U.S. judge rules against consumer-watchdog antidiscrimination effort
By Jody Godoy A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) does not
2023-09-11 21:45
With Rubiales finally out, Spanish soccer ready to leave embarrassing chapter behind
Spanish soccer is ready to move forward three weeks after its women’s team won the Women’s World Cup but had its celebrations marred by a kiss that ignited a crisis
2023-09-11 21:22
'No risk' that NATO member Romania will be dragged into war, senior alliance official says
NATO Deputy-General Secretary Mircea Geoana says there is “no risk” that alliance member Romania will be dragged into a war following the recent discovery of drone fragments on its territory near the border with war-torn Ukraine
2023-09-11 21:18
Doubling up on classrooms, using online teachers and turning to support staff: How schools are dealing with the ongoing teacher shortage
Millions of students are returning for another school year marked by challenging teacher shortages, causing schools to double up classrooms, move courses online and employ what critics have labeled as underqualified teachers.
2023-09-11 20:53
Israel's contentious legal overhaul comes to a head as judges hear cases on their own fate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan has plunged the country into nine months of unrest and exposed bitter divisions within Israeli society
2023-09-11 20:50
Futures advance on Tesla boost, inflation data in focus
By Ankika Biswas and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -Wall Street futures gained on Monday as Tesla shares rose, while investors
2023-09-11 19:56
Ethiopia says it has filled the reservoir on its highly controversial Blue Nile megadam project
Ethiopia announced on Sunday it had completed the fourth and final phase of filling a reservoir for its huge and controversial hydroelectric power plant on the Blue Nile, a project that Egypt and Sudan have long opposed.
2023-09-11 19:28
Earthquake damages centuries-old sites in Marrakech but spares modern city
A small mosque at the heart of the Marrakech Medina in the city's historical quarter was a treasured place of prayer for the hundreds of traders working at the busy market outside.
2023-09-11 18:49
Voting rights activists sound alarms over private tool that could lead to canceling voter registrations
Voting rights groups are urging election officials to reject a new tool championed by some conservatives as a way to root out fraudulent voter registrations -- arguing that the private software depends on unreliable information and could be used to improperly disenfranchise legitimate voters.
2023-09-11 18:28
Dutch court sentences former Pakistani cricketer to 12 years over a bounty for a far-right lawmaker
A Dutch court has sentenced a former Pakistan cricketer to 12 years in prison over allegations that he incited people to kill firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders
2023-09-11 18:27
Libyan city of Derna is declared a disaster zone after devastating flooding. Dozens are feared dead
Authorities in eastern Libya have declared the city of Derna a disaster zone after the Mediterranean storm Daniel caused devastating floods over the weekend in different parts of the North African nation
2023-09-11 18:26
Lithuania to issue special passports to Belarus citizens staying legally in the Baltic country
Lithuania says it will issue special travel documents to Belarusian citizens in the Baltic country who were stripped of the right to get new passports by Minsk
2023-09-11 18:26