out the state’s electric grid or help build chemical weapons — scenarios that experts say could be possible in the future as technology evolves at warp speed.

Politics took center stage at the BET Awards

NBC News 

From a phone call with Vice President Kamala Harris to quips about “Black jobs,” Sunday’s BET Awards, one of Black culture’s biggest stages, didn’t shy away from politics — and the volatile November election.