Japan education reforms stir memories of wartime indoctrination Japan education reforms stir memories of wartime indoctrination:- A push for patriotic content on the ethics syllabus on Japanese schools is rekindling fears that children will be taught to take a less critical view of the country's militarist past and a more […]
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US cuts women's health funding to UN The US cut funding for a UN program for women and girls, a move that critics said was based on faulty information, could lead to greater instability in the Middle East and hurt women around the world. The United States, as promised, has […]
North Korea fires ballistic missile as Trump, Xi prepare to meet North Korea fires ballistic missile as Trump, Xi prepare to meet:- Ahead of the first meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korea fired a ballistic missile off the coast of the Korean Peninsula, US […]
Suspected gas attack on Syria rebel-held Idlib kills at least 35 Suspected gas attack on Syria rebel-held Idlib kills at least 35:- A suspected gas attack by Syrian government or Russian jets killed at least 35 people, including nine children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Tuesday, a British-based war monitoring […]
11 Indian sailors on small boat hijacked off Somali coast 11 Indian sailors on small boat hijacked off Somali coast:- Pirates have seized a small boat and kidnapped its 11 Indian crew members off the coast of Somalia, an investigator said Monday, the latest vessel targeted by the region’s resurgent […]
Police release all 12 people arrested in connection with London attack Police release all 12 people arrested in connection with London attack:- All those arrested in connection with last month's terror attack on Westminster Bridge and the UK Parliament have been released "with no further action," London's Metropolitan Police said […]
Why ISIS offered to kill this 4-year-old girl Why ISIS offered to kill this 4-year-old girl:- "I want my mommy," Hawra' mumbles while cradled in the arms of her grandmother, Aliya. The four-and-a-half-year-old's lips barely move to form the weak but desperate plea. Her face is etched with small wounds, […]
Eurozone unemployment rate drops to near eight-year low Eurozone unemployment rate drops to near eight-year low:- The eurozone's unemployment rate has continued to fall, dropping to a near eight-year low in February. Figures from the Eurostat agency showed the jobless rate fell from 9.6% in January to 9.5% – the […]
Trump sends letter to Vietnam president to promote ties Trump sends letter to Vietnam president to promote ties:- U.S. President Donald Trump has written to Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang to promote more cooperation between the two countries, the government website cited Quang as saying. Vietnam and the United States had advanced […]
Venezuela moves to defuse Supreme Court powers dispute Venezuela moves to defuse Supreme Court powers dispute:- Venezuela's authorities have urged the Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling stripping congress of its powers, which critics have called a "coup". Speaking after a high-level meeting called to discuss the move, the vice-president […]
