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Major advances made in body-worn technology for UK soldiers. Improving operational advantage by connecting soldiers to data tools and new technology. A range of technologies, such as laser detection systems and on person drone control will enhance battle fighting tactics. The next generation of body-worn technology has been put through its paces by British soldiers, bringing a modernised advantage to the battlefield. The aim of the trials is to integrate available technology into wearable tech for soldiers, advancing battlefield awareness and allowing faster tactical decision making. This announcement comes as part of the new government’s commitment to procuring state-of-the-art defence capabilities. The Future Soldier programme…

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Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Lee Satterfield will travel to Paris, France from July 22 to August 2, where she will serve as the Head of Delegation at UNESCO’s Sports Ministerial ‘Change the Game’ Conference, as well as participate in public diplomacy engagements to elevate sports as a diplomatic platform to bring people together and promote peace. In her role as Assistant Secretary, Satterfield leads the United States’ international sport policy and engagement efforts as the State Department’s Coordinator for International Athletics. From Jul 23-24, 2024, the Assistant Secretary will lead the U.S. delegation to UNESCO’s…

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Professional golfers make playing look so effortless, it’s hard to imagine what’s going on inside their minds. But modern neuroscience allows us to do exactly that. My team’s new study shows how different parts of an expert golfer’s brains are activated when they putt their ball into the hole. Putting is a crucial part of golf. Using their specialist club, the putter, when the ball is on the green (where the grass is shortest), golfers gently roll their ball towards the hole. Good putting distinguishes the most successful players in any tournament, as it can make up 40-50% of the…

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Electricity is a scarce commodity in Nigeria. With just over 4,000 megawatts supplying nearly 220 million people, the electricity access deficit stands at about 40% nationwide. The picture looks even darker in rural areas. There, 73% of the population is off the power grid. Rural electrification is crucial to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7: “access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” Enter mini grids: community-scale electricity generation and distribution systems, typically under 100 kilowatts in size. Mini grids have emerged in the last decade as a cost-effective solution for many rural parts of Africa. According to one…

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As exclusively revealed by Love Rugby League, senior officials are considering bringing back the Great Britain brand for a tour of Australia in 2025.  Great Britain last took to the pitch in 2019 with a tour of the Southern Hemisphere, but it didn’t go to plan. Wayne Bennett’s squad lost all four of their tour matches – New Zealand (twice), Tonga and Papua New Guinea. But in the five years since, there have been some new names enter the Test arena, who could help Great Britain to their first victory since 2007. There’s plenty of British-eligible talent across both Super League…

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Tool makes program use more efficient; effective in distributing plan assets to participants WASHINGTON – The Department of Labor today announced its Employee Benefits Security Administration has launched an online system to help qualified termination administrators more efficiently submit information required by the department’s Abandoned Plan Program.Since 2006, the program has enabled benefit distributions to be made to participants and beneficiaries of individual account retirement plans, such as 401(k) plans, that have been abandoned by their sponsoring companies. It allows qualified termination administrators to wind up a plan’s affairs and provides them with streamlined procedures for distributing benefits.The new system offers these administrators…

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A number of “military targets” were hit in the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army said, adding that its military operation was in response to “hundreds of attacks” against Israel in recent months. The “extensive operational strike” on Saturday was carried out “in order to stop and repel the Houthi’s terror attacks after nine months of continuous aerial attacks toward Israeli territory,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a posting on X. “The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them,” Israeli Defense…

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of deceased people, which is used with permission from the Traditional Owners. In May 2020, as part of a legally permitted expansion of an iron ore mine, Rio Tinto destroyed an ancient rockshelter at Juukan Gorge in Puutu Kunti Kurrama Country in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Working with the Traditional Owners, we had excavated the shelter – known as Juukan 2 – in 2014, six years before its destruction. We found evidence Aboriginal people first used Juukan 2 around 47,000 years ago, likely throughout the…

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Chancellor launches landmark review to boost investment, increase pension pots and tackle waste in the pensions system. New Pensions Bill confirmed in King’s Speech could boost pension pots by over £11,000, with further consolidation and broader investment strategies to potentially deliver higher returns for pensions. An investment shift in defined contribution schemes could deliver £8 billion of new productive investment into the UK economy. Action will be taken to unleash the full investment might of the £360 billion Local Government Pension Scheme to make it an engine for UK growth. The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a landmark pensions review…

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Geneva/Athens, 19 July – Following a two-day visit to Athens, Greece, Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), welcomed a landmark agreement to further protect migrants in the country.  The new Host Country Agreement signed with the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs will allow IOM to continue providing services including life-saving protection and health, mental health support, and pathways for regular migration, integration, relocation, and voluntary returns.     This reinforces IOM’s close partnership with the Greek Government, supporting migrants in need and working to achieve safe and regular migration in order to protect the dignity of people…

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