World
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COVID-19 pandemic erases 2 decades of U.S. progress in math, reading: NYT
National test results released on Sept. 1 showed in stark terms the pandemic’s devastating effects on American schoolchildren, with the…
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Germany increases coal power generation amid energy crisis
Almost one third of Germany’s electricity came from coal-fired power plants in the first half (H1) 2022, up 17.2 percent…
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Iraqi supreme court rejects lawsuit demanding parliament dissolution
The Iraqi federal court rejected on Wednesday a lawsuit filed by Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement that demanded to…
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Canada confirms 1,317 monkeypox cases
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) confirmed 1,317 cases of monkeypox including 35 hospitalisations in the country as of…
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People of color more likely to get monkeypox but less likely to be vaccinated, reports CNN
Black and Hispanic people in the United States are more likely to get monkeypox but less likely to be vaccinated,…
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Israel removes controversial rules for West Bank’s foreign visitors to report relationships with Palestinians
Israel issued revised guidelines on foreigners’ entry into the occupied West Bank on Sunday, after removing controversial clauses that require…
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Aussie internet provider penalized for “public safety failures”
Telecommunications company Aussie Broadband has been fined 213,120 Australian dollars (about 145,504 U.S. dollars) for “large-scale breaches of rules” that…
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S.Korea reports 99,837 new COVID-19 cases
South Korea reported 99,837 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number…
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Liz Truss has won Conservative Party’s leadership and will replace Boris Johnson as UK Prime Minister
Liz Truss, foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), has won the ruling Conservative Party’s leadership contest and will replace…
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“Spider-Man: No Way Home” reclaims No. 1 at North American box office
Without any new major releases, Sony’s rerelease of Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios’ superhero film “Spider-Man: No Way Home” reclaimed…
