Category: World News
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Cuban Police Ramp Up Presence On Streets Amid Historic Protests
Kendall Tietz
Cuban police increased their presence throughout the country Monday following Sunday’s protests over food shortages, high pric [...]
Ontario High School Curriculum Pushes ‘Decolonial, Anti-Racist Approach’ To Math
Sebastian Hughes
Changes to the ninth-grade math curriculum in Ontario, Canada, seek to create an anti-racist teaching environment, according to t [...]
Library Apologizes For Hosting ‘Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey’ To Entertain Children
Mary Margaret Olohan
A London library is apologizing for bringing in a “Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey” to entertain children.Redbridge Libraries hoste [...]
Good News: Giant Pandas Are No Longer Endangered, China Says
After decades of conservation efforts to save giant pandas, Chinese officials said Wednesday that the bears are no longer endangered, CNN reported Fr [...]
Pentagon Admits Taliban Advances In Afghanistan Are ‘Concerning’
Thomas Catenacci
The Pentagon’s top spokesperson admitted that the Taliban’s aggressive advances in Afghanistan as U.S. troops near their complet [...]
Two Florida Men Involved In Assassination Of Haitian President
Two suspects arrested by authorities for the assassination of Haiti’s president are from Florida, according to the AP.
James Solages of Fort Laude [...]
Olympics To Be Without Fans As Japan Declares State Of Emergency
Harry Wilmerding
Japan decided to declare a state of emergency on Thursday, banning all spectators from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, official [...]
Boris Johnson Unveils UK Reopening Plan, Says Nation Must ‘Learn To Live With This Virus’
Thomas Catenacci
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the nation would begin reopening, end mask mandates and no longer enforce so [...]
Afghan Soldiers Flee Into Bordering Nation As Taliban Advances
Thomas Catenacci
More than 1,000 members of the Afghanistan security forces escaped to neighboring Tajikistan as the Taliban waged attacks thr [...]
Chinese President Xi Promises ‘Broken Heads And Bloodshed’ If Bullied By Foreign Powers
Ailan Evans
Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday at a celebration for the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, commendi [...]