African basketball stars are making their mark on the NBA

African basketball stars are making their mark on the NBA

CNN  —  March 11 marked the start of the Basketball Africa League, the continent’s premier basketball competition. Ahead of its third season, president Amadou Gallo Fall reflected on the rise of the sport on the continent. “It’s been an evolutive journey,” he said. This year’s competition will be held over three months, starting in Senegal’s … Read more

A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?

A volunteer network of interpreters wants to make refugees’ languages more accessible. Will AI help?

NEW YORK — They may be Tigrinya speakers fleeing the authoritarian Eritrean government’s indefinite military service policy. Or Rohingya people escaping ethnic violence in Myanmar. But refugees navigating resettlement often face a shared hurdle: poor machine translations and a short supply of interpreters knowledgeable in their less-serviced languages. Tarjimly, a Google-backed nonprofit described as “Uber … Read more

NHS was ‘creaking at seams’ when pandemic hit

NHS was ‘creaking at seams’ when pandemic hit

The NHS was “creaking at the seams” when the pandemic hit – and this undermined the care given to both coronavirus patients and those needing treatment for other conditions, the Covid public inquiry has been told. On the opening day of the third stage of the inquiry, which is looking at healthcare, lawyers said the … Read more

L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers sign new corporate sponsors

L.A. 2028 Olympic organizers sign new corporate sponsors

The private organizers in charge of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and Paralympics announced a new corporate partnership Thursday, the latest in a string of deals that will help pay the tab for their $7-billion sporting event. The agreement between LA28 and Cedars-Sinai, which will serve as the official medical provider for the upcoming Games, … Read more