Art
Emicida, a rapper on a mission to recover Brazil's black history
When the black Brazilian rapper Emicida imagines his country’s whitewashed history, he sees a textbook missing a succession of key pages. In his songs and on stage, the São Paulo-born musician tries to correct that skewed telling, remembering the lives and times of black Brazilian academics, artists and activists in the hope of changing Brazil’s future. “If we’d been told about this story and these [black] contributions at school, we’d have a ... Full story
Education
Coronavirus: French students promised one euro lockdown meals
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Economics
African edtech startup uLesson lands a $7.5 million Series A – TechCrunch
ULesson , an edtech startup based in Nigeria that sells digital curriculum to students through SD cards, has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Owl Ventures, which closed over half a billion in new fund money just months ago. Other participants include LocalGlobe and existing investors, including TLcom Capital and Founder Collective. The financing comes a little over a year since uLesson closed its $3.1 million seed ... Full story
Marmite maker Unilever to insist suppliers pay 'living wage'
South African startup Aerobotics raises $17M to scale its AI-for-agriculture platform – TechCrunch
Entertainment
JoJo Siwa: YouTube star 'never been this happy' after coming out
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Health
Vaccinated people may spread virus, says Van-Tam - BBC News
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Covid: UK records new daily high of 1,820 deaths
Four vaccine centres shut amid snow alert for Wales - BBC News
Birmingham mosque becomes UK's first to offer Covid vaccine
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in your area?
'No evidence' virus levels decreasing in England - BBC News
This startup says its AI can better spot a healthy embryo — and improve IVF success – TechCrunch
Covid in Scotland: More than 400 care homes investigated over deaths
behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021 – TechCrunch
Law
Smart motorways are dangerous, says Yorkshire police chief
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Living
12 Ways to Use Your Phone Less
THIS IS THE YEAR TO DE-CENTER YOUR SMARTPHONE. Illustrations from “Goodbye Phone, Hello World” by Emiliano Ponzi. For the sake of yourself and your country, it is time to get off your phone. Yes, I know you needed to see the latest from the Capitol storming, the impeachment hearings, the Republican backlash, and then you’ll need to know how it’s all going down with the new administration in the first 100 days, and then perhaps you’ll want to ... Full story
Politics
Andrew RT Davies returns as Welsh Conservatives leader
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Sport
Snow in the UK: Wintry weather in pictures
Heavy snow has fallen across much of the UK, bringing with it a flurry of opportunities to take wintry photographs. The Met Office has yellow weather warnings for much of the Midlands and southern England, western and northern parts of Scotland, most of Northern Ireland and much of Wales - where 10 to 15cm of snow is expected in some areas. By mid-morning large parts of the UK had snow. The wintry showers are due to die out later across most of ... Full story
Technology
US historians on what Donald Trump's legacy will be
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