University News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 6, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Remarks as prepared for delivery by Teresa M. Hodge, 2025 NEA Higher Educator of the Year to the 104th Representative Assembly
Source: US National Education Union By: National Education Association Published: July 5, 2025 Good day NEA! Standing before you today is the daughter of Afro-Caribbean West Indian parents from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands — a mother who was a floor nurse and later a graduate of John Hopkins who became a public health administrator and a […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Dmitry Chernyshenko and Krasnoyarsk Krai Governor Mikhail Kotyukov discussed the development of the region’s scientific and educational infrastructure
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. During a working visit to Krasnoyarsk Krai, Dmitry Chernyshenko assessed the infrastructure of the Institute of Physics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences July 5, 2025 During a working visit […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Seychelles media take steps toward stronger disaster preparedness
Source: UNISDR Disaster Risk Reduction Workshop explores inclusive risk communication, media resilience, and the future of journalism education From 23 to 27 June 2025, media professionals came together for a workshop on disaster preparedness and response, co-organized by the Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD), UNDRR, and UNESCO. The five-day event aimed to build media capacity […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed dozens, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Hatim Sharif, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio A Kerrville, Texas, resident watches the flooded Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025. Eric Vryn/Getty Images Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, with shallow rivers winding among hills and through […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to Texas floods
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments July 5, 2025 Scientists comment on the flooding in Texas. Dr Martina Egedusevic, Impact Fellow in Green Futures, University of Exeter, said: “The devastating floods in Texas are a stark reminder of how intensifying extreme weather events driven by climate change are interacting with land-use change, urbanisation, […]
MIL-OSI Russia: UN Tourism to Promote Sustainable Tourism Development in Uzbekistan
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Tashkent, July 5 /Xinhua/ — UN Tourism Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili visited the Central Asian University for Environment and Climate Change Studies /Green University/ under the Ministry of […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Rule of law education course begins
Source: Hong Kong Information Services The Department of Justice today launched the third phase of the foundation course of its Rule of Law Education (ROLE) Stars Train-the-Leaders Programme. The two-day course is being taken by about 120 trainees from district youth committees in the 18 districts and from the Education University of Hong Kong. […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Portsoy rocks helping to unlock understanding of the moon
Rocks from an Aberdeenshire coastal village are helping scientists to develop equipment which could enable astronauts to investigate the surface of the moon.
Source: University of Aberdeen Rocks from an Aberdeenshire coastal village are helping scientists to develop equipment which could enable astronauts to investigate the surface of the moon. Portsoy has long been known for its important geological features but now researchers from the University of Aberdeen are using the rare assembly of rock types found in […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Speech by CE at Hong Kong Association for External Friendship Inauguration Ceremony (English only)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region Speech by CE at Hong Kong Association for External Friendship Inauguration Ceremony (English only) Ladies and gentlemen, when I was making preparation for this occasion, my colleagues told me that because we are talking about friendship, I should make three speeches, one in Cantonese, one is Putonghua and one […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Third phase of Rule of Law Education Train-the-Leaders Programme trains youth leaders as ROLE ambassadors
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region The third phase of the foundation course of the Rule of Law Education (ROLE) Stars Train-the-Leaders (TTL) Programme was officially launched today (July 5) by the Department of Justice (DoJ). The two-day course, which covers topics relevant to the rule of law and daily life, provides training to […]
MIL-OSI China: Under Xi, China’s first 15-year city plan resonates far
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News XIAMEN, July 5 — In a quiet corner of an exhibition hall in the coastal city of Xiamen in east China’s Fujian Province rests a faded blue binder, its 300 yellowed pages meticulously preserved, containing the city’s economic and social development strategy from 1985 to 2000. […]
MIL-OSI China: National identity, pride grow as naval fleet led by China’s first homegrown aircraft carrier visits Hong Kong
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News An aerial drone photo taken on July 4, 2025 shows visitors on-board the aircraft carrier Shandong anchored in Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, south China. [Photo/Xinhua] The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) celebrated the 28th anniversary of the city’s return to the motherland with a […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Seminar for SCO countries on educational institutions management concludes in Shenyang
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SHENYANG, July 5 (Xinhua) — A seminar on educational institution management for Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries concluded in Shenyang, capital of northeast China’s Liaoning Province, on […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Is Mark Carney turning his back on climate action?
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Deborah de Lange, Associate Professor, Global Management Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University The G7 summit in Alberta, hosted by Prime Minister Mark Carney, has ended with only passing mention of fighting climate change, including a statement on wildfires that is silent on the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas […]
MIL-Evening Report: ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for July 5, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on July 5, 2025. Palestine protesters target NZ businesses ‘complicit’ with Israel’s Gaza genocideAsia Pacific Report Protesters against the Israeli genocide in Gaza and occupied West Bank targeted three business sites accused of being “complicit” in Aotearoa New Zealand today. The Palestine Solidarity […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
Source: United Nations MIL OSI b On a sun-drenched morning off the coast of Villefranche-sur-Mer, the Sagitta III cuts through the cobalt waters of the Mediterranean, past the quiet marinas and pine-fringed terraces of France’s Côte d’Azur. The 40-foot scientific vessel – named after a fearsome zooplankton with hook-lined jaws – rumbles toward a lonely […]
MIL-OSI United Nations: The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?
Source: United Nations 2-b The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the Aztecs who discovered that, by layering mud, plants and branches on shallow lake beds, they could create highly fertile plots of land. For hundreds of years, the chinampas sustained farming communities, […]
MIL-OSI China: Global strategists, decision-makers address key security, development issues at Beijing peace forum
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Ex-President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy speaks at the 13th World Peace Forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 3, 2025. More than 1,200 guests from 86 countries and regions have gathered in Beijing to exchange views on maintaining global peace and addressing conflicts […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Employers are failing to insure the working class – Medicaid cuts will leave them even more vulnerable
Source: The Conversation – USA (3) – By Sumit Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan The Congressional Budget Office estimates that 7.8 million Americans across the U.S. will lose their coverage through Medicaid – the public program that provides health insurance to low-income families and individuals – under the multitrillion-dollar domestic policy […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: How proposed changes to higher education accreditation could impact campus diversity efforts
Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jimmy Aguilar, PhD Candidate in Urban Education Policy, University of Southern California An executive order seeks to remove ‘discriminatory ideology’ in universities. Critics contend it politicizes the accreditation process. Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez via Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 23, 2025, signed an executive order that […]