Richard Branson Musings: How can parents help dyslexic children thrive, and schools better support dyslexic students?

Richard Branson Musings: How can parents help dyslexic children thrive, and schools better support dyslexic students?

It has been nothing short of amazing to see the response from our campaign with Made By Dyslexia and LinkedIn to add ‘Dyslexic Thinking’ as a recognised skill on the platform. For my newsletter this month, I invited people to ask me any questions they have about dyslexia, and to...

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Freedom of  expression champions in South Sudan call for protection of local media practitioners

Freedom of  expression champions in South Sudan call for protection of local media practitioners

Entities advocating for the rights of journalists in South Sudan called for the protection of media practitioners as the world celebrated World Press Freedom Day, om May 3. This year’s World Press Freedom Day theme is “Journalism under Digital Siege.” In the 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters...

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While Namibian judiciary protects media, Eritrean president adjudged world’s worst media freedom assaulter

While Namibian judiciary protects media, Eritrean president adjudged world’s worst media freedom assaulter

Across Africa, laws and customs respecting the media vary considerably. As the world marked World Press Freedom Day on Tuesday, the occasion offered moments of reflection on the brightest and darkest situations for the continent’s news media. On the positive side is the southwest African nation of Namibia, ranked the...

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Defiant Liverpool manager Klopp doesn’t care whether he’ll play Man City or Madrid in Champions League final

Defiant Liverpool manager Klopp doesn’t care whether he’ll play Man City or Madrid in Champions League final

Jurgen Klopp anticipated the line of questioning and answered before the interviewer could finish when the subject of Liverpool’s Champions League final opponent arose. Liverpool secured passage to their third Champions League final in five years, though it was far from smooth sailing in Spain. Villarreal halved Liverpool’s aggregate lead...

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AI on the cusp of generating fluent language from data processed by emerging technologies, but for the better

AI on the cusp of generating fluent language from data processed by emerging technologies, but for the better

Machine-learning algorithms that generate fluent language from vast amounts of text could change how science is done – but not necessarily for the better, says Shobita Parthasarathy, a specialist in the governance of emerging technologies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In a report published on April 27,...

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