Day: September 2, 2022

  • Telehealth made America’s ADHD crisis worse

    Telehealth made America’s ADHD crisis worse

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is an American disease: Out of the estimated 85 million people diagnosed with it in the world, 42% are American. About 11% of people in the US (pdf), and up to 20% of American adolescents are diagnosed with it, compared to 5% of the populations of Europe, China, or Brazil. There are…

  • HBO is fighting Amazon’s Rings of Power with a free episode of House of the Dragon on YouTube

    HBO is fighting Amazon’s Rings of Power with a free episode of House of the Dragon on YouTube

    The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is finally out – and HBO wants you to know that Amazon Prime Video’s not the only streamer with a new fantasy show available to watch right now. In fact, to celebrate the launch of The Rings of Power, HBO has released the entire first episode of House…

  • Maxkamadda ugu sarreysa Kenya oo soo gabagabeysay dhageysiga dacwadda doorashada Madaxweynaha.

    Maxkamadda ugu sarreysa Kenya oo soo gabagabeysay dhageysiga dacwadda doorashada Madaxweynaha.

    Maxkamadda sare ee dalka Kenya ayaa soo gabagabeysay dhageysiga dacwad lagu doonayay in lagu laalo natiijada doorashadii madaxtinimo ee 9-kii August. Intii uu socday dhageysiga dacwadda, maanta Jimce ah, qareennada u doodayay kooxda dacwadda gudbisay ayaa ku eedeeyay guddiga doorashada inay ku guul-darreysteen inay u hoggaansamaan amarrada lagu furayo qalabka codadka, si loo kormeero. Qareenada…

  • Qofkii labaad oo ku dhintay duullimaadka diyaaradda Kenya oo ka soo baxay New York.

    Qofkii labaad oo ku dhintay duullimaadka diyaaradda Kenya oo ka soo baxay New York.

    Mas’uuliyiinta shirkadda diyaaradaha ee Kenya Airways ayaa xaqiijiyay in uu geeriyooday qof rakaab ah oo la socday diyaaraddooda kasoo duushay New York oo ku soo wajahneyd Nairobi. Waa markii labaad oo uu dhinto qof la socday duullimaadka kasoo baxay New York ee isla diyaaraddan, muddo sagaal maalmood gudahood ah. Bayaan ay shirkadda soo saartay maanta…

  • Fast food wages are way past the “Fight for $15”

    Fast food wages are way past the “Fight for $15”

    Earlier this week, the California Senate passed a bill, which would create a fast-food council, comprised of employers, employees, and government officials, that establishes industry-wide minimum standards on wages, working hours, and other working conditions like health and safety. California governor Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign it. If the bill becomes law, the…

  • Howard Schultz’s third round as Starbucks CEO soured his legacy

    Howard Schultz’s third round as Starbucks CEO soured his legacy

    When Howard Schultz returned to Starbucks as interim CEO this spring, he had a reputation as a fairly progressive leader known for introducing worker-friendly policies like covering 100% of workers’ college tuition and extending health-care benefits to part-time employees. But when he steps down next year, his third round leading the world’s largest coffee chain will have been defined…

  • Will the next UK prime minister please step up?

    Will the next UK prime minister please step up?

    Conservative party members concluded voting for their next leader—the UK’s next prime minister—on Friday (Sep. 2). The winner will be announced on Monday and will join outgoing leader Boris Johnson the following day in meeting the Queen (at Balmoral castle in Scotland for the first time, to account for the 96-year-old’s health) to receive her mandate…

  • Ciidamada Dowladda oo bur buriyay Maxkamado ay Al-shabaab ku lahaayeen Duleedka Muqdisho.

    Ciidamada Dowladda oo bur buriyay Maxkamado ay Al-shabaab ku lahaayeen Duleedka Muqdisho.

    Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha Soomaaliya, Axmed Macalim Fiqi, ayaa sheegay in todobaadkii lasoo dhaafay ciidanka dowladda soomaaliya ay bur burburiyeen Maxkamado Al-shabaab ku lahaayeen duleedyada magaalada muqdisho. Maxkamadahaasi ayuu ku sheegay in al-shabaab ay ugu u yeeri jireen shacabka Soomaaliyeed ee ku nool caasimadda muqdisho. Intaasi waxa uu ku daray wasiirka arrimaha gudaha in ciyaal weerado…

  • Dhibaato ka dhalatay is rasaaseyn ka dhacday Garoonka Magaalada Laascaanood.

    Dhibaato ka dhalatay is rasaaseyn ka dhacday Garoonka Magaalada Laascaanood.

    Wararka naga soo gaaraya Magaalada Laascaanood ee Gobolka Sool ayaa sheegaya in Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Magaalada ay is rasaaseyn ku dhexmartay laba Maleeshiyo. Wararka ayaa intaasi ku daraya in khilaaf dhexmaray Ganacsata qaadka ee xilligaasi u soo degaysay Diyaarad siday Jaad ay sababtay in labada dhinac ay isugu yeertaan Ciidan, halkaasi oo is rasaaseyn ka…

  • IMF oo Balaayiin Dollar ugu deeqday Sri Lank.

