MIDDLE EAST LIVE 16 April: All eyes on mooted Israel-Lebanon talks

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Amid reports of high-level talks later today between Israel and Lebanon, intense Israeli military strikes continued in southern Lebanese territory, including around the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil. Hezbollah rocket fire continued into northern Israel also. In other developments, the US military announced on Wednesday that it had prevented 10 ships from navigating through the Strait of Hormuz, in line with its blockade of Iranian ports. Meanwhile, the Iranian military reportedly pledged to extend disruption to shipping to the Red Sea. Stay with us for live updates on this and UN agencies. App users can follow coverage here.

Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, April 16 (game #1543)

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Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, April 15 (game #1542). Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers. Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc’s Wordle today column covers the original viral word game. SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers. Quordle today (game #1543) […]

10 Problem-Solving Training Techniques Every Organization Should Use

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Do you want to build a more agile and future-ready organization? Here are 10 problem-solving training techniques that are necessary to help employees handle unexpected challenges more effectively. This post was first published on eLearning Industry. Employee Training  Source: eLearning Industry  ​Read More 

The Case For Skills-Based Learning In A Rapidly Changing Workplace

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Skills-based learning is the most effective training approach for adult learners—practical, engaging, and adaptable to any delivery format. From navigating AI oversight to making dry compliance topics stick, teaching through skills delivers results that theory alone never can. This post was first published on eLearning Industry. Simulation and Scenario-Based Learning  Source: eLearning Industry  ​Read More 

AI could mean the end of the Wayback Machine, as news websites are increasingly blocking it to prevent content scraping

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A growing number of major news sites are blocking the Wayback MachineThat reportedly includes 23 organizations that are preventing their content from appearing in the archiveThis is happening due to fears that the Wayback Machine is being exploited for AI content scraping The Wayback Machine is under serious threat (and not for the first time), as a growing number of major news websites appear to be blocking the archiving system. If you’re not familiar with the Wayback Machine, it’s run by the non-profit Internet Archive, and is essentially a time machine that preserves a history of the web (and more besides). This can be vital when it comes to historical research, for example, or monitoring changes to websites. As Wired reports (via 9 to 5 Mac), there’s a growing trend of online news outlets blocking the web crawler that the Internet Archive uses to gather its snapshots. Some 23 big news sites are now doing so, according […]

Africa: Nearly 20 million measles deaths averted since 2000

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Measles vaccinations have saved nearly 20 million lives in Africa since the year 2000 and more than 500 million children were protected through routine immunisation, but the continent remains offtrack in the fight against vaccine-preventable diseases. 

SECURITY COUNCIL LIVE: Security fears rise in eastern DR Congo

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The Security Council holds an open briefing top of the hour on the deteriorating security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and wider Great Lakes region. Special Envoy Huang Xia and UN Women’s Sima Bahous will update ambassadors on the recent escalation of violence. Despite mediation efforts in Doha and Washington, regional tensions between the DRC, Rwanda, and Burundi remain acute. Follow live below from our Meetings Coverage team, and app users can click here.