(ANS – Bangalore) – In a devastating turn of events, massive landslides in Wayanad district, Kerala, have claimed at least 200 lives and left hundreds missing. The disaster has struck with overwhelming force, leaving entire communities in ruins.

(ANS – Rome) – After so much waiting, whole months of preparation and an increasingly intense work of attention to detail in recent weeks, the World Social Communication Conference organised by the Sector for Social Communication of the Salesian Congregation and the Faculty of Social Communication Sciences of the UPS, entitled "Shaping Tomorrow", is finally about to start in Rome at the Pontifical Salesian University (UPS). As scheduled, today, the first day, is dedicated to receiving and welcoming participants from all over the world, while the official opening will take place on Friday, 2 August 2024.

(ANS – Bangalore) – Massive landslides wreaked havoc in the Wayanad district of Kerala leaving at least 84 people, including children dead and leaving several families missing. According to reports, the Mundakkai town was completely swept away by the landslide. Chooralmala, Attamala, and Noolpuzha villages were the other areas hit and cut off by the landslides. 

(ANS – Venice) – The school sector also recognises the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the last year and a half, with the spread of generative AI in different areas, from work to everyday life, the debate on the use of this technology and possible developments has intensified more and more, also involving the education sector. Although it is an ever-changing technology, the potential benefits to support teachers and students are manifold. For this reason, for the new school year, the Salesian St Mark Province of North-East Italy (INE), supported by "MR Digital", an Italian integration and technological consulting company, has decided to adopt "Gemini AI", the innovative AI integrated into "Google Workspace for Education" throughout its network of schools.

(ANS – Monte Salvado) – In the presence of Fr Juan Pablo Alcas, Superior of the Santa Rosa Province of Peru (PER), and his Provincial Councillors, a meeting began in these days in the Salesian Missionary Community in Monte Salvado.  A presence with more than 40 years of activity at the service of the most needy young people, where the Salesians animate a school with more than 200 students and two  Don Bosco Houses, for boys and girls.