    IMF oo Balaayiin Dollar ugu deeqday Sri Lank.

    Hay’adda Lacagta Adduunka ee (IMF) ayaa sheegtay in ay heshiis la gaadhay dalka Sri Lanka, si looga samatabixiyo dhibaatada dhaqaale ee dalkaas ka jirta, waxaana IMF ay sheegtay inay dalkaas siin doonto muddo afar sano ah, lacag gaadhaysa illaa $2.9 billion oo dollar. Koox ka tirsan hay’adda IMF oo booqasho ku joogta dalka Sri Lanka…

  • Soomaalida oo dhaqaalaha ugu badan ka rajeynaysa ceelasha shidaalka ee laga helay Dowlad-deegaanka.

    Soomaalida oo dhaqaalaha ugu badan ka rajeynaysa ceelasha shidaalka ee laga helay Dowlad-deegaanka.

    Dowladda Itoobiya ayaa qorsheyneysa in ay billowdo qodista ceelal shidaal ah oo laga helay deegaanka Soomaalida, laakiin waxaa jirta cabasho ay dadka Soomaalida ah ka qabaan mashruucan oo ah mid aad u baaxad weyn. Shirkad Shiineys ah, oo in muddo ah qiimeyn ku sameyneysay ceelasha shidaalka iyo sida loo wajihi karo howsha qodiska, ayaa dhawaan…

  • Biden oo sheegay taageerayaasha Trump iney halis ku yihiin xasiloonida Mareykanka.

    Biden oo sheegay taageerayaasha Trump iney halis ku yihiin xasiloonida Mareykanka.

    Madaxweynaha Mareykanka Joe Biden ayaa sheegay taageerayaasha madaxweynihi hore ee dalkaasi Donald Trump iney khatar ku yihiin Dimuqraadiyadda Mareykanka. Taageerayaasha xambaarsan ‘aragtida ah awoodda Mareykanka ayaan markale soo celineynaa’ waxay go’aansadeen ayuu yiri dalka Mareykanka iney dib u celiyaan. Biden ayaa hadalkaasi sheegay khamiisti shalay ahayd xilli uu ka hadlay munaasabad lagu qabtay filaadelphia oo…

  • Wadaad si weyn u taageero Taalibaan oo Qarax lagu dilay.

    Wadaad si weyn u taageero Taalibaan oo Qarax lagu dilay.

    Qarax ka dhacay masaajid ku yaalla magaalada Heret ayaa lagu dilay Mujiibu- Raxmaan Ansaari oo ah wadaad si weyn u taageero ururka Taalibaan 17 qof oo kale. Ansaari oo khudbadda Jimcaha inuu masaajidka Gazargah ka soo jeediyo Qaraxa oo dhacay xilli ay muslimiinta ay isugu yimaaddeen gudashada salaadda Jimcaha. Weerarkaasi oo ay jirin cid sheegatay…

  • Is the Fed slowing down the US’s booming job market?

    Is the Fed slowing down the US’s booming job market?

    The US economy continued to add jobs in August, but at a slower pace, giving the US Federal Reserve an opening to temper its interest rate hikes. The US added 315,000 jobs in August, just above expectations for 300,000, and below 526,000 added in July. The unemployment rate moved up to 3.7% from 3.5% in…

  • A new license pushes Flutterwave to the center of Nigeria’s payments system

    A new license pushes Flutterwave to the center of Nigeria’s payments system

    Flutterwave received one of Nigeria’s most coveted payments licenses from its central bank, signaling its status as a valuable player in the financial services sector despite recent challenges with regulators in other countries. In Nigeria, the switching and processing license gives a company the ability to complete transactions between financial services companies. Until now, Flutterwave had two…

  • Why Duolingo is making Zulu free to Vodacom’s 45 million subscribers

    Why Duolingo is making Zulu free to Vodacom’s 45 million subscribers

    Duolingo, the US ed-tech firm that specializes in teaching the world how to speak different languages, has now added South Africa’s Zulu language to its catalog. But rather than focusing on exam fees charges on e-learning sessions, it is partnering with local telco Vodacom which will enable its 45 million subscribers access the language training for…

  • How west African cuisines originated and developed over centuries

    How west African cuisines originated and developed over centuries

    As the popularity of African dishes rises around the world, most of the conversation has focused on their appearance, spiciness, and recipes, more intensely on ownership and appropriation, but barely on how they came about. African dishes have gone global first via the transatlantic slave trade and most recently through migration, social media, and viral…

  • The Artemis 1 mission is an American mega-project

    The Artemis 1 mission is an American mega-project

    Still, their ultimate purpose wavered: First the vehicles were part of the Constellation program to return to the Moon, then briefly assigned to visit an asteroid under the Obama administration, before becoming the vehicle of choice for Artemis, now the third and strongest attempt at sending people back to Earth’s nearest natural satellite. During the…