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Zawya
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Zawya
Beni: United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) police raise awareness among 500 students about the dangers of gender-based violence
Five hundrer students from the Higher Institute of Commerce in Beni (North-Kivu) have been participating since Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in an awareness campaign on positive masculinity and the fight against gender-based violence (GBV). Initiated by MONUSCO police (UNPOL) in partnership with the local NGO "Tendo la Roho," this training is designed to familiarize students with concepts such as gender equality, respect for human rights, reporting sexual violence, harassment, and child protection. Better informed, these young people will be able to identify different manifestations of gender-based violence in order to report or prevent them. Congolese police officers specialized in this issue facilitate the awareness sessions during which they respond to numerous questions posed by students. The student body president of Beni's Higher Institute of Commerce, Esaïe Paluku, welcomes an initiative he considers "precious.""As future social actors, we must be aware of these realities. Some forms of violence, although not sexual, remain serious and must be reported. This training equips us to become agents of change," he explains. Breaking the silence, encouraging engagement For Ange Maliro, communication officer at "Tendo la Roho," this campaign goes beyond simple information. She expects engagement from students whose activity and dynamism in Beni make them particularly effective advocates against sexual violence. "War and poverty expose young people, especially girls, to silent forms of violence such as survival sex. It is urgent to break the silence and raise awareness about male responsibilities in this context," she notes. This three-day campaign aims to lay the foundations for a more conscious, more engaged, and more respectful generation regarding the dignity, intimacy, uniqueness, and choices of others. This is one of the conditions for lasting peace. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Mission de l'Organisation des Nations unies en République démocratique du Congo (MONUSCO).
Scotsman
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
Six Hearts players battling injury and illness after Premier Sports Cup ties
EPL side Sunderland heading to Edinburgh Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Six Hearts players are battling injury or illness following a successful Premier Sports Cup group phase. Riccarton medical staff will assess a number of the first-team squad over the coming days, but head coach Derek McInnes declared himself satisfied with progress to the competition's knockout phase. A 4-1 win over Dunfermline Athletic, followed by three successive 4-0 results against Hamilton Academical, Stirling Albion and Dumbarton took Premiership side Hearts into the last-16. They are highly likely to gain a seeding place for Sunday's draw once all group games are completed. However, there are some players working to overcome injury or illness sustained this month. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Centre-back Frankie Kent was substituted in the final minutes of Wednesday night's tie against Dumbarton at Tynecastle Park after feeling his groin. The injury is not thought to be serious and he left the stadium hoping to be available for Saturday's friendly against Sunderland in Craig Gordon's testimonial. Gordon himself is struggling for fitness due to a shoulder injury and is expected to play only part of his benefit match as a result. Midfielder Beni Baningime missed the Stirling and Dumbarton matches with a minor strain, while right-back Christian Borchgrevink has a hamstring issue. Again, neither problem is overly serious and both players are striving to prove their fitness ahead of this weekend. Another midfielder, Yan Dhanda, is suffering with illness and centre-back Jamie McCart is out until September with a ligament injury sustained earlier this month. McInnes spoke to the Edinburgh News about the availability within his large squad and is hoping to see as many players recover as possible. He wants every player available for the William Hill Premiership opening match against Aberdeen on Monday, 4 August. For now, he is content with 16 goals scored and only one conceded in four Premier Sports Cup ties. 'Sometimes you're always thinking: 'What do we need now? What's next?' But I think at times it's always refreshing to take yourself back to when you first come in for pre-season testing and actually see where you have got to,' explained the head coach. 'I think we would have taken this at the minute, ideally without injuries to Jamie, Borch and Beni, but hopefully Beni and Borch have got a chance for Saturday. Neither of their injuries seem to be too serious at the minute. