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Indian students clashed with police in Uttar Pradesh over changes to the way the Provincial Civil Service exam is administered. After days of protest, officials agreed to the demands for the PCS exam, and said they would review similar demands for other government post exams.
The Tampa Bay Rays had to find a new place to call home for the 2025 season after Tropicana Field was damaged by Hurricane Milton. This week, the Rays revealed plans to play within their home city. Rays games will be played next season at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the spring training home of the … Read more
Dr. Geetha Murali, CEO of Room to Read. Courtesy of Dr. Geetha Murali. For Dr. Geetha Murali, the topic of education is a deeply personal one. As the CEO of Room to Read, a leading non-profit organization with the mission to create a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, she is acutely aware that … Read more
Getty Images Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Paris to protest against the match Some football fans attending the European Nations League match in Paris between France and Israel whistled and booed as the Israeli anthem played at the start of the game. Thursday’s match was played in front of scant crowds and heavy security a week … Read more
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday she shares what she called “legitimate” concerns about Mexico’s trade policies regarding China, and that North American countries should be aligned on Chinese vehicle tariffs. Freeland, who chairs the newly revived cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations, wouldn’t say if she agrees with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s call this … Read more
After the recent violence around an Israeli team’s game in Amsterdam, French leaders insisted on proceeding under security with a France-Israel match, and on showing up, themselves.
Donald Trump named anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy as health secretary, marking another bold choice in his rapid post-election cabinet appointments. Announcing on Truth Social, Trump expressed enthusiasm for Kennedy’s nomination, signaling his intent to disrupt and reshape the US government with controversial picks.
A Georgia woman was arrested late last month after her 10-year-old walked to their rural town alone, sparking a debate about whether childhood safety fears have gone too far. According to the warrant, which CBC News has viewed, Brittany Patterson, 41, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., was arrested on Oct. 30 and charged with one misdemeanour count of reckless conduct. … Read more
Tropical Storm Sara formed in the Caribbean on Thursday, becoming the 18th named storm of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The system, previously called Tropical Depression 19, developed in the western Caribbean earlier this week and intensified while traveling westward on a path toward Central America. Sara has sustained winds of 40 mph and is … Read more
US President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is planning to kill a $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric-vehicle purchases as part of broader tax-reform legislation, Reuters news agency has reported, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Ending the tax credit could have grave implications for an already stalling electric vehicle (EV) transition in … Read more