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BBC News examines the deadliest El Niño in recorded history, drawing lessons from the catastrophe for today's climate challenges. The piece revisits how extreme El Niño-driven droughts and famines caused mass mortality, and argues that understanding that event can help societies prepare for future climate shocks as warming intensifies.

The Diocese of Verona is drawing attention in Italy for its catechism kit, a set of teaching materials distributed through the Church of Verona for religious education of children and young people. The kit supports parish catechists preparing lessons, and interest appears driven by the start of the pastoral year, when parishes enrol students in catechism classes and families seek updated resources.

Cardinal Michael Czerny, a senior Vatican official closely involved in the Church's ecological teaching, says it is urgent that people adopt new behaviours to protect the environment. Speaking through Vatican News, he framed environmental protection as a moral duty requiring concrete changes in daily habits, not just words, adding a prominent religious voice to ongoing global climate debate.

Mathematician Terence Tao has published a new blog post titled 'What should we tell our students?', addressing the question of what advice educators should give to students as mathematics and learning are reshaped by modern tools, particularly artificial intelligence. The post has drawn significant attention on technology and education forums, with readers debating how mentorship and teaching should adapt.

Talk around Italy's reality show Grande Fratello VIP is intensifying after reports of a third blasphemy in the house, following incidents involving Annicchiarico, with attention on what Ilary Blasi may decide in response. Separately, Francesca Manzini was seen teaching Valeria Marini a dance routine, adding to the show's buzz.

Mexico's National Coordinating Committee of Education Workers is back in the headlines as its Oaxaca-based Section 22 announced a day of protest on October 16 and a work stoppage in the state. The union says the action responds to allegedly irregular teaching appointments. Meanwhile, teachers on the Costa region have voiced support for IMSS health workers, widening the scope of the movement.

An English listening lesson for beginners uses a story comparing good and bad manners in church to teach vocabulary and appropriate behaviour for religious settings. The material presents the do's and don'ts of conduct during services in simple language for A2-level learners. It has drawn strong engagement, with the lesson accumulating well over two hundred thousand likes from audiences learning English as a second language.

The Archbishop for the US military has said Catholic soldiers should not take part in firing squad executions, arguing that taking a life in this way conflicts with church teaching. The intervention puts chaplains and Catholic service members in a difficult position and adds a religious voice to ongoing debates in the United States over capital punishment and the military's role in carrying out death sentences.

Italian students are searching for information on the 'laurea abilitante' in biology, a degree course that also grants eligibility to teach. Attention is focused on the three-year degree in Biological Sciences (class L-13), with coverage detailing study plans, career prospects and online study options. The debate reflects ongoing interest in teaching-qualifying degrees introduced by recent Italian university reforms.

A new argument is gaining attention in higher education circles: students who appear disengaged may not be lazy but affected by trauma. The piece, published by Faculty Focus, calls on universities to adopt trauma-informed teaching practices that recognize how adverse experiences shape learning, motivation and classroom behaviour, and urges educators to replace judgment with support and understanding.

Journeys in Film is promoting its Dark Money Discussion Guide, an educational resource designed to help teachers lead non-partisan classroom discussions about the influence of untraceable corporate money on US elections and elected officials. The organization frames undisclosed political spending as one of the greatest current threats to American democracy and is encouraging educators to use the guide to explore political corruption with students.

François Charles, a mathematician at the École Normale Supérieure, is profiled by L'Express as a leading voice responding to the disruption triggered by OpenAI and Anthropic. The article examines how generative AI is shaking up mathematics teaching and research, and how he is navigating that shift in France.

Libero, one of Italy's main news portals, is drawing attention as readers search its mail service amid a spike in entertainment stories. Coverage includes Alessio Vassallo opening up about his father's illness and the value of asking for help, crediting Biagio Conte for teaching him that many people need listening more than money. Libero also ran a piece on Frank Matano and Taylor Mega, calling the secret behind Quasi Vera a genius idea whose biggest risk is leaking.

Universities are being called on to address how artificial intelligence reshapes higher education while protecting human agency and sustainability. The discussion, tied to UNESCO themes of AI ethics, covers how institutions should balance digital transformation with climate action, ethical AI use and the wellbeing of people and the living world as AI spreads through teaching and research.

Renato Brunetta is in the news in Italy after HuffPost Italia published a piece by E. Forte arguing that primary schools should start again from Italian and mathematics. The proposal calls for a renewed focus on core basic skills at the start of primary education, reviving debate in Italy over school priorities and teaching methods.

The results of the Tamil Nadu Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) special examination have been published. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now download their eligibility certificates online. Tamil-language media outlets are guiding applicants through the certificate download process, and the announcement is drawing wide attention from teaching aspirants across the state.

Interland, Google's free browser game designed to teach children about online safety and digital citizenship, is drawing renewed search interest in the United States. The game lets players battle hackers, phishers and oversharing characters across four fantasy worlds. Separately, Dutch media coverage of racist abuse directed at amateur footballers is circulating alongside the term, though no direct connection has been established.

Mathematician Terence Tao has published a new blog post titled 'Illustration Beyond Proof', examining how visual illustration can convey mathematical understanding in ways that formal proof alone cannot. The piece is drawing attention among mathematicians and enthusiasts, who are debating the role of diagrams, intuition and visual reasoning alongside rigorous argument in mathematical practice and teaching.

Humxn Research Labs has announced plans to spend $50 million acquiring datasets from skilled trades, farming, and manufacturing to train AI systems for robotics. The company is paying for real-world demonstrations of manual work, which are scarce and hard to replicate in simulation. The move highlights growing competition among robotics firms for high-quality physical-world training data, and has sparked discussion about whether workers should be compensated for the skills their labor data helps teach machines.