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Nine young Kiwis have been selected for the Meat Industry Association (MIA) scholarship programme for 2024. Three post-graduate and six undergraduate students from Christchurch, Gore, Lumsden, Waikawa (Southland), Timaru, Ngāruawāhia, Dargaville, and Feilding, have joined the programme, alongside nine returning scholars. Every year, the MIA provides scholarships of $5,000 per year for undergraduates and $10,000 per year for post-graduate students. All are tertiary students studying a subject relevant to the red meat processing industry and planning a career in the sector beyond the farm gate. This year’s new scholar intake are pursuing subjects including mechanical engineering, environmental management, commerce, global...

Four immigrants from Venezuela were arrested Saturday for allegedly robbing and beating a man on a CTA train in Chicago.Chicago police identified the men as Fernando Loyo-Rodriguez, 22; Wilker Gutierrez Sierra, 21; Carlos Carreno-Carreno, 20; and Yonnier Guasamucare Garcia, 18.Police said the four men robbed and beat a 49-year-old man on a CTA train in the 2000 block of South Kostner Avenue. The man was reported to have lost consciousness but has since recovered.L-R: Fernando Loyo-Rodriguez, Wilker Gutierrez Sierra, Carlos Carreno-Carreno, and Yonnier Guasamucare Garcia.Police arrested the four alleged offenders just before 5:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of S...

A nostalgic hit song from a 1990s China state TV extravaganza titled "Go back home to visit often" portrays an idealized world where several generations of family get together to eat and talk about their lives, offering each other support and advice in times of difficulty. But the reality these days for many of China’s young people is quite different. Economic woes, a competitive culture and parental pressure to tick off traditional milestones like a partner, a career, marriage, a mortgage and children are making the youth feel disconnected from their families. The search phrase 'cutting off family ties' was...

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter. Source link

A slow-moving winter storm that pelted Los Angeles with steady rain Monday was expected to subside briefly Tuesday before roaring back at nightfall with heavy downpours, strong winds and the possibility of thunder and lightning.Authorities, fearing the effect of additional rain on hillsides and creek beds already saturated by a massive storm earlier this month, issued flash flood warnings for a swath of L.A. from Malibu to Griffith Park as well as portions of the San Fernando Valley.Residents were encouraged to remain in their homes and stay vigilant for signs of mudslides. There were scattered reports of mudslides throughout the...

Assuring complete support to the women in Sandeshkhali, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday launched a mission —Santosh-kali — that aims to protect the dignity of women. In his message to women in the restive-area, who have been subjected to alleged sexual harassment by TMC leaders, the Governor said, “To my aggrieved sisters of Sandeshkhali I give my assurance that we are all with you. You need not be afraid. Your rightful place in society shall be secured and you shall be meaningfully empowered to guide your families and the society. Let peace bloom in Sandeshkhali. Let the message of...

Interacting with pods can disturb their natural behaviours like resting, feeding, and socialising which can have long-term impacts on survival and breeding success. Photo Lydia Green An increase in risky, potentially harmful encounters with marine mammals is prompting a call from Department of Conservation to the public to give dolphins and whales space on the water. DOC’s Marine Technical Advisor, Hannah Hendriks says DOC has received numerous complaints from the public about boaties and jetskiers getting too close to marine mammals. “This is something we see every summer, but more people seem to be aware of the rules these days and are...

Some Canadians say they are fed up with tipping partly because they think it has become common in places it didn't exist before. Some say prompts for bigger tips have been the norm since the pandemic when many were supporting local businesses. "Mental yardsticks for tipping have moved somewhat and expectations have changed, putting more pressure on consumers to pay more tips," Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax, said in an email to CTVNews.ca. Charlebois will release a report on tipping practices and the related consumer behaviour in the spring....

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had "decreased by 40 to 50 percent" so far this year due to attacks on shipping by Yemen's Houthi rebels.The canal is one of the main sources of foreign currency for Egypt which is gripped by a severe financial crisis.Since November, the Iran-backed Houthis have launched numerous attacks on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, which the group says are aimed at ships with links to Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip.The attacks have caused several major shipping...

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailSilicon Valley tech giants’ actions could “severely disable” UK spooks from preventing harm caused by online paedophiles and fraudsters, Suella Braverman has suggested.The Conservative former home secretary named Facebook owner Meta, and Apple, and their use of technologies such as end-to-end encryption as a threat to attempts to tackle digital crimes.She claimed the choice to back these technologies without “safeguards” could “enable and indeed facilitate some of the worst atrocities that our brave men and women in law enforcement agencies...