Texas education board approves optional Bible-infused curriculum for elementary schools
Austin, Texas AP/Report for America Texas’ education board voted on Friday to allow Bible-infused teachings in elementary schools under optional new curriculum that could test boundaries between religion and public classrooms in the US The material adopted by the Texas State Board of Education, which is controlled by elected Republicans, passed in a eight to […]
COP29 agrees deal to kick-start global carbon credit trading
Baku, Azerbiajan Reuters Countries agreed a deal at the COP29 climate conference on Saturday on rules for a global market to buy and sell carbon credits that proponents say will mobilise billions of dollars into new projects to help fight global warming. The agreement, clinched roughly a decade after international talks on forming the market […]
Ukraine has lost over 40 per cent of Russia’s Kursk region to counter-attacks, Kyiv military source says
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Ukraine has lost over 40 per cent of the territory in Russia’s Kursk region that it seized in a surprise incursion in August as Russian forces have mounted waves of counter-assaults, a senior Ukrainian military source said. The source, who is on Ukraine’s General Staff, said Russia had deployed 59,000 troops to […]
Canada’s Trudeau condemns violent protests as NATO meets in Montreal
Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday condemned violence and antisemitism at anti-NATO and pro-Palestinian protests in downtown Montreal on Friday night, where NATO delegates have gathered for the alliance’s annual assembly. Around 300 delegates from NATO members and partner states are meeting in Montreal from 22nd to 25th November. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin […]
West Bank: Israeli settlers set sights on Trump support for full control
JONATHAN SAUL and JAMES MACKENZIE, of Reuters, report on the rapid growth of Jewish settlements and hopes among settler advocates that Donald Trump’s administration will aid their efforts…
In razor-tight Uruguay election, fringe votes could tip the balance
Montevideo, Uruguay Reuters Uruguayans will be choosing between two centrist candidates for their next president on Sunday, but the closely fought run-off could be decided by voters who went for an anti-vax radical and other fringe candidates in the first round. Final opinion polls ahead of the ballot suggest there are just 25,000 votes between […]
COP29 draft deal would have rich nations pay $US300 billion in climate finance
Baku, Azerbaijan Reuters Developed nations should pay $US300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries deal with climate change, according to a new draft deal from UN climate talks published early on Sunday, after an earlier target of $US250 billion was rejected. Reuters previously reported that the European Union, the United States and […]
Thousands protest in Valencia over lack of schools after deadly floods
Valencia, Spain Reuters Families and teachers protested in Valencia on Saturday to demand action over schools damaged by the deadly floods that killed more than 220 people in eastern Spain and affected thousands of children’s education. Holding posters demanding the resignation of Valencian leader Carlos Mazon, protesters marched through the Spanish city almost a month […]
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza over 48 hours, Palestinian officials say
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said on Saturday. Among the dead were seven members of one family whose house was […]
Powerful Israeli airstrike in central Beirut kills 20, Lebanese health ministry says
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters An Israeli airstrike killed at least 20 people in central Beirut on Saturday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, one of the deadliest strikes on the heart of the capital since Israel began its assault against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in September. Another 13 people, including at least four children, were killed in attacks […]