The global jobs challenge Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) face a jobs challenge of historic proportions. Between 2025 and 2035, around 1.2 billion young people in these economies are …
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Economy & Development
A Million Dreams, 700,000 Jobs: What Sri Lanka’s Youth Are Really Asking For
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWhen Batya Peters looks at the future, she sees more than a job. Like thousands of young Sri Lankans preparing to leave university, she is thinking about independence, stability and …
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Economy & Development
IMF Staff Completes 2026 Article IV Mission and Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on a 41-Month Extended Credit Facility Arrangement with Guinea
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauWashington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Izabela Karpowicz, conducted discussions with the Guinean authorities in Conakry during June 16–29, 2026, in the context of the 2026 Article …
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Sports & Inspiration
Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026: A new era and a new champion for women’s football in Africa
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAfrica is home to some of the most exciting talent in women’s football. Over the last three weeks, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026 has demonstrated as such. As a whole, …
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Education & Innovation
Community College Instructors Bring Astronomy Textbook Into 21st Century
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauTeaching the beautiful and inspirational science of astronomy using only the conceptual framework offered by a traditional textbook – without incorporating the wealth of incredible resources, images and activities from …
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The most common misconception about sonic booms is that they’re just the sound created at the moment when an aircraft “breaks the sound barrier.” In reality, a sonic boom is continuous, the audible evidence of invisible pressure waves forming as an aircraft travels faster than sound. As these waves travel toward the ground, they can merge, creating an explosive bang heard by everyone the aircraft passes …
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At first glance the nebula’s overall structure in Webb’s infrared images, with both the NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) instruments, may look quite similar to Hubble’s earlier visible-light view. However, …
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Education & Innovation
NASA+ Debuts on discovery+, Coming Soon to HBO Max
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAs NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A continuous live …
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Sports & Inspiration
2026 European Athletics Championships: Asher-Smith, Swoboda and Dosso set for European 100m rematch in Birmingham as Amy Hunt shows she’s the one to beat
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe entire podium from the women’s 100m at the 2024 European Athletics Championships will line up again for another shot at gold in Birmingham. Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith, Poland’s Ewa Swoboda and Italy’s Zaynab …
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Sports & Inspiration
European Athletics Championships 2026: Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen claims stunning 5000m gold
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauJakob Ingebrigtsen had not raced competitively for more than ten months. On Monday night (10 August) in Birmingham, none of that seemed to matter. The Norwegian produced a remarkable comeback to …