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- Bangladesh quake kills nine, injures hundreds Yahoo
- A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least 6 people ABC News
Workers inside Department of Education say Trump’s latest bid to dismantle agency ‘makes no sense’
‘Morale is completely lost,’ say workers as Trump administration strips some programs and transfers others
Donald Trump’s bid to gut the US Department of Education “makes no sense”, according to workers inside the federal agency, who accuse the administration of trying to make their lives “as difficult and traumatic as possible”.
Three employees inside the department spoke to the Guardian, with one warning that morale has been “completely lost”, 10 months after Trump returned to the White House. All requested to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation.
Continue reading...Pope Leo consolidates governance reform for Vatican City Commission – Vatican News
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- “A reparatory Motu Proprio”: Leo XIV exposes the irregularity of the Petrini appointment and officially contradicts the press office Silere Non Possum
- Pope Leo changes law to allow women, non-cardinals to run Vatican City upi.com
- Pope tweaks a law allowing a woman to head the Vatican City State, months after a nun was appointed Bakersfield.com
Eleven injured after grizzly bear attacks schoolchildren and teachers in Canada
Two critically hurt after attack on walking trail in British Columbia as police and conservation officers search for bear
Eleven people were injured, two of them critically, when a grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada.
The attack happened on Thursday in Bella Coola, 435 miles (700km) north-west of Vancouver. The Nuxalk Nation said the “aggressive bear” remained on the loose and police and conservation officers were on the scene.
Continue reading...Japan edges closer to restarting world’s biggest nuclear power plant
If approved, it would be the first time Japanese utility company Tepco recommences nuclear reactor operations since its Fukushima plant went into meltdown.
Frida Kahlo painting sells for record $54.7m
A 1940 self-portrait titled ‘The dream’ by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m.
NYC mayor’s father says son aware of “enormity of this task”
Mahmood Mamdani on his son’s innovative and uncompromising drive to become NYC mayor – and his awareness of the enormit
At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh – Al Jazeera
- At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh Al Jazeera
- Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake BBC
- Aftershock shakes Bangladesh as earthquake death toll rises to 10 Yahoo
- Bangladesh 5.5-magnitude earthquake – what we know so far Al Jazeera
- At Least 8 Dead, More Than 450 Injured After 5.5-Magnitude Earthquake People.com
Students taken from Catholic school in central Nigeria in latest abduction
Attack comes just days after armed men stormed a secondary school in northwestern Nigeria, kidnapping 25 schoolgirls.
Mamdani’s democratic socialism is not communism; it’s about affordability
It is not communism but a vision of equality, opportunity and a life people can afford.
Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan
Several groups - some of them backed by Israel - are ranged against Hamas in Gaza, with complex and overlapping ties.
Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan
Several groups - some of them backed by Israel - are ranged against Hamas in Gaza, with complex and overlapping ties.
A lot of axolotls: the amphibian-themed banknote Mexicans don’t want to spend
Nearly 13m people are hoarding millions of dollars’ worth of the stylish 50 peso note, featuring Mexico’s cutest critter
For most of her life, Gorda was just an axolotl who lived in a museum in Mexico City – that is, until she became the star of the country’s favourite banknote.
The note, which features a depiction of Gorda as the model for Mexico’s iconic species of salamander, went into circulation in 2021, dazzling the judges of the International Bank Notes Society, who declared it the Note of the Year.
Continue reading...Archaeologists lift the lid on a 1,700-year-old Roman sarcophagus hidden beneath Budapest – ABC News
Explosion at glue factory in eastern Pakistan kills at least 16
Preliminary investigations show a gas leak triggered the explosion, which also flattened nearby homes, authorities say.
Venezuela says opposition leader will become fugitive if she collects Nobel
María Corina Machado may not be able to return if she goes to Norway for prize-giving, attorney general says.
At least five killed as magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bangladesh
Dozens more injured as buildings in the capital swayed in the earthquake, sending panicked residents into streets.
Archaeologists unearth 1,700-year-old Roman tomb in Budapest | Daily Sabah – Daily Sabah
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At least 41 dead as relentless rains flood Vietnam
The coastal cities of Hoi An and Nha Trang, and a key coffee-producing belt, are among the worst-hit.
Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept ‘loss of our children’ – Euronews.com
- Minister backs army chief over warning France must accept 'loss of our children' Euronews.com
- Outcry at army chief's warning France must prepare to 'lose children' in war BBC
- France's top general under fire after saying country must be 'prepared to lose children' France 24
- French army chief warns France should be 'prepared to lose children' in face of Russian threat Le Monde.fr
- French general sparks uproar with warning of ‘losing children’ in potential Russia conflict politico.eu