S. Africa To Build Bullet-Proof Playgrounds With Facial Recognition and Panic Button To Fend off Gangs
S. Africa to build playgrounds with bulletproof glass to protect kids from gang shootings. Desperate solution for a tragic problem.
Rejected From More Than 500 Internships To Raising $7.2M To Build Flying Boats: Meet Sampriti Bhattacharyya
While in India, Bhattacharyya learned about NASA and educated herself on space technology - this is what pushed her to apply for an internship in America.
Company Wants To Address Euro Teacher Shortage With AI By Using Avatars To Teach Maths
AI tutors address teacher shortages and short attention spans! AI avatars deliver engaging math lessons.
Taiwan Hit By Dozens Of Strong Aftershocks From Deadly Quake
Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago.
US Mom Used Her Kids' College Funds For Her Beach Bag Business - Now It's On Track For $1M Sales
A mompreneur's bold move of investing her kids' college fund into her business pays off, with Bogg Bag looking at a $100 million growth this year
Erin Ward: Wife of US Department of Defense Deputy Caught Naked With Minor In Car
Erin Ward, the disgraced female teacher in Nebraska caught having sex with a minor student, has been revealed as the wife of a Dept of Defence Deputy Director.
This Guy Works Twice A Week and Earns $700K Yearly: Tips On Starting A Vending Machine Business
From a corporate job to a successful vending business from scratch, Adam Hill started out with the right feedback, resources, and timing.
Residents Slam Serial Squatter Who Refuses To Pay Rent Despite $400K Yearly Salary
A man and his wife have been dubbed "serial squatters" after they have refused to pay rent for more than four years.
Breaking Barriers: Women Entrepreneurs Driving Growth in Saudi Arabia's SME Sector
While Personal Statement Laws tell women to obey their husbands "in a reasonable manner", 40 per cent of digital entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia are women
Autistic Girl, 11, Has IQ Higher Than Einstein and Hawking; Studying for Master's So She Can Work for NASA
Aspiring astronaut, Adhara Perez Sanchez, first became fascinated by space exploration after seeing artwork of Stephen Hawking in a doctor's office.
More Than 130 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolchildren Released
More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released unharmed on Sunday, officials and the army said.
London Still Awaits Olympic's Promised 'Affordable' Housing
More than a decade after London hosted the Olympic Games, cranes are still everywhere in and around the Olympic Park in Stratford, where an array of buildings are under construction.
Gang Violence Drives Thousands From Haiti's Capital, Hunger Sets In
Rampant gang violence in Port-au-Prince has triggered the exodus of tens of thousands of people from the Haitian capital where Friday charred bodies lay in the streets and residents battled a growing food security crisis.
Teacher 'With Unblemished Record' Sacked After Refusing To Use 8-Year-Old's Preferred Pronouns
A teacher has launched a case against her local primary school after she was sacked for refusing to treat an 8-year-old female student as a boy.
Afghan Girls And Women Cling To Glitchy, Lonesome Online Learning
Sequestered at home in a remote Afghan town, 18-year-old Shekiba often roams the house hunting for the patchy internet signal that is her last link to an education.
'Real Suffering and Poverty Is Not An Exhibit to Enjoy': Tourist Slammed For 'Enjoying' Mumbai Slum Tours
Western tourists are increasingly being criticised for documenting poverty and low income communities during their travels.
US School Begs for National Guard Help as Violence, Drug Use and Fight Clubs Erupt Daily
Teachers at the largest school in Massachusetts are overwhelmed by the escalation of violence, drug dealing and staff members being injured.
Pricey Homes Push Londoners to Move to 'God's Waiting Room' Where Homes are Half the Price
With it costing Londoners over £700,000 to purchase a house in the city, some have chosen to relocate down south to the elderly-populated area of Bexhill.
What's Included In The New EU Law On AI
The European Parliament on Wednesday gave the final nod to far-reaching rules on artificial intelligence that the EU hopes will both harness innovation and defend against harms.
Ex-McLaren Engineer Reveals Childhood Sexual Abuse To Empower Others
After addressing his own childhood traumas, Jeremy Indika launched Something to Say, a leading platform that advocates for the end of child sexual abuse.
Gunshots, Then Chaos Before Nigeria Students' Kidnapping
Students were just about to settle into their classes after singing Nigeria's national anthem when the gunshots rang out.
FIFA Women's World Cup: UK Sport Keen To Finally Host Within the Next 15 Years
The UK are hoping to host the FIFA Women's World Cup as early as 2031, but that date could get pushed if the 2027 tournament is staged in Europe.
Reenergizing Human Potential's Strategies Helps Nurses in India Training via Alleviating NHS Nursing Shortage
The UK's National Health System (NHS) has been seen in the past as one of the best healthcare systems in the world
World Bank Rep Satu Kahkonen Faces Backlash for Opposition to 'Free Lunch' Policy
World Bank's Indonesia rep faces backlash for opposing President-elect's plan for free school lunch and milk ('makan siang gratis').
'Black Company' in Japan Forces US Worker to Resign And Refuses to Pay Last Pay Cheque
River Hodge tells International Business Times UK that he was forced to resign after he found out that he had signed a contract with a corrupt Japanese company – known as a "black company".
Copilot Offers Controversial Responses On Teaching Sex, DEI, LGBTQ Topics In Preschool
Microsoft's Copilot asserted that discussions about paedophilia and White privilege were not appropriate for nursery school kids.
UN Representatives Praise Iraq's Progress
UK, US, and French UN reps praise Iraq's progress in stability, citing successful elections as a milestone amid corruption challenges, as Iraqi government intensifies service delivery efforts.
UK Child Activity Workers To Be 'Legally Obliged' To Report Child Sexual Abuse
UK's sex offense laws are going to be strengthened with stricter child sexual abuse law which makes it a punishable offence to hide any child sexual exploitation leading to prison term.
Adi Marsiela Q&A IBT
We had a chance to sit down with Adi Marsiela, coordinator at CekFakt for a conversation about disinformation, the upcoming Indonesian elections and expected challenges.
Young Creators Face Cost Dilemma At London Fashion Week
To show or not to show at London Fashion Week? The programme provides also a venue to showcase at London Fashion Week, which could be for example at a hotel close to the main setting.