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To minimise AI’s impact on jobs, ILO bats for lifelong learning

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Lifelong learning is the bridge between today’s jobs and tomorrow’s opportunities, added ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo. File image used for representation only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Given the tumultuous trends reshaping labour markets across the world, lifelong learning needs to be a central pillar of governments’ economic and social policies, the International Labour…

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Israel court extends Gaza flotilla activists’ detention by six days

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Activist Saif Abu Keshek, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate’s court for a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel on May 3, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israeli court on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) extended the detention of two foreign activists taken from a Gaza-bound…

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India’s energy security amid conflicts

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An Indian-flagged tanker carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, is seen docked in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: AFP The conflict in West Asia has demonstrated the speed with which geopolitical shocks have been transmitted to India’s domestic economy. The head of the International Energy Agency has described the current geoeconomic crisis…

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Rubio expects ‘frank’ meeting with pope as Trump takes fresh potshots at Leo

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Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as they meet at the Vatican, on May 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio expects a “frank” meeting with Pope Leo during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday (May 7, 2026), the U.S. ambassador said, after…

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China says wider U.S. sanctions on Cuba are ‘illegal’

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China backs ⁠Cuba’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and security and ‌resolutely opposes interference in its internal affairs. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters China urged Washington on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) to immediately end its embargo and ‌sanctions on Cuba, saying the expanded measures were “illegal” and “seriously violated” ⁠the…

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Watch: How was Vijay’s spectacular win covered in Sri Lanka?

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Sri Lankan Tamil media on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) dedicated prominent slots on their front pages to actor C. Joseph Vijay, carrying news reports and photographs of his big win in the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections. Source link

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Pakistan court declares PM Shehbaz’s daughter and her husband ‘innocent’ in corruption case

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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. File | Photo Credit: AFP A Pakistani court has declared the daughter of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and her husband “innocent” and absolved them of all charges in a mega corruption and money laundering case in just “one hearing”. The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) told the Anti-Corruption Court on Monday (May…

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Watch: Mamata Banerjee refuses to resign, rejects poll defeat | Above the Fold | 05.05.2026

May 5, 2026 admin

From post-election power plays and West Asia tensions impacting Indians to Raghav Chadha’s appeal to the President, and a deadly virus outbreak at sea – Top news of the day. Source link

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India-UAE, India-U.S. among top 10 migration corridors in 2024: UN

May 5, 2026 admin

Representative image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphotos India to the United Arab Emirates and India to the U.S. were among the top 10 international country-to-country migration corridors in 2024, according to a report by the United Nations agency on migration. The World Migration Report 2026, released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday…

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