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Even as many New York City schools reel from this summer’s budget cuts, some principals are bracing for another financial hit. For the first time since the start of the pandemic, schools with enrollment shortfalls will have to pay back money midway through the school year. Education department budget directors warned many schools last week […]

A poster shared on social media that requests attendees to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar to ‘avoid dating and drinking alcohol’ is not from an official source and contains factually incorrect information, the event’s organizing committee has said. The poster – shared in English and Arabic – had warned ticketholders to “reflect your […]

The French government on Friday advised its nationals visiting Iran to “leave the country as soon as possible,” citing the risk of arbitrary detention. “All French visitors, including dual nationals, are exposed to a high risk of arrest, arbitrary detention and unfair trial,” the foreign ministry said on its website, adding “this risk also concerns […]

City officials are taking a community approach to keeping schools safe, launching a program aimed at improving the academic lives of students across the five boroughs while providing them opportunities to explore their talents. As part of the Project Pivo program, community-based organizations will offer mentorship, counseling, arts and sports programming. More than 100 organizations […]

The UN Security Council have held the Houthis responsible for not reaching a truce agreement in Yemen. It said the militia’s extreme demands during negotiations impeded the efforts of the United Nations to broker the agreement, risking negative consequences. The UN Council stressed the need to avoid the resumption of hostilities in Yemen and escalating […]

The Biden administration has announced it plans to funnel all passengers flying into the U.S. from Uganda through five international airports for “enhanced screening,” in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in Uganda. The move, which the State Department said would take effect at midnight on Friday morning, revives a set of measures implemented by […]

Nearly 140 New York City public schools will partner with a wide range of community groups that provide mentorship, counseling, and violence interruption programs, Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday. In drafting the program last April as part of his executive budget, Adams described it as a way to bring violence interruption — a technique that […]

Days before the school year started, New York City officials said they made good on a major promise: ensuring every public school classroom has air conditioning. But as students and educators returned to their classrooms, some were still sweltering. A Queens parent said her kindergarten son came home during the opening weeks of school flushed […]

The State Department has approved the sale of National Advanced Surface-To-Air Missile System (NASAMS) and Medium Range Air Defense Systems (MRADS) to Kuwait in a deal worth $3 billion. A statement from the Pentagon on Thursday said the sale would help Kuwait defend itself “against regional malign actors and improve interoperability with systems operated by […]

A gunman has killed at least twenty-three children at a daycare centre in Thailand. According to a report from a police spokesperson on Thursday October 6, 2022, the gunman opened fire on the daycare facility. Police Major General Achayon Kraithong said the assailant, an ex-police officer, shot and stabbed his victims in Nong Bua Lamphu, […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has begun probe to unravel the deaths of over sixty-six children in The Gambia. This is coming after the health agency warned that four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, could be linked to the deaths of the children in The Gambia. The UN health agency […]

Ukraine says its army has recaptured more settlements in Kherson, one of the four Russian-occupied regions annexed by the Kremlin. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the villages of Novovoskresenske, Novohryhorivka and Petropavlivka to the northeast of Kherson city had been “liberated”. It came after Russian president Vladimir Putin signed constitutional decrees on Wednesday to formally annex […]

A regional collaboration spanning the Western New York and Rochester areas has been in the works for well over a year, even before the federal government passed the CHIPS Act. Invest Buffalo Niagara CEO Tom Kucharski said while Congress has now passed the bill, the organization is still waiting on regulations. “We’re prepared to submit […]

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Thursday has completed its first-ever bond issuance — the century green bond — raising $3 billion to finance or refinance PIF’s green investments, in accordance with its Green Finance Framework. PIF green investments include eligible green projects in renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable water management, pollution prevention and control, […]

More than a quarter-million Floridians remained without power Wednesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. The tracking website PowerOutage.us recorded over 268,000 customers experiencing power outages in the state as of Wednesday night, including more than 152,000 in Lee County in southwestern Florida. A Lee County official feared some outages could last as long as […]

Several City Council members pushed back Wednesday on Mayor Adams’ plan to house migrants in tents on Randalls Island and instead offered an alternate solution — currently shuttered Manhattan hotels. The counterpoint came from Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Deputy Speaker Diana Ayala and members of the lawmaking body’s Immigration Committee two days after the mayor […]

A US airborne operation involving multiple helicopters in Syria’s northeastern Hasaka province has killed one person, Syrian state TV reported Thursday. “US occupation forces carried out a landing operation using several helicopters in… the southern countryside of Qamishli and killed one person,” Syrian TV said, without elaborating. When contacted, the US armed forces’ Central Command […]

Australia has planned to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as “the mammal extinction capital of the world”, its government says. More than 100 threatened animals and plants — including iconic species like the koala — will be prioritized under new conservation strategies. The plan includes a promise to protect […]

Australia has planned to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as “the mammal extinction capital of the world”, its government says. More than 100 threatened animals and plants — including iconic species like the koala — will be prioritized under new conservation strategies. The plan includes a promise to protect […]

A Michigan judge has dismissed felony charges Tuesday against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease. The judge’s dismissal was significant but not a complete surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court in June unanimously said a different judge acting as a one-person grand […]