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Egypt on Tuesday inaugurated the 24th Meeting of the Parties to the Barcelona Convention (COP24) in Cairo, convening ministers and representatives from 21 Mediterranean countries, regional and international organizations to advance efforts to protect the Mediterranean Sea from pollution. Daily News reports that the Local Development Minister and acting Environmental Minister Manal Awad said hosting COP24 reflects “deep…

Photo credit: Times of Israel Eman Hassan Lawwa was dressed in traditional Palestinian prints, and Hikmat Lawwa wore a suit as they walked hand-in-hand past the crumbled buildings of southern Gaza in a line of other couples dressed similarly. The 27-year-old Palestinians were among 54 couples to get married on Tuesday in a mass wedding in…

Photo credit: Europost The Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention of two suspects accused of belonging to a criminal network specializing in smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean, and has moved to prosecute other individuals implicated in the case. The Libya Observer reports that the prosecutor’s office said investigations began after receiving information from the Special Tasks…

Photo credit; CBC A new report says more than one million Ontario residents needed a food bank in the past year. CBC News reports that Neil Hetherrington, the CEO of Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank, says, “We see it here every single day at the food bank, at the Daily Bread Food Bank. And it’s…

Photo credit: Aljazeera Work-related migration to rich countries fell by one-fifth last year, as labour markets weakened and countries including Australia and the United Kingdom tightened visa rules, according to new research by the Organization for Economic CHo-operation and Development (OECD). Data from the organization, which is made up of 38 wealthy and emerging economies,…

Photo credit: The Guardian Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked Israel’s president for a pardon for bribery and fraud charges and an end to a five-year corruption trial, arguing that it would be in the “national interest.” The Guardian reports that Isaac Herzog’s office acknowledged receipt of the 111-page submission from the prime minister’s…

Photo credit: New market Two years ago, University of Toronto Scarborough associate professor Andre Cire noticed something unusual in his undergraduate data science class: while student grades for take-home assignments had surged, performance on in-person end-of-year exams had plummeted.  Cire’s research has explored the use of AI to drive operational efficiencies. So, the mystery was easy to…