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'Yan missed last night's game with illness, he's been ill for the last three or four days. There is some sort of gastro thing going on so we will see how everybody is in the next couple of days. We will recover the ones from Wednesday and then wait for Saturday. We're looking forward to it. I think it'll be a good occasion for big Craig that he thoroughly deserves, but equally a brilliant game for us to finish off our preparation for Aberdeen.' English Premier League test ahead of the Scottish Premiership 2025/26 kick-off In the aftermath of the Dumbarton win, McInnes detailed Gordon's role for Saturday against his former club. 'Craig has not given up yet and is still trying. How long he can get on the pitch for, we don't know yet,' said McInnes. 'Obviously we've got to make sure that we're not doing anything to accelerate an injury that's going to make him worse. Craig has got to be comfortable with that, we need to be comfortable with that. Craig will take the team out, that's the intention and how long he can play, it remains to be seen. He's certainly trying to get there for it. 'Borchgrevink had a scan on his hamstring. His knee is fine, that has settled. He had a wee bit of a contusion, a wee bit of a block tackle at Stirling, but I think we're not expecting it to be anything too sinister. I think he's got a chance for Saturday, certainly.' Hearts will approach Saturday's friendly with motivation and intensity against English Premier League opponents. McInnes wants the fixture treated as a competitive one to ensure his team get the most out of what is their final official game before the Premiership kick-off. 'I think if you approach it any other way, you'll get a sore one,' he acknowledged. We're playing Sunderland and if we're not competitive, then you don't want to wait nine or 10 days for the Aberdeen game on the back of a sore one. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I think the game will be treated properly. It's still a pre-season friendly in the sense that it's a testimonial game, but it's Scotland v England, a Premier League team with good players. We don't want to let good players come up here and take liberties with us, so we're going to make sure that we're as good as we can be at this stage against them. I think it will be a good game for us, bearing in mind the complete contrast that we've had [from Premier Sports Cup ties].' READ MORE: McInnes explains why he picked the wrong team
Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Baby DONT Cry, First Girl Group Hailing From K-pop Icon Psy's Label, Steps Into the Spotlight (Exclusive)
'I hope for them to be not number one but the only ones,' K-pop legend Psy tells The Hollywood Reporter of his label's new group Baby DONT Cry. The four-member girl group — comprised of members Yihyun, Mia, Kumi and Beni — officially debuted Monday with their lead single 'F Girl,' which followed their pre-release track 'Bet You'll Regret It.' More from The Hollywood Reporter Mick Ralphs, Founding Guitarist of Bad Company and Mott The Hoople, Dies at 81 145 People Say They Were Stabbed With Syringes at French Music Festival Cardi B Finally Announces New Album 'Am I the Drama?' 'I feel like the song ('F Girl') really represents us well,' Yihyun, the eldest at just 19 years old, tells THR over a Zoom call from their label P Nation's Gangnam headquarters. 'I feel that the song itself is a very honest and very confident song, and I believe that all of the members are also very confident in who they are.' Mia adds, 'Speaking with all of the staff around, we were really able to discuss what type of concept would best fit our group and we ended up coming up with 'F Girl.'' The two-minute and change song, described as a baby rock track, is buzzy, fun and unapologetically youthful in nature. 'F Girl' feels like the soundtrack to a sleepover montage in a teen movie. The fun and unique sound of Baby DONT Cry, also known as BDC, comes from their producer and creative director: Soyeon. In a rare twist, BDC is being creatively helmed by the leader of K-pop girl group Idle. 'She's someone that's already achieved what we want to achieve in the future, so she was able to actually give us very realistic and very relatable advice,' Yihyun says. The girls trained for five years; an impressive feat regardless of age, but even more so when you realize the group ranges in age from 19 to 16. Beni, the youngest, was a trainee for about six years, around the time P Nation was established in 2018. 'Since then, I was looking for the right members to join Beni, and the right time for a girl group,' Psy says. He adds the timing is perfect because 'the girls are ready now.' 'There were hardships that I faced during my trainee era, but I feel like are definitely more fun and memorable moments,' Beni says when asked about her trainee days. The 16-year-old adds she was able to learn several genres of music along with other languages. The latter is typical for K-pop groups but makes sense in BDC's case as the group is poised to make a global impact, with two of the four members (Mia and Kumi) hailing from Japan. Psy explains he sees luck as 'the moment when effort meets opportunity,' when asked how the company helped prepare the girls to debut. 