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Briefing for October 18, 2026 · updated every morning at 7 AM US Eastern time. Every headline links to the original publisher.

Education business news

  1. Birmingham, UNILAG partnership will expand access to quality international postgraduate education – FG
    Nigerian NewsDirect · Oct 17

  2. Billionaire John Paulson Gives Hebrew University $250 Million
    CEOWORLD magazine · Oct 17

  3. China Poured 780 Trillion Won Into R&D Last Year…Basic Science and University Funding See Double-Digit Growth
    BigGo Finance · Oct 18

  4. FNU partnership targets healthcare skills, national planning
    Fiji Sun · Oct 17

  5. ICE policy at NYC public schools grapples with student safety concerns raised by Bronx shooting
    New York Daily News · Oct 17

  6. Birmingham, UNILAG launch joint postgraduate degrees in AI, digital media
    Blueprint Newspapers · Oct 17

Healthcare & hospital business news

  1. Children’s Hospital Colorado expands partnership with Durango School District for mental health interventions
    Durango Herald · Oct 17

  2. OrbiMed raises $3 billion across two new healthcare investment funds
    Indian Pharma Post · Oct 17

  3. Castill Health Announces Plans for Philippines Digital Healthcare Launch, Supported by Craig Astill and Caason Group
    markets.businessinsider.com · Oct 17

  4. Matria raises $6.5M seed to connect fragmented hospital data across Latin America
    Dealroom · Oct 17

  5. DPM Ishaq Dar Reviews Trade & Investment Growth
    Bol News · Oct 18

  6. biden proposes huge expansion of us weight-loss drug coverage
    www.polskieradio.pl · Oct 18

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