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Italy to ban burqa in schools, limit foreign pupils

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government has passed new school rules capping the number of students who don't speak fluent Italian and banning face coverings.

  • Italy bans face-covering Islamic veils in schools.
  • Limits foreign students in classrooms to prevent isolation.
  • Move criticized as turning immigration into political issue.

Tech

iBeer: the App Store’s first viral sensation

In July of 2008, Steve Jobs and Apple were in full preparation for the launch of Apple’s highly anticipated, and now very familiar, App Store.

  • iBeer launched July 2008 as App Store's first viral sensation
  • Steve Sheraton's app reacted to phone's orientation, mimicking beer
  • iPint, a Molson Coors-branded imitation, released later same year

Culture

HK guaranteed two squash mixed doubles medals

Hong Kong, China are guaranteed two medals in the squash mixed doubles at the Asian Games after both pairs won their quarterfinals to reach Saturday's semifinals.

  • Hong Kong guaranteed two squash mixed doubles medals at Asian Games
  • Lee Ka-yi and Donald Tang defeated Malaysia 11-7, 11-5 in quarterfinals
  • Toby Tse and Matthew Lai beat Pakistan 11-6, 11-7 in semifinals

AI

Avalara launches agentic artificial intelligence tools for enterprise software integrations

Software provider Avalara introduced specialized artificial intelligence agents within its Versori platform to accelerate the development and deployment of enterprise system connectors

  • Avalara launches agentic AI tool, Versori, to simplify enterprise system integrations.
  • Four AI agents automate complex processes in integration lifecycle.
  • Versori reduces integration time and costs for ERP, billing, e-commerce, and custom tech.

Science

Varsity Don warns against GMOs

AN agricultural economist and educationist, Professor Saa Dittoh, has warned against the subtle acceptance of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within the country’s agricultural eco-system. According to him any move towards dependence on proprietary seeds could create risks for Ghana’s food security and every step must be taken to…

Science

Ask Ethan: If intelligent alien life exists, will we make contact?

For countless generations, humanity has gazed at the stars, planets, and great canopy of the Milky Way in the night sky, wondering who else or what else may be out there. Here in 2026, we’ve searched tens of thousands of star systems for signs of life, for signals of potentially intelligent extraterrestrial origin, including through radio…

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