'Our five years of training were effort. Soyeon stepping up as producer; that was the opportunity,' he says. 'Because of that, we've been lucky, we are lucky and our luck will keep going.' Soyeon remains an inspiration for the group, but the girls also count some K-pop heavyweights as their role models. 'I personally really like all of our senior artists, but if I had to choose a few, it would be Blackpink's Lisa and Twice's Chaeyoung. I feel like the energy that they convey on stage is very impressive,' Kumi says. 'Even before I joined [elementary school], I was the biggest fan of IU,' Yihyun adds. 'If I get the chance to meet her on stage, it would be the biggest honor ever.' While debuting is only step one, the members of BDC are already looking ahead. 'I believe all of our members have confident but also lovely personalities,' Mia says when asked how she wants the group to be known. 'I really want our group in general to be perceived as that — a very lovely yet confident group.' The Hollywood Reporter has more exclusive images from Baby DONT Cry's debut below. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More Solve the daily Crossword
BBC News
13-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'A solid start' or 'a bit of a slog'? - your views on win over Pars
We asked you for your view following Hearts' win against Dunfermline in Derek McInnes' first game in what some of you said:Stuv: McInnes won't be happy with that performance and Hearts fans most certainly aren't either. However, first game won and I expect to see more new signings blooded as the season Good win for Hearts to kick the season off. This could of been - and nearly was - tricky. Football played by Hearts was dull, though. We play like that regularly and this will be a long, boring Pretty dominant display by Hearts and should have been more clinical in all Solid start, hopefully this is a sign of things to come. Looked bright and passed the ball around, massive improvement from Critchley's shambolic tactics and shape. Time will tell but looking good for Still confident with McInnes, but same old Hearts! Loads of possession but created little. Devlin and Beni, so slow and lack creativity. We need pace and creativity in midfield. We can't keep a clean sheet against lower class opposition, Premiership sides will punish First competitive game of the season so we were always going to be rusty with a new management team as well as some new players, so to win 4-1 is pleasing, as is our two strikers getting off the mark with goals and a peach from Kingsley at the to build on for sure and think we're in for an exciting A bit of a slog and a similar malaise to last season. No spark from midfield whatsoever. Baningame and Devlin frustratingly cautious. Why was McEntee played at full back when we had a right-sided full back on the bench? Why was Forrest playing when we'd signed a new winger and had him on the bench? Why do we continue with the tactic of having everyone back for opposition corners? Pleased to win but 4-1 flatters us. 2-1 more realistic.
Hypebeast
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Beni Unveils 'Chroma 1' Rug Line at Historic Fire Island Beach House
At the height of Summer, Moroccan-made rug brandBeniunveiled its new Chroma 1 collection — a line of eleven styles woven with bold color combinations and minimal patterns. Shot by Romain Laprade on a sun-drenched day in New York's Fire Island, the rugs are situated at a Pines Modern residence on the shore originally designed by Peter Asher between 1968 and 1969. The juxtaposition of the home's traditional wooden materiality and its bold modernist form mirrors the effect of the Chroma I rugs, which combine ancient North African techniques with contemporary minimalism and expressive color. The resulting color palette, characterized by contrasting hues and varying stripes, finds its roots in artistEllsworth Kelly'sSpectrum of Colors Arranged by collection is proposed as a study of the role color plays in forming the aesthetic perception, placing earthy tones alongside saturated sun-kissed colors like red, orange, and yellow. 'In tune with Ellsworth Kelly's concept of spatial unity, the identity of this collection is championed by the power of its juxtaposition,' Beni's Artistic Director Colin King shared. 'Exploring how each color interacts with the other is what makes each design so rhythmic in nature,' he added. Though the collection reads as Mid-Century aesthetically — especially with the named inspirations — Chroma 1 is materially rooted in ancient Moroccan and North African craft. The simple flat-weave 'Zahara' style is woven in tiny knots, offering a light feel ideal for the hot conditions of its Saharan origins. See the striking campaign in the gallery above and shop the collection now at the Beni.
