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MP calls for review of school building inspections

Education - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 06:37
Fifteen schools currently have ceilings in need of urgent repair, with issues missed during surveys.

Teacher who sent indecent images to 'boy' banned

Education - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 06:37
He asked for photos of the "boy" performing sexual acts, a Teaching Regulation Agency report says.

China posts slowest growth since aftermath of ‘zero COVID’ curbs

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 05:43
World’s second-largest economy grows 4.6 percent in third quarter amid weak consumer demand and property woes.

Venezuela arrests five foreigners over alleged antigovernment activity

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 04:28
Maduro government announces detention of five foreigners, including three US citizens, amid post-election crackdown.

Israel’s Netanyahu vows Gaza war ‘not over’ after Sinwar’s alleged killing

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 04:17
Israeli leader describes alleged killing of Hamas leader as 'beginning of the end' of yearlong conflict.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 966

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 03:38
As the war enters its 966th day, these are the main developments.

Texas state judge orders pause for controversial ‘shaken baby’ execution

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 01:33
Robert Roberson was scheduled to die in a US case where experts cast doubt on the evidence used in his conviction.

US charges Indian government employee in foiled Sikh separatist murder plot

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 01:08
Case revolves around what the US says was an attempt to kill prominent Sikh separatist leader, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Former Canadian Olympian charged in major US cocaine-smuggling case

Around The Globe - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 00:09
Snowboarder Ryan Wedding and 15 others are accused of shipping 60 tonnes of cocaine a year to the US and Canada.

School scheme 'punishes poverty', says Belfast principal

Education - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 00:01
The head of an Irish-speaking school in west Belfast says a new funding scheme punishes the poor.

Preview: New Zealand vs West Indies – Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 semifinal

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 23:30
West Indies won the tournament in 2016, while New Zealand will be hoping to enter their first final since 2010.

Kenya impeaches deputy president over ‘corruption, undermining government’

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 21:53
Rigathi Gachagua, who has fallen out with President Ruto, was too ill to attend proceedings, his lawyers said.

US hails Israeli announcement of killing Sinwar, calls for Gaza ‘day after’

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 21:10
Biden and Harris say Sinwar's death, which has yet to be confirmed by Hamas, brings the Gaza war closer to an end.

US’s Harris reacts to news of Sinwar death

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 20:24
US Vice President Kamala Harris has reacted to Israeli reports that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

World reacts to Israel claims Hamas leader Sinwar killed

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 20:23
Hamas has yet to comment on Israeli army claims their forces killed the group's leader in southern Gaza on Wednesday.

Netanyahu says war on Gaza “not over yet” after death of Hamas’s Sinwar

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 20:22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the war on Gaza is "not over yet" after the death of Hamas's Sinwar.

Seeing double in Nigeria’s ‘twins capital of the world’

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 20:20
The global average birth rate for twins is around 12 per 1,000 births, but in Igbo-Ora, it is closer to 50 per 1,000.

Diego Garcia remains a dark British-American secret in the Indian Ocean

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 20:09
The recent Chagos deal between the UK and Mauritius is a true victory neither for Chagossians nor international law.

Advocates question US ‘threat’ to Israel over Gaza aid: What to know

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 19:52
Experts urge Washington to follow US law and immediately suspend aid to Israel as humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens.

AI helping US Treasury bust fraudsters, saving billions

Around The Globe - Thu, 10/17/2024 - 19:39
The technology helped recover $1.3bn in tax fraud in the 2024 fiscal year, says the Treasury.

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